List of Companions of the Order of Australia

This is a list of Companions of the Order of Australia.

Award synopsis

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, the 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.

Divisions

The Order has two divisions; General and Military. Recipients who are not Australian citizens are appointed Honorary Companions.

Knights and Dames

Seven Companions have later been promoted to Knight or Dame of the Order of Australia: Sir John Kerr, Sir Gordon Jackson, Dame Quentin Bryce, Sir Peter Cosgrove, Dame Marie Bashir, Sir Angus Houston and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Australian Companions

General Division

Name	Born	Died	Notability	Awarded	Notes
Sir Peter Abeles	1924	1999	Transportation magnate	1991 A	[1]
Ross Adler	194?	–	Managing Director Santos Limited 1986–2000, Chair of Adelaide Festival Corporation Board 2005–, Chairman of Austrade	2007 Q	[2]
Martin Albrecht	?	–	Chairman, previously CEO (1985–2000), of Thiess Pty Ltd, etc.	2002 Q	[3]
Dame Judith Anderson	1897	1992	Stage and film actress	1991 Q	[4]
Doug Anthony	1929	–	Politician, National Party Leader 1971–84, Deputy Prime Minister 1971–72 and 1975–83	2003 Q	[5]
Sir Tristan Antico	1923	2004	Founder of Pioneer Concrete; champion horse breeder	1983 A	[6]
Don Argus	1938	–	Philanthropist, businessman	2010 A	[7]
John Armstrong	1908	1977	Senator 1937–62, minister, Lord Mayor of Sydney, High Commissioner to the United Kingdom	1977 A	[8]
Maj Gen Peter Arnison	1940	–	Land Commander Australia 1994–96, Governor of Queensland 1997–2003	2001	30 March 2001
Austin Asche	1925	–	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory 1987–93, Administrator of the Northern Territory 1993–97	1994 A	[9]
Tony Ayers	1933	2016	Secretary of Departments of Aboriginal Affairs, Social Security, Community Services, Community Services and Health and Defence; Chairman of Canberra Raiders football team	1993 A	[10]
Jim Bacon	1950	2004	Premier of Tasmania 1998–2004	2005 Q	[11]
Sir James Balderstone	1921	2014	Chairman of AMP, Chairman of BHP, Deputy Chairman of Westpac, etc.	1992 A	[12]
William Ball	1901	1986	Academic and diplomat	1978 Q	[13]
Faith Bandler	1920	2015	Indigenous Australian and South Sea Islander Rights campaigner and activist	2009 A	[14]
Prof Marie Bashir	1930	–	Governor of New South Wales 2001–14; in 2014 she was promoted to Dame of the Order of Australia (AD)	2001	30 March 2001
Prof Peter Baume	1935	–	Politician and cabinet minister; gastroentologist; physician; clinical lecturer; Chancellor of the Australian National University; etc.	2008 Q	[15]
Peter Beattie	1952	–	Premier of Queensland 1998–2007	2012 Q	[16]
Dame Beryl Beaurepaire	1923	–	Chairman of the Council of the Australian War Memorial	1991 Q	[17]
Kim Beazley	1948	–	Leader of the Opposition	2009 A	[18]
Franco Belgiorno-Nettis	1915	2006	Co-Founder of the construction and engineering company Transfield	1997 A	[19]
Virginia Bell	1951	–	Justice of the High Court of Australia	2012 A	[20]
Dr David Bennett	1941	–	SJD, QC, Barrister, Commonwealth Solicitor-General 1998–2008	2008 Q	[21]
Prof Dame Valerie Beral	1946	–	Epidemiologist	2010 Q	[22]
Samuel Berkovic	?	–	Neurologist, Laureate Professor of Medicine, University of Melbourne	2014 A	[23]
Marcus Besan		–	Philanthropist, Life Governor, Australian National Gallery Foundation	2015 A	[24]
Morrish Besley	1927	–	For service to the community through the promotion of economic and social development, the advancement of science, innovation and education, and for distinction at the forefront of government and corporate responsibilities	2002 A	[25]
Prof Arthur Birch	1915	1995	Organic chemist	1987 Q	[26]
Sir Hermann Black	1904	1990	Economist, schoolteacher, academic, government advisor, radio broadcaster, public-affairs commentator and Chancellor of the University of Sydney in the 1970s and 1980s. ADBKtB	1986 Q	[27]
Michael Black	1940	–	Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia	1998 A	[28]
Prof Charles Blackburn	1913	2016	For service to the development of academic medicine and medical education in Australia	2006 A	[29]
Elizabeth Blackburn	1948	–	Scientist, Nobel laureate	2010 A	[30]
Prof Geoffrey Blainey	1930	–	Historian	2000 A	[31]
Dr Neal Blewett	1933	–	Academic, Professor; Politician, Cabinet Minister 1983–93; High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 1994–98; etc.	1995 Q	[32]
David Block	1936	–	In recognition of service to governments and government administration	1988 Q	[33]
Richard Bonynge	1930	–	Operatic conductor	2012 A	[34]
Kym Bonython	1920	2011	Entrepreneur, art collector, Chairman of the SA Jubilee 150 Board, etc.	1987 A	[35]
Lionel Bowen	1922	2012	Solicitor, council alderman and mayor, politician 1962–90, Deputy Prime Minister 1983–90	1991 A	[36]
Sir Nigel Bowen	1911	1994	Solicitor, barrister, judge; politician, Attorney-General, Cabinet Minister.	1988 A	[37]
Arthur Boyd	1920	1999	Artist	1992 Q	[38]
Steve Bracks	1954	–	Premier of Victoria from 1999 to 2007	2010 Q	[39]
Prof Denise Bradley	?	–	Higher education administrator; Vice-chancellor University of South Australia; Bradley Review of Higher Education (2008)	2008 A	[40]
Sir Donald Bradman	1908	2001	Cricketer	1979 Q	[41]
Dr John Jefferson Bray	1912	1995	LL.D., poet, lawyer, academic, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia 1967–78	1979 Q	[42]
Sir Gerard Brennan	1928	–	Chief Justice of the High Court 1995–98	1988 A	[43]
Edwin Brown	1938	–	For service to the engineering profession as a world expert in the field of rock mechanics	2001 A	[44]
Robert Hanbury Brown	1916	2002	Astronomer and physicist	1986 Q	[45]
Dame Quentin Bryce	1942	–	First woman admitted to the Queensland bar; Governor of Queensland; first woman Governor-General of Australia; in 2014 she was promoted to Dame of the Order of Australia (AD)	2003	30 April 2003
Sir John Bunting	1918	1995	Secretary, Department of the Prime Minister 1959–68 & 1971–75; High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 1975–77	1982 A	[46]
Antony Wilks Burgess	1946	–	Researcher into the early diagnosis and treatment of cancer	1998 Q	[47]
Eva Burrows	1929	2015	13th General (world leader) of the Salvation Army	1994 A	[48]
Sir Francis Burt	1918	2004	Queen's Counsel; Chief Justice of Western Australia 1977–88; Governor of Western Australia 1990–93	1988 Q	[49]
Richard Butler	1942	–	Diplomat; UN weapons inspector; Governor of Tasmania 2003–04	2003	5 Sept 2003
Noel Butlin	1921	1991	Education, particularly in the study of economic growth	1992 A	[50]
Ed Byrne	1952	–	Neuroscientist, Vice-Chancellor of Monash University (2009–2014), etc.	2014 A	[51]
Stella Bywaters	1919	2009	For service to the international community, during an unsafe and dangerous period in Uganda, through the provision of humanitarian aid and nursing care to improve the lives of the sick, poor and dispossessed and to the Salvation Army	2005 Q	[52]
Dr Jean Calder	?	–	For humanitarian service in the Middle East; [53]	2005 A	[54]
Sir Bernard Callinan	1913	1995	In recognition of service to the Public Service and the community	1986 A	[55]
Ian Callinan	1937	–	Justice of the High Court of Australia 1998–2007	2003 A	[56]
Ashton Calvert	1945	2007	For service to the development of Australian foreign policy	2003 A	[57]
Prof Enid Campbell	1932	2010	Distinguished legal scholar, first female professor and Dean of a law school	2005 A	[58]
Sir Walter Campbell	1921	2004	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland 1982–85, Governor of Queensland 1985–92	1989 A	[59]
Sir Roderick Carnegie	1932	–	Businessman, primarily working in the coal industry	2003 Q	[60]
Rev Dr Peter Carnley	1937	–	Anglican Bishop, Archbishop of Perth 1981–2005, Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia 2000–05	2007 Q	[61]
