List of Companions of the Order of Australia

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, Companion of the Order of Australia was the highest of three grades of the Order.
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. In general, recipients who are not Australian citizens are appointed Honorary Companions, though there have been certain exceptions.

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
	1957	–	Politician. Prime Minister	2020 Q
	1924	1999	Transportation magnate	1991 A
	1944	–	Managing Director Santos Limited 1986–2000, Chair of Adelaide Festival Corporation Board 2005–, Chairman of Austrade	2007 Q
	1947	–	Businesswoman and philanthropist	2016 A
	1939	–	Chairman, previously CEO, of Thiess Pty Ltd, etc.	2002 Q
	1938	–	Ballerina and ballet teacher	2018 A
	1965	–	Chemical engineer	2018 Q
	1941	–	Academic, President of the International Federation of Automatic Control 1990-93	2016 Q
	1897	1992	Stage and film actress	1991 Q
	1950	–	Academic	2015 Q
	1929	–	Politician, National Party Leader 1971–84, Deputy Prime Minister 1971–72 and 1975–83	2003 Q
	1923	2004	Founder of Pioneer Concrete; champion horse breeder	1983 A
	1938	–	Philanthropist, businessman	2010 A
	1908	1977	Senator 1937–62, minister, Lord Mayor of Sydney, High Commissioner to the United Kingdom	1977 A
	1940	–	Land Commander Australia 1994–96, Governor of Queensland 1997–2003	2001-03-30
	1925	–	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory 1987–93, Administrator of the Northern Territory 1993–97	1994 A
	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
	1950	2004	Premier of Tasmania 1998–2004	2005 Q
	1921	2014	Chairman of AMP, Chairman of BHP, Deputy Chairman of Westpac, etc.	1992 A
	1901	1986	Academic and diplomat	1978 Q
	1920	2015	Indigenous Australian and South Sea Islander Rights campaigner and activist	2009 A
	1930	–	Governor of New South Wales 2001–14; in 2014 she was promoted to Dame of the Order of Australia	2001-03-30
	1948	–	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales 2011–present	2014 Q
	1935	–	Politician and cabinet minister; gastroentologist; physician; clinical lecturer; Chancellor of the Australian National University; etc.	2008 Q
	1952	–	Premier of Queensland 1998–2007	2012 Q
	1923	2018	Chairman of the Council of the Australian War Memorial	1991 Q
	1948	–	Politician, Leader of the Opposition, Minister	2009 A
	1951	–	Governor of New South Wales	2020 A
	1948	2020	Businessman, Philanthropist	2016 Q
	1915	2006	Co-Founder of the construction and engineering company Transfield	1997 A
	1951	–	Justice of the High Court of Australia	2012 A
	1950	–	Chancellor, Bond University, Federal Court judge	2019 Q
	1941	–	SJD, QC, Barrister, Commonwealth Solicitor-General 1998–2008	2008 Q
	1946	–	Epidemiologist	2010 Q
	1953	–	Neurologist, Laureate Professor of Medicine, University of Melbourne	2014 A
	1923	–	Expanded the Sussan retail chain, Philanthropist, Life Governor of the Australian National Gallery Foundation	2015 A
	1927	–	Engineer, businessman, senior public servant, Chairman of the Commonwealth Bank	2002 A
	1948	–	Film editor	2018 Q
	1915	1995	Organic chemist	1987 A
	1933	–	Virologist	2019 Q
	1904	1990	Economist, schoolteacher, academic, government advisor, radio broadcaster, public-affairs commentator and Chancellor of the University of Sydney in the 1970s and 1980s.	1986 Q
	1940	–	Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia	1998 A
	1913	2016	For service to the development of academic medicine and medical education in Australia	2006 A
	1948	–	Scientist, Nobel laureate	2010 A
	1930	–	Historian	2000 A
	1969	–	Two time Academy Award-winning actress, environmentalist and humanitarian	2017 Q
	1933	–	Academic, Professor; Politician, Cabinet Minister 1983–93; High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 1994–98; etc.	1995 Q
	1960	–	Premier of Queensland from 2007 to 2012	2017 A
	1936	–	In recognition of service to governments and government administration	1988 Q
	1930	–	Operatic conductor	2012 A
	1920	2011	Entrepreneur, art collector, Chairman of the SA Jubilee 150 Board, etc.	1987 A
	–	–	Oil and gas executive	2019 A
	1922	2012	Solicitor, council alderman and mayor, politician 1962–90, Deputy Prime Minister 1983–90	1991 A
	1911	1994	Solicitor, barrister, judge; politician, Attorney-General, Cabinet Minister.	1988 A
	1920	1999	Artist	1992 Q
	1954	–	Premier of Victoria from 1999 to 2007	2010 Q
	1942	2020	Higher education administrator; Vice-chancellor University of South Australia; Bradley Review of Higher Education	2008 A
	1908	2001	Cricketer	1979 Q
	1948	–	Former judge and president of the Australian Human Rights Commission	2018 Q
	1912	1995	LL.D., poet, lawyer, academic, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia 1967–78	1979 Q
	1928	–	Chief Justice of the High Court 1995–98	1988 A
	1948	–	Businesswoman	2019 A
	1938	–	For service to the engineering profession as a world expert in the field of rock mechanics	2001 A
	1916	2002	Astronomer and physicist	1986 Q
	1960	–	Medical researcher	2016 Q
	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	2003-04-30
	1918	1995	Secretary, Department of the Prime Minister 1959–68 & 1971–75; High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 1975–77	1982 A
	1946	–	Researcher into the early diagnosis and treatment of cancer	1998 Q
	1944	—	Neurophysiologist	2019 Q
	1954	—	Industrial relations and human rights	2019 Q
