The 2024 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 2024 by the Governor General of Australia, David Hurley.
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.
Order of Australia
Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) General Division Emeritus Professor David Vernon Boger – For eminent service to chemical engineering as a scientist, academic and researcher, particularly in the field of non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, and to the environment. Catherine Brighid Livingstone, – For eminent service to business, particularly through governance and strategic reform, to tertiary education, to science, technology and innovation capability development, and to the arts. Professor Lorraine Ann Mazerolle – For eminent service to education, to the social sciences as a criminologist and researcher, and to the development of innovative, evidence-based policing reforms. Professor Deborah Jane Terry, – For eminent service to tertiary education as an institutional leader and academic, to the strengthening of higher education through collaboration and innovation, and to the community.
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) General Division Julian Bickersteth – For distinguished service to the museum and arts sector, and to conservation and the environment. The Honourable Justice Jenny May Blokland – For distinguished service to the judiciary, to the law, to professional associations, and to the community. Paul Anthony Briggs, – For distinguished service to the Indigenous community, to social welfare through economic inclusion and reconciliation, and to sporting organisations. Bruce James Carter – For distinguished service to business, to charitable organisations, and to the community. Professor Deli Chen – For distinguished service to sustainable agriculture, to Australia-China relations, to philanthropic endeavours, and as a mentor. Professor Deborah Ann Cobb-Clark – For distinguished service to economic research, to tertiary education, and to the social sciences. Professor Sally Lewers Dunwoodie – For distinguished service to medical research as an embryologist and geneticist, particularly in the field of foetal, and neonatal heart disease. Margaret Fink – For distinguished service to the arts as a film and television producer, and as a supporter of the visual arts community. Lisa Anne Fitzpatrick – For distinguished service to the nursing and midwifery professions through leadership and advocacy roles. The Honourable Larissa Tahireh Giddings – For distinguished service to the people and Parliament of Tasmania, and to the community. Dr Graham Cameron Grant – For distinguished service to biomedical engineering as a pioneer of innovative equipment development, and to medicine. The Honourable Robin Trevor Gray – For distinguished service to the people and Parliament of Tasmania, to economic development, and to the agricultural sector. His Honour Professor the Honourable Hugh Crosby Heggie, – For distinguished service to medicine and medical research organisations, and as Administrator of the Northern Territory. Bill Henson – For distinguished service to the visual arts as a photographer, and to the promotion of Australian culture. Professor Ian Bernard Hickie, – For distinguished service to psychiatric research and reforms as an advocate for improved mental health care and awareness. The Honourable Justice Judith Clair Kelly – For distinguished service to the judiciary, to the law, to professional associations, and to women. The late Emeritus Professor Robin William King – For distinguished service to engineering, to tertiary education, and to professional organisations through executive roles. Professor Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt – For distinguished service to natural resource management research and innovation, to gender equality, and to tertiary education. Professor Julie-Anne Elizabeth Leask – For distinguished service to health and medical research, to policy advice, and to enhancing community understanding of immunisation. Dr Lindy Lee – For distinguished service to contemporary visual arts as a sculptor and painter, and to arts administration through leadership roles. Emeritus Professor Helen Marian Lochhead – For distinguished service to architecture and urban design, to building regulation reform, to tertiary education, and to professional organisations. James Andrew MacKenzie – For distinguished service to business, and to public administration through leadership roles. The late Reverend Robert John Maguire, – For distinguished service to the community, particularly through social welfare initiatives and organisations. The late Dr Peter John Maher – For distinguished service to gynaecological medicine, to medical research and education, and to professional societies. Conjoint Associate Professor Sally McCarthy – For distinguished service to emergency medicine, and to professional associations through leadership roles. Emeritus Professor Peter Francis McDonald, – For distinguished service to demographic research, to policy development, and to professional associations. The Honourable John Roderick McKechnie, – For distinguished service to the law, to the judiciary, and to the community of Western Australia. Dr Richard John Mills, – For distinguished service to the performing arts as a composer, conductor and artistic director. Dr Cynthia Alison Mitchell – For distinguished service to the environment through water resource sustainability as an innovator, leader and academic. Gregory Lawrence Moriarty – For distinguished service to public administration in leadership roles, particularly in national and international security. David Damien Parer – For distinguished service to wildlife cinematography, to literature as an author, and to the environment. Professor Sarah Anne Robertson – For distinguished service to medical research, particularly reproductive biology and immunology, and to professional societies. Distinguished Professor Louise Marie Ryan – For distinguished service to biostatistical research and methodology, to environmental science, and to professional societies. Dr Brett Sutton – For distinguished service to the people of Victoria through public health administration and governance, and to medicine. Emeritus Professor Deborah Gale Theodoros – For distinguished service to community health, to rehabilitation sciences, and to tertiary education. Professor Joseph Albert Trapani – For distinguished service to medical research, particularly immunology and the development of immune-based cancer therapies, and to the community. Dr Grahame John Webb – For distinguished service to environmental conservation, and to wildlife preservation, particularly crocodiles. Winthrop Professor Fiona Melanie Wood, – For distinguished service to plastic and reconstructive surgery, to medical research, and as clinician scientist and mentor.