Sir John Carrick	1918	–	Politician, senator 1971–83, minister 1975–83	2008 A	[62]
Lady (Maie) Casey	1892	1983	Pioneer aviatrix, poet, librettist, biographer, memoirist and artist; wife of Governor-General Lord Casey	1982 A	[63]
Cardinal Edward Cassidy	1924	–	Roman Catholic Cardinal Priest 1991, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity within the Vatican	1990 Q	[64]
John Philip Chalmers	1937	–	In recognition of services to medical science, particularly in the field of cardiovascular physiology	1991 Q	[65]
Robert Champion de Crespigny	1950	–	For service to the mining industry, to business, and to the community in the areas of cultural preservation and education	2002 Q	[66]
Dr Victor Chang	1936	1991	Cardiothoracic surgeon and pioneer of modern organ transplantation	1986 A	[67]
Prof Jeremy Chapman	1953	–	Nephrologist, Renal physician, Transplant surgeon	2015 A	[68]
Alex Chernov	1938	–	Governor of Victoria	2012 A	[69]
Prof Ian Chubb	1943	–	Vice Chancellor and President of the Australian National University 2001–present	2006 Q	[70]
Cardinal Edward Clancy	1923	2014	Catholic Archbishop of Sydney 1983–2001	1992 A	[71]
Prof Graeme Clark	1935	–	Developed the Cochlear implant	2004 A	[72]
Sir Lindesay Clark	1896	1986	Technical Managing Director Western Mining Corporation 1933–1962	1975 Q	[73]
Prof Manning Clark	1915	1991	Historian	1975 Q	[74]
Prof Adrienne Clarke	1938	–	Scientist, academic and researcher	2004 A	[75]
John Coates	1949	–	President of the Australian Olympic Committee	2006 Q	[76]
Mike Codd	1939	–	Secretary to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	1991 A	[77]
Warner Max Corden	1927	–	Economist	2001 A	[78]
Prof Sir John Cornforth	1917	2013	Scientist, 1975 Nobel Prize in Chemistry	1991 A	[79]
Suzanne Cory	1942	–	Biomedical researcher	1999 A	[80]
Peter Costello	1957	–	Lawyer, politician, cabinet minister, etc.	2011 A	[81]
Richard Court	1947	–	Premier of Western Australia	2003 Q	[82]
William Cox	1936	–	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania 1995–2004, Governor of Tasmania 2004–2008	1999 Q	[83]
Prof Brendan Crabb	1966	–	Research scientist, Director and Chief Executive Officer, The Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health || 2015 A	[84]
James Crawford	1948	–	Academic and practitioner in the field of public international law.	2013 Q	[85]
Sir John Crawford	1910	1984	For eminent and meritorious public service and services to commerce, industry, trade, agriculture, learning and international relations	1978 A	[86]
Justice Susan Crennan	1945	–	Justice of the High Court of Australia	2008 A	[87]
MajGen Paul Cullen	1909	2007	Decorated field commander in World War II, founding President of Austcare, founder of Mainguard merchant bank	1988 A	[88]
Charles Curran	1938	–	For service to business and commerce	2006 Q	[89]
David Curtis	1927	–	In recognition of service to medicine and science, particularly in the fields of research and administration	1992 A	[90]
Helen Cutler	1923	1990	For public and community service to the people of New South Wales	1980 Q	[91]
Douglas Daft	1943	–	CEO of Coca-Cola 2000–04	2005 Q	[92]
Leonard Gordon Darling	1921	2015	For service to the arts through vision, advice and philanthropy	2004 A	[93]
Marilyn Ann Darling	1943	–	For service to the development, advancement and growth of visual arts	2009 A	[94]
Jack Davenport	?		For service to business and industry and to the community	1991 Q	[95]
David David	1940		Craniofacial surgeon	1988 A	[96]
Glyn Davis	1959	–	Academic; Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne	2002 A	[97]
Sir Daryl Dawson	1933	–	Justice of the High Court of Australia 1982–97	1988 A	[98]
Paul de Jersey	1948	–	QC, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland	2000 Q	[99]
Prof David de Kretser	1939	–	Medical researcher; Governor of Victoria 2006–present	2006 Q	[100]
Sir William Deane	1931	–	Justice of the High Court of Australia 1982–95; Governor-General 1996–2001	1988 A	[101]
Prof Derek Denton	1924	–	Scientist renowned for his research exploring the nature of consciousness in animals	2005 A	[102]
Sir Peter Derham	1925	2008	Businessman and philanthropist	2001 A	[103]
Prof Peter Doherty	1940	–	Veterinary surgeon, medical researcher, 1996 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1997 Australian of the Year	1997 A	[104]
Alexander Downer	1951	–	Politician, longest-serving Minister for Foreign Affairs (1996–2007), etc.	2013 A	[105]
Reg Downing	1904	1994	In recognition of service to politics and government	1979 Q	[106]
John Doyle	1945	–	QC, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia	2002 Q	[107]
Sir Russell Drysdale	1912	1981	Artist	1980 Q	[108]
Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop	1907	1993	Surgeon, Army Officer, Prisoner of War	1987 Q	[109]
Ross Dunning	?		For service to the development of transport systems, particularly the development of modern and efficient rail services, to the export economy, to the construction industry, and to the community through support for cultural activities and charitable organisations	2002 A	[110]
Don Dunstan	1926	1999	QC, Premier of South Australia 1967–68 & 1970–79	1979 Q	[111]
LtGen Sir Donald Dunstan	1923	2011	Chief of the General Staff 1977–82, Governor of South Australia 1982–91	1991 A	[112]
Max Dupain	1911	1992	Photographer	1992 A	[113]
Dame Mary Durack	1913	1994	Author, historian	1989 Q	[114]
Sir John Eccles	1903	1997	Neurophysiologist, 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine	1990 A	[115]
Sir Llew Edwards	1935	–	Deputy Premier of Queensland 1978–83, Chancellor of the University of Queensland 1993–present	1989 A	[116]
Herb Elliott	1938	–	Olympic athlete	2002 Q	[117]
Sr Mary Bernice Elphick	1921	2008	For service to medicine and to the community as a pioneer in the development of health care and as a driving force in the success of the multi-disciplinary initiatives established at St Vincent's Private Hospital, Sydney; [118] OBE 1977 Q, AM 1986 A	2006 A
Ted Evans	?	–	Economic policy development	1999 Q	[119]
Prof Gareth Evans	1944	–	Minister for Foreign Affairs 1988–1996	2012 Q	[120]
Elizabeth Evatt	1933	–	Chief Judge of the Family Court of Australia and the first female judge of an Australian Federal Court	1995 Q	[121]
John Fahey	1945	–	Politician 1984–2001, Premier of New South Wales 1992–95, Federal Minister for Finance 1996–2001	2002 A	[122]
James Fairfax	1933	–	Businessman, philanthropist	2010 A	[123]
Lady (Mary) Fairfax	1922	–	Philanthropist	2005 A	[124]
Timothy Fairfax	1946	–	For eminent service to business and to the community, as an advocate for philanthropy and as a major supporter of the visual arts, to the promotion of higher education opportunities, and to rural and regional development programs.	2014 A	[125]
Frank Fenner	1914	2010	Virologist	1989 A	[126]
Charles Fenton	1912	2009	In recognition of service to the Parliament of Tasmania and to the community	1982 A	[127]
William Ferris	1945		For service to the community through a range of philanthropic endeavours, as a leader in support of medical research, and to business and commerce through ongoing roles supporting Australian exports, venture capital and private equity	2008 A	[128]
Michael Field	1948	–	Premier of Tasmania	2003 Q	[129]
Tim Fischer	1946	–	Politician, National Party of Australia leader 1990–99, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia 1996–99, etc.	2005 A	[130]
Kaarene Fitzgerald	1945	2003	Founder and Executive Director of SIDS and Kids	1999 A	[131]
Tony Fitzgerald	1941	–	QC, Judge of the Federal Court 1981–84, best known for the Fitzgerald Inquiry into corruption 1987–89, etc.	1991 A	[132]
