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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.
The announcement of the award has become a major public event in Australia, and is televised nationwide. The award "offers an insight into Australian identity, reflecting the nation's evolving relationship with world, the role of sport in Australian culture, the impact of multiculturalism, and the special status of Australia's Indigenous people ...
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]
Most honours and awards are announced on Australia Day (26 January) and the King's Birthday holiday (June), with the exception of the bravery awards (typically announced in March and August), and the Australian Antarctic Medal (announced on 21 June), although some military medals are awarded all year round (as most are not gazetted).
The list was announced on 26 January 2022 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 Queen's Birthday Honours, which are announced on the second Monday in June. [2]
Awards Announcement, Australia Day Eve 25 January 2005. During the 1960s and 1970s, the Australian of the Year award was presented at Melbourne's Australia Day Luncheon, which was held in either the Town Hall or the Royale Ballroom. The winner was usually announced about two weeks earlier at a function that provided an opportunity to promote ...
2019 Australia Day Honours; 2020 Australia Day Honours; 2021 Australia Day Honours; 2022 Australia Day Honours; 2023 Australia Day Honours; 2024 Australia Day Honours; 2024 King's Birthday Honours (Australia) Australian order of wearing of honours awarded prior to 6 October 1992
Alcohol consumption activist in rural Australia [7] 2023 Amar Singh: Founder of Turbans 4 Australia [8] 2024 David Elliott: Co-founder of Australian Age of Dinosaurs and a key figure in boosting the palaeo-tourism industry in Australia.