Difference between revisions of "Order of Australia"

From QueerBio.com
Jump to: navigation, search
 
(11 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 26: Line 26:
 
* [[Don Dunstan]], Premier of South Australia
 
* [[Don Dunstan]], Premier of South Australia
 
* [[Margaret Fischer]], theatre maker
 
* [[Margaret Fischer]], theatre maker
 +
* [[James Gardiner]], activist
 
* [[James Gleeson]], surrealist painter
 
* [[James Gleeson]], surrealist painter
 
* [[Brian Greig]], former Senator and LGBTQ activist
 
* [[Brian Greig]], former Senator and LGBTQ activist
 
* [[Ivan Hinton-Teoh]], activist
 
* [[Ivan Hinton-Teoh]], activist
* [[Daniel Kowalski]], Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer
+
* [[Graham Kennedy]], radio and television personality
 +
* [[Samantha Kerr]], professional football/soccer player
 
* [[Michael Kirby]], lawyer and retired justice of the High Court of Australia
 
* [[Michael Kirby]], lawyer and retired justice of the High Court of Australia
 +
* [[Daniel Kowalski]], Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer
 +
* [[Sean Linkson]], activist and human resources expert
 
* [[Neil MacGregor]], Director of the British Museum (honorary AO)
 
* [[Neil MacGregor]], Director of the British Museum (honorary AO)
 
* [[John Marsden]], lawyer
 
* [[John Marsden]], lawyer
 +
* [[Ruth McNair]], medical doctor
 
* [[Molly Meldrum]], record producer and music critic
 
* [[Molly Meldrum]], record producer and music critic
 +
* [[Matthew Mitcham]], Gold-medal winning Olympic diver
 
* [[Kerryn Phelps]], medicine and general practitioner
 
* [[Kerryn Phelps]], medicine and general practitioner
 +
* [[Jeffrey Smart]], painter
 +
* [[Tracy Smart]], military
 
* [[Ian Thorpe]], five-time Olympic Gold swimmer
 
* [[Ian Thorpe]], five-time Olympic Gold swimmer
 
* [[Lex Watson]], Activist
 
* [[Lex Watson]], Activist
 +
* [[Karrie Webb]], professional golfer
 
* [[Helen Westwood]], Member of New South Wales Legislative Council
 
* [[Helen Westwood]], Member of New South Wales Legislative Council
 
* [[Richard Wherrett]], theatre and opera director
 
* [[Richard Wherrett]], theatre and opera director
 
* [[Patrick White]], writer and Australia's only recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature
 
* [[Patrick White]], writer and Australia's only recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature
 +
* [[Sharni Williams]], rugby player
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
Line 48: Line 58:
 
* [[LGBTQ Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom]]
 
* [[LGBTQ Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom]]
 
* [[LGBTQ Individuals Who Have Received France's Highest Honours]]
 
* [[LGBTQ Individuals Who Have Received France's Highest Honours]]
 +
* [[LGBTQ Members of the Order of Orange-Nassau]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==

Latest revision as of 19:01, 10 November 2023

Order of Australia

The Order of Australia is that country's highest civilian honour, established in 1975 to replace the British honours system, and is awarded for significant national and international achievement and meritorious service. Nominations to the order come from the public and it is administered by the Governor General of Australia. The order is divided into the following:

  • Knight or Dame of the Order of Australia (AK or AD – Civil division only – Closed to new appointments in 1986);
  • Companion of the Order of Australia (AC);
  • Officer of the Order of Australia (AO);
  • Member of the Order of Australia (AM); and
  • Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM).

We have identified the following individuals as LGBTQ recipients of the Order of Australia:

See Also

Further Reading/Research


Share on Facebook