Francis Stanislaus Flynn	1906	2000	In recognition of service to medicine, particularly through research into Aboriginal eye health and to the community	1993 A	[133]
Leneen Forde	1935	–	Chancellor of Griffith University 2000–present, Governor of Queensland 1992–97	1993 A	[134]
Lindsay Fox	1935	–	Transportation magnate	2008 A	[135]
Russell Fox	1920	2013	In recognition of service to the law and to government	1989 Q	[136]
Malcolm Fraser	1930	2015	22nd Prime Minister of Australia 1975–83, chair of Care International	1988 Q	[137]
Prof Ian Frazer	1953	–	Creator of the HPV vaccine against cervical cancer	2012 Q	[138]
Robert French	1947	–	Chief Justice of the High Court	2010 A	[139]
Dame Phyllis Frost	1917	2004	Welfare worker and philanthropist, known for her commitment to unpopular causes, most notably helping women prisoners	1992 A	[140]
Prof John Funder	1940	–	Medical researcher, Executive Director, Obesity Australia	2015 A	[141]
Geoff Gallop	1951	–	Academic, politician, Premier of Western Australia 2001–06	2008 Q	[142]
Sir Harry Gibbs	1917	2005	QC, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia 1981–87	1987 Q	[143]
Gerald Gleeson	1928	–	Secretary of the NSW Premier's Department	1989 A	[144]
Murray Gleeson	1938	–	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales 1988–98, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia 1998–present	1992 A	[145]
Sir James Gobbo	1931	–	QC, Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria 1978–94, Governor of Victoria 1997–2000	1993 A	[146]
David Gonski	1953	–	Business and commerce as a company director	2007 Q	[147]
Charles Goode	1939	–	Chairman of ANZ Bank since 1995, company director, etc.	2001 Q	[148]
Jacqueline Goodnow	1924	2014	In recognition of service to research into child development and education in the discipline of psychology	1992 Q	[149]
Sir John Gorton	1911	2002	19th Prime Minister of Australia 1968–71	1988 Q	[150]
Prof Adele Chandler Green	?	–	For service to medical research through significant advances made in the field of the epidemiology of skin cancer and ovarian cancer, to public health including improved Indigenous health, and for leadership in the wider scientific community.	2004 Q	[151]
Sir Guy Green	1937	–	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania 1973–95, Governor of Tasmania 1995–2003, Administrator of the Commonwealth 2003	1994 A	[152]
Nick Greiner	1947	–	Premier of New South Wales	1994 Q	[153]
Reg Grundy	1923	2016	Media and television entrepreneur	2008 Q	[154]
Dame Margaret Guilfoyle	1926	–	Senator, first woman to be a member of Cabinet, Minister for Social Security 1975–80, Minister for Finance 1980–83	2005 Q	[155]
William Gummow	1942	–	Justice of the High Court of Australia 1995–present	1997 A	[156]
Sir William Gunn	1914	2003	Chairman of the Australian Wool Board	1990 A	[157]
James Haire	1946	–	For eminent service to the community through international leadership in ecumenical and interfaith dialogue, the promotion of religious reconciliation, inclusion and peace, and as a theologian.	2013 A	[158]
Sir Rupert Hamer	1916	2004	Premier of Victoria 1972–81; for service to the arts, particularly as Chairman of the Victoria State Opera, and to the community	1992 A	[159]
Catherine Hamlin	1924	–	Obstetrician and gynaecologist; For service to gynaecology in developing countries particularly in the field of fistula surgery and for humanitarian service to improving the health, dignity and self-esteem of women in Ethiopia.	1995 A	[160]
Ted Harris	1927	–	Community service	1989 Q	[161]
Ralph Harry	1917	2002	High Commissioner to Singapore 1956–57; Director of ASIS 1958–60; Ambassador to the United Nations; Director of the Australian Institute of International Affairs	1980 Q	[162]
Allan Hawke	1948	–	Public administration at senior levels	2010 Q	[163]
Bob Hawke	1929	–	23rd Prime Minister of Australia 1983–91	1979 A	[164]
John A. Hay	1942	–	Vice-Chancellor of the University of Queensland 1996–2007	2004 A	[165]
Bill Hayden	1933	–	Politician, Foreign Minister 1983–88, Governor-General 1989–96	1989	16 Feb 1989
Kenneth Hayne	1945	–	Justice of the High Court of Australia 1997–present	2002 Q	[166]
Sir Bernard Heinze	1894	1982	Professor of Music at the University of Melbourne; Professor of Music, conductor and Director of the New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music	1976 A	[167]
Peter Henderson	1928	–	Secretary to the Department of Foreign Affairs	1985 A	[168]
Dr Ken Henry	1957	–	Secretary to the Treasury	2007 A	[169]
Sir William Heseltine	1930	–	Private Secretary to the Sovereign 1986–90	1988 A	[170]
Dr Basil Hetzel	1922	–	Medical researcher who has made a major contribution to combating iodine deficiency	1990 Q	[171]
Dyson Heydon	1943	–	Judge of the High Court of Australia	2004 Q
Sir Leo Hielscher	1926	–	Senior Queensland public servant and administrator	2004 Q	[172]
Prof Dorothy Hill	1907	1998	For service to geology particularly as a palaeontologist and to research and learning; first female professor at an Australian university	1993 A	[173]
Robert Hill	1946	–	Minister for Defence (2001–06), Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations (2006–09)	2012 Q	[174]
David Hogarth	?	–	For service to the legal profession and to the community	1983 Q	[175]
Sir John Holland	1914	2009	Construction magnate; For service to the community, particularly to youth and in the field of medical research	1988 Q	[176]
Rev Peter Hollingworth	1935	–	Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane; 23rd Governor-General	2001	29 June 2001
Prof Fred Hollows	1929	1993	Ophthalmologist	1991 Q	[177]
Janet Holmes à Court	1943	–	Businesswoman in the construction, wine and cattle industries	2007 A	[178]
A. D. Hope	1907	2000	Poet	1981 A	[179]
Robert Hope	1919	1999	For service to the law, to government, to learning and conservation	1989 A	[180]
Prof Stephen Hopper	1951	–	Foundation Professor of Plant Conservation Biology at the University of Western Australia	2012 Q	[181]
John Howard	1939	–	25th Prime Minister of Australia 1996–2007	2008 Q	[182]
Sir Brian Inglis	1924	2014	Services to industry and technology KtB	1988 Q	[183]
Sir Gordon Jackson	1924	1991	Businessman; 1983 promoted to Knight of the Order of Australia (AK)	1976 A	[184]
Margaret Jackson	1953	–	Chairwoman of Qantas	2003 Q	[185]
Robert Jackson	1911	1991	Under Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the United Nations Organisation	1986 Q	[186]
Marjorie Jackson-Nelson	1931	–	Olympic athlete, Governor of South Australia 2001–07	2001	27 Aug 2001
MajGen William "Digger" James	1930	–	National President of the RSL	1998 A	[187]
MajGen Michael Jeffery	1937	–	Military commander, Governor of Western Australia, Governor-General of Australia	1996 Q	[188]
Richard Johnson	?	–	Inaugural Chancellor of the University of Technology, Sydney	2002 A	[189]
Bob Johnston	1924	–	Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia	1986 Q	[190]
Deirdre Jordan	1926	–	Academic and educator, particularly with Aboriginal communities	1989 A	[191]
Prof Peter Karmel	1922	2008	Economist, academic,First Vice-Chancellor of Flinders University 1966,Vice-Chancellor Australian National University 1982–87	1976 A	[192]
Michael Keating	1940	–	Secretary to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	1996 A	[193]
Bill Kelty	1948	–	For service to the trade union movement, particularly through the establishment of the universal system of superannuation	2008 Q	[194]
Jeff Kennett	1948	–	Premier of Victoria 1992–99	2005 A	[195]
Sir John Kerr	1914	1991	Governor-General 1974–77; inaugural Principal Companion; inaugural Principal Knight.	1975	14 Feb 1975
Sir William Keys	1923	2000	Company director. National Secretary, 1961–1978, then National President, 1978–1988, Returned Services League of Australia	1988 Q	[196]