Military Division Air Force Air Marshal Robert Timothy Chipman, – For distinguished service in responsible positions as Australia’s Military Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation; and as Head of Military Strategic Commitments Branch.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM) General Division Professor Arthur Bruce Abernethy – For significant service to education in the field of health and behavioural science. Francis Roger Acquah – For significant service to mental health care, and to the community. Lynette Gail Adamson – For significant service to the Indigenous community, and to business. Pamela Kay Allen – For significant service to literature as an author. Elizabeth Rhonda Ansiewicz – For significant service to the community, particularly through social welfare groups. Varvara Athanasiou-Ioannou – For significant service to the community, particularly through inclusion and diversity initiatives, in a range of roles. Professor Kirsten Anne Auret – For significant service to palliative care medicine, and to tertiary education. Dr Richard John Bailey – For significant service to medicine in the field of anesthetics, and to professional societies. Associate Professor Barbara Baird – For significant service to community health through pro-choice advocacy, and to tertiary education. John Russell Baker, – For significant service to surf lifesaving, to veterans, and to the community. Janine Barrand – For significant service to the museum, arts and cultural sector. Associate Professor Felix Cornelius Behan – For significant service to medicine, particularly reconstructive surgery. Lorraine Helen Berends – For significant service to the financial and business sectors, and to the community. Neil Graeme Bibby, – For significant service to the community through emergency service organisations. Dallas Wayne Booth – For significant service to the insurance industry, and to the community. Emeritus Professor Leigh Alexander Burgoyne – For significant service to science, particularly through the development of DNA technologies. Michael Bushell – For significant service to sports administration through a range of roles. Stephen William Callister – For significant service to community, particularly men's health. Cressida Rosemary Campbell – For significant service to the visual arts. Adrian Samuel Carson – For significant service to Indigenous health through research and development programs. Emily Carter – For significant service to the Indigenous community through social and economic advocacy and initiatives. Douglas Scott Chapman – For significant service to the community of Victoria through a range of governance roles. Dr Hayley Emma Christian – For significant service to children's health through policy development and research. Clinical Associate Professor Matthew Chu – For significant service to emergency medicine, and to professional associations. Conjoint Professor Jacqueline Close – For significant service to medical research, and to medicine as an orthogeriatrician. Dr Sandra Eleyn Close – For significant service to the mining and resources sector, and to women as an equal opportunity pioneer and advocate, and to professional associations. Ellie Victoria Cole, – For significant service to sport as an advocate for diversity and inclusion. Dr Robert Robin Cooke, – For significant service to pathology, and to professional organisations. Brigid Anne Coombe – For significant service to community health, particularly through advocacy to improve abortion care access. Joan Cordell – For significant service to business, and to the community. Professor Kim Cornish – For significant service to tertiary education, to psychological science, and to the community. Joanne Charlotte Crawford – For significant service to women's rights, to gender equality, and to international development. Emeritus Professor Dudley Cecil Creagh – For significant service to science, and to tertiary education. Heather Ann Croall – For significant service to the performing arts, as an administrator, advocate and film maker. Mark Anthony Cubit – For significant service to the community through charitable organisations. Jennifer Ann Cullen – For significant service to people with disability, and to the community through a range of roles. Diana D'Ambra – For significant service to the finance and banking industry as a mentor and director. Susanne Dahn – For significant service to business, to the finance sector, and to the community. Bettina Danganbarr – For significant service to the Indigenous community of Arnhem Land. Anastasia Darras – For significant service to community health, particularly to ill children and their families.