	1929	2015	13th General of the Salvation Army	1994 A
	1929	2020	Neurobiologist	2018 Q
	1918	2004	Queen's Counsel; Chief Justice of Western Australia 1977–88; Governor of Western Australia 1990–93	1988 Q
	1942	–	Diplomat; UN weapons inspector; Governor of Tasmania 2003–04	2003-09-05
	1921	1991	Education, particularly in the study of economic growth	1991 Q
	1942	—	Journalist and businesswoman	2019 Q
	1952	–	Neuroscientist, Vice-Chancellor of Monash University, etc.	2014 A
	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
	c.1937	–	For humanitarian service in the Middle East;	2005 A
	1913	1995	In recognition of service to the Public Service and the community	1986 A
	1937	–	Justice of the High Court of Australia 1998–2007	2003 A
	1945	2007	For service to the development of Australian foreign policy	2003 A
	1932	2010	Distinguished legal scholar, first female professor and Dean of a law school	2005 A
	1921	2004	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland 1982–85, Governor of Queensland 1985–92	1989 A
	1942	2019	Writer, historian	2014 Q
	1932	–	Businessman, primarily working in the coal industry	2003 Q
	1937	–	Anglican Bishop, Archbishop of Perth 1981–2005, Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia 2000–05	2007 Q
	1918	2018	Politician, senator 1971–83, minister 1975–83	2008 A
	1892	1983	Pioneer aviator, poet, librettist, biographer, memoirist and artist; wife of Governor-General Lord Casey	1982 A
	1924	–	Roman Catholic Cardinal Priest 1991, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity within the Vatican	1990 Q
	1937	–	In recognition of services to medical science, particularly in the field of cardiovascular physiology	1991 Q
	1950	–	For service to the mining industry, to business, and to the community in the areas of cultural preservation and education	2002 Q
	1936	1991	Cardiothoracic surgeon and pioneer of modern organ transplantation	1986 A
	1953	–	Nephrologist, Renal physician, Transplant surgeon	2015 A
	1938	–	Governor of Victoria	2012 A
	1943	–	Vice Chancellor and President of the Australian National University 2001–2011	2006 Q
	1923	2014	Catholic Archbishop of Sydney 1983–2001	1992 A
	1935	–	Developed the Cochlear implant	2004 A
	?	–	Physicist	2018 A
	1896	1986	Technical Managing Director Western Mining Corporation 1933–1962	1975 Q
	1915	1991	Historian	1975 Q
	?	–	Geologist, Chief Executive Officer of the CSIRO 2009-2014	2014 Q
	1938	–	Scientist, academic and researcher	2004 A
	?	–	Biological scientist	2015 Q
	1950	–	President of the Australian Olympic Committee	2006 Q
	1939	–	Secretary to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	1991 A
	1944	–	Medical researcher	2017 Q
	1949	2018	HIV/AIDS researcher, immunologist, professor at the University of New South Wales	2018 Q
	1927	–	Economist	2001 A
	1917	2013	Scientist, 1975 Nobel Prize in Chemistry	1991 A
	1942	–	Biomedical researcher	1999 A
	1957	–	Lawyer, politician, cabinet minister, etc.	2011 A
	1947	–	Premier of Western Australia	2003 Q
	1954	—	Malaria researcher	2019 Q
	1936	–	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania 1995–2004, Governor of Tasmania 2004–2008	1999 Q
	1966	–	Research scientist, Director and Chief Executive Officer, The Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health	2015 A
	1941	–	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania 2008-2013	2014 Q
	1948	–	Academic and practitioner in the field of public international law.	2013 Q
	1910	1984	For eminent and meritorious public service and services to commerce, industry, trade, agriculture, learning and international relations	1978 A
	1945	–	Justice of the High Court of Australia	2008 A
	1933	2018	Industrialist, philanthropist	2017 Q
	1909	2007	Decorated field commander in World War II, founding President of Austcare, founder of Mainguard merchant bank	1988 A
	1938	–	For service to business and commerce	2006 Q
	1927	2017	In recognition of service to medicine and science, particularly in the fields of research and administration	1992 A
	1938	2017	Olympic champion athlete	2018 A
	1923	1990	For public and community service to the people of New South Wales	1980 Q
	1943	–	CEO of Coca-Cola 2000–04	2005 Q
	1921	2015	For service to the arts through vision, advice and philanthropy	2004 A
	1943	–	For service to the development, advancement and growth of visual arts	2009 A
	?		For service to business and industry and to the community	1991 Q
	1940		Craniofacial surgeon	1988 A
	1959	–	Academic; Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne	2002 A
	1933	–	Justice of the High Court of Australia 1982–97	1988 A
	1948	–	QC, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland	2000 Q
	1939	–	Medical researcher; Governor of Victoria 2006–2011	2006 Q
	1931	–	Justice of the High Court of Australia 1982–95; Governor-General 1996–2001	1988 A
	1943	–	Plant molecular biologist	2019 A
	1924	–	Scientist renowned for his research exploring the nature of consciousness in animals	2005 A
	1925	2008	Businessman and philanthropist	2001 A
	1953	–	Governor of Victoria 2015-; Judge, Family Court of Australia 1995-2013	2017 A
	1940	–	Veterinary surgeon, medical researcher, 1996 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1997 Australian of the Year	1997 A
	1951	–	Politician, longest-serving Minister for Foreign Affairs, etc.	2013 A
	1904	1994	In recognition of service to politics and government	1979 Q
