# List of companions of the Order of Australia

The Order of Australia is the only Australian order of chivalry. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement, meritorious service, or for both. At that time, Companion of the Order of Australia was the highest of three grades of the order (companion, officer, member).
On 24 May 1976, the grade of Knight or Dame of the Order was established, displacing companion as the highest grade. On 3 June 1986, the knight/dame grade was abolished, and companion was once again the highest grade.
On 25 March 2014, the knight/dame grade was re-established, companion once again being relegated to the second highest grade of the order. The knight/dame grade was again abolished on 2 November 2015.

## Divisions

The order has two divisions: general and military. In general, recipients who are not Australian citizens are appointed honorary companions, though there have been certain exceptions. (For example, Prince Philip's appointment as AC (mil.) was substantive.)

## Knights and dames

Seven companions have later been promoted to knight or dame of the Order of Australia: Sir John Kerr, Sir Gordon Jackson, Dame Quentin Bryce, Sir Peter Cosgrove, Dame Marie Bashir, Sir Angus Houston and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

## Australian companions
### General Division

| Name | Born | Died | Notability | Awarded | Notes |
| Tony Abbott | 1957 | – | Politician. Prime Minister (2013–2015) | 2020 Q | |
| Sir Peter Abeles | 1924 | 1999 | Transportation magnate, founder of Thomas Nationwide Transport | 1991 A | |
| Frances Adamson | 1961 | – | Diplomat and public servant, Governor of South Australia | 2021 Q | |
| Ross Adler | 1944 | – | Managing director Santos 1986–2000, Chair of Adelaide Festival Corporation Board 2005–, Chairman of Austrade | 2007 Q | |
| Dr Susan Alberti | 1947 | – | Businesswoman and philanthropist | 2016 A | |
| Martin Albrecht | 1939 | – | Chairman, previously CEO (1985–2000), of Thiess, etc. | 2002 Q | |
| Lucette Aldous | 1938 | 2021 | Ballerina and ballet teacher | 2018 A | |
| James Allsop | 1953 | – | Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia | 2023 A | |
| Prof Rose Amal | 1965 | – | Chemical engineer | 2018 Q | |
| Prof Brian Anderson | 1941 | – | Academic (information and communications technology), President of the International Federation of Automatic Control 1990-93 | 2016 Q | |
| John Anderson | 1956 | _ | Politician, 11th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia | 2022 Q | |
| Dame Judith Anderson | 1897 | 1992 | Stage and film actress | 1991 Q | |
| Prof Kym Anderson | 1950 | – | Academic (agricultural economics) | 2015 Q | |
| Daniel Andrews | 1972 | – | Politician, 48th Premier of Victoria | 2024 K | |
| Doug Anthony | 1929 | 2020 | Politician, National Party Leader 1971–84, Deputy Prime Minister 1971–72 and 1975–83 | 2003 Q | |
| Sir Tristan Antico | 1923 | 2004 | Founder of Pioneer Concrete; champion horse breeder | 1983 A | |
| Don Argus | 1938 | – | Philanthropist, businessman | 2010 A | |
| John Armstrong | 1908 | 1977 | Senator 1937–62, minister, Lord Mayor of Sydney, High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | 1977 A | |
| Maj Gen Peter Arnison | 1940 | – | Land Commander Australia 1994–96, Governor of Queensland 1997–2003 | 2001-03-30 | |
| Austin Asche | 1925 | 2024 | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory 1987–93, Administrator of the Northern Territory 1993–97 | 1994 A | |
| Phillip Aspinall | 1959 | – | Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane | 2021 Q | |
| Tony Ayers | 1933 | 2016 | Secretary of Departments of Aboriginal Affairs, Social Security, Community Services, Community Services and Health and Defence; Chairman of Canberra Raiders football team | 1993 A | |
| Jim Bacon | 1950 | 2004 | Premier of Tasmania 1998–2004 | 2005 Q | |
| Barbara Baker | 1958 | – | Judge, Governor of Tasmania | 2021 Q | |
| Sir James Balderstone | 1921 | 2014 | Chairman of AMP, Chairman of BHP, Deputy Chairman of Westpac, etc. | 1992 A | |
| William Ball | 1901 | 1986 | Academic and diplomat | 1978 Q | |
| Faith Bandler | 1920 | 2015 | Indigenous Australian and South Sea Islander Rights campaigner and activist | 2009 A | |
| Colin Barnett | 1950 | – | Premier of Western Australia 2008–2017 | 2023 K | |
| Prof Dame Marie Bashir | 1930 | – | Governor of New South Wales 2001–14; in 2014 she was promoted to Dame of the Order of Australia (AD) | 2001-03-30 | |
| Justice Tom Bathurst | 1948 | – | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales 2011–present | 2014 Q | Archived 2018-11-04 at the Wayback Machine |
| Prof Peter Baume | 1935 | – | Politician and cabinet minister; gastroenterologist; physician; clinical lecturer; Chancellor of the Australian National University; etc. | 2008 Q | |
| Peter Beattie | 1952 | – | Premier of Queensland 1998–2007 | 2012 Q | |
| Dame Beryl Beaurepaire | 1923 | 2018 | Chairman of the Council of the Australian War Memorial | 1991 Q | |
| Kim Beazley | 1948 | – | Politician, Leader of the Opposition, Minister | 2009 A | |
| Margaret Beazley | 1951 | – | Governor of New South Wales | 2020 A | |
| Tony Beddison | 1948 | 2020 | Businessman, Philanthropist | 2016 Q | |
| Franco Belgiorno-Nettis | 1915 | 2006 | Co-Founder of the construction and engineering company Transfield | 1997 A | |
| Virginia Bell | 1951 | – | Justice of the High Court of Australia | 2012 A | |
| Annabelle Bennett | 1950 | – | Chancellor, Bond University, Federal Court judge | 2019 Q | |
| Dr David Bennett | 1941 | – | SJD, KC, Barrister, Commonwealth Solicitor-General 1998–2008 | 2008 Q | |
| Prof Dame Valerie Beral | 1946 | 2022 | Epidemiologist | 2010 Q | |
| Prof Samuel Berkovic | 1953 | – | Neurologist, Laureate Professor of Medicine, University of Melbourne | 2014 A | |
| Marcus Besen | 1923 | 2023 | Expanded the Sussan retail chain, Philanthropist, Life Governor of the Australian National Gallery Foundation | 2015 A | Archived 2019-01-29 at the Wayback Machine |
| Morrish Besley | 1927 | – | Engineer, businessman, senior public servant, Chairman of the Commonwealth Bank (1988–1999) | 2002 A | |
| Jill Elizabeth Bilcock | 1948 | – | Film editor | 2018 Q | |
| Prof Arthur Birch | 1915 | 1995 | Organic chemist | 1987 A | |
| Ruth Bishop | 1933 | 2022 | Virologist | 2019 Q | |
| Sir Hermann Black | 1904 | 1990 | Economist, schoolteacher, academic, government advisor, radio broadcaster, public-affairs commentator and Chancellor of the University of Sydney in the 1970s and 1980s. | 1986 Q | |
| Michael Black | 1940 | – | Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia | 1998 A | |
| Prof Ruthven Blackburn | 1913 | 2016 | For service to the development of academic medicine and medical education in Australia | 2006 A | |
| Elizabeth Blackburn | 1948 | – | Scientist, Nobel laureate | 2010 A | |
| Prof Geoffrey Blainey | 1930 | – | Historian | 2000 A | |
| Cate Blanchett | 1969 | – | Two time Academy Award-winning actress (2005, 2014), environmentalist and humanitarian | 2017 Q | |
| Dr Neal Blewett | 1933 | – | Academic, Professor; Politician, Cabinet Minister 1983–93; High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 1994–98; etc. | 1995 Q | |
| Anna Bligh | 1960 | – | Premier of Queensland from 2007 to 2012 | 2017 A | |
| David Block | 1936 | 2021 | In recognition of service to governments and government administration | 1988 Q | |
| David Boger | 1939 | – | Chemical engineer known for his studies of non-Newtonian fluids | 2024 A | |
| Richard Bonynge | 1930 | – | Operatic conductor | 2012 A | |
| Kym Bonython | 1920 | 2011 | Entrepreneur, art collector, Chairman of the SA Jubilee 150 Board, etc. | 1987 A | |
| Peter Botten | ? | – | Oil and gas executive | 2019 A | |
| Lionel Bowen | 1922 | 2012 | Solicitor, council alderman and mayor, politician 1962–90, Deputy Prime Minister 1983–90 | 1991 A | |
| Sir Nigel Bowen | 1911 | 1994 | Solicitor, barrister, judge; politician, Attorney-General, Cabinet Minister. | 1988 A | |
| Emeritus Prof Caroline Bower | ? | – | Epidemiologist, professor at the University of Western Australia | 2023 K | |
| Arthur Boyd | 1920 | 1999 | Artist | 1992 Q | |
| Steve Bracks | 1954 | – | Premier of Victoria from 1999 to 2007 | 2010 Q | |
| Prof Denise Bradley | 1942 | 2020 | Higher education administrator; Vice-chancellor University of South Australia; Bradley Review of Higher Education (2008) | 2008 A | |
| Sir Donald Bradman | 1908 | 2001 | Cricketer | 1979 Q | |
| Catherine Margaret Branson | 1948 | – | Former judge and president of the Australian Human Rights Commission | 2018 Q | |
| Dr John Jefferson Bray | 1912 | 1995 | LL.D., poet, lawyer, academic, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia 1967–78 | 1979 Q | |
| Sir Gerard Brennan | 1928 | 2022 | Chief Justice of the High Court 1995–98 | 1988 A | |
| Jillian Broadbent | 1948 | – | Businesswoman | 2019 A | |
| Em Prof Ted Brown | 1938 | – | For service to the engineering profession as a world expert in the field of rock mechanics | 2001 A | |
| Robert Hanbury Brown | 1916 | 2002 | Astronomer and physicist | 1986 Q | |
| Prof Richard Bryant | 1960 | – | Medical researcher (psychotraumatology) | 2016 Q | |
| Dame Quentin Bryce | 1942 | – | First woman admitted to the Queensland bar; Governor of Queensland; first woman Governor-General of Australia; in 2014 she was promoted to Dame of the Order of Australia (AD) | 2003-04-30 | |
| Sir John Bunting | 1918 | 1995 | Secretary, Department of the Prime Minister 1959–68 & 1971–75; High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 1975–77 | 1982 A | |
| Antony Burgess | 1946 | – | Researcher into the early diagnosis and treatment of cancer | 1998 Q | |
| David Burke | 1944 | – | Neurophysiologist | 2019 Q | |
| Sharan Burrow | 1954 | – | Industrial relations and human rights | 2019 Q | |
| Eva Burrows | 1929 | 2015 | 13th General (world leader) of the Salvation Army | 1994 A | |
| Geoffrey Burnstock | 1929 | 2020 | Neurobiologist | 2018 Q | |
| Sir Francis Burt | 1918 | 2004 | Queen's Counsel; Chief Justice of Western Australia 1977–88; Governor of Western Australia 1990–93 | 1988 Q | |
| Richard Butler | 1942 | – | Diplomat; UN weapons inspector; Governor of Tasmania 2003–04 | 2003-09-05 | |
| Noel Butlin | 1921 | 1991 | Education, particularly in the study of economic growth | 1991 Q | |
| Ita Buttrose | 1942 | – | Journalist and businesswoman | 2019 Q | |
| Ed Byrne | 1952 | – | Neuroscientist, Vice-Chancellor of Monash University (2009–2014), etc. | 2014 A | |
| Stella Bywaters | 1919 | 2009 | For service to the international community, during an unsafe and dangerous period in Uganda, through the provision of humanitarian aid and nursing care to improve the lives of the sick, poor and dispossessed and to the Salvation Army | 2005 Q | |
| Dr Jean Calder | c.1937 | 2022 | For humanitarian service in the Middle East; Bio | 2005 A | |
| Sir Bernard Callinan | 1913 | 1995 | In recognition of service to the Public Service and the community | 1986 A | |
