List_of_Companions_of_the_Order_of_Australia

List of companions of the Order of Australia

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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 (companion, officer, member).

On 24 May 1976, the grade of Knight or Dame of the Order was established, displacing companion as the highest grade. On 3 June 1986, the knight/dame grade was abolished, and companion was once again the highest grade.

On 25 March 2014, the knight/dame grade was re-established, companion once again being relegated to the second highest grade of the order. The knight/dame grade was again abolished on 2 November 2015.

Honorary companions

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Name	Born	Died	Notability	Awarded^[2]	Notes^[4]
Shinzo Abe	1954	2022	Prime Minister of Japan 2006–07 and 2012–20	31 August 2022
Tofilau Eti Alesana	1924	1999	Foreign Minister of Samoa 1984–85 and 1988–98	6 July 1994
Richard Armitage	1945	–	United States Deputy Secretary of State	1 July 2010
Aung San Suu Kyi	1945	–	In recognition of her outstanding leadership and great personal courage in the struggle to bring democracy to Burma	24 May 1996
Michelle Bachelet	1951	–	President of Chile 2006–2010, 2014–; Executive Director of UN Women	5 Oct 2012
Francis Blanchard	1916	2009	Second longest-serving Director-General of the International Labour Organization	26 Jan 1990
Agnesë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu	1910	1997	(Best known as "Mother Teresa of Calcutta"). Roman Catholic nun, Humanitarian	26 Jan 1982
Jacques Cousteau	1910	1997	In recognition of service to the environment, conservation and marine exploration	26 Jan 1990
Koichiro Ejiri	1920	2015	Chairman of Mitsui and Company Ltd; Chairman of Mitsubishi; etc.	6 Feb 1992
Charles Feeney	1931	2023	For eminent service and contributions to philanthropy, particularly to Australia's health, research and higher education sectors.	10 Aug 2022
Sir Peter Gadsden	1929	2006	For service to Australian/British relations, particularly as Chairman of the Britain-Australia Bicentennial Committee	26 Jan 1988
Sir Barry Gibb	1946	–	Musician, singer-songwriter and record producer; member of the Bee Gees	27 Jan 2022
Goh Chok Tong	1941	–	Prime Minister of Singapore 1990–2004	1 Feb 2005
Alexandre Hay	1919	1991	President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).	26 Jan 1990
Takashi Imai	1929	–	Chairman of Nippon Steel (1998-2003); Director: Nippon Life Insurance, Nippon T & T, Japan Securities Finance Co; etc.	8 July 2003
Jill Ker Conway	1934	2018	Author and academic	12 Jun 2013	^[8]^[9]
Sir John Key	1961	–	For eminent service to Australia-New Zealand relations	18 July 2017
Yorihiko Kojima	1941	–	For eminent service to advancing Australia-Japan bilateral trade and economic relations	9 April 2015	^[10]
Lee Ku-Taek	1946	–	Chairman and CEO of POSCO; Chairman of World Steel Association; etc.	16 March 2006
Nelson Mandela	1918	2013	President of South Africa	14 Jun 1999
James Mattis	1950	–	United States Secretary of Defense	9 Aug 2021
Zubin Mehta	1936	–	Indian conductor of classical music	17 Aug 2022
Akio Mimura	1940	–	Representative Director & President of Nippon Steel	28 Sep 2012
Constantine Mitsotakis	1918	2017	Prime Minister of Greece	6 Feb 1992
Minoru Murofushi	1931	2016	Chairman, ITOCHU Corporation; Chairman, Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry; etc.	8 July 2003
Shigeo Nagano	1900	1984	Chairman of Nippon Steel; President of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; etc.	26 Jan 1980
Saburo Okita	1914	1993	For service to international relations between Australia and Japan	17 May 1985
Turgut Özal	1927	1993	Prime Minister of Turkey	8 Feb 1991
Sir Geoffrey Palmer	1942	–	Prime Minister of New Zealand 1989–90	8 Feb 1991
Tae-Joon Park	1927	2011	For eminent service to Australian/Korean relations, particularly trade.	8 Feb 1991
Tunku Abdul Rahman	1903	1990	First Prime Minister of Malaysia	26 Jan 1987
José Ramos-Horta	1949	–	President of Timor-Leste 2007-2012, etc.	25 Nov 2013
Sir Shridath Ramphal	1928	–	Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations 1975–90	26 Jan 1982
Michel Rocard	1930	2016	Prime Minister of France	6 Feb 1992
Mark Rutte	1967	–	Prime Minister of the Netherlands	9 Oct 2019	Archived 2019-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
Eishiro Saitō	1911	2002	For service to Australia-Japan business relations	26 Jan 1988
Hiroshi Saitō	1939	–	For service to Australia-Japan business relations	14 Oct 1997
Lord (Edward) Shackleton	1911	1994	For service to Australian/British relations, particularly through the Britain/Australia Society	26 Jan 1990
Sir Brian Talboys	1921	2012	Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand 1975–81	26 Jan 1982
Prof Stuart Ross Taylor	1925	2021	For outstanding service to science, particularly in the fields of geochemistry and cosmochemistry	4 Sep 2008
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa	1944	–	New Zealand opera singer	26 Jan 1990
Eiji Toyoda	1913	2013	For service to Australian/Japanese relations, particularly the Australian automotive industry	21 Sep 1993
Shoichiro Toyoda	1925	2023	For service to Australian manufacturing, particularly for his contribution to the industrial development of the Australian automotive industry	14 Jun 1999
Jørn Utzon	1918	2008	Architect of the Sydney Opera House	17 May 1985
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono	1949	–	President of Indonesia	9 March 2010
Prof Rolf Zinkernagel	1944	–	Co-recipient with Professor Peter C. Doherty of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine	14 Jun 1999