	1945	–	QC, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia	2002 Q
	1953	–	State Politician, Lord Mayor of Melbourne	2017 Q
	1912	1981	Artist	1980 Q
	1907	1993	Surgeon, Army Officer, Prisoner of War	1987 Q
	1942	–	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
	1926	1999	QC, Premier of South Australia 1967–68 & 1970–79	1979 Q
	1923	2011	Chief of the General Staff 1977–82, Governor of South Australia 1982–91	1991 A
	1911	1992	Photographer	1992 A
	1913	1994	Author, historian	1989 Q
	1903	1997	Neurophysiologist, 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine	1990 A
	1935	–	Deputy Premier of Queensland 1978–83, Chancellor of the University of Queensland 1993–2009	1989 A
	1954	–	Researcher, President of the Australian College of Optometry 2012-	2015 Q
	1927	–	Politician	2017 A
	1938	–	Olympic athlete	2002 Q
	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.	2006 A
	1936	–	World No. 1 tennis player	2019 A
	1941	2020	Economic policy development	1999 Q
	1944	–	Minister for Foreign Affairs 1988–1996	2012 Q
	1933	–	Chief Judge of the Family Court of Australia and the first female judge of an Australian Federal Court	1995 Q
	1945	–	Politician 1984–2001, Premier of New South Wales 1992–95, Federal Minister for Finance 1996–2001	2002 A
	1933	2017	Businessman, philanthropist	2010 A
	1922	2017	Philanthropist	2005 A
	1946	–	Australian philanthropist, as a major supporter of the visual arts	2014 A
	1944	–	Immunologist, researcher	2014 Q
	1952	–	Academic	2016 Q
	1914	2010	Virologist	1989 A
	1912	2009	In recognition of service to the Parliament of Tasmania and to the community	1982 A
	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
	1948	–	Premier of Tasmania	2003 Q
	1940	—	Legal philosopher	2019 Q
	1946	2019	Politician, National Party of Australia leader 1990–99, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia 1996–99, etc.	2005 A
	1945	2003	Founder and Executive Director of SIDS and Kids	1999 A
	1941	–	QC, Judge of the Federal Court 1981–84, best known for the Fitzgerald Inquiry into corruption 1987–89, etc.	1991 A
	1906	2000	In recognition of service to medicine, particularly through research into Aboriginal eye health and to the community	1993 A
	1935	–	Chancellor of Griffith University 2000–15, Governor of Queensland 1992–97	1993 A
	1937	–	Transportation magnate	2008 A
	1920	2013	In recognition of service to the law and to government	1989 Q
	1937		Australian freestyle champion swimmer	2018 Q
	1930	2015	22nd Prime Minister of Australia 1975–83, chair of Care International	1988 Q
	1953	–	Creator of the HPV vaccine against cervical cancer	2012 Q
	1940	–	Astronomer and astrophysicist	2017 Q
	1947	–	Chief Justice of the High Court	2010 A
	1917	2004	Welfare worker and philanthropist, known for her commitment to unpopular causes, most notably helping women prisoners	1992 A
	1940	–	Medical researcher, Executive Director, Obesity Australia	2015 A
	1958	–	Justice of the High Court of Australia 2012-; Solicitor-General of Australia from 2008 to 2012	2017 A
	1957	–	Winemaker	2017 Q
	1948	–	Social equity advocate	2019 A
	1951	–	Academic, politician, Premier of Western Australia 2001–06	2008 Q
	1935	–	Philanthropist	2017 Q
	–	–	Philanthropist	2019 A
	1944	–	Theatre and festival director	2019 A
	1954	–	University vice-chancellor	2020 A
	1946	–	Economist	2017 Q
	1917	2005	QC, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia 1981–87	1987 Q
	1950s	–	Geneticist, researcher	2014 Q
	1961	–	27th Prime Minister of Australia 2010-2013	2017 A
	1928	2017	Secretary of the NSW Premier's Department	1989 A
	1938	–	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales 1988–98, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia 1998–2008	1992 A
	1931	–	QC, Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria 1978–94, Governor of Victoria 1997–2000	1993 A
	1953	–	Business and commerce as a company director	2007 Q
	1938	–	Chairman of ANZ Bank since 1995, company director, etc.	2001 Q
	1924	2014	In recognition of service to research into child development and education in the discipline of psychology	1992 Q
	1951		World No. 1 tennis player	2018 A
	1964	–	Judge of the High Court of Australia	2019 A
	1911	2002	19th Prime Minister of Australia 1968–71	1988 Q
	1952	–	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
	1937	–	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania 1973–95, Governor of Tasmania 1995–2003, Administrator of the Commonwealth 2003	1994 A
	1947	–	Premier of New South Wales	1994 Q
	1923	2016	Media and television entrepreneur	2008 Q
	1926	–	Senator, first woman to be a member of Cabinet, Minister for Social Security 1975–80, Minister for Finance 1980–83	2005 Q
	1942	–	Justice of the High Court of Australia 1995–2012	1997 A
	1914	2003	Chairman of the Australian Wool Board	1990 A
	1960	–	Medical doctor and former Australian Medical Association federal president	2018 A
	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
	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
	1924	2020	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
	1931		Academic economist and author, in the fields of Post-Keynesian economics, capital theory and economic thought.	2018 Q
	1927	–	Community service	1989 Q
	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
	1948	–	Public administration at senior levels	2010 Q
	1929	2019	23rd Prime Minister of Australia 1983–91	1979 A