Nicole Kidman	1967	–	Academy Award-winning actress (2003) and humanitarian	2006 A	[197]
Susan Kiefel	1954	–	High Court judge	2011 Q	[198]
Sir James Killen	1925	2007	Barrister, politician, Minister	2004 Q	[199]
William John Kilpatrick	?	–	Community service	1981 A	[200]
Dr Priscilla Kincaid-Smith	1926	2015	For service to medicine, particularly in the field of nephrology	1989 Q	[201]
Len King	1925	2011	Politician, Cabinet Minister; lawyer, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia 1978–95	1987 Q	[202]
Malcolm Alexander Kinnaird	?	–	For service through the development of public policy in the defence procurement, infrastructure and energy sectors, and to business	2009 Q	[203]
Michael Kirby	1939	–	Justice of the High Court of Australia 1996–2009	1991 A	[204]
Sir Richard Kirby	1904	2001	President of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission. For distinguished service to the advertising industry in Australia and to the Herbert Vere Evatt Memorial Foundation.	1985 A	[205]
James Kirk	?	–	Chairman of the Australian Bicentennial Authority	1988 Q	[206]
Joan Kirner	1938	2015	Premier of Victoria (1990–92)	2012 Q	[207]
Sir Frank Kitto	1903	1994	Justice of the High Court of Australia 1950–70	1983 A	[208]
Sir John Knott	1910	1999	Service to industry and the community	1981 Q	[209]
Dame Leonie Kramer	1924	2016	For service to Australian literature, to education and to the community	1993 A	[210]
John Landels	?	–	Chairman of the National Grid Management Council	1996 Q	[211]
John Landy	1930	–	Olympic athlete; Governor of Victoria 2001–06.	2001	30 March 2001
John Laurie	?	–	Consulting engineer	2003 Q	[212]
Phillip Law	1912	2010	Prominent in Antarctic exploration and research	1995 A	[213]
Mark Leibler	?	–	For service to business, to the law, particularly in the areas of taxation and commercial law, to the Jewish community internationally and in Australia, and to reconciliation and the promotion of understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians	2005 A	[214]
James Leslie	1922	2012	Chairman of Qantas 1980-89	1993 A	[215]
Prof Mal Logan	?	–	Geographer and university administrator	1996 A	[216]
Brian Loton	1929	–	Industrialist	1989 A	[217]
Frank Lowy	1930	–	Businessman and philanthropist	2000 A	[218]
Geoffrey Lucas	?	–	Service to the law	1983 Q	[219]
Ian Macfarlane	1946	–	Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) 1996–2006	2004 A	[220]
Sir Charles Mackerras	1925	2010	Classical conductor	1997 A	[221]
Chief Justice John Macrossan	1930	2008	For service to the law, to higher education and the arts	1993 Q	[222]
Justice Barry Maddern	1937	1994	President of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission	1992 Q	[223]
David Malcolm	1938	–	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia 1988–2005	1992 A	[224]
Prof Barry Marshall	1951	–	Received the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work with Helicobacter pylori	2007 A	[225]
Prof Villis Marshall	?	–	Director of Urology at Royal Adelaide Hospital, Chancellor of St John Ambulance Australia	2006 A	[226]
Chief Justice Wayne Martin	1938	–	Chief Justice of Western Australia (2006–present)	2012 Q	[227]
Sir Anthony Mason	1925	–	Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia 1987–95	1988 A	[228]
Keith Mason	1947	–	For service to the law and legal scholarship, to the judicial system in New South Wales, to the Anglican Church, and to the community	2003 A	[229]
Sir Brian Massy-Greene	1916	1991	For service to banking, to industry and to the community	1989 A	[230]
James May	?	–	For service to the advancement of vascular surgery throughout the world, particularly through pioneering the introduction of endoluminal methods for the treatment of diseased arteries, placing Australia in the forefront internationally in this field	2001 Q	[231]
Prof Lord (Robert) May	1936	–	President of the Royal Society, London 2000–05	1998 A	[232]
Rev Dr Davis McCaughey	1914	2005	Governor of Victoria 1986–92	1987 Q	[233]
Doug McClelland	1926	–	Minister, President of the Senate, High Commissioner to the United Kingdom	1987 Q	[234]
Malcolm McCusker	1938	–	Governor of Western Australia	2012 A	[235]
Donald McDonald	1938	–	Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation	2006 Q	[236]
Richard McGarvie	1926	2003	Governor of Victoria 1992–97	1994 Q	[237]
Sir Charles McGrath	1910	1984	For service to industry	1981 A	[238]
Michael McHugh	1935	–	Justice of the High Court of Australia 1989–2005	1989 Q	[239]
Sir Malcolm McIntosh	1945	2000	For service to excellence in scientific and technological research	1999 A	[240]
Sir Laurence McIntyre	1912	1981	For public service	1979 A	[241]
James McKay	?	–	For service to the spiritual and physical wellbeing of the people of outback Australia	1998 A	[242]
Bruce McKellar	?	–	For eminent service to science, particularly the study of theoretical physics, as an academic, educator and researcher, through seminal contributions to scientific development organisations, and as an author and mentor.	2014 A	[243]
Justice Margaret McMurdo	1954	–	For service to the law and judicial administration in Queensland, particularly in the areas of legal education and women's issues, to the support of a range of legal organisations, and to the community.	2007 Q	[244]
Sir James McNeill	1916	1987	For service to industry	1986 Q	[245]
Leycester Meares	1909	1994	Public servant	1985 A	[246]
Prof Harry Messel	1922	2015	Physicist and conservation advocate	2006 A	[247]
Prof Em Donald Metcalf	1929	–	Cancer researcher, Professor Emeritus of the University of Melbourne	1993 Q	[248]
Dr Ken Michael	1938	–	Governor of Western Australia 2006–11	2006 A	[249]
Howard Michell	1913	2012	For service to the wool industry and to the arts	1990 Q	[250]
Jacques Miller	1931	–	Immunologist	2003 Q	[251]
Nancy Millis	1922	2012	Microbiologist	1990 Q	[252]
Bernard Mills	1920	2011	Engineer, Professor of Physics (Sydney), pioneer radio astronomer (Mills Cross Telescope)	1976 Q	[253]
Harold Mitchell	1942	–	Businessman and Philanthropist	2010 Q	[254]
Dame Roma Mitchell	1913	2000	First female appointed Queen's Counsel, first female appointed Judge, Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia 1968–91, Governor of South Australia 1991–96	1991 A	[255]
Sir John Moore	1915	1998	President of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission	1986 A	[256]
Max Moore-Wilton	1943	–	Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	2001 A	[257]
Terry Moran	1947	–	Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	2012 A	[258]
Hugh Morgan	1940	–	Mining industry executive	2002 Q	[259]
Prof Sir Peter Morris	1934	–	Nuffield Professor of Surgery Emeritus at the University of Oxford	2004 Q	[260]
Rev Dr Gordon Moyes	1938	2015	Founder of the Wesley Mission	2002 A	[261]
Justice James Muirhead	1925	1999	Royal Commissioner into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody	1991 A	[262]
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch	1909	2012	Philanthropist	1989 Q	[263]
Rupert Murdoch	1931	–	For service to the media, particularly the newspaper publishing industry	1984 A	[264]
Ken Myer	1921	1992	Philanthropist	1976 A	[265]
Sidney Baillieu Myer	1926	–	For service to business and commerce, to government and to the community	1990 Q	[266]
Sir Eric Neal	1924	–	CEO of Boral, Director of John Fairfax Holdings, BHP, Coca-Cola Amatil and AMP Limited, Chairperson of Westpac, Governor of South Australia 1996–2001	1988 A	[267]
Bill Neilson	1925	1989	Premier of Tasmania	1978 Q	[268]
Bernhard Neumann	1909	2002	Mathematician	1994 Q	[269]
Maurice Newman	1938	–	Chair of the ABC, chair of the board of the ASX, Chancellor of Macquarie University	2002 A	[270]
