The 2025 season of Australian Survivor is officially underway, and it’s sure to be nothing short of explosive.
In its twelfth season, the much-loved reality show is embarking on another epic iteration of Brains vs Brawn.

This year’s Australian Survivor theme poses the age-old question: “what gets you further in the world’s toughest game, brute strength or intelligence?”
As the season progresses, the contestants’ numbers will dwindle as only one can be named Sole Survivor.
Continue scrolling to see who has left Australian Survivor 2025 so far…

Laura
Brains
Self-proclaimed witch Laura became the first member of the 2025 jury, courtesy of Myles and AJ’s strategic game play.
“Wow…. has to go down as the best blind[side] idea EVER !! Absolutely brilliant 👏,” one viewer shared following the episode’s airing.

PD
Brawn
In a crazy turn of events, Myles used his advantage to steal Kristin’s idol and played it to save Paulie.
His move ultimately worked and it was PD who was blindsided and sent home, despite only receiving two votes.

Jesse
Brawn
Jesse had long been determined to stay Brawn-strong and eliminate the Brains contestants, but Kate and Morgan weren’t keen on letting him call all the shots.
The two tribes officially merged and with the Brains in the majority, it was a relatively straightforward vote, especially considering that Logan won individual immunity.
In the end, it was Jesse’s torch who was snuffed.

Ben
Brawn
Ben mysteriously withdrew from Survivor after suffering a medical episode. Taking to Instagram following the episode’s air, Ben revealed he actually had a severe case of pneumonia.
“As you say last night my Survivor dream came to an end,” he shared. “Not the way that I dreamed of it happening but it is what it is. For everyone checking in, I’m all good.
“Playing Survivor is bloody tough. I was mentally and physically exhausted. I tore my calf muscle in that epic water challenge. It was a tricky injury and something I had to battle through (wasn’t shown much on TV). And after moving to Brains beach my main issue after sleeping in a puddle in the corner of the pigpen after a few rainy nights I got really sick so long story short after my wrestle with AJ in the hoops challenge I re-tweaked my calf muscle and I couldn’t catch my breath for hours afterwards.
“I realised something was wrong with me when my heartrate started doing strange things, I couldn’t take a breath. Unfortunately for me I was put on the next plane home and treated for what turned out to be pretty severe pneumonia and a few months of recovery which I’m still working on now six months later. Survivor is no joke.”

Noonan
Brawn
Big player Noonan found a target on her back after Paulie decided to sever ties with her, ending their alliance.
AJ and Paulie clashed heads at Tribal Council, and Paulie was on edge and afraid he was going to be sent home.
He played his idol, meaning the votes against him didn’t count and it was Noonan who was eliminated.

Max
Brains
The newly-formed Brains tribe admitted to throwing the challenge after AJ told them about his “hostage” plan.
With multiple hidden immunity idols with the potential to be played, it was a scramble for the tribemates to work out who to vote for, particularly the original Brains members.
In the end, Max chose not to play his hidden immunity idol and he was sent home.

Ursula
Brawn
Ursula and Noonan continued to butt heads and were gunning for each other at Tribal Council, which played right into AJ’s plan.
He used his poker face to convince both Ursula and Paulie that they were safe, all the while knowing he was in control of the vote.
After much deliberation and uncertainty, it was Ursula who left Survivor.

Rich
Brains
After a tribe swap caused chaos, it was the newly-formed Brawn tribe that was sent to Tribal Council.
The original Brains members held the majority and planned to vote out Noonan, but the original Brawn members tried to get Rich to flip and send Logan packing.
However, at the last minute the Brains tribemates switched their vote to Rich and tried to recruit the Brawn too.
In the end, the new tribe orchestrated a blindside and it was Rich whose torch was snuffed.

Ally
Brains
Rich’s advantage caused a stir in the Brains tribe before Tribal Council. He gave his advantage over to Max who tried to orchestrate a blindside against Zara by removing Karin and Myles’ ability to vote.
However, he threw a spanner in the works at Tribal by switching up his plan and instead sending Karin and Laura back to camp, leaving his remaining castmates unsure of what was going to happen.
In the end, it was Ally who was blindsided and sent home thanks to Kaelan’s deciding vote.

Nash
Brawn
Big player Nash came out firing early on in Survivor, which put a huge target on his back right from the get-go.
He found a hidden immunity idol very early on but it was flushed immediately, and even though he tried to convince the Brawn tribe that he had another one up his sleeve, his fellow campmates ultimately saw through his bluff and he was eliminated.

Kent
Brains
The Brains tribe were once again sent to Tribal Council, where the girls were determined to make sure one of the boys went home.
Despite AJ plotting to overthrow the girls’ alliance and send home Logan, the majority of votes landed on Kent who was blindsided by his elimination.
“The burning of Max’s hat 100% had an impact on tonight’s vote,” he shared. “But I don’t have any regrets in life.”

Zen
Brawn
Sadly, Zen fractured his finger in a challenge and was advised by the medical team that he could no longer continue in the game of Survivor.

Indy
Brains
After another chaotic Tribal Council, the Brains tribe sent Indy packing.
Their original plans to vote out Rich were thrown to the wind when Indy relayed their strategy to Rich himself, betraying the girls alliance.
After all was said and done, Indy was sent packing after receiving the most votes.

Candy
Brawn
After the Brawn tribe were sent to Tribal Council, much deliberation was had about who would be eliminated.
Nash proposed Candy be voted out simply because he hadn’t formed a relationship with her, and despite a plan conducted by other castmates to flush his idol, he was able to sway the majority of the tribe to vote with him.
In the end, it was model Candy’s torch that was snuffed.