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)