John Niland	1940	–	Businessman and academic	2001 A	[271]
Sir Sidney Nolan	1917	1992	Artist	1988 Q	[272]
Prof Sir Gustav Nossal	1931	–	Research biologist, Chairman of the CSIRO	1989 Q	[273]
Bernard O'Brien	1924	1993	Microsurgeon; bio	1991 Q	[274]
Rev Gerald O'Collins	?	–	Catholic theologian and academic	2006 A	[275]
Lowitja O'Donoghue	1932	–	Chairperson of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC)	1999 A	[276]
Dame Bridget Ogilvie	1938	–	Biomedical research, particularly related to veterinary and medical parasitology	2007 A	[277]
Sir Mark Oliphant	1901	2000	Physicist, Professor, Governor of South Australia 1972–77	1977 A	[278]
Margaret Olley	1923	2011	Artist	2006 Q	[279]
James O'Sullivan			For service to law enforcement and commitment to excellence in reshaping and introducing wide-ranging reforms in the Queensland Police Service	2001 Q	[280]
Kerry Packer	1937	2005	Businessman	1983 A	[281]
Sir Arvi Parbo	1926	–	Businessman	1993 Q	[282]
Justice Kevin Parker			Vice-President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia	2008 Q	[283]
Percy Partridge	1910	1988	For service to education & educational research, particularly in the field of social sciences	1978 A	[284]
Nicholas Paspaley			For service to business development and trade, to the Australian pearling industry, and to the community; [285]	1999 A	[286]
John Passmore	1914	2004	Philosopher	1992 Q	[287]
Andrew Peacock	1939	–	Australian politician, Foreign Minister 1975–80, Leader of the Opposition 1983–85 & 1989–90	1997 Q	[288]
Jim Peacock	1937	–	Molecular biologist	1994 A	[289]
Cardinal George Pell	1941	–	Catholic Archbishop of Sydney (2001–2014), Cardinal (2003– ), etc.	2005 Q	[290]
Gary Pemberton			For service to business and finance, to public sector reform, and to the community, particularly medical research organisations concerned with children's health	1999 Q	[291]
Prof David Penington	1930	–	For service to medicine and to the community, particularly in the field of medical education and health care	1988 A	[292]
John Phillips	1933	2009	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria	1998 A	[293]
Sir James Plimsoll	1917	1987	Public servant and diplomat	1978 A	[294]
George Polites			For service to industrial relations	1984 A	[295]
Robert Porter			Neuroscientist	2001 A	[296]
Lady (Primrose) Potter	1931	–	Philanthropist	2003 Q	[297]
Lawrie Powell			For service to medicine and medical research particularly in the field of gastroenterology and liver disease	1990 Q	[298]
Jeanne Pratt			Philanthropist	2002 Q	[299]
John B. Prescott	1940	–	Managing director of BHP	1996 Q	[300]
HRH Prince Philip	1921	–	Consort of HM The Queen; 2015 promoted to Knight of the Order of Australia (AK)	1988 Q	[301]
John Ralph			For service to Australian industry as an advocate of "continual improvement" in international competitiveness and in the strategic assessment of long term public policy, particularly in the area of tax reform, and for contributions in the interest of the wider community including social development, education, leadership initiatives for the young and charitable organisations.	2000 Q	[302]
Mike Rann	1953	–	Third-longest serving Premier of South Australia 2002–2011, longest serving Labor leader 1994–2011, Member of Parliament 1985–2011; Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 2013-2014, Australia's Ambassador to Italy, Albania, Libya and San Marino and Australia's Permanent Representative to the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organisation and World Food Programme 2014–present.	2016 A	[303]
Eric Reece	1909	1999	Premier of Tasmania	1975 Q	[304]
Lloyd Rees	1895	1998	Landscape painter	1985 A	[305]
Thomas Reeve			For service to medicine and to academic and clinical surgery, particularly in the field of endocrinology	1994 A	[306]
MajGen Sir William Refshauge	1913	2009	Director-General Army Medical Services in Korea, Honorary Physician to Queen Elizabeth II 1955–64, Director-General of the Commonwealth Department of Health 1960–73, Secretary-General of the World Medical Association 1973–76, etc.	1980 Q	[307]
Prof Gordon Reid	1923	1989	Academic, Professor of politics, Vice Chancellor University of Western Australia 1978–82, Governor of Western Australia 1983–89	1986 Q	[308]
Jack Renshaw	1909	1987	Deputy Premier 1959–64 and Premier of New South Wales 1964–65	1979 A	[309]
Sir Rutherford Robertson	1913	2001	For service to biological sciences	1980 A	[310]
AirMshl Sir James Rowland	1922	1999	Chief of the Air Staff 1975–79, Governor of New South Wales 1981–89	1987 A	[311]
Eric Rudd	1910	1999	For service to the mineral and petroleum industries	1984 A	[312]
Geoffrey Rush	1951		Actor	2014 A	[313]
Graeme Ryan			For service to science and to higher education, particularly in the fields of medical research and medical education	1994 A	[314]
Carlo Salteri	1920	2010	Co-founder of Transfield, founder of Tenix	2002 A	[315]
Graeme Samuel	1946		Businessman and Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission	2010 Q	[316]
Gordon Samuels	1923	2007	QC, Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Chancellor of the University of New South Wales 1976–94, Governor of New South Wales 1996–2001	1987 Q	[317]
Rear Adm Kevin Scarce	1952	–	Commander Training Command – Navy, Head of Maritime Systems, Governor of South Australia 2007–present	2008 A	[318]
Brian Schmidt	1967		Astrophysicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (Physics, 2011), etc.	2013 A	[319]
Dame Margaret Scott	1922	–	Founding Director of The Australian Ballet School	2005 Q	[320]
Sir Walter Scott	1903	1981	Founded Australia's first management consultancy firm, WD Scott	1979 A	[321]
Harry Seidler	1923	2006	Architect	1987 Q	[322]
Sir Nicholas Shehadie	1926	–	National representative Rugby Union 1947–58, Lord Mayor of Sydney 1973–75	1990 Q	[323]
Dr Peter Shergold	1946	–	Academic, public servant, Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 2003–08	2007 A	[324]
Alfred Moxon Simpson	1910	2011	For eminent and meritorious service to business and industry	1978 Q	[325]
Ian Sinclair	1929	–	Australian politician, National Party of Australia Leader 1984–89, Speaker of the House of Representatives 1998-98	2001 A	[326]
Rear Adm Peter Sinclair	1934	–	Deputy Chief of Navy, Governor of New South Wales 1990–96	1992 Q	[327]
Prof Peter Singer	1946	–	Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and Laureate Professor at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at the University of Melbourne	2012 Q	[328]
Ralph Slatyer	1929	2012	For service to science and technology and its application to industry development.	1993 Q	[329]
Prof Em J. J. C. Smart	1920	2012	For service to education particularly in the field of philosophy	1990 Q	[330]
Neil Andrew Smith			For service to the community, particularly through administration of the Victorian Bush Fire Appeal (1983) Trust Fund	1984 Q	[331]
Thomas Weetman Smith			For service to the law and to legal institutions	1990 A	[332]
Victor Smorgon	1913	2009	Industrialist, philanthropist	2007 Q	[333]
Lady (Marigold) Southey	1928	–	Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria	2006 A	[334]
James Spigelman	1946	–	For service to the law and to the community through leadership in bringing about change in attitudes to the administration of justice for a more fair and equitable society, and to the support of the visual arts.	2000 Q	[335]
Prof Fiona Stanley	1946	–	For service to maternal and child health research, particularly in peri-natal and infant problems, and for her contributions to improving aboriginal and community health	1996 Q	[336]
Keith Steel	1917	1996	For service to industry, General Manager of the Australian Mutual Provident Society (AMP Limited) 1966–79	1981 Q	[337]
