The 2022 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 2022 by the Governor General of Australia, David Hurley.
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.
1,040 people have been recognised in this honours list with 732 going to civilians and 47% of the list are women.
Order of Australia
Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) General Division Distinguished Professor James Langham Dale, – For eminent service to agricultural science, particularly through biological and biotechnological research and development, leadership, and to gene technology. Dr Alan Simon Finkel, – For eminent service to science, to national energy innovation and research infrastructure capability, to climate change and COVID-19 response initiatives, and to science and engineering education. Distinguished Professor Jennifer Marshall Graves, – For eminent service to science, particularly through leadership and research in evolutionary genetics, to international and national professional societies, for science education in schools, and as a mentor and role model for women. Professor Ary Anthony Hoffmann – For eminent service to science, particularly evolutionary biology and ecological genetics, through research, mentoring and education, and to professional scientific organisations. Dr Graeme Moad – For eminent service to science, particularly polymer design and synthesis and radical polymerization, education through mentoring, and to professional scientific organisations. Dr Helen Marion Nugent, – For eminent service to people with disability through leadership of social and economic policy reform and implementation, to business, to the arts, and to the community. John Malcolm Wylie, – For eminent service to the community through leadership in the sporting, cultural, philanthropic and business sectors.
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) General Division Dylan Martin Alcott, – For distinguished service to paralympic sport, particularly to tennis, and as a role model for people with disability, and to the community through a range of organisations. Dr Susan Lesley Barrell – For distinguished service to earth science through meteorology and research organisations. Maggie Beer, – For distinguished service to the tourism and hospitality industries as a cook, restaurateur and author, and to aged welfare. Dr Tom Beer – For distinguished service to science, particularly environmental risk, climate processes and sustainability, through research organisations. Professor Julie Ellen Byles – For distinguished service to medical research, to gerontology, and to professional scientific organisations. Professor John Alexander Church – For distinguished service to climate science through oceanographic and sea-level research and publications. Andrew Alexander Colvin, – For distinguished service to law enforcement, to counter terrorism initiatives, and to bushfire recovery programs. Professor Sandra Jean Eades – For distinguished service to medical research, to Indigenous health, and to professional organisations. Commissioner Shane Alan Fitzsimmons, – For distinguished service to the community through leadership roles within fire and emergency response organisations. Deborra-Lee Furness – For distinguished service to children as an adoption advocate, to not-for-profit organisations as an ambassador, and to the arts. Dr John Sylvester Gladstones, – For distinguished service to primary industry, particularly agriculture and viticulture, and as an author. Dr David William Gruen – For distinguished service to public administration, to economic research, to business, and to education. John Kenneth Hartigan – For distinguished service to the media industry, to Indigenous welfare, and to sport. Eve Kantor – For distinguished service to the community through philanthropic support for a range of organisations, and to the environment. Professor Geoffrey Richard Lancaster, – For distinguished service to the arts, particularly music, through education, performance, research and philanthropy. Elizabeth Honor Lloyd, – For distinguished service to the community, particularly to women and refugees, through a range of social welfare initiatives. Lena Nyadbi – For distinguished service to the visual arts as a contemporary Indigenous artist. Georgina Hope Rinehart – For distinguished service to the mining sector, to the community through philanthropic initiatives, and to sport as a patron. Rodney Graham Sims – For distinguished service to public administration in economic policy and regulatory roles. Mark Sullivan – For distinguished service to medical research, to business, and to education. Graham John Tuckwell – For distinguished service to the community through philanthropic support of education scholarships, and to business. Louise Tuckwell – For distinguished service to the community through philanthropic support of education scholarships. John Ernest Walsh, – For distinguished service to public health through leadership and advocacy roles. Dr Jane Elizabeth Wilson – For distinguished service to business, to government, to health and aged care, and to education. Mark Wootton – For distinguished service to the community through philanthropic support for a range of organisations, and to the environment.
