Meet the new Brains and Brawn tribes on Australian Survivor

So many alliances have been broken up.
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Laura walking into a Survivor challenge

Now that both The Brains and The Brawns have finally started to cement their Australian Survivor 2025 alliances, a Tribe Swap has been thrown into the mix.

The Brain and Brawn tribes met host Jonathan LaPaglia for what they thought was a Reward Challenge, but instead, they were told they’d be picking new buffs.

Each castaway selected a brown paper parcel with a new buff safely wrapped up inside. If the package turned out to contain a red bluff, they’re part of the new Brains tribe, and if they unwrapped a green one, they will form the new Brawn tribe.

The shake-up was particularly disappointing for The Graduate alliance on the Brains side, which consisted of KarinKaelen, ZaraAJ and Myles, as they’d all banded together at the last Tribal Council to eliminate Ally.

Unfortunately for The Graduates, they were split up; Myles and Zara joined the new Brains tribe and Karin, Kaelen and AJ were together on the new Brawn tribe. However, in a recent shake-up, Zara was voted to switch from Brains to Brawn.

If you’re looking to find more info on each of the Australian Survivor 2025 cast, you can do that here, but if you want to know who’s on the new Brains and Brawn tribe, read on.

The new Brains tribe

Paul

Paul PD smiles next to a tree wearing a green buff and blue top
Paul. Image: Ten

Kate

Kate from Australian Survivor 2025 Brains v Brawn II smiles while learning against a tree and dark green tank top against an ocean background
Kate. Image: Ten

Morgan

Morgan smiles next to a tree against a leafy backdrop wearing a green buff and white singlet
Morgan. Image: Ten

Myles

Myles Kuah, wearing glasses, a red buff, and a colorful patterned shirt, smiles while standing outdoors in a tropical setting on Australian Survivor 2025.
Myles. Image: Ten

Jesse

Jesse from Australian Survivor 2025 Brains v Brawn II smiles against a jungle backdrop wearing a green buff and black patterned top
Jesse. Image: Ten

Laura

Laura from Australian Survivor 2025 Brains v Brawn II with an orange headband, shell necklace and red tank top smiling against a coastal backdrop
Laura. Image: Ten

Ben

Ben from Australian Survivor 2025 Brains v Brawn II smiles next to a tree in a turquoise shirt against a blue sky
Ben. Image: Ten

Max

Max from Australian Survivor 2025 Brains v Brawn II wears a red-patterned shirt and an orange-themed buff, smiling against an ocean backdrop
Max. Image: Ten

The new Brawn tribe

Kaelan

Kaelan from Australian Survivor 2025 Brains v Brawn II smiles in a coral pink polo and orange buff against a leafy backdrop
Kaelan. Image: Ten

AJ

AJ from Australian Survivor 2025 Brains v Brawn II wears an orange-themed buff, plaid jacket, and wide-brimmed hat, smiling against a water backdrop
AJ. Image: Ten

Kristin

Kristin smiles leaning against a tree on a beach wearing a green buff wearing a green and black singlet
Kristin. Image: Ten

Rich

Rich from Australian Survivor 2025 Brains v Brawn II cheers holding a coconut wearing a red buff and orange top
Rich. Image: Ten

Ursula

Ursula smiles against a coastal backdrop next to a tree wearing a tie dye top
Ursula. Image: Ten.

Karin

Karin from Australian Survivor 2025 in pink and red overalls, with braided hair, against an ocean backdrop.
Karin. Image: Ten

Logan

Logan from Australian Survivor 2025 Brains v Brawn II smiles with her hand against her head with an red buff and red tank top against a coastal background
Logan. Image: Ten

Paulie

Australian Survivor 2025's Paulie.
Paulie. Image: Ten.

Noonan (Laura)

Laura Noonan smiles between two trees against a leafy background wearing a green buff, teal top and navy and white vest
Laura Noonan. Image: Ten

Zara

Zara from Australian Survivor 2025 Brains v Brawn II smiles holding up her hand with a red buff pink patterned shirt against a coastal background
Zara. Image: Ten

Australian Survivor airs at 7pm on Sundays and 7:30pm on Mondays and Tuesdays on Channel 10 and 10Play.

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