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[QB1988-1] [1]
1988 Queen's Birthday Honours Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, 13 June 1988, Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, Special Issue No. S159, pg.1

[Awarded-2] [2]
Date Awarded
A or AD = Australia Day List (26 January)
K or KB / Q or QB = King's/Queen's Birthday List (Second Monday in June)

[Notes-3] [3]
The primary content of this "Notes" column is the reference to the recipient's entry in the "It's an Honour" data base - refer to the #It's an Honour section of this page for more information.
The intention is that the number of references to the "It's an Honour" data base will be equal to the number of references in the "It's an Honour" data base.
(In early January 2017 there were 501 references in both this article and the "It's an Honour" database.)
Secondary contents are explanatory references and comments - refer to the #Notes section of this page for more information.

[silent-4] [4]
At least seven recipients do not appear in the "It's an Honour" database:
Sister Mary Bernice Elphick Appointed 2006 Australia Day Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine

Dyson Heydon Appointed 2004 QB Archived 2015-04-03 at the Wayback Machine

Ian MacDougall Appointed 1993 QB Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (Military division)

Resignations
Nugget Coombs Appointed 1975 QB. Resigned 1976.

Patrick White Appointed 1975 QB. Resigned 1976.

Richard Pratt Appointed 1998 QB Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Resigned 22 Feb 2008.

Cancellations
Brian Burke Appointed 1988 QB Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Stripped of the honour in 1995.

[5] Sister Mary Bernice Elphick Appointed 2006 Australia Day Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine

[6] Dyson Heydon Appointed 2004 QB Archived 2015-04-03 at the Wayback Machine

[7] Ian MacDougall Appointed 1993 QB Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (Military division)

[8] Resignations
Nugget Coombs Appointed 1975 QB. Resigned 1976.

Patrick White Appointed 1975 QB. Resigned 1976.

Richard Pratt Appointed 1998 QB Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Resigned 22 Feb 2008.

[9] Nugget Coombs Appointed 1975 QB. Resigned 1976.

[10] Patrick White Appointed 1975 QB. Resigned 1976.

[11] Richard Pratt Appointed 1998 QB Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Resigned 22 Feb 2008.

[12] Cancellations
Brian Burke Appointed 1988 QB Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Stripped of the honour in 1995.

[13] Brian Burke Appointed 1988 QB Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Stripped of the honour in 1995.

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The announcement of Noel Butlin's appointment as a Companion was made in the Queen's Birthday Honours list in June 1991, but was made effective from 1 April 1991, the day before Butlin died - refer to the QB 1991 Archived 2016-03-25 at the Wayback Machine Gazette for the correct information.

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Hedge, Mike (2022-02-25). "Athletics great John Landy dies, aged 91". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2022-02-25.

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"Obituary - John Walter Utz - Obituaries Australia". oa.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 2020-02-06.

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O'Grady, Pamela (12 June 2013). "Order Of Australia - Honorary AC - Jill Ker Conway" (PDF). Governor General of Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[QB2013-9] [9]
2013 Queen's Birthday Honours List Archived 2017-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, www.gg.gov.au

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Yorihiko Kojima Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Honorary AC, 9 April 2015.

