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The 2016 Australia Day Honours were announced on 26 January 2016 by the
Governor General of Australia The governor-general of Australia is the representative of the monarch, currently King Charles III, in Australia.Sir Peter Cosgrove General (Australia), General Sir Peter John Cosgrove, (born 28 July 1947) is a retired senior Australian Army officer who served as the 26th governor-general of Australia, in office from 2014 to 2019. A graduate of the Royal Military College, ...
. 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 Ja ...
(26 January), with the other being the
Queen's Birthday Honours The Birthday Honours, in some Commonwealth realms, mark the reigning British monarch's official birthday by granting various individuals appointment into national or dynastic orders or the award of decorations and medals. The honours are present ...
which are announced on the second Monday in June.


Order of Australia


Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)


General Division


Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)


General Division


Member of the Order of Australia (AM)


General Division


Military Division


Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)


General Division


Military Division


Meritorious Service


Public Service Medal (PSM)


Australian Police Medal (APM)


Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM)


Ambulance Service Medal (ASM)


Emergency Services Medal (ESM)


Distinguished Service


Second Bar to the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC and 2 Bars)


Bar to the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC and Bar)


Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)


Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)


Commendation for Distinguished Service


Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC)


Bar to the Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM and Bar)


Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM)


References


External links


Australian Honours Lists
www.gg.gov.au
Australia Day 2016 Honours Lists
www.gg.gov.au Summaries:
S1 - Order of Australia

S2 - Meritorious

S3 - Distinguished and Conspicuous
Australia Day 2016 Honours Lists - Biographical notes:
Companion (AC) in the General Division of the Order of Australia

Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia

Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia (A-L)

Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia (M-Z)

Member (AM) and Medal (OAM) of the Military Division of the Order of Australia

Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division (A-E)

Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division (F-L)

Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division (M-R)

Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division (S-Z)

Meritorious – PSM, APM, AFSM, ASM & ESM

Military – Gallantry, Distinguished & Conspicuous
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