Former prime minister Scott Morrison leads King's Birthday honours list
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The contribution of 830 extraordinary Australians have been recognised today in this year's King's Birthday honours list.
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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 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 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 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
