The 2006 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 2006 by the
Governor General of Australia
The governor-general of Australia is the representative of the monarch, currently King Charles III, in Australia.Michael Jeffrey.
The Australia Day Honours are the first of the two major annual honours lists, the first announced to coincide with
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.