| Ian Callinan | 1937 | – | Justice of the High Court of Australia 1998–2007 | 2003 A | |
| Ashton Calvert | 1945 | 2007 | For service to the development of Australian foreign policy | 2003 A | |
| Prof Enid Campbell | 1932 | 2010 | Distinguished legal scholar, first female professor and Dean of a law school | 2005 A | |
| Sir Walter Campbell | 1921 | 2004 | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland 1982–85, Governor of Queensland 1985–92 | 1989 A | |
| Karen Canfell | ? | – | Epidemiologist and cancer researcher | 2024 K | |
| Les Carlyon | 1942 | 2019 | Writer, historian | 2014 Q | Archived 2019-03-06 at the Wayback Machine |
| Sir Roderick Carnegie | 1932 | 2024 | Businessman, primarily working in the coal industry | 2003 Q | |
| Rev Dr Peter Carnley | 1937 | – | Anglican Bishop, Archbishop of Perth 1981–2005, Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia 2000–05 | 2007 Q | |
| Sir John Carrick | 1918 | 2018 | Politician, senator 1971–83, minister 1975–83 | 2008 A | |
| Lady (Maie) Casey | 1892 | 1983 | Pioneer aviator, poet, librettist, biographer, memoirist and artist; wife of Governor-General Lord Casey | 1982 A | |
| Cardinal Edward Cassidy | 1924 | 2021 | Roman Catholic cardinal priest 1991, president emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity within the Vatican | 1990 Q | |
| John Philip Chalmers | 1937 | – | In recognition of services to medical science, particularly in the field of cardiovascular physiology | 1991 Q | |
| Robert Champion de Crespigny | 1950 | – | For service to the mining industry, to business, and to the community in the areas of cultural preservation and education | 2002 Q | |
| Dr Victor Chang | 1936 | 1991 | Cardiothoracic surgeon and pioneer of modern organ transplantation | 1986 A | |
| Prof Jeremy Chapman | 1953 | – | Nephrologist, Renal physician, Transplant surgeon | 2015 A | Archived 2016-03-10 at the Wayback Machine |
| Alex Chernov | 1938 | – | Governor of Victoria | 2012 A | |
| Prof Ian Chubb | 1943 | – | Vice Chancellor and President of the Australian National University 2001–2011 | 2006 Q | |
| Cardinal Edward Clancy | 1923 | 2014 | Catholic Archbishop of Sydney 1983–2001 | 1992 A | |
| Prof Graeme Clark | 1935 | – | Developed the Cochlear implant | 2004 A | |
| Dr Gregory John Clark | 1938 | – | Physicist | 2018 A | |
| Sir Lindesay Clark | 1896 | 1986 | Technical Managing Director Western Mining Corporation 1933–1962 | 1975 Q | |
| Prof Manning Clark | 1915 | 1991 | Historian | 1975 Q | |
| Dr Megan Clark | ? | – | Geologist, Chief Executive Officer of the CSIRO 2009-2014 | 2014 Q | |
| Prof Adrienne Clarke | 1938 | – | Scientist, academic and researcher | 2004 A | |
| Dist Prof Judith Clements | ? | – | Biological scientist | 2015 Q | |
| Leigh Clifford | 1948 | – | Businessman | 2022 Q | |
| John Coates | 1950 | – | President of the Australian Olympic Committee | 2006 Q | |
| Mike Codd | 1939 | – | Secretary to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | 1991 A | |
| Prof Peter Colman | 1944 | – | Medical researcher (structural biology) | 2017 Q | |
| David Albert Cooper | 1949 | 2018 | HIV/AIDS researcher, immunologist, professor at the University of New South Wales | 2018 Q | |
| Max Corden | 1927 | 2023 | Economist | 2001 A | |
| Prof Sir John Cornforth | 1917 | 2013 | Scientist, 1975 Nobel Prize in Chemistry | 1991 A | |
| Margaret Court | 1942 | – | Tennis player | 2021 A | |
| Suzanne Cory | 1942 | – | Biomedical researcher | 1999 A | |
| Peter Costello | 1957 | – | Lawyer, politician, cabinet minister, etc. | 2011 A | |
| Richard Court | 1947 | – | Premier of Western Australia | 2003 Q | |
| Alan Cowman | 1954 | – | Malaria researcher | 2019 Q | |
| William Cox | 1936 | – | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania 1995–2004, Governor of Tasmania 2004–2008 | 1999 Q | |
| Prof Brendan Crabb | 1966 | – | Research scientist, Director and Chief Executive Officer, The Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health | 2015 A | Archived 2018-11-04 at the Wayback Machine |
| Ewan Crawford | 1941 | – | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania 2008-2013 | 2014 Q | Archived 2018-01-29 at the Wayback Machine |
| James Crawford | 1948 | 2021 | Academic and practitioner in the field of public international law. | 2013 Q | |
| Sir John Crawford | 1910 | 1984 | For eminent and meritorious public service and services to commerce, industry, trade, agriculture, learning and international relations | 1978 A | |
| Simon Crean | 1949 | 2023 | Australian politician and trade unionist | 2024 K | |
| Justice Susan Crennan | 1945 | – | Justice of the High Court of Australia | 2008 A | |
| Michael Crouch | 1933 | 2018 | Industrialist, philanthropist | 2017 Q | |
| MajGen Paul Cullen | 1909 | 2007 | Decorated field commander in World War II, founding President of Austcare, founder of Mainguard merchant bank | 1988 A | |
| Charles Curran | 1938 | – | For service to business and commerce | 2006 Q | |
| David Curtis | 1927 | 2017 | In recognition of service to medicine and science, particularly in the fields of research and administration | 1992 A | |
| Betty Cuthbert | 1938 | 2017 | Olympic champion athlete | 2018 A | |
| Helen Cutler | 1923 | 1990 | For public and community service to the people of New South Wales | 1980 Q | |
| Douglas Daft | 1943 | – | CEO of Coca-Cola Amatil 2000–04 | 2005 Q | |
| Dist Prof James Dale | ? | – | Agricultural scientist | 2022 A | |
| Leonard Gordon Darling | 1921 | 2015 | For service to the arts through vision, advice and philanthropy | 2004 A | |
| Marilyn Ann Darling | 1943 | – | For service to the development, advancement and growth of visual arts | 2009 A | |
| Jack Davenport | 1920 | 1996 | For service to business and industry and to the community | 1991 Q | |
| David David | 1940 | – | Craniofacial surgeon | 1988 A | |
| Glyn Davis | 1959 | – | Academic; Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne | 2002 A | |
| Chris Dawson | ? | – | Governor of Western Australia | 2023 A | |
| Sir Daryl Dawson | 1933 | – | Justice of the High Court of Australia 1982–97 | 1988 A | |
| Paul de Jersey | 1948 | – | KC, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland, Governor of Queensland | 2000 Q | |
| Prof David de Kretser | 1939 | – | Medical researcher; Governor of Victoria 2006–2011 | 2006 Q | |
| Sir William Deane | 1931 | – | Justice of the High Court of Australia 1982–95; Governor-General 1996–2001 | 1988 A | |
| Dr Elizabeth Dennis | 1943 | – | Plant molecular biologist | 2019 A | |
| Prof Derek Denton | 1924 | 2022 | Scientist renowned for his research exploring the nature of consciousness in animals | 2005 A | |
| Sir Peter Derham | 1925 | 2008 | Businessman and philanthropist | 2001 A | |
| Linda Dessau | 1953 | – | Governor of Victoria 2015-; Judge, Family Court of Australia 1995-2013 | 2017 A | |
| Prof Peter Doherty | 1940 | – | Veterinary surgeon, medical researcher, 1996 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1997 Australian of the Year | 1997 A | |
| Alexander Downer | 1951 | – | Politician, longest-serving Minister for Foreign Affairs (1996–2007), etc. | 2013 A | |
| Reg Downing | 1904 | 1994 | In recognition of service to politics and government | 1979 Q | |
| John Doyle | 1945 | – | KC, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia | 2002 Q | |
| Robert Doyle | 1953 | – | State Politician (Victoria), Lord Mayor of Melbourne | 2017 Q | |
| Sir Russell Drysdale | 1912 | 1981 | Artist | 1980 Q | |
| Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop | 1907 | 1993 | Surgeon, Army Officer, Prisoner of War | 1987 Q | |
| Ross Dunning | 1942 | – | For service to the development of transport systems, particularly the development of modern and efficient rail services, to the export economy, to the construction industry, and to the community through support for cultural activities and charitable organisations | 2002 A | |
| Don Dunstan | 1926 | 1999 | QC, Premier of South Australia 1967–68 & 1970–79 | 1979 Q | |
| LtGen Sir Donald Dunstan | 1923 | 2011 | Chief of the General Staff 1977–82, Governor of South Australia 1982–91 | 1991 A | |
| Max Dupain | 1911 | 1992 | Photographer | 1992 A | |
| Dame Mary Durack | 1913 | 1994 | Author, historian | 1989 Q | |
| Sir John Eccles | 1903 | 1997 | Neurophysiologist, 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine | 1990 A | |
| Sir Llew Edwards | 1935 | 2021 | Deputy Premier of Queensland 1978–83, Chancellor of the University of Queensland 1993–2009 | 1989 A | |
| Prof Nathan Efron | 1954 | – | Researcher (clinical optometry), President of the Australian College of Optometry 2012- | 2015 Q | |
| Bob Ellicott | 1927 | 2022 | Politician | 2017 A | |
| Herb Elliott | 1938 | – | Olympic athlete | 2002 Q | |
| Sr Mary Bernice Elphick | 1921 | 2008 | For service to medicine and to the community as a pioneer in the development of health care and as a driving force in the success of the multi-disciplinary initiatives established at St Vincent's Private Hospital, Sydney. | 2006 A | |
| Roy Emerson | 1936 | – | World No. 1 tennis player | 2019 A | |
| Ted Evans | 1941 | 2020 | Economic policy development | 1999 Q | |
| Prof Gareth Evans | 1944 | – | Minister for Foreign Affairs 1988–1996 | 2012 Q | |
| Elizabeth Evatt | 1933 | – | Chief Judge of the Family Court of Australia and the first female judge of an Australian Federal Court | 1995 Q | |
| John Fahey | 1945 | 2020 | Politician 1984–2001, Premier of New South Wales 1992–95, Federal Minister for Finance 1996–2001 | 2002 A | |
| Gina Fairfax | | | Philanthropist | 2022 Q | |
| James Fairfax | 1933 | 2017 | Businessman, philanthropist | 2010 A | |
| Lady (Mary) Fairfax | 1922 | 2017 | Philanthropist | 2005 A | |
| Timothy Vincent Fairfax | 1946 | – | Australian philanthropist, as a major supporter of the visual arts | 2014 A | |
| Prof Sir Marc Feldmann | 1944 | – | Immunologist, researcher (chronic immune disease) | 2014 Q | Archived 2018-12-06 at the Wayback Machine |
| Prof Mike Fellows | 1952 | – | Academic (computer science) | 2016 Q | Archived 2019-01-29 at the Wayback Machine |
| Frank Fenner | 1914 | 2010 | Virologist | 1989 A | |
| Charles Fenton | 1912 | 2009 | In recognition of service to the Parliament of Tasmania and to the community | 1982 A | |
| Bill Ferris | 1942 | – | For service to the community through a range of philanthropic endeavours, as a leader in support of medical research, and to business and commerce through ongoing roles supporting Australian exports, venture capital and private equity | 2008 A | |
| Michael Field | 1948 | – | Premier of Tasmania | 2003 Q | |
| Dr Alan Finkel | 1953 | – | Neuroscientist, Chief Scientist of Australia (2016–20) | 2022 A | |
| John Finnis | 1940 | – | Legal philosopher | 2019 Q | |
| Tim Fischer | 1946 | 2019 | Politician, National Party of Australia leader 1990–99, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia 1996–99, etc. | 2005 A | Archived 2009-09-11 at the Wayback Machine |
| Kaarene Fitzgerald | 1945 | 2003 | Founder and Executive Director of SIDS and Kids | 1999 A | |
