The 2020 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 2020 by the Governor General of Australia, David Hurley.Australia Day 2020 Honours List, www.gg.gov.au
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 Queen's Birthday Honours, which are announced on the second Monday in June.
Order of Australia
Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) General Division Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Joan Beazley, – For eminent service to the people of New South Wales, particularly through leadership roles in the judiciary, and as a mentor of young women lawyers. Professor Margaret Elaine Gardner, – For eminent service to tertiary education through leadership and innovation in teaching and learning, research and financial sustainability. The Hon. Chief Justice Catherine Ena Holmes – For eminent service to the judiciary, notably to criminal, administrative, and mental health law, and to the community of Queensland. Professor Bruce Gregory Robinson, – For eminent service to medical research, and to national healthcare, through policy development and reform, and to tertiary education. Professor Anthony William Thomas – For eminent service to scientific education and research, particularly in the field of nuclear and particle physics, through academic leadership roles.
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) General Division Ilana Rachel Atlas – For distinguished service to the financial and manufacturing sectors, to education, and to the arts. The Hon. Edward Norman Baillieu – For distinguished service to the people and Parliament of Victoria, particularly as Premier, and to international engagement. Professor Larissa Behrendt – For distinguished service to Indigenous education and research, to the law, and to the visual and performing arts. Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell – For distinguished service to education, particularly to the social sciences and cultural anthropology. Dr John Michael Bennett, – For distinguished service to the law through prolific authorship of biographies of eminent members of the legal profession. Emeritus Professor John Bloomfield, – For distinguished service to higher education in the field of sports science, and to professional sporting organisations. Sarah Bradley – For distinguished service to the law, and to the judiciary, to women in the legal profession, and to the community. Professor Shaun Patrick Brennecke – For distinguished service to medical education and research in the fields of obstetrics and gynaecology, and to professional societies. Professor Rachelle Buchbinder – For distinguished service to medical education in the fields of epidemiology and rheumatology, and to professional associations. Professor Robert Graham Cumming – For distinguished service to medical education and research, particularly to ageing and age-related diseases. Charles Roderick Curwen, – For distinguished service to the Crown, and to public administration in Victoria, to medical research, and to Australia-China business relations. Professor John Kinley Dewar – For distinguished service to education through leadership roles in the universities sector, and to professional organisations. Ian Ross Donges – For distinguished service to primary industry, and to the community of rural New South Wales. Ronald Patrick Dullard – For distinguished service to education in Western Australia, to local government, and to the community. Peter Adalbert Fritz, – For distinguished service to business, particularly to information technology and communications, and to public policy. Graham Burton Goldsmith – For distinguished service to the community through philanthropic foundations, to education, and to the banking and employment sectors. Robert Malcolm Goot, – For distinguished service to the Jewish community through executive roles with educational, cultural and social welfare bodies. James Gorman – For distinguished service to the finance and banking sectors through executive roles at the national and international level. Dr Donald Morrison Grant, – For distinguished service to surveying, particularly through the establishment of a combined public sector mapping agency. Gillian Margaret Groom – For distinguished service to the community through healthcare, medical research, and social welfare organisations, and to the law. Emeritus Professor Jules Mitchell Guss – For distinguished service to education and scientific research in the field of molecular bioscience, and to professional organisations. Jane Caroline Hansen – For distinguished service to the community, to education and cultural institutions, and through philanthropic support for charitable foundations. Ian Andrew Healy – For distinguished service to cricket at the national and international level as a player, to the broadcast media, and to the community. Professor Hal Christopher Hill – For distinguished service to education in the field of economic policy development, and to Australia-Indonesia relations. Commissioner Darren Leigh Hine – For distinguished service to law enforcement as Commissioner of Police in Tasmania, and to the community. Peter John Hood – For distinguished service to business and commerce at the state, national and international level, and to the resources sector. Julie Kantor – For distinguished service to the community through philanthropy, to Indigenous governance initiatives, and to the visual and performing arts. Samuel Lipski, – For distinguished service to the community through the promotion of strategic philanthropy, to education, and to Australia-Israel relations. Dr Linley Margaret Martin – For distinguished service to education, particularly to student equity, educational standards and academic administration. Kevin McCann, – For distinguished service to business, to corporate governance, and