	1942	2016	Vice-Chancellor of the University of Queensland 1996–2007	2004 A
	1933	–	Politician, Foreign Minister 1983–88, Governor-General 1989–96	1989-02-16
	1945	–	Justice of the High Court of Australia 1997–2015	2002 Q
	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
	1928	2016	Secretary to the Department of Foreign Affairs	1985 A
	1957	–	Secretary to the Treasury	2007 A
	1930	–	Private Secretary to the Sovereign 1986–90	1988 A
	1922	2017	Medical researcher who has made a major contribution to combating iodine deficiency	1990 Q
	1943	–	Judge of the High Court of Australia	2004 Q
	1926	–	Senior Queensland public servant and administrator	2004 Q
	1907	1998	For service to geology particularly as a palaeontologist and to research and learning; first female professor at an Australian university	1993 A
	1946	–	Minister for Defence, Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations	2012 Q
	–	–	Business executive	2019 A
	?	–	For service to the legal profession and to the community	1983 Q
	1957	–	Biochemist	2019 A
	1914	2009	Construction magnate; For service to the community, particularly to youth and in the field of medical research	1988 Q
	1935	–	Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane; 23rd Governor-General	2011-06-29
	1929	1993	Ophthalmologist	1991 Q
	1943	–	Scientist	2017 A
	1956	–	Chief Justice of Queensland	2020 A
	1943	–	Businesswoman in the construction, wine and cattle industries	2007 A
	1907	2000	Poet	1981 A
	1919	1999	For service to the law, to government, to learning and conservation	1989 A
	1951	–	Foundation Professor of Plant Conservation Biology at the University of Western Australia	2012 Q
	1939	–	25th Prime Minister of Australia 1996–2007	2008 Q
	1953	–	Businessperson and philanthropist	2020 Q
	1924	2014	Services to industry and technology	1988 Q
	1968	—	Actor and advocate for poverty eradication	2019 Q
	1924	1991	Businessman; 1983 promoted to Knight of the Order of Australia	1976 A
	1953	–	Chairwoman of Qantas	2003 Q
	1911	1991	Under Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the United Nations Organisation	1986 Q
	1931	–	Olympic athlete, Governor of South Australia 2001–07	2001-08-27
	1957	–	Physicist and academic	2016 A
	1930	2015	National President of the RSL	1998 A
	1937	–	Military commander, Governor of Western Australia, Governor-General of Australia	1996 Q
	?	–	Inaugural Chancellor of the University of Technology, Sydney	2002 A
	1924	–	Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia	1986 Q
	1932	–	Minister for Science and Technology, Minister for Science, Minister for Science and Small Business, Minister for Science, Customs and Small Business	2014 Q
	?	–	Mechanical and aerospace engineer	2018 A
	1926	–	Academic and educator, particularly with Aboriginal communities	1989 A
	1941	–	Banking and finance executive	2016 A
	1966	–	Aviation executive	2017 Q
	1922	2008	Economist, academic, First Vice-Chancellor of Flinders University 1966, Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University 1982–87	1976 A
	1952	–	Justice of the High Court of Australia 2013–present, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia 2010-13, Queensland Solicitor-General 1992-2005	2015 Q
	1940	–	Secretary to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	1996 A
	1948	–	For service to the trade union movement, particularly through the establishment of the universal system of superannuation	2008 Q
	1941	–	Politician	2017 A
	1948	–	Premier of Victoria 1992–99	2005 A
	1914	1991	Governor-General 1974–77; inaugural Principal Companion; inaugural Principal Knight.	1975-02-14
	1923	2000	Company director. National Secretary, 1961–1978, then National President, 1978–1988, Returned Services League of Australia	1988 Q
	1967	–	Academy Award-winning actress and humanitarian	2006 A
	1954	–	High Court judge	2011 Q
	1925	2007	Barrister, politician, Minister	2004 Q
	?	–	Community service	1981 A
	1926	2015	For service to medicine, particularly in the field of nephrology	1989 Q
	1925	2011	Politician, Cabinet Minister; lawyer, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia 1978–95	1987 Q
	1933	2014	For service through the development of public policy in the defence procurement, infrastructure and energy sectors, and to business	2009 Q
	1939	–	Justice of the High Court of Australia 1996–2009	1991 A
	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
	?	–	Chairman of the Australian Bicentennial Authority	1988 Q
	1938	2015	Premier of Victoria	2012 Q
	?	–	Psychiatrist specialising in psycho-oncology and palliative medicine	2018 A
	1903	1994	Justice of the High Court of Australia 1950–70	1983 A
	1953	–	Medical researcher	2017 Q
	1910	1999	Service to industry and the community	1981 Q
	1924	2016	For service to Australian literature, to education and to the community	1993 A
	1930	–	Chairman of the National Grid Management Council	1996 Q
	1930	–	Olympic athlete; Governor of Victoria 2001–06.	2001-03-30
	1943	–	Chancellor of La Trobe University	2019 A
	1931	–	Consulting engineer	2003 Q
	1938	–	Tennis player	2016 A
	1912	2010	Prominent in Antarctic exploration and research	1995 A
	1954	–	Governor of South Australia 2014–present	2016 Q
	1943	–	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
	1922	2012	Managing Director of Mobil Oil Australia, Chairman of Qantas 1980-89	1993 A
	1920	–	Aviator	2016 Q
	?	–	Geographer and university administrator	1996 A