| Tony Fitzgerald | 1941 | – | KC, Judge of the Federal Court 1981–84, best known for the Fitzgerald Inquiry into corruption 1987–89, etc. | 1991 A | |
| Frank Flynn | 1906 | 2000 | In recognition of service to medicine, particularly through research into Aboriginal eye health and to the community | 1993 A | |
| Leneen Forde | 1935 | – | Chancellor of Griffith University 2000–15, Governor of Queensland 1992–97 | 1993 A | |
| Lindsay Fox | 1937 | – | Transportation magnate | 2008 A | |
| Russell Fox | 1920 | 2013 | In recognition of service to the law and to government | 1989 Q | |
| Dawn Fraser | 1937 | – | Australian freestyle champion swimmer | 2018 Q | |
| Malcolm Fraser | 1930 | 2015 | 22nd Prime Minister of Australia 1975–83, chair of Care International | 1988 Q | |
| Prof Ian Frazer | 1953 | – | Creator of the HPV vaccine against cervical cancer | 2012 Q | |
| Prof Ken Freeman | 1940 | – | Astronomer and astrophysicist | 2017 Q | |
| Robert French | 1947 | – | Chief Justice of the High Court | 2010 A | |
| Dame Phyllis Frost | 1917 | 2004 | Welfare worker and philanthropist, known for her commitment to unpopular causes, most notably helping women prisoners | 1992 A | |
| Prof John Funder | 1940 | – | Medical researcher, Executive Director, Obesity Australia | 2015 A | |
| Justice Stephen Gageler | 1958 | – | Justice of the High Court of Australia 2012-; Solicitor-General of Australia from 2008 to 2012 | 2017 A | |
| Peter Gago | 1957 | – | Winemaker | 2017 Q | |
| Rhonda Galbally | 1948 | – | Social equity advocate | 2019 A | |
| Geoff Gallop | 1951 | – | Academic, politician, Premier of Western Australia 2001–06 | 2008 Q | |
| Aaron Jonna Gandel | 1935 | – | Philanthropist | 2017 Q | |
| Pauline Gandel | ? | – | Philanthropist | 2019 A | |
| Carrillo Gantner | 1944 | – | Theatre and festival director | 2019 A | |
| Margaret Gardner | 1954 | – | University vice-chancellor (RMIT University, Monash University) | 2020 A | |
| Prof Ross Garnaut | 1946 | – | Economist | 2017 Q | |
| Sir Harry Gibbs | 1917 | 2005 | QC, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia 1981–87 | 1987 Q | |
| Prof Richard Gibbs | 1950s | – | Geneticist, researcher (genetics and human genome sequencing) | 2014 Q | Archived 2018-11-04 at the Wayback Machine |
| Julia Gillard | 1961 | – | 27th Prime Minister of Australia 2010-2013 | 2017 A | |
| Gerald Gleeson | 1928 | 2017 | Secretary of the NSW Premier's Department | 1989 A | |
| Murray Gleeson | 1938 | – | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales 1988–98, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia 1998–2008 | 1992 A | |
| Sir James Gobbo | 1931 | 2021 | QC, Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria 1978–94, Governor of Victoria 1997–2000 | 1993 A | |
| David Gonski | 1953 | – | Business and commerce as a company director | 2007 Q | |
| Charles Goode | 1938 | – | Chairman of ANZ Bank since 1995, company director, etc. | 2001 Q | |
| Jacqueline Goodnow | 1924 | 2014 | In recognition of service to research into child development and education in the discipline of psychology | 1992 Q | |
| Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 1951 | – | World No. 1 tennis player | 2018 A | |
| Michelle Gordon | 1964 | – | Judge of the High Court of Australia | 2019 A | |
| Sir John Gorton | 1911 | 2002 | 19th Prime Minister of Australia 1968–71 | 1988 Q | |
| Dist Prof Jenny Graves | 1941 | – | Geneticist | 2022 A | |
| Prof Adele Green | 1952 | – | For service to medical research through significant advances made in the field of the epidemiology of skin cancer and ovarian cancer, to public health including improved Indigenous health, and for leadership in the wider scientific community. | 2004 Q | |
| Prof Anne Green | | | Physicist and astronomer | 2022 Q | |
| Sir Guy Green | 1937 | – | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania 1973–95, Governor of Tasmania 1995–2003, Administrator of the Commonwealth 2003 | 1994 A | |
| Nick Greiner | 1947 | – | Premier of New South Wales | 1994 Q | |
| Reg Grundy | 1923 | 2016 | Media and television entrepreneur | 2008 Q | |
| Dame Margaret Guilfoyle | 1926 | 2020 | Senator, first woman to be a member of Cabinet, Minister for Social Security 1975–80, Minister for Finance 1980–83 | 2005 Q | |
| William Gummow | 1942 | – | Justice of the High Court of Australia 1995–2012 | 1997 A | |
| Sir William Gunn | 1914 | 2003 | Chairman of the Australian Wool Board | 1990 A | |
| Mukesh Haikerwal | 1960 | – | Medical doctor and former Australian Medical Association federal president | 2018 A | |
| James Haire | 1946 | – | For eminent service to the community through international leadership in ecumenical and interfaith dialogue, the promotion of religious reconciliation, inclusion and peace, and as a theologian. | 2013 A | |
| Glenda Halliday | ? | – | Neuroscientist, professor at the University of Sydney | 2023 K | |
| Sir Rupert Hamer | 1916 | 2004 | Premier of Victoria 1972–81; for service to the arts, particularly as Chairman of the Victoria State Opera, and to the community | 1992 A | |
| Catherine Hamlin | 1924 | 2020 | Obstetrician and gynaecologist; For service to gynaecology in developing countries particularly in the field of fistula surgery and for humanitarian service to improving the health, dignity and self-esteem of women in Ethiopia. | 1995 A | |
| Peter Hannaford | 1939 | – | Scientist, academic, professor | 2023 A | |
| Geoffrey Colin Harcourt | 1931 | 2021 | Academic economist and author, in the fields of Post-Keynesian economics, capital theory and economic thought. | 2018 Q | |
| Ted Harris | 1927 | – | Community service | 1989 Q | |
| Ralph Harry | 1917 | 2002 | High Commissioner to Singapore 1956–57; Director of ASIS 1958–60; Ambassador to the United Nations; Director of the Australian Institute of International Affairs | 1980 Q | |
| Allan Hawke | 1948 | 2022 | Public administration at senior levels | 2010 Q | |
| Bob Hawke | 1929 | 2019 | 23rd Prime Minister of Australia 1983–91 | 1979 A | |
| John Hay | 1942 | 2016 | Vice-Chancellor of the University of Queensland 1996–2007 | 2004 A | |
| Bill Hayden | 1933 | 2023 | Politician, Foreign Minister 1983–88, Governor-General 1989–96 | 1989-02-16 | |
| Kenneth Hayne | 1945 | – | Justice of the High Court of Australia 1997–2015 | 2002 Q | |
| Sir Bernard Heinze | 1894 | 1982 | Professor of Music at the University of Melbourne; Professor of Music, conductor and Director of the New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music | 1976 A | |
| Peter Henderson | 1928 | 2016 | Secretary to the Department of Foreign Affairs | 1985 A | |
| Dr Ken Henry | 1957 | – | Secretary to the Treasury | 2007 A | |
| Sir William Heseltine | 1930 | – | Private Secretary to the Sovereign 1986–90 | 1988 A | |
| Dr Basil Hetzel | 1922 | 2017 | Medical researcher who has made a major contribution to combating iodine deficiency | 1990 Q | |
| Sir Leo Hielscher | 1926 | – | Senior Queensland public servant and administrator | 2004 Q | |
| Prof Dorothy Hill | 1907 | 1998 | For service to geology particularly as a palaeontologist and to research and learning; first female professor at an Australian university | 1993 A | |
| Robert Hill | 1946 | – | Minister for Defence (2001–06), Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations (2006–09) | 2012 Q | |
| David Martin Hoare | 1932 | 2022 | Business executive | 2019 A | |
| David Hogarth | ? | – | For service to the legal profession and to the community | 1983 Q | |
| Professor Ary Hoffmann | ? | – | Geneticist and evolutionary biologist | 2022 A | |
| Professor Peter Høj | 1957 | – | Biochemist | 2019 A | |
| Sir John Holland | 1914 | 2009 | Construction magnate; For service to the community, particularly to youth and in the field of medical research | 1988 Q | |
| Rev Peter Hollingworth | 1935 | – | Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane; 23rd Governor-General | 2011-06-29 | |
| Prof Fred Hollows | 1929 | 1993 | Ophthalmologist | 1991 Q | |
| Prof Andrew Holmes | 1943 | – | Scientist (Chemistry) | 2017 A | |
| Catherine Holmes | 1956 | – | Chief Justice of Queensland | 2020 A | |
| Janet Holmes à Court | 1943 | – | Businesswoman in the construction, wine and cattle industries | 2007 A | |
| A. D. Hope | 1907 | 2000 | Poet | 1981 A | |
| Robert Hope | 1919 | 1999 | For service to the law, to government, to learning and conservation | 1989 A | |
| Prof Stephen Hopper | 1951 | – | Foundation Professor of Plant Conservation Biology at the University of Western Australia | 2012 Q | |
| John Howard | 1939 | – | 25th Prime Minister of Australia 1996–2007 | 2008 Q | |
| Barry Humphries | 1934 | 2023 | Actor and Comedian | 2023 K | |
| Belinda Hutchinson | 1953 | – | Businessperson and philanthropist | 2020 Q | |
| Prof David Hunter | ? | – | Epidemiologist and Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine at Oxford Population Health | 2023 K | |
| Sir Brian Inglis | 1924 | 2014 | Services to industry and technology KtB | 1988 Q | |
| Hugh Jackman | 1968 | – | Actor and advocate for poverty eradication | 2019 Q | |
| Sir Gordon Jackson | 1924 | 1991 | Businessman; 1983 promoted to Knight of the Order of Australia (AK) | 1976 A | |
| Margaret Jackson | 1953 | – | Chairwoman of Qantas | 2003 Q | |
| Robert Jackson | 1911 | 1991 | Under Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the United Nations Organisation | 1986 Q | |
| Marjorie Jackson-Nelson | 1931 | – | Olympic athlete, Governor of South Australia 2001–07 | 2001-08-27 | |
| Dist Prof Chennupati Jagadish | 1957 | – | Physicist and academic | 2016 A | |
| MajGen William "Digger" James | 1930 | 2015 | National President of the RSL | 1998 A | |
| MajGen Michael Jeffery | 1937 | 2020 | Military commander, Governor of Western Australia, Governor-General of Australia | 1996 Q | |
| Peter (Richard Norman) Johnson | 1957 | 2003 | Inaugural Chancellor of the University of Technology, Sydney | 2002 A | |
| Bob Johnston | 1924 | 2023 | Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia | 1986 Q | |
| Dr Barry Jones | 1932 | – | Minister for Science and Technology (1983–84), Minister for Science (1984-87), Minister for Science and Small Business (1987–88), Minister for Science, Customs and Small Business (1988–90) | 2014 Q | Archived 2016-09-28 at the Wayback Machine |
| Prof Rhys Jones | 1948 | – | Mechanical and aerospace engineer | 2018 A | |
| Deirdre Jordan | 1926 | – | Academic and educator, particularly with Aboriginal communities | 1989 A | |
| Dr Robert Joss | 1941 | – | Banking and finance executive | 2016 A | |
| Alan Joyce | 1966 | – | Aviation executive | 2017 Q | |
| Prof Peter Karmel | 1922 | 2008 | Economist, academic, First Vice-Chancellor of Flinders University 1966, Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University 1982–87 | 1976 A | |
| Justice Patrick Keane | 1952 | – | Justice of the High Court of Australia 2013–present, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia 2010-13, Queensland Solicitor-General 1992-2005 | 2015 Q | |