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Peter Mickelburough (6 June 2013). "Social leaders stripped of honours after falling from grace". Herald Sun. heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
Peter Mickelborough (19 January 2014). "Achievers stripped of their Australian honours after disgrace". Sunday Herald Sun. heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 22 March 2014.

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1975 Queen's Birthday Honours List Archived 2014-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, www.gg.gov.au

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"Nugget" Coombs Archived 2014-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Academy of Science

[QB1998-14] [14]
1998 Queen's Birthday Honours List Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, www.gg.gov.au

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Patrick White, Patrick White Speaks. (Retrieved 12 April 2014.) It is often stated that Patrick White resigned for the same reason that "Nugget" Coombs did, namely, in protest at the introduction of the level of Knight and Dame into the Order of Australia in May 1976. It is true that White's resignation came after that event, but it was not because of it. According to his own testimony, White's reason was the dismissal of the elected government of Gough Whitlam by the Governor-General Sir John Kerr in November 1975. Kerr had been influential in persuading White to accept the award in the first place.

[16] [16]
"Former high court judge Dyson Heydon resigns as member of the Order of Australia". the Guardian. 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2022-11-26.

[17] [17]
Commander-in-Chief, Governor-General and. "Order of Australia - Notice of Resignation - October 2022". www.legislation.gov.au. Retrieved 2022-11-26.

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"Australian Honours Lists | Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia". Archived from the original on 2016-06-12. Retrieved 2016-06-12.

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"The awards and recipients". The Canberra Times. Vol. 56, no. 16, 922. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 26 January 1982. p. 10. Retrieved 25 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.

[Petraeus-20] [20]
David Petraeus - Honorary Officer (AO) in the Military Division Archived 2016-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, 3 November 2009, Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, Special Issue No. S172

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Name	Born	Died	Notability	Awarded^[2]	Notes^[4]
GEN John Baker	1936	2007	Vice-Chief of the Defence Force 1992–95, Chief of Defence Force 1995–98	1995 A
ADML Chris Barrie	1945	–	Vice-Chief of the Defence Force 1997–98, Chief of Defence Force 1998–2002	2001 A
ADML Alan Beaumont	1934	2004	Vice-Chief of the Defence Force 1989–1992, Chief of Defence Force 1993–95	1992 A
GEN Sir Phillip Bennett	1928	2023	Governor of Tasmania 1987–95; Chief of the Defence Force 1984–87	1985 Q
AIRMSHL Mark Binskin	1960		Chief of Air Force (2008–2011), Vice Chief of the Defence Force (2011–2014), Chief of the Defence Force (2014– )	2014 A
LTGEN John Coates	1932	2018	Chief of the General Staff 1990–92	1992 A
LTGEN Peter Cosgrove	1947	–	Chief of the Australian Army 2000–02. Subsequently, General Cosgrove, Chief of the Defence Force 2002–05; 2014 promoted to Knight of the Order (AK) on appointment as Governor-General	2000-03-25
AIRMSHL David Evans	1925	2020	Chief of Air Staff 1982–85	1984 Q
AIRMSHL Ray Funnell	1935	–	Vice-Chief of the Defence Force 1986–87, Chief of the Air Staff 1987–92	1989 Q
LTGEN Ken Gillespie	1952	–	Vice Chief of the Defence Force/Chief of Joint Operations and Chief of Army	2011 A
GEN Peter Gration	1932	–	Chief of Army 1984–87, Chief of the Defence Force 1987–93	1988 A
LTGEN John Grey	1939	–	Chief of the General Staff 1992–95	1995 Q
GEN Sir Francis Hassett	1918	2008	Chief of General Staff 1973–75, Chief of the Defence Force Staff 1975–77	1975 Q
ACM Angus Houston	1947	–	Chief of the Defence Force 2005–2011; 2015 promoted to Knight of the Order of Australia (AK)	2008 A
VADM David Johnston	1962	–	Vice Chief of the Defence Force 2018–Present	2022 Q
ADML Mike Hudson	1933	2005	Chief of the Naval Staff 1985–91	1987 Q
LTGEN David Hurley	1953	–	Chief Capability Development Group 2003-07, Chief of Joint Operations 2007-08, Vice-Chief of the Defence Force, 2008–11. Subsequently, General Hurley, Chief of the Defence Force 2011–14, Governor of New South Wales (2014–2019), Governor-General of Australia (2019–present)	2010 A
VADM Ian Knox	1933		Vice-Chief of the Defence Force 1987–89	1989 Q
VADM David Leach	1928	2020	Chief of the Naval Staff 1982–85	1984 Q
LTGEN Peter Leahy	1952	–	Chief of Army 2002–08	2007 Q
VADM Ian MacDougall	1938	2020	Maritime Commander Australia 1989–90, Chief of the Naval Staff 1991–94, Commissioner NSW Fire Brigades 1994–2003, Chair CRC Bushfires 2003–07, etc.	1993 Q	^[4]
AIRMSHL John Newham	1930	2022	Chief of the Air Staff 1985–87	1986 Q
LTGEN Lawrence O'Donnell	1933		Chief of the General Staff 1987–90	1989 Q
HRH Prince Philip	1921	2021	Consort of HM The Queen; 2015 promoted to Knight of the Order of Australia (AK)	1988 Q	^[1]
LTGEN John Sanderson	1940		Commander United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia, Chief of the General Staff 1995–97, Chief of Army 1997–1998, Governor of Western Australia 2000–05.	1994 A
ADML Sir Victor Smith	1913	1998	Chief of Naval Staff 1968–70, Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee 1970–75	1975 Q
VADM Sir David Stevenson	1918	1998	Chief of Naval Staff 1973–76	1976 A

