KING’S BIRTHDAY 2025 HONOURS LIST AT A GLANCE

* 830 Australians recognised

* 581 people received awards in the general division of the Order of Australia

* 14 appointed as Companions (AC) of the Order of Australia

* 31 Officers (AO) of the Order of Australia

* 123 Members (AM) of the Order of Australia

* 413 Medals (OAM) of the Order of Australia

* 36 awarded in Military Division of the Order of Australia

* 149 Meritorious Awards

* 64 Distinguished and Conspicuous Awards

* 30 per cent more people have received a recognition when compared to the 2025 Australia Day Honours List

* Women make up about 35 per cent of those recognised

 

HIGH-PROFILE HONOUREES

* Scott Morrison (AC) – former Liberal prime minister

* Baz Luhrmann (AC) – filmmaker

* Catherine Martin (AC) – Academy Award-winning costume designer

* Mark Howden (AC) – environmental science professor

* Jennifer Westacott (AC) – business figure

* John Coetzee (AC) – author

* Geraldine Atkinson (AO) – First Nations leader

* Nicole Livingstone (AO) – former Olympic swimmer

* Gita Devi Mishra (AO) – epidemiologist and women’s health leader

* Christine Bigby (AO) – advocate for people with disability

* Nick Kaldas (AO) – Royal Commissioner into Defence and Veteran Suicide

* Deborah Hutton (OAM) – TV host and magazine editor

 

Kat Wong
(Australian Associated Press)