Kerry Stokes	1940	–	For service to business and commerce through strategic leadership and promotion of corporate social responsibility, to the arts through executive roles and philanthropy, and to the community, particularly through contributions to organisations supporting youth	2008 Q	[338]
Shane Stone	1950	–	QC, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory 1995–99	2006 Q	[339]
Sir Laurence Street	1926	–	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales	1989 Q	[340]
Prof Hugh Stretton	1924	2015	Historian, academic economist	2004 Q	[341]
Russell Strong			For service to medicine as a pioneer in the development of new techniques and improved clinical performance in the field of liver transplant surgery and to advancing world knowledge in this area	2001 A	[342]
Grant Sutherland			For service to science in the field of human genetics research and to the human genome project and, in particular, for his contribution to the discovery of the importance of 'fragile chromosomes' in the field of inherited diseases	1998 A	[343]
Dame Joan Sutherland	1926	2010	Opera singer	1975 Q	[344]
Sir Arthur Tange	1914	2001	For eminent and meritorious public service.	1977 Q	[345]
Noel Tanzer	1931	–	For service to public sector reform, particularly through the commercialisation of government enterprises, to the development of social welfare policies and to the community	1994 A	[346]
Hugh Taylor			Ophthalmologist	2001 Q	[347]
Colin Thiele	1920	2006	Author	1977 Q	[348]
Sally Thomas	1939		Justice the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory (1992–2009), Administrator of the Northern Territory (2011–), etc.	2014 A	[349]
John Tonkin	1902	1995	Premier of Western Australia	1977 Q	[350]
John Toohey	1930	–	Justice of the High Court of Australia 1987–98	1988 A	[351]
Arthur Trendall	1909	1995	Art historian and classical archaeologist	1976 A	[352]
Sir Donald Trescowthick	1930	–	For service to the community, to the arts and to sport	1991 A	[353]
Ken Tribe	1914	2010	For service to the arts, particularly in the field of music	1989 Q	[354]
Barry Tuckwell	1931	–	Classical French horn player	1992 A	[355]
John Uhrig	1928	–	Chairman Santos Limited	2000 Q	[356]
Peter Underwood	1937	2014	Governor of Tasmania	2009 Q	[357]
Tom Uren	1921	2015	Boxer, soldier, politician	2013 A	[358]
John Utz	1928	–	For service to business and to industry	1989 A	[359]
Sir James Vernon	1910	2000	1980 AC: For service to industry and to government; 1965 KtB: Services to commerce and industry; 1962 CBE: Commerce and industry; 1961 OBE: Director of the Colonial Sugar Refiners; [360]	1980 A	[361]
Dr Michael Vertigan			For service as a community leader in public administration, through development of far reaching fiscal policy reform; in business and industry, through focusing on strategic investment for sustainable economic growth; and in education through university governance	2004 A	[362]
Sir William Vines	1916	2011	Managing Director, International Wool Secretariat; Chairman, Wool Review Committee; [363][364][365]; KtB	1987 Q	[366]
Nanette Waddy			For service to medical education and to the community particularly in the field of drug and alcohol abuse	1988 Q	[367]
Nancy Wake	1912	2011	War hero: "The award recognises the significant contribution and commitment of Nancy Wake, stemming from her outstanding actions in wartime, in encouraging community appreciation and understanding of the past sacrifices made by Australian men and women in times of conflict, and to a lasting legacy of peace"	2004	22 Feb 2004
Ron Walker	1939	–	For service to business, the arts and the community, and to raising the profile of Australia internationally with significant benefit for tourism and employment.	2003 A	[368]
Stanley Wallis			For service to business and manufacturing through strategic development of globally competitive enterprises, to enhancing the reputation of Australia internationally through reform of financial institutions and the taxation system, and to the community through support for medical research.	2002 Q	[369]
Robert Walsh	1917	1983	Services to medicine	1982 Q	[370]
Justice Marilyn Warren	1951	–	For service to the judiciary and to the legal profession particularly the delivery and administration of law in Victoria, to the community in areas affecting the social and economic conditions of women and to forensic medicine internationally.	2005 Q	[371]
Dr Robin Warren	1937	–	Discovered Helicobacter pylori in 1979. Awarded 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine	2007 A	[372]
Sir Bruce Watson			For leadership in a range of fields of endeavour covering industry and commerce, the arts, and education and for developing medical research facilities of international standard in Australia	2004 A	[373]
Penelope Wensley	1946	–	Australian diplomat, Governor of Queensland	2011 A	[374]
Sir Frederick Wheeler	1914	1994	Secretary to the Treasury	1979 A	[375]
Gough Whitlam	1916	2014	21st Prime Minister of Australia 1972–75	1978 Q	[376]
Ray Whitrod	1915	2003	For service to Australian law enforcement (Queensland Police Commissioner), to victims of crime and to the community	1993 A	[377]
Judith Whitworth			For service to the advancement of academic medicine and as a major contributor to research policy and medical research administration in Australia and internationally	2001 Q	[378]
Dr Paul Wild	1923	2008	Chairman of the CSIRO	1986 A	[379]
Peter Wilenski	1939	1994	For service to international relations and to public sector reform, particularly through fostering the implementation of social justice and equity principles	1994 Q	[380]
Peter Wills			For service to social and economic advancement through the development of public policy in relation to funding for biomedical research and evolving biotechnology industries	2001 Q	[381]
Sir Ronald Wilson	1922	2005	Justice of the High Court of Australia 1979–89	1988 A	[382]
Sir Henry Winneke	1908	1985	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Governor of Victoria	1982 A	[383]
Justice John Winneke	1938		President of the Victorian Court of Appeal	2004 Q	[384]
Professor Carl Wood	1929	2011	Service to the discipline of obstetrics and gynaecology particularly through the development of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) and its application to human infertility	1995 A	[385]
Alan Woods	1930	1990	Senior public servant; Secretary to the Departments of Defence, Resources and Energy, etc.	1989 A	[386]
Justice Sir Edward Woodward	1928	2010	For contributions to Australian public life, particularly in the areas of public administration, social justice, cultural diversity, education and advocacy for people with mental illness	2001 Q	[387]
Roger Woodward	1942	–	Classical pianist	1992 Q	[388]
Richard Woolcott	1927	–	For service to international relations and to Asia Pacific economic co-operation.	1993 Q	[389]
Hal Wootten	1922	–	For service to human rights, to conservation, to legal education and to the law	1990 Q	[390]
Neville Wran	1926	2014	Premier of New South Wales 1976–86	1988 A	[391]
Sir Geoffrey Yeend	1927	1994	Secretary to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and Secretary to Cabinet	1986 A	[392]
Sir John Young	1919	2008	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria 1974–91	1989 A	[393]
Dr John Yu	1934		For service to the provision and development of "state of the art" paediatric care and research, to children's rights, to education, and to the decorative and visual arts	2001 Q	[394]
Mr. Yunupingu	1956	2013	Musician, songwriter, teacher, advocate, etc.	2014 A	wef 7 Dec 2012
Carla Zampatti	1942	–	Fashion designer and businesswoman	2009 Q	[395]
Sir David Zeidler	1918	1998	Chemist and industrialist	1990 Q	[396]