Military Division Rear Admiral Jaimie Charles Hatcher, – For distinguished service to the Australian Defence Force in senior command roles. Major General Matthew William Hall, – For distinguished service and exceptional leadership as Chief of Staff, Headquarters Joint Operations Command, the Director Defence Intelligence Organisation and the Australian Military Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Air Vice Marshal Catherine Jane Roberts, – For distinguished service as Head Aerospace System Division and Head Air Force Capability.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM) General Division Peter Grant Airey – For significant service to engineering, and to professional organisations. Allan Anforth – For significant service to the law, to social welfare, and to education. Alan-Roy Bakamumu Marika – For significant service to the Indigenous community of North East Arnhem Land. Dewani Bakkum – For significant service to migrant and refugee services, and to the community. Associate Professor Kristine Kay Barlow-Stewart – For significant service to medicine in the field of human genetics, and to education. Professor Amanda Barnard – For significant service to computational science, to medical research, and to education. Catherine Bartolo – For significant service to youth, to social welfare, and to the community of Logan. Hugh Gordon Bateman – For significant service to business through real estate, and to the community. Dr Graeme Edward Batley – For significant service to environmental toxicology and chemical science. Virginia Mary Baxter – For significant service to the arts through performance, production, writing and publishing. Helene Flora Bender, – For significant service to the community through health, education, not-for-profit and sporting organisations. The late Cindy Joy Berwick – For significant service to the Indigenous community of New South Wales, particularly through education. Professor Prithvipall Singh Bhathal – For significant service to pathology, to education and mentoring, and to medical research. Associate Professor Eleanor Anne Bourke – For significant service to Indigenous heritage, to justice, and to education. Susan Jennifer Boyd – For significant service to international relations, to tertiary education, and to women's affairs. Melanie Brock – For significant service to Australia-Japan relations. Dr Cuong Trong Bui, – For significant service to multiculturalism, and to the Vietnamese community of Queensland. Professor Leslie Burnett – For significant service to pathology, to medical research, and to professional societies. Dr Andrew Edward Cattermole, – For significant service to dentistry through periodontics education, and to professional organisations. Denise Chalmers – For significant service to tertiary education, and to professional associations. Cathy Chye Yah Chong – For significant service to multiculturalism in South Australia, and to the community. Dr Deborah Jane Cockrell – For significant service to dentistry, to professional organisations, and to education. Dr Mimi Colligan – For significant service to community history, and heritage preservation. Catherine-Anne Cox – For significant service to netball as a player and coach. Professor Gregory Brian Crawford – For significant service to palliative care, and to tertiary education. Helen Rosemary Crowe – For significant service to urology and oncology nursing, and to professional societies. John William Curtin – For significant service to oral and maxillofacial surgery, to dentistry, and to professional associations. Professor Geoffrey Paul Delaney – For significant service to oncology and cancer services, and to tertiary education. Professor Heather Anne Douglas – For significant service to tertiary law education, and to the community. The Honourable Samuel Sydney Doumany – For significant service to parliament and politics in Queensland, and to the community. John Michael Dowling – For significant service to intellectual property law, and to professional associations. Professor Brian Michael Draper – For significant service as a psychiatrist to tertiary education, to medicine, and to the community. Mary Duffy – For significant service to medicine in the field of lung cancer. Emeritus Professor Maxine Duke – For significant service to education, to nursing, and to professional associations. Dr Catherine Mary Duncan – For significant service to medicine in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, and to professional associations. Professor Emerita Andrea Durbach – For significant service to the law, to human rights, and to tertiary education. Associate Professor Robert Housley Farnsworth, – For significant service to medicine in the field of urology, and to professional associations. Professor Prudence Ann Francis – For significant service to medical research in the field of oncology, and to education. Thomas James Fricke – For significant service to engineering, to professional societies, and to the community. Keith Gallasch – For significant service to the arts though performance, writing and production. Daniel Gauchat – For significant service to tertiary education, to cultural organisations, and to business. Delta Lea Goodrem – For significant service to the not-for-profit sector, and to the performing arts. Associate Professor Leeanne Grigg – For significant service to cardiology, and to professional societies. Rachel Mary Grimes – For significant service to business in the field of accountancy, and to professional associations. Kenneth Ian Guthrie – For significant service to conservation and the environment, particularly to the solar energy sector. Stephen Charles Hains – For significant service to local government, to education, and to the community. David Antony Haintz – For significant service to financial planning, to business, and to the community. Professor Roslynne Elizabeth Hansen – For significant service to urban planning architecture, and to educational, professional, and heritage conservation organisations. Dr Richard Wayman Harper – For significant service to cardiology, to medical research, and to professional associations. Professor S. Alexander Haslam – For significant service to tertiary education, particularly psychology, though research and mentoring.