The 1986 Australia Day Honours were announced on 26 January 1986 by the
Governor General of Australia
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.
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
The Birthday Honours, in some Commonwealth realms, mark the King's Official Birthday, reigning British monarch's official birthday by granting various individuals appointment into Order (honour), national or Dynastic order of knighthood, dynastic ...
which are announced on the second Monday in June.
Order of Australia
Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
General Division
Military Division
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
General Division
Military Division
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
General Division
Military Division
References
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1986 awards
Orders, decorations, and medals of Australia
1986 in Australia