The 1985 Australia Day Honours were announced on 26 January 1985 by the
Governor General of Australia
The governor-general of Australia is the representative of the monarch, currently King Charles III, in Australia.Ninian Stephen.
The Australia Day Honours are the first of the two major annual honours lists, announced on
Australia Day
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Observed annually on 26 January, it marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove and raising of the Union Flag by Arthur Phillip following days of exploration of Port ...
(26 January), with the other being the Queen's Birthday Honours which are announced on the second Monday in June.