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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.
The 2024 King's Birthday Honours list is announced, in which Daniel Andrews, Karen Canfell, Simon Crean, Mark McGowan, Jonathan Mills and Samantha Mostyn are all made a Companion of the Order of Australia. [352] Federal Labor MP Maria Vamvakinou announces she will not be recontesting the 2025 Australian federal election. [353]
The 2024 King's 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. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the King's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June. [1] [2]
Most Australian states and territories observe the King's Birthday on the second Monday in June, except in Western Australia and Queensland.As Western Australia celebrates Western Australia Day (formerly known as Foundation Day) on the first Monday in June, the governor of Western Australia each year proclaims the day on which the state will observe the King's Birthday, based on school terms ...
King Charles during his 2024 tour of Australia. Kate Middleton and Prince William are celebrating King Charles' birthday! The King turned 76 on Thursday, Nov. 14, and the Prince and Princess of ...
His Excellency General The Honourable David John Hurley, AC, DSC, FTSE, lately Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. Awarded as part of the 2024 Birthday Honours [12] Lieutenant Paul Singer, MVO, RAN – 22 October 2024 – Upon relinquishment of the appointment of Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia. [13]
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.
Until 1936 it was held on the actual birthday of the Monarch, but after the death of King George V, it was decided to keep the date at mid-year. On that day the "King's Birthday honours list" is released naming new members of the Order of Australia and other Australian honours. This occurs on the date observed in the Eastern States, not the ...