	1951	–	Academic, Scientist	2016 Q
	1929	–	Industrialist	1989 A
	1930	–	Businessman and philanthropist	2000 A
	?	–	Service to the law	1983 Q
	?	–	Surgeon	2015 Q
	1946	–	Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia 1996–2006	2004 A
	1925	2010	Classical conductor	1997 A
	1930	2008	For service to the law, to higher education and the arts	1993 Q
	1937	1994	President of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission	1992 Q
	1938	2014	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia 1988–2005	1992 A
	1939	–	Organic chemist specialising in plant growth hormones	2018 A
	1951	–	Received the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work with Helicobacter pylori	2007 A
	?	–	Director of Urology at Royal Adelaide Hospital, Chancellor of St John Ambulance Australia	2006 A
	?	–	Scientist specialising in biochemistry and protein crystallography applied to drug-resistant bacteria	2018 A
	1952	–	Chief Justice of Western Australia	2012 Q
	1925	–	Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia 1987–95	1988 A
	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
	1916	1991	For service to banking, to industry and to the community	1989 A
	1953	–	President of Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria 2005–present	2015 Q
	1934	–	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
	1936	2020	President of the Royal Society, London 2000–05	1998 A
	1948	–	Social historian and academic	2018 A
	1914	2005	Governor of Victoria 1986–92	1987 Q
	1926	–	Minister, President of the Senate, High Commissioner to the United Kingdom	1987 Q
	1938	–	Governor of Western Australia	2012 A
	1938	–	Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation	2006 Q
	1952	–	Scientist specialising in ocean thermodynamics	2018 A
	1926	2003	Governor of Victoria 1992–97	1994 Q
	1910	1984	For service to industry	1981 A
	1935	–	Justice of the High Court of Australia 1989–2005	1989 Q
	1945	2000	For service to excellence in scientific and technological research	1999 A
	1912	1981	For public service	1979 A
	?	–	For service to the spiritual and physical wellbeing of the people of outback Australia	1998 A
	1941	–	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
	1955	–	President of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Western Australia 2009–16	2016 Q
	?	–	Anti-death penalty barrister	2017 Q
	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
	1916	1987	For service to industry	1986 Q
	1909	1994	Public servant	1985 A
	1922	2015	Physicist and conservation advocate	2006 A
	1929	2014	Cancer researcher, Professor Emeritus of the University of Melbourne	1993 Q
	1938	–	Governor of Western Australia 2006–11	2006 A
	1913	2012	For service to the wool industry and to the arts	1990 Q
	?	–	Businessperson	2020 Q
	1931	–	Immunologist	2003 Q
	1922	2012	Microbiologist	1990 Q
	1920	2011	Engineer, Professor of Physics, pioneer radio astronomer	1976 Q
	1942	–	Businessman and Philanthropist	2010 Q
	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
	1915	1998	President of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission	1986 A
	1943	–	Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	2001 A
	1947	–	Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	2012 A
	1940	–	Mining industry executive	2002 Q
	1934	–	Nuffield Professor of Surgery Emeritus at the University of Oxford	2004 Q
	1938	2015	Founder of the Wesley Mission	2002 A
	1925	1999	Royal Commissioner into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody	1991 A
	1909	2012	Philanthropist	1989 Q
	1931	–	For service to the media, particularly the newspaper publishing industry	1984 A
	1921	1992	Philanthropist	1976 A
	1926	–	For service to business and commerce, to government and to the community	1990 A
	1947	–	Barrister, academic, businessman, landowner and philanthropist	2016 A
	?	–	Philanthropist	2016 A
	1947	–	Chairman BHP; for service to business and commerce; philanthropist	2017 Q
	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
	1925	1989	Premier of Tasmania	1978 Q
	1950	–	Judge of the High Court of Australia	2019 A
	1909	2002	Mathematician	1994 Q
	1938	–	Chair of the ABC, chair of the board of the ASX, Chancellor of Macquarie University	2002 A
	1948	–	Supporter of cancer research; singer/songwriter	2019 A
	1940	–	Businessman and academic	2001 A
	1917	1992	Artist	1988 Q
	–	–	Paediatric physician, neurologist, and clinical geneticist	2019 A
	1931	–	Research biologist, Chairman of the CSIRO	1989 Q
	1924	1993	Microsurgeon;	1991 Q
	?	–	Catholic theologian and academic	2006 A
	1957	–	Academic, Vice Chancellor and President of Griffith University	2017 Q
	1932	–	Chairperson of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission	1999 A
	1938	–	Biomedical research, particularly related to veterinary and medical parasitology	2007 A
	1954	–	Scientist, Chief Scientist and Engineer of Government of New South Wales 2008–18	2016 A
	1901	2000	Physicist, Professor, Governor of South Australia 1972–77	1977 A
	1923	2011	Artist	2006 Q
			For service to law enforcement and commitment to excellence in reshaping and introducing wide-ranging reforms in the Queensland Police Service	2001 Q
	1940	–	Physician, President of International Child Neurology Association 2006-2010	2016 A
	1937	2005	Businessman	1983 A
	1937	–	Philanthropist	2016 Q
	1926	2019	Businessman	1993 Q
	1937	–	Vice-President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia	2008 Q