as an advocate for gender equity. Professor Peter Joseph McCluskey – For distinguished service to ophthalmology, and to medical education, to eye health organisations, and to the community. Jacqui Elizabeth McGill – For distinguished service to the minerals and mining sector, and to gender equity and workplace diversity. Professor Peter McIntyre – For distinguished service to medicine, and to medical education, to child and adolescent health, and to professional bodies. Major General David John McLachlan, (Mil) (Retd) – For distinguished service to veterans and their families through roles with social welfare and commemoration organisations. Fiona Margaret McLeod – For distinguished service to the law, and to the legal profession, at the national and international level, and to women lawyers. Campbell Kevin Newman – For distinguished service to the people and Parliament of Queensland, particularly as Premier, and to local government. The Hon. Barry Robert O'Farrell – For distinguished service to the people and Parliament of New South Wales, particularly as Premier, and to the community. Professor John (Michael) Holroyd Permezel – For distinguished service to medicine, and to medical education, in the fields of obstetrics and gynaecology, and to professional colleges. Professor John Reginald Piggott – For distinguished service to education, to population ageing research, and to public finance policy development. Michael John Rice – For distinguished service to business and economics, particularly to the actuarial profession, and through advisory roles. Professor Alison Joan Ritter – For distinguished service to education, to drug and alcohol research and social policy, and to professional medical societies. Professor Roy Michael Robins-Browne – For distinguished service to medical education and research in the field of microbiology and immunology, and to professional groups. Professor Matthew Roy Sanders – For distinguished service to education and research in clinical psychology, and to child, parent and family wellbeing. Professor Robert (John) Simes – For distinguished service to education, and to medicine, in the field of cancer research and clinical trials. Emeritus Professor Raymond Louis Specht – For distinguished service to science, and to education, in the fields of botany, plant ecology and conservation. Laureate Professor Geoffrey Wayne Stevens – For distinguished service to education, to chemical engineering and environmental remediation, and as a mentor. Ian Duncan Stewart – For distinguished service to law enforcement as Commissioner of Police in Queensland, and to the community. The late Dr Enrico Taglietti – For distinguished service to architecture, particularly in the Australian Capital Territory, to education, and to professional organisations. Anne Lorraine Trimmer – For distinguished service to the law, and to the legal profession, to healthcare standards and policy, and to education. Keith Lionel Urban – For distinguished service to the performing arts as a singer and songwriter, and to charitable organisations. The Hon. Amanda Eloise Vanstone – For distinguished service to the Parliament of Australia, to the people of South Australia, and to the community. Dr Brian Harrison Walker – For distinguished service to science, particularly to ecosystem ecology and research, and to professional scientific bodies. Professor Rachel Lindsey Webster – For distinguished service to education in the field of astrophysics, to astronomical research, and to young women scientists. Gwen Wetzig – For distinguished service to the international community of the Democratic Republic of Congo through medical support, teaching and training programs. Dr Neil Robert Wetzig – For distinguished service to the international community of the Democratic Republic of Congo through medical support, teaching and training programs. George Bernard Wright – For distinguished service to parliament and politics as National Secretary of the Australian Labor Party, and to business. Professor Jeffrey David Zajac – For distinguished service to medical research and education, particularly in the field of endocrinology, and to professional societies.
Military Division Lieutenant General Gregory Charles Bilton, – For distinguished service in the appointments of Deputy Commanding General of the United States Army in the Pacific, Deputy Chief of Joint Operations and Commander Forces Command.
Honorary Hugo Wallace Weaving – For distinguished service to the performing arts as an actor, and as a mentor of young writers, directors and film makers. Dr Robyn Williams, – For distinguished service to science as a journalist, radio presenter and author, and to education.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM) General Division John Arthur Abbott – For significant service to education, and to the resources sector. Professor Mohamad Abdalla – For significant service to education in the field of Islamic studies. Anthony Abrahams – For significant service to Australia-France relations, and to the law. Rosemary Therese Langford Addis – For significant service to social innovation and impact investment, and to the law. Robert Harold Annells – For significant service to the tourism and hospitality sector, and to public administration. Bettina Mary Arndt – For significant service to the community as a social commentator, and to gender equity through advocacy for men. Dr Anne Marie Astin – For significant service to the dairy industry, and to food safety regulations. John Charles Batten – For significant service to orthopaedic medicine, and to professional bodies. Kenneth Peter Baxter – For significant service to public administration, and to agricultural reform. Professor Emerita Joan Errington Beaumont – For significant service to education, particularly to the study of war history.