| Michael Keating | 1940 | – | Secretary to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | 1996 A | |
| Bill Kelty | 1948 | – | For service to the trade union movement, particularly through the establishment of the universal system of superannuation | 2008 Q | |
| David Kemp | 1941 | – | Politician | 2017 A | |
| Jeff Kennett | 1948 | – | Premier of Victoria 1992–99 | 2005 A | |
| Sir John Kerr | 1914 | 1991 | Governor-General 1974–77; inaugural Principal Companion; inaugural Principal Knight. | 1975-02-14 | |
| Sir William Keys | 1923 | 2000 | Company director. National Secretary, 1961–1978, then National President, 1978–1988, Returned Services League of Australia | 1988 Q | |
| Nicole Kidman | 1967 | – | Academy Award-winning actress (2003) and humanitarian | 2006 A | |
| Susan Kiefel | 1954 | – | Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia | 2011 Q | |
| Sir James Killen | 1925 | 2007 | Barrister, politician, Minister | 2004 Q | |
| William John Kilpatrick | 1906 | 1985 | Community service | 1981 A | |
| Dr Priscilla Kincaid-Smith | 1926 | 2015 | For service to medicine, particularly in the field of nephrology | 1989 Q | |
| Len King | 1925 | 2011 | Politician, Cabinet Minister; lawyer, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia 1978–95 | 1987 Q | |
| Malcolm Kinnaird | 1933 | 2014 | For service through the development of public policy in the defence procurement, infrastructure and energy sectors, and to business | 2009 Q | |
| Michael Kirby | 1939 | – | Justice of the High Court of Australia 1996–2009 | 1991 A | |
| Sir Richard Kirby | 1904 | 2001 | President of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission. For distinguished service to the advertising industry in Australia and to the Herbert Vere Evatt Memorial Foundation. | 1985 A | |
| James Kirk | ? | – | Chairman of the Australian Bicentennial Authority | 1988 Q | |
| Joan Kirner | 1938 | 2015 | Premier of Victoria (1990–92) | 2012 Q | |
| Prof David William Kissane | 1951 | – | Psychiatrist specialising in psycho-oncology and palliative medicine | 2018 A | |
| Sir Frank Kitto | 1903 | 1994 | Justice of the High Court of Australia 1950–70 | 1983 A | |
| Prof Peter Klinken | 1953 | – | Medical researcher | 2017 Q | |
| Sir John Knott | 1910 | 1999 | Service to industry and the community | 1981 Q | |
| Dame Leonie Kramer | 1924 | 2016 | For service to Australian literature, to education and to the community | 1993 A | |
| Kurt Lambeck | 1941 | – | Geophysicist | 2021 Q | |
| John Landels | 1930 | 2020 | Chairman of the National Grid Management Council | 1996 Q | |
| John Landy | 1930 | 2022 | Olympic athlete; Governor of Victoria 2001–06. | 2001-03-30 | |
| Emeritus Professor Richard Larkins | 1943 | – | Chancellor of La Trobe University | 2019 A | |
| John Laurie | 1931 | 2022 | Consulting engineer | 2003 Q | |
| Rod Laver | 1938 | – | Tennis player | 2016 A | |
| Phillip Law | 1912 | 2010 | Prominent in Antarctic exploration and research | 1995 A | |
| Hieu Van Le | 1954 | – | Governor of South Australia 2014–2021 | 2016 Q | |
| Mark Leibler | 1943 | – | For service to business, to the law, particularly in the areas of taxation and commercial law, to the Jewish community internationally and in Australia, and to reconciliation and the promotion of understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians | 2005 A | |
| Jim Leslie | 1922 | 2012 | Managing director of Mobil Oil Australia, Chairman of Qantas 1980-89 | 1993 A | |
| John Levi | 1934 | – | First Australian to be ordained as a rabbi | 2021 A | |
| Prof Melissa Little | 1963 | – | Medical researcher | 2023 A | |
| Catherine Livingstone | 1955 | – | Businesswoman and chancellor of University of Technology Sydney | 2024 A | |
| George (Peter) Lloyd | 1920 | 2022 | Aviator | 2016 Q | |
| Prof Mal Logan | 1931 | 2022 | Geographer and university administrator | 1996 A | |
| Prof Alan Lopez | 1951 | – | Academic, Scientist | 2016 Q | |
| Brian Loton | 1929 | 2022 | Industrialist | 1989 A | |
| Sir Frank Lowy | 1930 | – | Businessman and philanthropist | 2000 A | |
| Geoffrey Lucas | 1912 | 1992 | Service to the law | 1983 Q | |
| Prof Stephen Lynch | ? | – | Surgeon (liver transplant specialist) | 2015 Q | |
| Ian Macfarlane | 1946 | – | Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) 1996–2006 | 2004 A | |
| Jenny Macklin | 1952 | – | Politician | 2023 K | |
| Sir Charles Mackerras | 1925 | 2010 | Classical conductor | 1997 A | |
| Chief Justice John Macrossan | 1930 | 2008 | For service to the law, to higher education and the arts | 1993 Q | |
| Justice Barry Maddern | 1937 | 1994 | President of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission | 1992 Q | |
| David Malcolm | 1938 | 2014 | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia 1988–2005 | 1992 A | |
| Emeritus Professor Lew Mander | 1939 | 2020 | Organic chemist specialising in plant growth hormones | 2018 A | |
| Prof Barry Marshall | 1951 | – | Received the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work with Helicobacter pylori | 2007 A | |
| Prof Villis Marshall | ? | – | Director of Urology at Royal Adelaide Hospital, Chancellor of St John Ambulance Australia | 2006 A | |
| Prof Jennifer L. Martin | ? | – | Scientist specialising in biochemistry and protein crystallography applied to drug-resistant bacteria | 2018 A | |
| Chief Justice Wayne Martin | 1952 | – | Chief Justice of Western Australia (2006–2018) | 2012 Q | |
| Sir Anthony Mason | 1925 | – | Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia 1987–95 | 1988 A | |
| Keith Mason | 1947 | – | For service to the law and legal scholarship, to the judicial system in New South Wales, to the Anglican Church, and to the community | 2003 A | |
| Sir Brian Massy-Greene | 1916 | 1991 | For service to banking, to industry and to the community | 1989 A | |
| Justice Christopher Maxwell | 1953 | – | President of Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria 2005–present | 2015 Q | |
| James May | 1934 | 2021 | For service to the advancement of vascular surgery throughout the world, particularly through pioneering the introduction of endoluminal methods for the treatment of diseased arteries, placing Australia in the forefront internationally in this field | 2001 Q | |
| Prof Lord (Robert) May | 1936 | 2020 | President of the Royal Society, London 2000–05 | 1998 A | |
| Lorraine Mazerolle | 1964 | – | Criminologist and researcher | 2024 A | |
| David McAllister | 1963 | – | Ballet dancer | 2021 Q | |
| Prof Janet Susan McCalman | 1948 | – | Social historian and academic | 2018 A | |
| Rev Dr Davis McCaughey | 1914 | 2005 | Governor of Victoria 1986–92 | 1987 Q | |
| Doug McClelland | 1926 | – | Minister, President of the Senate, High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | 1987 Q | |
| Malcolm McCusker | 1938 | – | Governor of Western Australia | 2012 A | |
| Donald McDonald | 1938 | – | Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 2006 Q | |
| Prof Trevor McDougall | 1952 | – | Scientist specialising in ocean thermodynamics | 2018 A | |
| Richard McGarvie | 1926 | 2003 | Governor of Victoria 1992–97 | 1994 Q | |
| Mark McGowan | 1967 | – | Politician, 30th Premier of Western Australia | 2024 K | |
| Sir Charles McGrath | 1910 | 1984 | For service to industry | 1981 A | |
| Michael McHugh | 1935 | – | Justice of the High Court of Australia 1989–2005 | 1989 Q | |
| Sir Malcolm McIntosh | 1945 | 2000 | For service to excellence in scientific and technological research | 1999 A | |
| Sir Laurence McIntyre | 1912 | 1981 | For public service | 1979 A | |
| James McKay | ? | – | For service to the spiritual and physical wellbeing of the people of outback Australia | 1998 A | |
| Bruce McKellar | 1941 | – | For eminent service to science, particularly the study of theoretical physics, as an academic, educator and researcher, through seminal contributions to scientific development organisations, and as an author and mentor. | 2014 A | |
| Justice Carmel McLure | 1955 | – | President of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Western Australia 2009–16 | 2016 Q | Archived 2019-01-29 at the Wayback Machine |
| Julian McMahon | ? | – | Anti-death penalty barrister | 2017 Q | |
| Justice Margaret McMurdo | 1954 | – | For service to the law and judicial administration in Queensland, particularly in the areas of legal education and women's issues, to the support of a range of legal organisations, and to the community. | 2007 Q | |
| Sir James McNeill | 1916 | 1987 | For service to industry | 1986 Q | |
| Leycester Meares | 1909 | 1994 | Public servant | 1985 A | |
| Prof Harry Messel | 1922 | 2015 | Physicist and conservation advocate | 2006 A | |
| Prof Em Donald Metcalf | 1929 | 2014 | Cancer researcher, Professor Emeritus of the University of Melbourne | 1993 Q | |
| Dr Ken Michael | 1938 | – | Governor of Western Australia 2006–11 | 2006 A | |
| Howard Michell | 1913 | 2012 | For service to the wool industry and to the arts | 1990 Q | |
| Naomi Milgrom | ? | – | Businessperson | 2020 Q | |
| Jacques Miller | 1931 | – | Immunologist | 2003 Q | |
| Nancy Millis | 1922 | 2012 | Microbiologist | 1990 Q | |
| Bernard Mills | 1920 | 2011 | Engineer, Professor of Physics (Sydney), pioneer radio astronomer (Mills Cross Telescope) | 1976 Q | |
| Jonathan Mills | 1963 | – | Composer and festival director | 2024 K | |
| Harold Mitchell | 1942 | 2024 | Businessman and Philanthropist | 2010 Q | |
| Dame Roma Mitchell | 1913 | 2000 | First female appointed Queen's Counsel, first female appointed Judge, Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia 1968–91, Governor of South Australia 1991–96 | 1991 A | |
| Dr Graeme Moad | 1952 | – | Polymer chemist | 2022 A | |
| Prof Tanya Monro | 1973 | – | Physicist and Chief Defence Scientist | 2022 Q | |
| Sir John Moore | 1915 | 1998 | President of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission | 1986 A | |
| Max Moore-Wilton | 1943 | – | Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | 2001 A | |
| Terry Moran | 1947 | – | Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | 2012 A | |
| Hugh Morgan | 1940 | – | Mining industry executive | 2002 Q | |
| Prof Sir Peter Morris | 1934 | 2022 | Nuffield Professor of Surgery Emeritus at the University of Oxford | 2004 Q | |
| Sam Mostyn | c. 1965 | – | Businesswoman and 28th Governor General | 2024 K | |
| Rev Dr Gordon Moyes | 1938 | 2015 | Founder of the Wesley Mission | 2002 A | |
| Justice James Muirhead | 1925 | 1999 | Royal Commissioner into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody | 1991 A | |
| Dame Elisabeth Murdoch | 1909 | 2012 | Philanthropist | 1989 Q | |
| Rupert Murdoch | 1931 | – | For service to the media, particularly the newspaper publishing industry | 1984 A | |
| Prof Brendan Murphy | 1955 | – | Nephrologist and Chief Medical Officer | 2022 Q | |
| Ken Myer | 1921 | 1992 | Philanthropist | 1976 A | |
| Sidney Baillieu Myer | 1926 | 2022 | For service to business and commerce, to government and to the community | 1990 A | |