Date	Gazette	Topic	Gen	Tot	Mil	Tot	Hon	Tot	Total	ref
14 Feb 1975		Appointment of John Robert Kerr	1	1		0		0	1
9 Jun 1975	1975 S113	1975 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) (Includes awards for H. C. "Nugget" Coombs and Patrick White who later resigned.)	6	7	2	2			9	QB 1975^[12]
1976		Resignation of Nugget Coombs (Awarded 1975 Q)^[12]	−1	6					8
1976		Resignation of Patrick White (Awarded 1975 Q)^[12]	−1	5					7
26 Jan 1976		1976 Australia Day Honours	5	10	1	3			13	AD 1976 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
7 Jun 1976		1976 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)	1	11					14	QB 1976 Archived 2016-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
26 Jan 1977	1977 S007	1977 Australia Day Honours	2	13					16	AD 1977
11 Jun 1977	1977 S102	1977 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)	3	16					19	QB 1977 Archived 2016-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
26 Jan 1978	1978 S015	1978 Australia Day Honours	3	19					22	AD 1978 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
6 Jun 1978	1978 S097	1978 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)	4	23					26	QB 1978
26 Jan 1979		1979 Australia Day Honours	5	28					31	AD 1979 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
Jun 1979		1979 Queen's Birthday Honours	4	32					35	QB 1979
26 Jan 1980		1980 Australia Day Honours	2	34					37	AD 1980 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
26 Jan 1980		Honorary award: Shigeo Nango					1	1	38
Jun 1980		1980 Queen's Birthday Honours	4	38					42	QB 1980
26 Jan 1981		1981 Australia Day Honours	3	41					45	AD 1981 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
Jun 1981		1981 Queen's Birthday Honours	2	43					47	QB 1981
26 Jan 1982	1982 S013	1982 Australia Day Honours	4	47					51	AD 1982 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
26 Jan 1982		Honorary awards: Mother Teresa, Shridath Ramphal and Brian Talboys					3	4	54	^[19]
Jun 1982		1982 Queen's Birthday Honours	1	48					55	QB 1982
26 Jan 1983	1983 S013	1983 Australia Day Honours	3	51					58	AD 1983
Jun 1983	1983 S113	1983 Queen's Birthday Honours	2	53					60	QB 1983
26 Jan 1984	1984 S021	1984 Australia Day Honours	3	56					63	AD 1984 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
Jun 1984	1984 S212	1984 Queen's Birthday Honours	1	57	2	5			66	QB 1984
26 Jan 1985	1985 S017	1985 Australia Day Honours	4	61					70	AD 1985
17 May 1985		Honorary awards: Saburo Okita and Jørn Utzon					2	6	72
Jun 1985	1985 S198	1985 Queen's Birthday Honours			1	6			73	QB 1985 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
26 Jan 1986	1986 S018	1986 Australia Day Honours	5	66					78	AD 1986
Jun 1986		1986 Queen's Birthday Honours	6	72	1	7			85	QB 1986 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
26 Jan 1987		1987 Australia Day Honours	3	75					88	AD 1987
26 Jan 1987		Honorary award: Tunku Abdul Rahman					1	7	89
Jun 1987		1987 Queen's Birthday Honours	8	83	1	8			98	QB 1987
26 Jan 1988	1988 S020	1988 Australia Day Honours	13	96	1	9			112	AD 1988 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
26 Jan 1988		Honorary awards: Peter Gadsden and Eishiro Saitō					2	9	114
Jun 1988	1988 S159	1988 Queen's Birthday Honours (Includes award to Brian Burke which was subsequently cancelled.)	11	107	1	10			126	QB 1988^[1]
26 Jan 1989	1989 S029	1989 Australia Day Honours	11	118					137	AD 1989
16 Feb 1989		Appointment of Bill Hayden	1	119					138
Jun 1989	1989 S192	1989 Queen's Birthday Honours	9	128	3	13			150	QB 1989