	1958	–	Public Servant; Economist	2017 A
	1910	1988	For service to education & educational research, particularly in the field of social sciences	1978 A
	1948	–	Judge, businessman, company director, Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia 2004–17, Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia 2017–present	2016 A
	1948		For service to business development and trade, to the Australian pearling industry, and to the community	1999 A
	1914	2004	Philosopher	1992 Q
	1939	–	Australian politician, Foreign Minister 1975–80, Leader of the Opposition 1983–85 & 1989–90	1997 Q
	1937	–	Molecular biologist	1994 A
	1941	–	Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal, etc.	2005 Q
			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
	1930	–	For service to medicine and to the community, particularly in the field of medical education and health care	1988 A
	1922	2018	Businessman and philanthropist	2019 A
	1945	–	Academic, philosopher, political theorist	2017 Q
	1933	2009	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria	1998 A
	1917	1987	Public servant and diplomat	1978 A
			For service to industrial relations	1984 A
	1932	–	Neuroscientist	2001 A
	1931	–	Philanthropist	2003 Q
			For service to medicine and medical research particularly in the field of gastroenterology and liver disease	1990 Q
			Philanthropist	2002 Q
	1940	–	Managing director of BHP	1996 Q
	1944	—	Computational chemist	2019 Q
	1932	–	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
	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 Organization and World Food Programme 2014–present.	2016 A
	1909	1999	Premier of Tasmania	1975 Q
	1895	1998	Landscape painter	1985 A
	1923	–	For service to medicine and to academic and clinical surgery, particularly in the field of endocrinology	1994 A
	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
	1923	1989	Academic, Professor of politics, Vice-Chancellor University of Western Australia 1978–82, Governor of Western Australia 1983–89	1986 Q
	1947	–	Academic, Vice-Chancellor University of Western Sydney 1998-2013	2015 A
	1909	1987	Deputy Premier 1959–64 and Premier of New South Wales 1964–65	1979 A
	1947	—	Diplomat and public servant	2019 Q
	1943	–	Scientific technological researcher specialising in polymer chemistry	2018 A
	1913	2001	For service to biological sciences	1980 A
	1956	–	Endocrinologist	2020 A
	1952	–	Neurosurgeon	2018 A
	1948	–	Author	2019 A
	1922	1999	Chief of the Air Staff 1975–79, Governor of New South Wales 1981–89	1987 A
	1910	1999	For service to the mineral and petroleum industries	1984 A
	1957	–	26th Prime Minister of Australia	2019 Q
	1951		Actor	2014 A
	1938	–	For service to science and to higher education, particularly in the fields of medical research and medical education	1994 A
	1920	2010	Co-founder of Transfield, founder of Tenix	2002 A
	1946		Businessman and Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission	2010 Q
	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
	1950	–	Governor of Western Australia 2014–18	2016 Q
	1952	–	Commander Training Command – Navy, Head of Maritime Systems, Governor of South Australia 2007–2014	2008 A
	1967		Astrophysicist, Nobel Prize Laureate, etc.	2013 A
	1922	2019	Founding Director of The Australian Ballet School	2005 Q
	1903	1981	Founded Australia's first management consultancy firm, WD Scott	1979 A
	1923	2006	Architect	1987 Q
	1926	2018	National representative Rugby Union 1947–58, Lord Mayor of Sydney 1973–75	1990 Q
	1946	–	Academic, public servant, Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 2003–08	2007 A
	1946	–	Biochemist, molecular biologist	2017 Q
	1910	2011	For eminent and meritorious service to business and industry	1978 Q
	1957	–	Academic researcher, Academic Director of Charles Perkins Centre of the University of Sydney 2012–present	2015 Q
	1929	–	Australian politician, National Party of Australia Leader 1984–89, Speaker of the House of Representatives 1998-98	2001 A
	1934	–	Deputy Chief of Navy, Governor of New South Wales 1990–96	1992 Q
	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
	1929	2012	For service to science and technology and its application to industry development.	1993 Q
	1920	2012	For service to education particularly in the field of philosophy	1990 Q
	?	–	Neuropathic pain researcher	2019 Q
			For service to the community, particularly through administration of the Victorian Bush Fire Appeal Trust Fund	1984 Q
	1944	–	Entrepreneur, businessman, aviator, political activist, philanthropist	2015 Q
			For service to the law and to legal institutions	1990 A
	1913	2009	Industrialist, philanthropist	2007 Q
	1952	–	Geologist and senior mining executive	2018 Q
	1929	–	Academic	2016 Q
	1928	–	Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria	2006 A
	1937	–	Art historian, author and academic	2018 Q
	1962	–	Academic; Vice-Chancellor of University of Sydney 2008-	2017 A
	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
	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
	1917	1996	For service to industry, General Manager of the Australian Mutual Provident Society 1966–79	1981 Q
	1958	–	Economist, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia 2006–16	2016 Q
	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
	1950	–	QC, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory 1995–99	2006 Q
	1926	2018	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales	1989 Q