Military Division

Name	Born	Died	Notability	Awarded	Notes
GEN John Baker	1936	2007	Vice-Chief of the Defence Force 1992–95, Chief of Defence Force 1995–98	1995 A	[397]
ADML Chris Barrie	1945	–	Vice-Chief of the Defence Force 1997–98, Chief of Defence Force 1998–2002	2001 A	[398]
ADML Alan Beaumont	1934	2004	Vice-Chief of the Defence Force 1989–1992, Chief of Defence Force 1993–95	1992 A	[399]
GEN Sir Phillip Bennett	1928	–	Governor of Tasmania 1987–95; Chief of the Defence Force 1984–87	1985 Q	[400]
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	[401]
LTGEN John Coates	1932	–	Chief of the General Staff 1990–92	1992 A	[402]
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	25 March 2000
AIRMSHL David Evans	1925	–	Chief of Air Staff 1982–85	1984 Q	[403]
AIRMSHL Ray Funnell	1935	–	Vice-Chief of the Defence Force 1986–87, Chief of the Air Staff 1987–92	1989 Q	[404]
LTGEN Ken Gillespie	1952	–	Vice Chief of the Defence Force/Chief of Joint Operations and Chief of Army	2011 A	[405]
GEN Peter Gration	1932	–	Chief of Army 1984–87, Chief of the Defence Force 1987–93	1988 A	[406]
LTGEN John Grey	1939	–	Chief of the General Staff 1992–95	1995 Q	[407]
GEN Sir Francis Hassett	1918	2008	Chief of General Staff 1973–75, Chief of the Defence Force Staff 1975–77	1975 Q	[408]
ACM Angus Houston	1947	–	Chief of the Defence Force 2005–2011; 2015 promoted to Knight of the Order of Australia (AK)	2008 A	[409]
ADML Mike Hudson	1933	2005	Chief of the Naval Staff 1985–91	1987 Q	[410]
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–Present	2010 A	[411]
VADM Ian Knox	1933		Vice-Chief of the Defence Force 1987–89	1989 Q	[412]
VADM David Leach	1928		Chief of the Naval Staff 1982–85	1984 Q	[413]
LTGEN Peter Leahy	1952	–	Chief of Army 2002–08	2007 Q	[414]
VADM Ian MacDougall	1938	–	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
AIRMSHL John Newham	1930		Chief of the Air Staff 1985–87	1986 Q	[415]
LTGEN Lawrence O'Donnell	1933		Chief of the General Staff 1987–90	1989 Q	[416]
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	[417]
ADML Sir Victor Smith	1913	1998	Chief of Naval Staff 1968–70, Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee 1970–75	1975 Q	[418]
VADM Sir David Stevenson	1918	1998	Chief of Naval Staff 1973–76	1976 A	[419]

Honorary Companions

Country	Name	Born	Died	Notability	Awarded	Notes
	Tofilau Eti Alesana	1924	1999	Foreign Minister of Samoa 1984–85 and 1988–98	1994	6 July 1994
	Richard Armitage	1945	–	United States Deputy Secretary of State	2010	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	1996	24 May 1996
	Michelle Bachelet	1951	–	President of Chile 2006–2010, 2014–; Executive Director of UN Women	2012	5 October 2012
	Francis Blanchard	1916	2009	Second longest-serving Director-General of the International Labour Organization	1990 A	[420]
	Agnesë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu	1910	1997	Roman Catholic nun, Humanitarian; best known as "Mother Teresa of Calcutta"	1982 A	[421]
	Jacques Cousteau	1910	1997	In recognition of service to the environment, conservation and marine exploration	1990 A	[422]
	Koichiro Ejiri	1920	–	Chairman of Mitsui and Company Ltd; Chairman of Mitsubishi; etc.	1992	6 Feb 1992
	Sir Peter Gadsden	1929	2006	For service to Australian/British relations, particularly as Chairman of the Britain-Australia Bicentennial Committee	1988 A	[423]
	Goh Chok Tong	1941	–	Prime Minister of Singapore 1990–2004	2005	1 Feb 2005
	Alexandre Hay	1919	1991	President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).	1990 A	[424]
	Takashi Imai	?	–	Chairman of Nippon Steel (1998-2003); Director: Nippon Life Insurance, Nippon T & T, Japan Securities Finance Co; etc.	2003	8 July 2003
	Jill Ker Conway	1934	–	Author and academic	2013	[425]
	Lee Ku-Taek	?	–	Chairman and CEO of POSCO; Chairman of World Steel Association; etc.	2006	16 March 2006
	Nelson Mandela	1918	2013	President of South Africa	1999 Q	[426]
	Akio Mimura	1940	–	Representative Director & President of Nippon Steel	2012	28 Sept 2012
	Constantine Mitsotakis	1918	–	Prime Minister of Greece	1992	6 Feb 1992
	Minoru Murofushi	?	–	Chairman, ITOCHU Corporation; Chairman, Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry; etc.	2003	8 July 2003
	Shigeo Nagano	1900	?	Chairman of Nippon Steel; President of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; etc.	1980 A	[427]
	Saburo Okita	1914	1993	For service to international relations between Australia and Japan	1985	17 May 1985
	Turgut Özal	1927	1993	Prime Minister of Turkey	1991	8 Feb 1991
	Sir Geoffrey Palmer	1942	–	Prime Minister of New Zealand 1989–90	1991	8 Feb 1991
	Tae-Joon Park	1927	2011	For eminent service to Australian/Korean relations, particularly trade.	1991	8 Feb 1991
	Tunku Abdul Rahman	1903	1990	First Prime Minister of Malaysia	1987 A	[428]
	José Ramos-Horta	1949	–	President of Timor-Leste 2007-2012, etc.	2013	25 Nov 2013
	Sir Shridath Ramphal	1928	–	Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations 1975–90	1982 A	[429]
	Michel Rocard	1930	–	Prime Minister of France	1992	6 Feb 1992
	Eishiro Saitō	1911	2002	For service to Australia-Japan business relations	1988 A	[430]
	Hiroshi Saitō	1939	–	For service to Australia-Japan business relations	1997	14 Oct 1997
	Lord (Edward) Shackleton	1911	1994	For service to Australian/British relations, particularly through the Britain/Australia Society	1990 A	[431]
	Sir Brian Talboys	1921	2012	Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand 1975–81	1982 A	[432]
	Prof Stuart Ross Taylor	1925	–	For outstanding service to science, particularly in the fields of geochemistry and cosmochemistry	2008	4 Sep 2008
	Dame Kiri Te Kanawa	1944	–	New Zealand opera singer	1990 A	[433]
	Eiji Toyoda	1913	2013	For service to Australian/Japanese relations, particularly the Australian automotive industry	1993	21 Sep 1993
	Shoichiro Toyoda	1925	–	For service to Australian manufacturing, particularly for his contribution to the industrial development of the Australian automotive industry	1999 Q	[434]
	Jørn Utzon	1918	2008	Architect of the Sydney Opera House	1985	17 May 1985
	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono	1949	–	President of Indonesia	2010	9 March 2010
	Prof Rolf Zinkernagel	1944	–	Co-recipient with Professor Peter C. Doherty of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine	1999 Q	[435]
	Yorihiko Kojima	1941	–	For eminent service to advancing Australia-Japan bilateral trade and economic relations	2015	9 April 2015

Former Companions

Name	Born	Died	Notability	Awarded	Notes
Brian Burke	1947	–	Premier of Western Australia 1983-88.	1988	Stripped of his honour 1995
H. C. "Nugget" Coombs	1906	1997	Australian economist, senior public servant, 1st Governor of the Reserve Bank, etc.	1975 Q	Resigned in 1976 when AK created.
Richard Pratt	1934	2009	Businessman.	1988	Resigned from the Order: refer Gazette No. S 40, 22 Feb 2008.
Patrick White	1912	1990	Author	1975 Q	Resigned in 1976 in protest at the sacking of the Whitlam government in 1975.

Announcements of appointments of Companions

A list of links to announcements of all awards appears on the Governor-General's website.