26 Jan 1990	1990 S017	1990 Australia Day Honours	4	132					154	AD 1990 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
26 Jan 1990		Honorary awards: Francis Blanchard, Jacques Cousteau, Alexandre Hay, Lord Edward Shackleton and Kiri Te Kanawa					5	14	159
Jun 1990	1990 S141	1990 Queen's Birthday Honours	9	141					168	QB 1990 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
26 Jan 1991	1991 S013	1991 Australia Day Honours	10	151					178	AD 1991
8 Feb 1991		Honorary awards: Turgut Özal, Geoffrey Palmer and Park Tae-joon					3	17	181
Jun 1991	1991 S148	1991 Queen's Birthday Honours	7	158					188	QB 1991
26 Jan 1992	1992 S009	1992 Australia Day Honours	9	167	2	15			199	AD 1992 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
6 Feb 1992		Honorary awards: Koichiro Ejiri, Constantine Mitsotakis and Michel Rocard					3	20	202
Jun 1992	1992 S127	1992 Queen's Birthday Honours	6	173					208	QB 1992
26 Jan 1993	1993 S008	1993 Australia Day Honours	8	181					216	AD 1993 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
Jun 1993	1993 S156	1993 Queen's Birthday Honours (Includes Ian MacDougall AC (mil) who does not appear in the "It's an Honour" database.)	5	186	1	16			222	QB 1993 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
21 Sep 1993		Honorary award: Eiji Toyoda					1	21	223
26 Jan 1994	1994 S007	1994 Australia Day Honours	7	193	1	17			231	AD 1994
Jun 1994	1994 S190	1994 Queen's Birthday Honours	4	197					235	QB 1994
6 Jul 1994		Honorary award: Tofilau Eti Alesana					1	22	236
26 Jan 1995	1995 S008	1995 Australia Day Honours	3	200	1	18			240	AD 1995
Jun 1995	1995 S196	1995 Queen's Birthday Honours	2	202	1	19			243	QB 1995
1995		Cancellation of award to Brian Burke (Awarded QB 1988)	−1	201					242
26 Jan 1996	1996 S012	1996 Australia Day Honours	2	203					244	AD 1996 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
24 May 1996		Honorary award: Aung San Suu Kyi					1	23	245
Jun 1996	1996 S185	2017 Special Honours List	4	207					249	2017
Jun 1996	1996 S185	1996 Queen's Birthday Honours	4	207					249	QB 1996
26 Jan 1997	1997 S013	1997 Australia Day Honours	4	211					253	AD 1997 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
Jun 1997	1997 S191	1997 Queen's Birthday Honours	1	212					254	QB 1997 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
14 Oct 1997		Honorary award: Hiroshi Saitō					1	24	255
26 Jan 1998	1998 S014	1998 Australia Day Honours	6	218					261	AD 1998
Jun 1998	1998 S242	1998 Queen's Birthday Honours (Includes award for Richard Pratt who subsequently resigned.)	2	220					263	QB 1998 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine^[14]
26 Jan 1999	1999 S016	1999 Australia Day Honours	5	225					268	AD 1999 pp.1–17 pg.18
Jun 1999	1999 S214	1999 Queen's Birthday Honours	3	228					271	QB 1999 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
Jun 1999		Honorary awards: Nelson Mandela, Shoichiro Toyoda and Rolf Zinkernagel					3	27	274
26 Jan 2000	2000 S010	2000 Australia Day Honours	2	230					276	AD 2000
25 Mar 2000		Appointment of LtGen Peter Cosgrove			1	20			277
Jun 2000	2000 S273	2000 Queen's Birthday Honours	4	234					281	QB 2000 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
26 Jan 2001	2001 S015	2001 Australia Day Honours	8	242	1	21			290	AD 2001
30 Mar 2001		Appointments of Peter Arnison, Marie Bashir and John Landy	3	245					293
Jun 2001	2001 S186	2002 Queen's Birthday Honours	8	253					301	QB 2001
27 Aug 2001		Appointment of Marjorie Jackson-Nelson	1	254					302
26 Jan 2002	2002 S006	2002 Australia Day Honours	8	262					310	AD 2002 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