| Allen Myers | 1947 | – | Barrister, academic, businessman, landowner and philanthropist | 2016 A | |
| Maria Myers | ? | – | Philanthropist | 2016 A | |
| Jacques Nasser | 1947 | – | Chairman BHP; for service to business and commerce; philanthropist | 2017 Q | |
| Sir Eric Neal | 1924 | – | CEO of Boral, Director of John Fairfax Holdings, BHP, Coca-Cola Amatil and AMP, Chairperson of Westpac, Governor of South Australia 1996–2001 | 1988 A | |
| Bill Neilson | 1925 | 1989 | Premier of Tasmania | 1978 Q | |
| Geoffrey Nettle | 1950 | – | Judge of the High Court of Australia | 2019 A | |
| Bernhard Neumann | 1909 | 2002 | Mathematician | 1994 Q | |
| Maurice Newman | 1938 | – | Chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, chair of the board of the Australian Securities Exchange, Chancellor of Macquarie University | 2002 A | |
| Olivia Newton-John | 1948 | 2022 | Supporter of cancer research; singer/songwriter | 2019 A | |
| John Niland | 1940 | – | Businessman and academic | 2001 A | |
| Dr Helen Nugent | 1949 | – | Company director | 2022 A | |
| Sir Sidney Nolan | 1917 | 1992 | Artist | 1988 Q | |
| Professor Kathryn North | ? | – | Paediatric physician, neurologist, and clinical geneticist | 2019 A | |
| Prof Sir Gustav Nossal | 1931 | – | Research biologist, Chairman of the CSIRO | 1989 Q | |
| Bernard O'Brien | 1924 | 1993 | Microsurgeon; bio | 1991 Q | |
| Rev Gerald O'Collins | 1931 | 2024 | Catholic theologian and academic | 2006 A | |
| Prof Ian O'Connor | 1957 | – | Academic, Vice Chancellor and President of Griffith University | 2017 Q | |
| Lowitja O'Donoghue | 1932 | 2024 | Chairperson of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) | 1999 A | |
| Dame Bridget Ogilvie | 1938 | – | Biomedical research, particularly related to veterinary and medical parasitology | 2007 A | |
| Emeritus Prof Mary O'Kane | 1954 | – | Scientist, Chief Scientist and Engineer of Government of New South Wales 2008–18 | 2016 A | |
| Sir Mark Oliphant | 1901 | 2000 | Physicist, Professor, Governor of South Australia 1972–77 | 1977 A | |
| Margaret Olley | 1923 | 2011 | Artist | 2006 Q | |
| James O'Sullivan | ? | – | For service to law enforcement and commitment to excellence in reshaping and introducing wide-ranging reforms in the Queensland Police Service | 2001 Q | |
| Emeritus Prof Robert Ouvrier | 1940 | – | Physician (paediatric neurology), President of International Child Neurology Association 2006-2010 | 2016 A | |
| Kerry Packer | 1937 | 2005 | Businessman | 1983 A | |
| Roslyn Packer | 1937 | – | Philanthropist | 2016 Q | |
| Sir Arvi Parbo | 1926 | 2019 | Businessman | 1993 Q | |
| Justice Kevin Parker | 1937 | 2023 | Vice-president of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia | 2008 Q | |
| Dr Martin Parkinson | 1958 | – | Public Servant; Economist | 2017 A | |
| Percy Partridge | 1910 | 1988 | For service to education & educational research, particularly in the field of social sciences | 1978 A | |
| John Pascoe | 1948 | – | Judge, businessman, company director, Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia 2004–17, Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia 2017–present | 2016 A | |
| Nicholas Paspaley | 1948 | – | For service to business development and trade, to the Australian pearling industry, and to the community | 1999 A | |
| John Passmore | 1914 | 2004 | Philosopher | 1992 Q | |
| Andrew Peacock | 1939 | 2021 | Australian politician, Foreign Minister 1975–80, Leader of the Opposition 1983–85 & 1989–90 | 1997 Q | |
| Jim Peacock | 1937 | – | Molecular biologist | 1994 A | |
| Cardinal George Pell | 1941 | 2023 | Catholic Archbishop of Sydney (2001–2014), Cardinal (2003– ), etc. | 2005 Q | |
| Gary Pemberton | ? | – | For service to business and finance, to public sector reform, and to the community, particularly medical research organisations concerned with children's health | 1999 Q | |
| Prof David Penington | 1930 | 2023 | For service to medicine and to the community, particularly in the field of medical education and health care | 1988 A | |
| Stan Perron | 1922 | 2018 | Businessman and philanthropist | 2019 A | |
| Prof Philip Pettit | 1945 | – | Academic, philosopher, political theorist | 2017 Q | |
| John Phillips | 1933 | 2009 | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria | 1998 A | |
| Sir James Plimsoll | 1917 | 1987 | Public servant and diplomat | 1978 A | |
| George Polites | 1918 | 2019 | For service to industrial relations | 1984 A | |
| Prof Robert Porter | 1932 | – | Neuroscientist | 2001 A | |
| Lady (Primrose) Potter | 1931 | – | Philanthropist | 2003 Q | |
| Lawrie Powell | ? | – | For service to medicine and medical research particularly in the field of gastroenterology and liver disease | 1990 Q | |
| Cheryl Praeger | 1948 | – | Mathematician | 2021 A | |
| Jeanne Pratt | ? | – | Philanthropist | 2002 Q | |
| John B. Prescott | 1940 | – | Managing director of BHP | 1996 Q | |
| Leo Radom | 1944 | – | Computational chemist | 2019 Q | |
| John Ralph | 1932 | – | For service to Australian industry as an advocate of "continual improvement" in international competitiveness and in the strategic assessment of long term public policy, particularly in the area of tax reform, and for contributions in the interest of the wider community including social development, education, leadership initiatives for the young and charitable organisations. | 2000 Q | |
| Mike Rann | 1953 | – | Third-longest serving Premier of South Australia 2002–2011, longest serving Labor leader 1994–2011, Member of Parliament 1985–2011; Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 2013-2014, Australia's Ambassador to Italy, Albania, Libya and San Marino and Australia's Permanent Representative to the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Programme 2014–present. | 2016 A | |
| Eric Reece | 1909 | 1999 | Premier of Tasmania | 1975 Q | |
| Lloyd Rees | 1895 | 1998 | Landscape painter | 1985 A | |
| Thomas Reeve | 1923 | – | For service to medicine and to academic and clinical surgery, particularly in the field of endocrinology | 1994 A | |
| MajGen Sir William Refshauge | 1913 | 2009 | Director-General Army Medical Services in Korea, Honorary Physician to Queen Elizabeth II 1955–64, Director-General of the Commonwealth Department of Health 1960–73, Secretary-General of the World Medical Association 1973–76, etc. | 1980 Q | |
| Prof Gordon Reid | 1923 | 1989 | Academic, Professor of politics, Vice-Chancellor University of Western Australia 1978–82, Governor of Western Australia 1983–89 | 1986 Q | |
| Prof Janice Reid | 1947 | – | Academic (medical anthropology), Vice-Chancellor University of Western Sydney 1998-2013 | 2015 A | |
| Jack Renshaw | 1909 | 1987 | Deputy Premier 1959–64 and Premier of New South Wales 1964–65 | 1979 A | |
| Margaret Reynolds | 1941 | – | Politician, Senator 1983–99, Minister 1987–90 | 2023 A | |
| Dennis Richardson | 1947 | – | Diplomat and public servant | 2019 Q | |
| Prof Ezio Rizzardo | 1943 | – | Scientific technological researcher specialising in polymer chemistry | 2018 A | |
| Archie Roach | 1956 | 2022 | Songwriter, singer, Aboriginal activist | 2023 A | |
| Sir Rutherford Robertson | 1913 | 2001 | For service to biological sciences | 1980 A | |
| Bruce Gregory Robinson | 1956 | – | Endocrinologist | 2020 A | |
| Prof Jeffrey Victor Rosenfeld | 1952 | – | Neurosurgeon | 2018 A | |
| Jennifer Rowe | 1948 | – | Author | 2019 A | |
| AirMshl Sir James Rowland | 1922 | 1999 | Chief of the Air Staff 1975–79, Governor of New South Wales 1981–89 | 1987 A | |
| Eric Rudd | 1910 | 1999 | For service to the mineral and petroleum industries | 1984 A | |
| Kevin Rudd | 1957 | – | 26th Prime Minister of Australia | 2019 Q | |
| Geoffrey Rush | 1951 | – | Actor | 2014 A | |
| Graeme Ryan | 1938 | – | For service to science and to higher education, particularly in the fields of medical research and medical education | 1994 A | |
| Carlo Salteri | 1920 | 2010 | Co-founder of Transfield, founder of Tenix | 2002 A | |
| Graeme Samuel | 1946 | – | Businessman and Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission | 2010 Q | |
| Gordon Samuels | 1923 | 2007 | QC, Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Chancellor of the University of New South Wales 1976–94, Governor of New South Wales 1996–2001 | 1987 Q | |
| Kerry Sanderson | 1950 | – | Governor of Western Australia 2014–18 | 2016 Q | Archived 2016-09-27 at the Wayback Machine |
| Rear Adm Kevin Scarce | 1952 | – | Commander Training Command – Navy, Head of Maritime Systems, Governor of South Australia 2007–2014 | 2008 A | |
| Brian Schmidt | 1967 | – | Astrophysicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (Physics, 2011), etc. | 2013 A | |
| Dame Margaret Scott | 1922 | 2019 | Founding Director of The Australian Ballet School | 2005 Q | |
| Sir Walter Scott | 1903 | 1981 | Founded Australia's first management consultancy firm, WD Scott | 1979 A | |
| Harry Seidler | 1923 | 2006 | Architect | 1987 Q | |
| Patricia Margaret Selkirk | 1942 | – | Plant biologist and ecologist | 2022 Q | |
| Sir Nicholas Shehadie | 1926 | 2018 | National representative Rugby Union 1947–58, Lord Mayor of Sydney 1973–75 | 1990 Q | |
| Dr Peter Shergold | 1946 | – | Academic, public servant, Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 2003–08 | 2007 A | |
| Prof John Shine | 1946 | – | Biochemist, molecular biologist | 2017 Q | |
| Alfred Moxon Simpson | 1910 | 2011 | For eminent and meritorious service to business and industry | 1978 Q | |
| Prof Stephen Simpson | 1957 | – | Academic researcher (biological and biomedical science), Academic Director of Charles Perkins Centre of the University of Sydney 2012–present | 2015 Q | |
| Ian Sinclair | 1929 | – | Australian politician, National Party of Australia Leader 1984–89, Speaker of the House of Representatives 1998-98 | 2001 A | |
| Rear Adm Peter Sinclair | 1934 | – | Deputy Chief of Navy, Governor of New South Wales 1990–96 | 1992 Q | |
| Prof Peter Singer | 1946 | – | Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and Laureate Professor at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at the University of Melbourne | 2012 Q | |
| Ralph Slatyer | 1929 | 2012 | For service to science and technology and its application to industry development. | 1993 Q | |
| Prof Em J. J. C. Smart | 1920 | 2012 | For service to education particularly in the field of philosophy | 1990 Q | |
| Maree Smith | ? | – | Neuropathic pain researcher | 2019 Q | |
| Neil Andrew Smith | ? | – | For service to the community, particularly through administration of the Victorian Bush Fire Appeal (1983) Trust Fund | 1984 Q | |
| Richard (Dick) Smith | 1944 | – | Entrepreneur, businessman, aviator, political activist, philanthropist | 2015 Q | |
| Thomas Weetman Smith | 1901 | 2000 | For service to the law and to legal institutions | 1990 A | |
| Victor Smorgon | 1913 | 2009 | Industrialist, philanthropist | 2007 Q | Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine |
| Erica Lee Smyth | 1952 | – | Geologist and senior mining executive | 2018 Q | |
| Prof David Solomon | 1929 | – | Academic (polymer chemistry and plastics) | 2016 Q | |
| Lady (Marigold) Southey | 1928 | – | Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria | 2006 A | |
| Virginia Margaret Spate | 1937 | 2022 | Art historian, author and academic | 2018 Q | |
| Dr Michael Spence | 1962 | – | Academic; Vice-Chancellor of University of Sydney 2008-2020 | 2017 A | |
| James Spigelman | 1946 | – | For service to the law and to the community through leadership in bringing about change in attitudes to the administration of justice for a more fair and equitable society, and to the support of the visual arts. | 2000 Q | |
| Prof Fiona Stanley | 1946 | – | For service to maternal and child health research, particularly in peri-natal and infant problems, and for her contributions to improving aboriginal and community health | 1996 Q | |
| Keith Steel | 1917 | 1996 | For service to industry, General Manager of the Australian Mutual Provident Society (AMP Limited) 1966–79 | 1981 Q | |
| Glenn Stevens | 1958 | – | Economist, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia 2006–16 | 2016 Q | |
| Kerry Stokes | 1940 | – | For service to business and commerce through strategic leadership and promotion of corporate social responsibility, to the arts through executive roles and philanthropy, and to the community, particularly through contributions to organisations supporting youth | 2008 Q | |
| Shane Stone | 1950 | – | KC, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory 1995–99 | 2006 Q | |
| Sir Laurence Street | 1926 | 2018 | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales | 1989 Q | |
| Prof Hugh Stretton | 1924 | 2015 | Historian, academic economist | 2004 Q | |
| Russell Strong | 1938 | – | For service to medicine as a pioneer in the development of new techniques and improved clinical performance in the field of liver transplant surgery and to advancing world knowledge in this area | 2001 A | |
| Grant Sutherland | 1945 | – | For service to science in the field of human genetics research and to the human genome project and, in particular, for his contribution to the discovery of the importance of 'fragile chromosomes' in the field of inherited diseases | 1998 A | |
| Dame Joan Sutherland | 1926 | 2010 | Opera singer | 1975 Q | |
| Prof Nicholas Talley | 1956 | – | Gastroenterologist | 2018 A | |
| Sir Arthur Tange | 1914 | 2001 | For eminent and meritorious public service. | 1977 Q | |
| Noel Tanzer | 1931 | – | For service to public sector reform, particularly through the commercialisation of government enterprises, to the development of social welfare policies and to the community | 1994 A | |
| Hugh Taylor | 1947 | – | For service to medicine in the field of ophthalmology, particularly through renowned work in the prevention of river blindness in the third world, to academia through research and education related to the prevention of eye disease, and to the development of policy on eye health in indigenous communities. | 2001 Q | |
| Prof Maree Rose Teesson | ? | – | Medical specialist in prevention and treatment of substance abuse disorders | 2018 A | |
| Deborah Terry | ? | – | Psychology scholar and academic administrator | 2024 A | |
| San Hoa Thang | 1954 | – | Professor of chemistry, specialising in polymer chemistry and materials science | 2018 Q | |
| Colin Thiele | 1920 | 2006 | Author | 1977 Q | |
| Anthony William Thomas | 1949 | – | Nuclear physicist | 2020 A | |
| Sally Thomas | 1939 | – | Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory (1992–2009), Administrator of the Northern Territory (2011–), Chancellor of Charles Darwin University (2010–) | 2014 A | |
| Roy Francis Thompson | ? | – | Philanthropist supporting medical research, emergency rescue, educational, sporting and cultural organisations, and real estate and land developer in Queensland. | 2018 A | |
| John Tonkin | 1902 | 1995 | Premier of Western Australia | 1977 Q | |
| John Toohey | 1930 | 2015 | Justice of the High Court of Australia 1987–98 | 1988 A | |
| Arthur Trendall | 1909 | 1995 | Art historian and classical archaeologist | 1976 A | |
| Sir Donald Trescowthick | 1930 | 2024 | For service to the community, to the arts and to sport | 1991 A | |
| Ken Tribe | 1914 | 2010 | For service to the arts, particularly in the field of music | 1989 Q | |
| Emeritus Professor Patrick Troy | 1936 | 2018 | Urban and regional planner and academic | 2019 A | |
| Warren Truss | 1948 | – | Former Federal National Party leader | 2019 A | |
| Barry Tuckwell | 1931 | 2020 | Classical French horn player | 1992 A | |
| Malcolm Turnbull | 1954 | – | Lawyer, banker and politician. Prime Minister (2015–2018) | 2021 A | |
| John Uhrig | 1928 | 2024 | Chairman Santos | 2000 Q | |
| Peter Underwood | 1937 | 2014 | Governor of Tasmania | 2009 Q | |
| Tom Uren | 1921 | 2015 | Boxer, soldier, politician | 2013 A | |
| John Walter Utz | 1928 | 2011 | For service to business and to industry | 1989 A | |
| Sir James Vernon | 1910 | 2000 | Industrial Chemist, Director of CSR (Colonial Sugar Refining Company) 1958-82 | 1980 A | |
| Dr Michael Vertigan | 1941 | – | For service as a community leader in public administration, through development of far reaching fiscal policy reform; in business and industry, through focusing on strategic investment for sustainable economic growth; and in education through university governance | 2004 A | |
| Sir William Vines | 1916 | 2011 | Managing director, International Wool Secretariat; Chairman, Wool Review Committee; nla1nla2obit; KtB | 1987 Q | |
| Nanette Stacy Waddy | 1915 | 2015 | For service to medical education and to the community particularly in the field of drug and alcohol abuse | 1988 Q | |
| Nancy Wake | 1912 | 2011 | War hero: "The award recognises the significant contribution and commitment of Nancy Wake, stemming from her outstanding actions in wartime, in encouraging community appreciation and understanding of the past sacrifices made by Australian men and women in times of conflict, and to a lasting legacy of peace" | 2004-02-22 | |
| Ron Walker | 1939 | 2018 | For service to business, the arts and the community, and to raising the profile of Australia internationally with significant benefit for tourism and employment. | 2003 A | |
| Stanley Wallis | ? | – | For service to business and manufacturing through strategic development of globally competitive enterprises, to enhancing the reputation of Australia internationally through reform of financial institutions and the taxation system, and to the community through support for medical research. | 2002 Q | |
| Robert Walsh | 1917 | 1983 | For services to medicine | 1982 Q | |
| Kate Warner | 1948 | – | 28th Governor of Tasmania | 2017 A | |
| Justice Marilyn Warren | 1951 | – | For service to the judiciary and to the legal profession particularly the delivery and administration of law in Victoria, to the community in areas affecting the social and economic conditions of women and to forensic medicine internationally. | 2005 Q | |
| Dr Robin Warren | 1937 | 2024 | Discovered Helicobacter pylori in 1979. Awarded 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine | 2007 A | |
| Sir Bruce Watson | 1928 | 2008 | For leadership in a range of fields of endeavour covering industry and commerce, the arts, and education and for developing medical research facilities of international standard in Australia | 2004 A | |
| Dr Ian Watt | 1950 | – | Public servant, Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 2011-14 | 2016 Q | |
| Penelope Wensley | 1946 | – | Australian diplomat, Governor of Queensland | 2011 A | |
| Sir Frederick Wheeler | 1914 | 1994 | Secretary to the Treasury | 1979 A | |
| Gough Whitlam | 1916 | 2014 | 21st Prime Minister of Australia 1972–75 | 1978 Q | |
| Ray Whitrod | 1915 | 2003 | For service to Australian law enforcement (Queensland Police Commissioner), to victims of crime and to the community | 1993 A | |
| Judith Whitworth | 1944 | – | For service to the advancement of academic medicine and as a major contributor to research policy and medical research administration in Australia and internationally | 2001 Q | |
| Dr Paul Wild | 1923 | 2008 | Chairman of the CSIRO | 1986 A | |
| Peter Wilenski | 1939 | 1994 | For service to international relations and to public sector reform, particularly through fostering the implementation of social justice and equity principles | 1994 Q | |
| Helen Williams | 1945 | – | Senior public servant | 2019 A | |
| Prof Keryn Williams | 1949 | – | Medical scientist (Ophthalmology) | 2017 A | |
| Peter Wills | ? | – | For service to social and economic advancement through the development of public policy in relation to funding for biomedical research and evolving biotechnology industries | 2001 Q | |
| Sir Ronald Wilson | 1922 | 2005 | Justice of the High Court of Australia 1979–89 | 1988 A | |
| Sir Henry Winneke | 1908 | 1985 | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Governor of Victoria | 1982 A | |
| Justice John Winneke | 1938 | 2019 | President of the Victorian Court of Appeal | 2004 Q | |
| Professor Carl Wood | 1929 | 2011 | Service to the discipline of obstetrics and gynaecology particularly through the development of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) and its application to human infertility | 1995 A | |
| Alan Woods | 1930 | 1990 | Senior public servant; Secretary to the Departments of Defence, Resources and Energy, etc. | 1989 A | |
| Justice Sir Edward Woodward | 1928 | 2010 | For contributions to Australian public life, particularly in the areas of public administration, social justice, cultural diversity, education and advocacy for people with mental illness | 2001 Q | |
| Roger Woodward | 1942 | – | Classical pianist | 1992 Q | |
| Richard Woolcott | 1927 | 2023 | For service to international relations and to Asia Pacific economic co-operation. | 1993 Q | |
| Hal Wootten | 1922 | 2021 | For service to human rights, to conservation, to legal education and to the law | 1990 Q | |
| Neville Wran | 1926 | 2014 | Premier of New South Wales 1976–86 | 1988 A | |
| John Wylie | 1961 | – | Chairperson of the Australian Sports Commission | 2022 A | |
| Sir Geoffrey Yeend | 1927 | 1994 | Secretary to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and Secretary to Cabinet | 1986 A | |
| Jeannette Young | 1963 | – | Governor of Queensland; Chief Health Officer | 2022 Q | |
| Sir John Young | 1919 | 2008 | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria 1974–91 | 1989 A | |
| Dr John Yu | 1934 | – | For service to the provision and development of "state of the art" paediatric care and research, to children's rights, to education, and to the decorative and visual arts | 2001 Q | |
| Mr. Yunupingu | 1956 | 2013 | Musician, songwriter, teacher, advocate, etc. | 2014 A | |
| Carla Zampatti | 1942 | 2021 | Fashion designer and businesswoman | 2009 Q | |
| Sir David Zeidler | 1918 | 1998 | Chemist and industrialist | 1990 Q | |