	1924	2015	Historian, academic economist	2004 Q
	1938	–	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
	1945	–	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
	1926	2010	Opera singer	1975 Q
	1956	–	Gastroenterologist	2018 A
	1914	2001	For eminent and meritorious public service.	1977 Q
	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
			Ophthalmologist	2001 Q
	?	–	Medical specialist in prevention and treatment of substance abuse disorders	2018 A
	1954	–	Professor of chemistry, specialising in polymer chemistry and materials science	2018 Q
	1920	2006	Author	1977 Q
	1949		Nuclear physicist	2020 A
	1939		Justice the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, Administrator of the Northern Territory, Chancellor of Charles Darwin University	2014 A
	?	–	Philanthropist supporting medical research, emergency rescue, educational, sporting and cultural organisations, and real estate and land developer in Queensland.	2018 A
	1902	1995	Premier of Western Australia	1977 Q
	1930	2015	Justice of the High Court of Australia 1987–98	1988 A
	1909	1995	Art historian and classical archaeologist	1976 A
	1930	–	For service to the community, to the arts and to sport	1991 A
	1914	2010	For service to the arts, particularly in the field of music	1989 Q
	1936	2018	Urban and regional planner and academic	2019 A
	1948	–	Former Federal National Party leader	2019 A
	1931	2020	Classical French horn player	1992 A
	1928	–	Chairman Santos Limited	2000 Q
	1937	2014	Governor of Tasmania	2009 Q
	1921	2015	Boxer, soldier, politician	2013 A
	1928	2011	For service to business and to industry	1989 A
	1910	2000	Industrial Chemist, Director of CSR 1958-82	1980 A
	1941	–	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
	1916	2011	Managing Director, International Wool Secretariat; Chairman, Wool Review Committee; ;	1987 Q
	1915	2015	For service to medical education and to the community particularly in the field of drug and alcohol abuse	1988 Q
	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"	2004-02-22
	1939	2018	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
			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
	1917	1983	Services to medicine	1982 Q
	1948	–	28th Governor of Tasmania	2017 A
	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
	1937	–	Discovered Helicobacter pylori in 1979. Awarded 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine	2007 A
			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
	1950	–	Public servant, Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 2011-14	2016 Q
	1946	–	Australian diplomat, Governor of Queensland	2011 A
	1914	1994	Secretary to the Treasury	1979 A
	1916	2014	21st Prime Minister of Australia 1972–75	1978 Q
	1915	2003	For service to Australian law enforcement, to victims of crime and to the community	1993 A
	1944		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
	1923	2008	Chairman of the CSIRO	1986 A
	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
	1945	–	Senior public servant	2019 A
	1949	–	Medical scientist	2017 A
	?	–	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
	1922	2005	Justice of the High Court of Australia 1979–89	1988 A
	1908	1985	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Governor of Victoria	1982 A
	1938	2019	President of the Victorian Court of Appeal	2004 Q
	1929	2011	Service to the discipline of obstetrics and gynaecology particularly through the development of in-vitro fertilisation and its application to human infertility	1995 A
	1930	1990	Senior public servant; Secretary to the Departments of Defence, Resources and Energy, etc.	1989 A
	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
	1942	–	Classical pianist	1992 Q
	1927	–	For service to international relations and to Asia Pacific economic co-operation.	1993 Q
	1922	–	For service to human rights, to conservation, to legal education and to the law	1990 Q
	1926	2014	Premier of New South Wales 1976–86	1988 A
	1927	1994	Secretary to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and Secretary to Cabinet	1986 A
	1919	2008	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria 1974–91	1989 A
	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
	1956	2013	Musician, songwriter, teacher, advocate, etc.	2014 A
	1942	–	Fashion designer and businesswoman	2009 Q
	1918	1998	Chemist and industrialist	1990 Q

Military Division

Name	Born	Died	Notability	Awarded	Notes
	1936	2007	Vice-Chief of the Defence Force 1992–95, Chief of Defence Force 1995–98	1995 A
	1945	–	Vice-Chief of the Defence Force 1997–98, Chief of Defence Force 1998–2002	2001 A
	1934	2004	Vice-Chief of the Defence Force 1989–1992, Chief of Defence Force 1993–95	1992 A
	1928	–	Governor of Tasmania 1987–95; Chief of the Defence Force 1984–87	1985 Q
	1960		Chief of Air Force, Vice Chief of the Defence Force, Chief of the Defence Force	2014 A
	1932	2018	Chief of the General Staff 1990–92	1992 A
	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 on appointment as Governor-General	2000-03-25
	1925	–	Chief of Air Staff 1982–85	1984 Q
	1935	–	Vice-Chief of the Defence Force 1986–87, Chief of the Air Staff 1987–92	1989 Q
	1952	–	Vice Chief of the Defence Force/Chief of Joint Operations and Chief of Army	2011 A
	1932	–	Chief of Army 1984–87, Chief of the Defence Force 1987–93	1988 A
	1939	–	Chief of the General Staff 1992–95	1995 Q