G = General Division; M = Military Division; H = Honorary award

Date	Gazette	Topic	G	M	H	ref
14 Feb 1975		Appointment of John Robert Kerr	1			appointment of John Robert Kerr
9 Jun 1975	1975 S113	Queen's Birthday Honours	6	2		Queen's Birthday 1975
1976		Resignation of Nugget Coombs	*			(Awarded 1975 Q)
1976		Resignation of Patrick White	*			(Awarded 1975 Q)
26 Jan 1976		Australia Day Honours	5	1		Australia Day 1976
7 Jun 1976		Queen's Birthday Honours	1			Queen's Birthday 1976
26 Jan 1977	1977 S007	Australia Day Honours	2			Australia Day 1977
11 Jun 1977	1977 S102	Queen's Birthday Honours	3			Queen's Birthday 1977
26 Jan 1978	1978 S015	Australia Day Honours	3			Australia Day 1978
6 Jun 1978	1978 S097	Queen's Birthday Honours	4			Queen's Birthday 1978
26 Jan 1979		Australia Day Honours	5			Australia Day 1979
Jun 1979		Queen's Birthday Honours	4			Queen's Birthday 1979
26 Jan 1980		Australia Day Honours	2		1	Australia Day 1980
Jun 1980		Queen's Birthday Honours	4			Queen's Birthday 1980
26 Jan 1981		Australia Day Honours	3			Australia Day 1981
Jun 1981		Queen's Birthday Honours	2			Queen's Birthday 1981
26 Jan 1982		Australia Day Honours	4		3	Australia Day 1982
Jun 1982		Queen's Birthday Honours	1			Queen's Birthday 1982
26 Jan 1983		Australia Day Honours	3			Australia Day 1983
Jun 1983		Queen's Birthday Honours	2			Queen's Birthday 1983
26 Jan 1984		Australia Day Honours	3			Australia Day 1984
Jun 1984		Queen's Birthday Honours	1	2		Queen's Birthday 1984
26 Jan 1985		Australia Day Honours	4			Australia Day 1985
17 May 1985		Honorary awards: Saburo Okita and Jørn Utzon			2
Jun 1985		Queen's Birthday Honours		1		Queen's Birthday 1985
26 Jan 1986		Australia Day Honours	5			Australia Day 1986
Jun 1986		Queen's Birthday Honours	6	1		Queen's Birthday 1986
26 Jan 1987		Australia Day Honours				Australia Day 1987
Jun 1987		Queen's Birthday Honours				Queen's Birthday 1987
26 Jan 1988		Australia Day Honours				Australia Day 1988
Jun 1988		Queen's Birthday Honours				Queen's Birthday 1988
26 Jan 1989		Australia Day Honours				Australia Day 1989
16 Feb 1989		Appointment of Bill Hayden	1			Appointment of Bill Hayden
Jun 1989		Queen's Birthday Honours				Queen's Birthday 1989
26 Jan 1990		Australia Day Honours				Australia Day 1990
Jun 1990		Queen's Birthday Honours				Queen's Birthday 1990
26 Jan 1991		Australia Day Honours				Australia Day 1991
8 Feb 1991		Honorary awards: Turgut Özal, Geoffrey Palmer and Park Tae-joon			3
Jun 1991		Queen's Birthday Honours				Queen's Birthday 1991
26 Jan 1992		Australia Day Honours				Australia Day 1992
6 Feb 1992		Honorary awards: Koichiro Ejiri, Constantine Mitsotakis and Michel Rocard			3
Jun 1992		Queen's Birthday Honours				Queen's Birthday 1992
26 Jan 1993		Australia Day Honours				Australia Day 1993
Jun 1993		Queen's Birthday Honours				Queen's Birthday 1993
21 Sep 1993		Honorary award: Eiji Toyoda			1
26 Jan 1994		Australia Day Honours				Australia Day 1994
Jun 1994		Queen's Birthday Honours				Queen's Birthday 1994
6 Jul 1994		Honorary award: Tofilau Eti Alesana			1
26 Jan 1995		Australia Day Honours				Australia Day 1995
Jun 1995		Queen's Birthday Honours				Queen's Birthday 1995
1995		Cancellation of award to Brian Burke	*			(Awarded 1988)
26 Jan 1996		Australia Day Honours				Australia Day 1996
Jun 1996		Queen's Birthday Honours				Queen's Birthday 1996
26 Jan 1997		Australia Day Honours				Australia Day 1997
Jun 1997		Queen's Birthday Honours				Queen's Birthday 1997
26 Jan 1998		Australia Day Honours				Australia Day 1998
Jun 1998		Queen's Birthday Honours				Queen's Birthday 1998
26 Jan 1999		Australia Day Honours				Australia Day 1999 Part 1 Part 2
Jun 1999		Queen's Birthday Honours				Queen's Birthday 1999
26 Jan 2000		Australia Day Honours				Australia Day 2000
Jun 2000		Queen's Birthday Honours				Queen's Birthday 2000
26 Jan 2001		Australia Day Honours				Australia Day 2001
Jun 2001		Queen's Birthday Honours				Queen's Birthday 2001
26 Jan 2002		Australia Day Honours				Australia Day 2002
Jun 2002		Queen's Birthday Honours				Queen's Birthday 2002
26 Jan 2003		Australia Day Honours				Australia Day 2003
Jun 2003		Queen's Birthday Honours				Queen's Birthday 2003
5 Sep 2003	2003 S341	Appointment of Richard William Butler			1
26 Jan 2004	2004 S004	Australia Day 2004 Honours				Australia Day 2004 Part 1 Part 2
14 Jun 2004	2004 S167	Queen's Birthday 2004 Honours				Queen's Birthday 2004
26 Jan 2005	2005 S001	Australia Day 2005 Honours				Australia Day 2005
1 Feb 2005	2005 S019	Honorary appointment of Mr Goh Chok Tong			1
13 Jun 2005	2005 S081	Queen's Birthday 2005 Honours				Queen's Birthday 2005
26 Jan 2006	2006 S001	Australia Day 2006 Honours				Australia Day 2006
12 Jun 2006	2006 S075	Queen's Birthday 2006 Honours List				Queen's Birthday 2006 part 2
26 Jan 2007	2007 S002	Australia Day 2007 Honours				Australia Day 2007
11 Jun 2007	2007 S100	Queen's Birthday 2007 Honours				Queen's Birthday 2007
28 Sep 2007	2007 S192	Order of Wearing
26 Jan 2008	2008 S001	Australia Day 2008 Honours				Australia Day 2008
22 Feb 2008	2008 S040	Resignation of Richard Pratt	*			(Awarded 1988)
9 Jun 2008	2008 S106	Queen's Birthday 2008 Honours				Queen's Birthday 2008
4 Sep 2008	2008 S177	Honorary Appointment of Stuart Ross Taylor			1	2008 S177
26 Jan 2009	2009 S004	Australia Day 2009 Honours				Australia Day 2009
8 Jun 2009	2009 S084	Queen's Birthday 2009 Honours				Queen's Birthday 2009
26 Jan 2010	2010 S003	Australia Day 2010 Honours				Australia Day 2010
9 Mar 2010	2010 S024	Honorary Appointment of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono			1	2010 S24
14 Jun 2010	2010 S084	Queen's Birthday 2010 Honours		5		Queen's Birthday 2010
1 Jul 2010	2010 S102	Honorary Appointment of Richard Armitage			1	2010 S102
26 Jan 2011	2011 S003	Australia Day 2011 Honours		2	1	Australia Day 2011
13 Jun 2011	2011 S092	Queen's Birthday 2011 Honours		1		Queen's Birthday 2011
26 Jan 2012		Australia Day 2012 Honours				Australia Day 2012
Jun 2012		Queen's Birthday 2012 Honours				Queen's Birthday 2012
28 Sep 2012	2012 S152	Honorary Appointment of Akio Mimura			1	2012 S152
5 Oct 2012	2012 S160	Honorary Appointment of Michelle Bachelet			1	2012 S160
26 Jan 2013		Australia Day 2013 Honours				Australia Day 2013
12 Jun 2013		Queen's Birthday 2013 Honours			1	Queen's Birthday 2013 Honorary AC
25 Nov 2013	2013 1742	Honorary Appointment of Jose Ramos-Horta			1	2013 1742
26 Jan 2014		Australia Day 2014 Honours				Australia Day 2014
9 Jun 2014		Queen's Birthday 2014 Honours	7			Queen's Birthday 2014
26 Jan 2015		Australia Day 2015 Honours	5			Australia Day 2015
9 Apr 2015		Honorary Appointment of Yorihiko Kojima			1	2015 0503
8 Jun 2015		Queen's Birthday 2015 Honours	8			Queen's Birthday 2015
26 Jan 2015		Australia Day 2015 Honours	10			Australia Day 2016

Statistics

For technical reasons, these sections have been placed on the separate page: List of Companions of the Order of Australia - Statistics

It's an Honour

• Companion of the Order of Australia
• Fact sheet
• From the Advanced search page, it is possible to produce a list of all recipients (that appear in the "It's an Honour" database).
  • In March 2014, there were 457 entries in the database.
  • The list does not necessarily show all recipients of the Companion of the Order of Australia, as some awardees of Australian honours elect not to have their names appear on the "It's an Honour" website.
  • The database information does not distinguish between the General and Military divisions
  • Honorary recipients are denoted by [ H ] next to their name (with the exception of "PHILIP, Prince Philip").
• Numbers awarded

See also

• List of Knights and Dames of the Order of Australia