Jun 2002	2002 S160	2002 Queen's Birthday Honours	8	270					318	QB 2002 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
26 Jan 2003	2003 S005	2003 Australia Day Honours	4	274					322	AD 2003
30 Apr 2003		Appointment of Quentin Bryce	1	275					323
Jun 2003	2003 S169	2003 Queen's Birthday Honours	8	283					331	QB 2003
8 Jul 2003		Honorary awards: Takashi Imai and Minoru Murofushi					2	29	333
5 Sep 2003	2003 S341	Appointment of Richard William Butler	1	284					334
26 Jan 2004	2004 S004	2004 Australia Day Honours (Includes Dyson Heydon who does not appear in the "It's an Honour" database.)	7	291					341	AD 2004
22 Feb 2004		Appointment of Nancy Wake	1	292					342
14 Jun 2004	2004 S167	2004 Queen's Birthday Honours	7	299					349	QB 2004
26 Jan 2005	2005 S001	2005 Australia Day Honours	7	306					356	AD 2005
1 Feb 2005	2005 S019	Honorary appointment: Goh Chok Tong					1	30	357
13 Jun 2005	2005 S081	2005 Queen's Birthday Honours	7	313					364	QB 2005
26 Jan 2006	2006 S001	2006 Australia Day Honours (Includes Sr Mary Bernice Elphick who does not appear in the "It's an Honour" database.)	8	321					372	AD 2006 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
16 Mar 2006		Honorary appointment: Lee Ku-Taek					1	31	373
12 Jun 2006	2006 S075	2006 Queen's Birthday Honours	7	328					380	QB 2006 (notes)
26 Jan 2007	2007 S002	2007 Australia Day Honours	6	334					386	AD 2007 (notes)
11 Jun 2007	2007 S100	2007 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)	5	339	1	22			392	QB 2007 Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine (Gen) (Mil)
28 Sep 2007	2007 S192	Order of Wearing							392
26 Jan 2008	2008 S001	2008 Australia Day Honours	6	345	1	23			399	AD 2008 Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine (Gen Archived 2014-02-13 at the Wayback Machine) (Mil Archived 2014-02-13 at the Wayback Machine)
22 Feb 2008	2008 S040	Resignation of Richard Pratt (Awarded QB 1998)	−1	344					398
9 Jun 2008	2008 S106	2008 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)	8	352					406	QB 2008 (notes)
4 Sep 2008	2008 S177	Honorary Appointment of Stuart Ross Taylor					1	32	407	2008 S177 Archived 2014-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
26 Jan 2009	2009 S004	2009 Australia Day Honours	3	355					410	AD 2009 (notes Archived 2014-02-13 at the Wayback Machine)
8 Jun 2009	2009 S084	2009 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)	3	358	1	24			414	QB 2009 (notes Archived 2016-03-15 at the Wayback Machine)
26 Jan 2010	2010 S003	2010 Australia Day Honours	4	362					418	AD 2010 (Gen Archived 2018-03-28 at the Wayback Machine) (Mil Archived 2016-03-15 at the Wayback Machine)
9 Mar 2010	2010 S024	Honorary Appointment of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono					1	33	419	2010 S24
14 Jun 2010	2010 S084	2010 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)	5	367					424	QB 2010 Archived 2014-02-12 at the Wayback Machine (notes)
1 Jul 2010	2010 S102	Honorary Appointment of Richard Armitage					1	34	425	2010 S102
26 Jan 2011	2011 S003	2011 Australia Day Honours	2	369	1	25			428	AD 2011 (Gen) (Mil Archived 2016-03-14 at the Wayback Machine)
13 Jun 2011	2011 S092	2011 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)	1	370					429	QB 2011 (notes Archived 2016-03-14 at the Wayback Machine)
29 Jun 2011		Peter Hollingworth	1	371					430
26 Jan 2012	2012 S001	2012 Australia Day Honours	5	376					435	AD 2012 (notes)
Jun 2012		2012 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)	8	384					443	QB 2012 (notes)
28 Sep 2012	2012 S152	Honorary Appointment of Akio Mimura					1	35	444	2012 S152