	1918	2008	Chief of General Staff 1973–75, Chief of the Defence Force Staff 1975–77	1975 Q
	1947	–	Chief of the Defence Force 2005–2011; 2015 promoted to Knight of the Order of Australia	2008 A
	1933	2005	Chief of the Naval Staff 1985–91	1987 Q
	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 2011–14, Governor of New South Wales	2010 A
	1933		Vice-Chief of the Defence Force 1987–89	1989 Q
	1928	2020	Chief of the Naval Staff 1982–85	1984 Q
	1952	–	Chief of Army 2002–08	2007 Q
	1938	2020	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
	1930		Chief of the Air Staff 1985–87	1986 Q
	1933		Chief of the General Staff 1987–90	1989 Q
	1921	–	Consort of HM The Queen; 2015 promoted to Knight of the Order of Australia	1988 Q
	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
	1913	1998	Chief of Naval Staff 1968–70, Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee 1970–75	1975 Q
	1918	1998	Chief of Naval Staff 1973–76	1976 A

Honorary Companions

Country	Name	Born	Died	Notability	Awarded	Notes
		1924	1999	Foreign Minister of Samoa 1984–85 and 1988–98
		1945	–	United States Deputy Secretary of State
	Aung San Suu Kyi	1945	–	In recognition of her outstanding leadership and great personal courage in the struggle to bring democracy to Burma
		1951	–	President of Chile 2006–2010, 2014–; Executive Director of UN Women
		1916	2009	Second longest-serving Director-General of the International Labour Organization
		1910	1997	. Roman Catholic nun, Humanitarian
		1910	1997	In recognition of service to the environment, conservation and marine exploration
		1920	2015	Chairman of Mitsui and Company Ltd; Chairman of Mitsubishi; etc.
		1929	2006	For service to Australian/British relations, particularly as Chairman of the Britain-Australia Bicentennial Committee
	Goh Chok Tong	1941	–	Prime Minister of Singapore 1990–2004
		1919	1991	President of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
		1929	–	Chairman of Nippon Steel ; Director: Nippon Life Insurance, Nippon T & T, Japan Securities Finance Co; etc.
		1934	2018	Author and academic
		1961	–	For eminent service to Australia-New Zealand relations
		1941	–	For eminent service to advancing Australia-Japan bilateral trade and economic relations
	Lee Ku-Taek	1946	–	Chairman and CEO of POSCO; Chairman of World Steel Association; etc.
		1918	2013	President of South Africa
		1940	–	Representative Director & President of Nippon Steel
		1918	2017	Prime Minister of Greece
		1931	2016	Chairman, ITOCHU Corporation; Chairman, Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry; etc.
		1900	1984	Chairman of Nippon Steel; President of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; etc.
		1914	1993	For service to international relations between Australia and Japan
		1927	1993	Prime Minister of Turkey
		1942	–	Prime Minister of New Zealand 1989–90
		1927	2011	For eminent service to Australian/Korean relations, particularly trade.
		1903	1990	First Prime Minister of Malaysia
		1949	–	President of Timor-Leste 2007-2012, etc.
		1928	–	Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations 1975–90
		1930	2016	Prime Minister of France
		1967	–	Prime Minister of the Netherlands
		1911	2002	For service to Australia-Japan business relations
		1939	–	For service to Australia-Japan business relations
		1911	1994	For service to Australian/British relations, particularly through the Britain/Australia Society
		1921	2012	Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand 1975–81
		1925	–	For outstanding service to science, particularly in the fields of geochemistry and cosmochemistry
		1944	–	New Zealand opera singer
		1913	2013	For service to Australian/Japanese relations, particularly the Australian automotive industry
		1925	–	For service to Australian manufacturing, particularly for his contribution to the industrial development of the Australian automotive industry
		1918	2008	Architect of the Sydney Opera House
		1949	–	President of Indonesia
		1944	–	Co-recipient with Professor Peter C. Doherty of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Former Companions

Name	Born	Died	Notability	Awarded	Notes
	1947	–	Premier of Western Australia 1983-88.	1988 Q	Honour cancelled in 1995
	1906	1997	Australian economist, senior public servant, 1st Governor of the Reserve Bank, etc.	1975 Q	Resigned in 1976 when AK created.
	1934	2009	Businessman.	1998 Q	Resigned from the Order: refer Gazette No. S 40, 22 Feb 2008.
	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.

It's an Honour

From the page, it is possible to produce a list of all recipients.
*In March 2014, there were 457 entries in the database.
*In December 2016 there were 501 entries in the database.
*In September 2017 there were 512 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, nor whether the award is honorary or substantive.
*Note, however, that honorary recipients are denoted by next to their name in the search function.
As stated above, awards to foreigners are usually honorary, and to date, all awards to foreign Companions in the General division have been honorary. The only exception to this has been Prince Philip's appointment as AC. To date there have been no Honorary Companion appointments to the Military division. This has not necessarily been the case in other grades. is honorary, and Prince Charles and Prince Philip's substantive knighthoods

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