### Military Division

| Name | Born | Died | Notability | Awarded |
| GEN John Baker | 1936 | 2007 | Vice-Chief of the Defence Force 1992–95, Chief of Defence Force 1995–98 | 1995 A |
| ADML Chris Barrie | 1945 | – | Vice-Chief of the Defence Force 1997–98, Chief of Defence Force 1998–2002 | 2001 A |
| ADML Alan Beaumont | 1934 | 2004 | Vice-Chief of the Defence Force 1989–1992, Chief of Defence Force 1993–95 | 1992 A |
| GEN Sir Phillip Bennett | 1928 | 2023 | Governor of Tasmania 1987–95; Chief of the Defence Force 1984–87 | 1985 Q |
| AIRMSHL Mark Binskin | 1960 | | Chief of Air Force (2008–2011), Vice Chief of the Defence Force (2011–2014), Chief of the Defence Force (2014– ) | 2014 A |
| LTGEN John Coates | 1932 | 2018 | Chief of the General Staff 1990–92 | 1992 A |
| LTGEN Peter Cosgrove | 1947 | – | Chief of the Australian Army 2000–02. Subsequently, General Cosgrove, Chief of the Defence Force 2002–05; 2014 promoted to Knight of the Order (AK) on appointment as Governor-General | 2000-03-25 |
| AIRMSHL David Evans | 1925 | 2020 | Chief of Air Staff 1982–85 | 1984 Q |
| AIRMSHL Ray Funnell | 1935 | – | Vice-Chief of the Defence Force 1986–87, Chief of the Air Staff 1987–92 | 1989 Q |
| LTGEN Ken Gillespie | 1952 | – | Vice Chief of the Defence Force/Chief of Joint Operations and Chief of Army | 2011 A |
| GEN Peter Gration | 1932 | – | Chief of Army 1984–87, Chief of the Defence Force 1987–93 | 1988 A |
| LTGEN John Grey | 1939 | – | Chief of the General Staff 1992–95 | 1995 Q |
| GEN Sir Francis Hassett | 1918 | 2008 | Chief of General Staff 1973–75, Chief of the Defence Force Staff 1975–77 | 1975 Q |
| ACM Angus Houston | 1947 | – | Chief of the Defence Force 2005–2011; 2015 promoted to Knight of the Order of Australia (AK) | 2008 A |
| ADML David Johnston | 1962 | – | Chief of the Defence Force 2024–Present | 2022 Q |
| ADML Mike Hudson | 1933 | 2005 | Chief of the Naval Staff 1985–91 | 1987 Q |
| LTGEN David Hurley | 1953 | – | Chief Capability Development Group 2003-07, Chief of Joint Operations 2007-08, Vice-Chief of the Defence Force, 2008–11. Subsequently, General Hurley, Chief of the Defence Force 2011–14, Governor of New South Wales (2014–2019), Governor-General of Australia (2019–present) | 2010 A |
| VADM Ian Knox | 1933 | 2024 | Vice-Chief of the Defence Force 1987–89 | 1989 Q |
| VADM David Leach | 1928 | 2020 | Chief of the Naval Staff 1982–85 | 1984 Q |
| LTGEN Peter Leahy | 1952 | – | Chief of Army 2002–08 | 2007 Q |
| VADM Ian MacDougall | 1938 | 2020 | Maritime Commander Australia 1989–90, Chief of the Naval Staff 1991–94, Commissioner NSW Fire Brigades 1994–2003, Chair CRC Bushfires 2003–07, etc. | 1993 Q |
| AIRMSHL John Newham | 1930 | 2022 | Chief of the Air Staff 1985–87 | 1986 Q |
| LTGEN Lawrence O'Donnell | 1933 | | Chief of the General Staff 1987–90 | 1989 Q |
| HRH Prince Philip | 1921 | 2021 | Consort of HM The Queen; 2015 promoted to Knight of the Order of Australia (AK) | 1988 Q |
| LTGEN John Sanderson | 1940 | | Commander United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia, Chief of the General Staff 1995–97, Chief of Army 1997–1998, Governor of Western Australia 2000–05. | 1994 A |
| ADML Sir Victor Smith | 1913 | 1998 | Chief of Naval Staff 1968–70, Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee 1970–75 | 1975 Q |
| VADM Sir David Stevenson | 1918 | 1998 | Chief of Naval Staff 1973–76 | 1976 A |