5 Oct 2012	2012 S160	Honorary Appointment of Michelle Bachelet					1	36	445	2012 S160
26 Jan 2013		2013 Australia Day Honours	4	388					449	AD 2013 Archived 2017-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (notes Archived 2017-02-18 at the Wayback Machine}
12 Jun 2013		2013 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)	1	389					450	QB 2013 Archived 2017-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (notes Archived 2017-02-18 at the Wayback Machine)
12 Jun 2013		Honorary Appointment of Jill Ker Conway					1	37	451	Honorary AC^[8]^[9]
25 Nov 2013	2013 1742	Honorary Appointment of José Ramos-Horta					1	38	452	2013 1742
26 Jan 2014		2014 Australia Day Honours	7	396	1	26			460	AD 2014 Archived 2017-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (Gen} (Mil)
9 Jun 2014		2014 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)	7	403					467	QB 2014 (notes)
26 Jan 2015		2015 Australia Day Honours	5	408					472	AD 2015 (notes)
9 Apr 2015		Honorary Appointment of Yorihiko Kojima					1	39	473	2015 0503
8 Jun 2015		2015 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)	8	416					481	QB 2015 Archived 2016-03-19 at the Wayback Machine (notes)
26 Jan 2016		2016 Australia Day Honours	10	426					491	AD 2016 Archived 2017-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (notes)
13 Jun 2016		2016 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)	13	439					504	QB 2016 Archived 2017-01-08 at the Wayback Machine (notes)
26 Jan 2017		2017 Australia Day Honours	11	450					515	AD 2017 (notes)
12 Jun 2017		2017 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)	15	465					530	QB 2017(notes)
18 Jul 2017		Honorary Appointment of Sir John Key					1	40	531	2017 00815
26 Jan 2018		2018 Australia Day Honours	16	481					547	AD 2018 (notes Archived 2018-03-19 at the Wayback Machine)
11 Jun 2018		2018 Queen's Birthday Honours	10	491					557	QB 2018 Archived 2018-06-12 at the Wayback Machine (notes Archived 2019-01-29 at the Wayback Machine)
26 Jan 2019		2019 Australia Day Honours	19	510					576	AD 2019 (notes)
10 Jun 2019		2019 Queen's Birthday Honours	12	522					588	QB 2019
26 Jan 2020		2020 Australia Day Honours	5	527					593	AD 2020
8 Jun 2020		2020 Queen's Birthday Honours	3	530					596	QB 2020
26 Jan 2021		2021 Australia Day Honours	4	534					600	AD 2021
14 Jun 2021		2021 Queen's Birthday Honours	5	539					605	QB 2021
26 Jan 2022		2022 Australia Day Honours	7	546					612	AD 2022
27 Jan 2022		Honorary Appointment of Sir Barry Gibb					1	41	613	2022 G00061
13 Jun 2022		2022 Queen's Birthday Honours	8	669	1	37			622	QB 2022
26 Jan 2023		2023 Australia Day Honours	6	736					628	AD 2023
11 Jun 2023		2023 King's Birthday Honours	6	920					634	K 2023

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Name	Born	Died	Notability	Awarded^[2]	Notes^[4]
Brian Burke	1947	–	Premier of Western Australia 1983–88	1988 Q^[1]	Honour cancelled in 1995^[4]^[11]
H. C. "Nugget" Coombs	1906	1997	Australian economist, senior public servant, 1st Governor of the Reserve Bank, etc.	1975 Q^[12]	Resigned in 1976 when AK created.^[4]^[13]
Richard Pratt	1934	2009	Businessman	1998 Q^[14]	Resigned from the Order: refer Gazette No. S 40, 22 Feb 2008.^[4]
Patrick White	1912	1990	Author	1975 Q^[12]	Resigned in 1976 in protest at the sacking of the Whitlam government in 1975.^[4]^[15]
Dyson Heydon	1943	–	Judge of the High Court of Australia	2004 Q	Resigned from the Order in 2022 in the wake of an independent 2020 inquiry which found that he had sexually harassed six junior court staff.^[16]^[17]