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The list was announced on 26 January 2024 by the Governor General of Australia, David Hurley. [ 1 ] The Australia Day Honours are the first of the two major annual honours lists, the first announced to coincide with Australia Day (26 January), with the other being the King's Birthday Honours , which are announced on the second Monday in June.
Ribbon bar of the Victoria Cross for Australia. The late Private Richard Leslie Norden, DCM – 1 October 2024 – For most conspicuous acts of gallantry in action in the presence of the enemy in the ‘AO Surfers’ Area of Operations in the Bien Hoa province, Vietnam, on 14 May 1968 during the Battle of Fire Support Base Coral. [1]
Pages in category "Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,544 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
These achievements, or the people themselves, are not necessarily associated with Australia, although they often are. On 1 July 2024, the Australian Honours website listed appointments for 46 Honorary Companions, 118 Honorary Officers, 174 Honorary Members of the Order of Australia and the award of 199 Honorary Medals of the Order of Australia ...
The Order of Australia is the only Australian order of chivalry. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement, meritorious service, or for both. At that time, Companion of the Order of Australia was the highest of three grades of the order ...
The 2024 King's Birthday Honours for Australia were announced on 10 June 2024 by the Governor-General, David Hurley. [1] [2]The Birthday Honours are appointments by some of the 15 Commonwealth realms of King Charles III to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.
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Honours An honour is an appointment to an order of chivalry, and the Order of Australia is the only chivalric order currently able to be awarded in the Australian honours and awards system. Awards An award is a decoration or medal awarded to a person or organisation. Decorations are awards, normally in the form of a cross or a star, made for ...