The 1995 Australia Day Honours are appointments to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by Australian citizens. The list was announced on 26 January 1995 by the Governor General of Australia, Bill Hayden.
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.
† indicates an award given posthumously.
Order of Australia
Companion (AC)
General Division Recipient Citation Notes Elinor Catherine Hamlin 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 Phillip Garth Law For service to science, particularly in the field of Antarctic exploration and research, and to education Edwin Carlyle Wood For service to the discipline of obstetrics and gynaecology, particularly through the development of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and its application to human infertility
Military Division RecipientCitationNotes John Stuart Baker, For service to the Government as Vice Chief of the Australian Defence Force
Officer (AO)
General Division Recipient Citation Notes David Louis BennettFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of adolescent health and medical care Peter John BoyceFor service to education, international relations and the community Frank Adams Callaway, For service to music education, particularly through the development of the Callaway International Resource Centre for Music Education Jeffrey CarmichaelFor service to the community, finance and education Timothy BoydFor service to paediatric cardiology and cardiac surgeryRobert Frederick CliffordFor service to the shipbuilding industry, particularly through the development and design of high-speed catamaransAnthony Stuart ColeFor service to the development of public sector policy, particularly in the areas of industry and public financeGraham Charles EvansFor service to microeconomic reform in the transport and communications fieldsValerie Claire Fisher, For service to raising the status of women in developing countries through the Associated Country Women of the WorldStuart Anthony HamiltonFor service to public administration and public sector reform Kenneth John HardyFor service to medicine in the field of surgery, particularly liver transplant and laparoscopic surgery John Charles Hargrave, For service to the treatment of leprosy and in the fields of reconstructive surgery and microsurgeryWilliam John HarrisFor service to public administration, particularly in the Australian Capital Territory and to the communityPhilip Christian HercusFor service to the shipbuilding industry, particularly through the development and design of high-speed catamaransRobert Duncan HoggFor service to politics and government as National Secretary of the Australian Labor Party Donald Jack HopgoodFor service to the South Australian Parliament, to conservation and the environment and to the communityJames Joseph Kennedy, For service to business, to tourism, and to the communityIan Bruce Carrick Kiernan, For service to conservation and the environment through the Clean-Up Australia and Clean-Up the World campaignsChristopher John KochFor service to Australian literature as a novelistIrene Kwong MossFor service to the advancement of a multicultural society as Federal Race Discrimination Commissioner Rupert (Horace) Myers, For service to the promotion of innovation and commerce in the fields of science, technology and engineering Joseph Martin RiordanFor service to industrial relations, to social justice, and to the communityImelda Joan RocheFor service to business and commerce, to women's affairs, and to the community Peter Winston SheehanFor service to education, research and psychology James Henry Staunton, For service to judicial administration and to the legal, ethical and administrative responsibilities of the judiciary Ian Matheson StevenFor service to paediatric anaesthesia and to the establishment of intensive care services at Adelaide Children's HospitalKerry Matthew StokesFor service to business and commerce, to the arts, and to the communityKenneth William TaylorFor service to the development of overseas aid and to the community Michael James TylerFor service to zoology, particularly through the research and conservation of Australian amphibians Brian Graham WilsonFor service to Australian higher educationLionel Barrie WoodwardFor service to public sector administration and reform
Military Division Branch Recipient Citation NotesArmy Geoffrey David Carter, For service to the Australian Army, particularly as Deputy Chief of the General Staff Air Force Robert Victor Richardson For outstanding service to the Royal Australian Air Force as the Air Officer Commanding Training Command
Member (AM) General Division