## Honorary companions

| Name | Born | Died | Notability | Awarded | Notes |
| Shinzo Abe | 1954 | 2022 | Prime Minister of Japan 2006–07 and 2012–20 | 31 August 2022 | |
| Tofilau Eti Alesana | 1924 | 1999 | Foreign Minister of Samoa 1984–85 and 1988–98 | 6 July 1994 | |
| Richard Armitage | 1945 | – | United States Deputy Secretary of State | 1 July 2010 | |
| Aung San Suu Kyi | 1945 | – | In recognition of her outstanding leadership and great personal courage in the struggle to bring democracy to Burma | 24 May 1996 | |
| Michelle Bachelet | 1951 | – | President of Chile 2006–2010, 2014–; Executive Director of UN Women | 5 Oct 2012 | |
| Francis Blanchard | 1916 | 2009 | Second longest-serving Director-General of the International Labour Organization | 26 Jan 1990 | |
| Agnesë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu | 1910 | 1997 | (Best known as "Mother Teresa of Calcutta"). Roman Catholic nun, Humanitarian | 26 Jan 1982 | |
| Jacques Cousteau | 1910 | 1997 | In recognition of service to the environment, conservation and marine exploration | 26 Jan 1990 | |
| Koichiro Ejiri | 1920 | 2015 | Chairman of Mitsui and Company Ltd; Chairman of Mitsubishi; etc. | 6 Feb 1992 | |
| Charles Feeney | 1931 | 2023 | For eminent service and contributions to philanthropy, particularly to Australia's health, research and higher education sectors. | 10 Aug 2022 | |
| Sir Peter Gadsden | 1929 | 2006 | For service to Australian/British relations, particularly as Chairman of the Britain-Australia Bicentennial Committee | 26 Jan 1988 | |
| Sir Barry Gibb | 1946 | – | Musician, singer-songwriter and record producer; member of the Bee Gees | 27 Jan 2022 | |
| Goh Chok Tong | 1941 | – | Prime Minister of Singapore 1990–2004 | 1 Feb 2005 | |
| John Gorman | 1931 | – | Physician and medical researcher | 19 July 2024 | |
| Alexandre Hay | 1919 | 1991 | President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). | 26 Jan 1990 | |
| Takashi Imai | 1929 | – | Chairman of Nippon Steel (1998-2003); Director: Nippon Life Insurance, Nippon T & T, Japan Securities Finance Co; etc. | 8 July 2003 | |
| Jill Ker Conway | 1934 | 2018 | Author and academic | 12 Jun 2013 | |
| Sir John Key | 1961 | – | For eminent service to Australia-New Zealand relations | 18 July 2017 | |
| Yorihiko Kojima | 1941 | – | For eminent service to advancing Australia-Japan bilateral trade and economic relations | 9 April 2015 | |
| Lee Ku-Taek | 1946 | – | Chairman and CEO of POSCO; Chairman of World Steel Association; etc. | 16 March 2006 | |
| Nelson Mandela | 1918 | 2013 | President of South Africa | 14 Jun 1999 | |
| James Mattis | 1950 | – | United States Secretary of Defense | 9 Aug 2021 | |
| Zubin Mehta | 1936 | – | Indian conductor of classical music | 17 Aug 2022 | |
| Akio Mimura | 1940 | – | Representative Director & President of Nippon Steel | 28 Sep 2012 | |
| Constantine Mitsotakis | 1918 | 2017 | Prime Minister of Greece | 6 Feb 1992 | |
| Minoru Murofushi | 1931 | 2016 | Chairman, ITOCHU Corporation; Chairman, Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry; etc. | 8 July 2003 | |
| Shigeo Nagano | 1900 | 1984 | Chairman of Nippon Steel; President of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; etc. | 26 Jan 1980 | |
| Saburo Okita | 1914 | 1993 | For service to international relations between Australia and Japan | 17 May 1985 | |
| Turgut Özal | 1927 | 1993 | Prime Minister of Turkey | 8 Feb 1991 | |
| Sir Geoffrey Palmer | 1942 | – | Prime Minister of New Zealand 1989–90 | 8 Feb 1991 | |
| Tae-Joon Park | 1927 | 2011 | For eminent service to Australian/Korean relations, particularly trade. | 8 Feb 1991 | |
| Tunku Abdul Rahman | 1903 | 1990 | First Prime Minister of Malaysia | 26 Jan 1987 | |
| José Ramos-Horta | 1949 | – | President of Timor-Leste 2007-2012, etc. | 25 Nov 2013 | |
| Sir Shridath Ramphal | 1928 | 2024 | Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations 1975–90 | 26 Jan 1982 | |
| Michel Rocard | 1930 | 2016 | Prime Minister of France | 6 Feb 1992 | |
| Mark Rutte | 1967 | – | Prime Minister of the Netherlands | 9 Oct 2019 | Archived 2019-10-09 at the Wayback Machine |
| Eishiro Saitō | 1911 | 2002 | For service to Australia-Japan business relations | 26 Jan 1988 | |
| Hiroshi Saitō | 1939 | – | For service to Australia-Japan business relations | 14 Oct 1997 | |
| Lord (Edward) Shackleton | 1911 | 1994 | For service to Australian/British relations, particularly through the Britain/Australia Society | 26 Jan 1990 | |
| Sir Brian Talboys | 1921 | 2012 | Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand 1975–81 | 26 Jan 1982 | |
| Prof Stuart Ross Taylor | 1925 | 2021 | For outstanding service to science, particularly in the fields of geochemistry and cosmochemistry | 4 Sep 2008 | |
| Dame Kiri Te Kanawa | 1944 | – | New Zealand opera singer | 26 Jan 1990 | |
| Eiji Toyoda | 1913 | 2013 | For service to Australian/Japanese relations, particularly the Australian automotive industry | 21 Sep 1993 | |
| Shoichiro Toyoda | 1925 | 2023 | For service to Australian manufacturing, particularly for his contribution to the industrial development of the Australian automotive industry | 14 Jun 1999 | |
| Jørn Utzon | 1918 | 2008 | Architect of the Sydney Opera House | 17 May 1985 | |
| Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono | 1949 | – | President of Indonesia | 9 March 2010 | |
| Prof Rolf Zinkernagel | 1944 | – | Co-recipient with Professor Peter C. Doherty of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine | 14 Jun 1999 | |

## Former companions

| Name | Born | Died | Notability | Awarded | Notes |
| Brian Burke | 1947 | – | Premier of Western Australia 1983–88 | 1988 Q | Honour cancelled in 1995 |
| H. C. "Nugget" Coombs | 1906 | 1997 | Australian economist, senior public servant, 1st Governor of the Reserve Bank, etc. | 1975 Q | Resigned in 1976 when AK created. |
| Richard Pratt | 1934 | 2009 | Businessman | 1998 Q | Resigned from the Order: refer Gazette No. S 40, 22 Feb 2008. |
| Patrick White | 1912 | 1990 | Author | 1975 Q | Resigned in 1976 in protest at the sacking of the Whitlam government in 1975. |
| Dyson Heydon | 1943 | – | Judge of the High Court of Australia | 2004 Q | Resigned from the Order in 2022 in the wake of an independent 2020 inquiry which found that he had sexually harassed six junior court staff. |

## Announcements of appointments of companions

A list of links to announcements of all awards appears on the Governor-General's website.
    Gen = General Division; Mil = Military Division; Hon = Honorary award; Tot = Total
| Date | Gazette | Topic | Gen | Tot | Mil | Tot | Hon | Tot | Total | ref |
| 14 Feb 1975 | | Appointment of John Robert Kerr | 1 | 1 | | 0 | | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 Jun 1975 | 1975 S113 | 1975 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) (Includes awards for H. C. "Nugget" Coombs and Patrick White who later resigned.) | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | 9 | QB 1975 |
| 1976 | | Resignation of Nugget Coombs (Awarded 1975 Q) | −1 | 6 | | | | | 8 | |
| 1976 | | Resignation of Patrick White (Awarded 1975 Q) | −1 | 5 | | | | | 7 | |
| 26 Jan 1976 | | 1976 Australia Day Honours | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | | | 13 | AD 1976 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine |
| 7 Jun 1976 | | 1976 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) | 1 | 11 | | | | | 14 | QB 1976 Archived 2016-04-02 at the Wayback Machine |
| 26 Jan 1977 | 1977 S007 | 1977 Australia Day Honours | 2 | 13 | | | | | 16 | AD 1977 |
| 11 Jun 1977 | 1977 S102 | 1977 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) | 3 | 16 | | | | | 19 | QB 1977 Archived 2016-04-02 at the Wayback Machine |
| 26 Jan 1978 | 1978 S015 | 1978 Australia Day Honours | 3 | 19 | | | | | 22 | AD 1978 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine |
| 6 Jun 1978 | 1978 S097 | 1978 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) | 4 | 23 | | | | | 26 | QB 1978 |
| 26 Jan 1979 | | 1979 Australia Day Honours | 5 | 28 | | | | | 31 | AD 1979 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine |
| Jun 1979 | | 1979 Queen's Birthday Honours | 4 | 32 | | | | | 35 | QB 1979 |
| 26 Jan 1980 | | 1980 Australia Day Honours | 2 | 34 | | | | | 37 | AD 1980 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine |
| 26 Jan 1980 | | Honorary award: Shigeo Nango | | | | | 1 | 1 | 38 | |
| Jun 1980 | | 1980 Queen's Birthday Honours | 4 | 38 | | | | | 42 | QB 1980 |
| 26 Jan 1981 | | 1981 Australia Day Honours | 3 | 41 | | | | | 45 | AD 1981 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine |
| Jun 1981 | | 1981 Queen's Birthday Honours | 2 | 43 | | | | | 47 | QB 1981 |
| 26 Jan 1982 | 1982 S013 | 1982 Australia Day Honours | 4 | 47 | | | | | 51 | AD 1982 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine |
| 26 Jan 1982 | | Honorary awards: Mother Teresa, Shridath Ramphal and Brian Talboys | | | | | 3 | 4 | 54 | |
| Jun 1982 | | 1982 Queen's Birthday Honours | 1 | 48 | | | | | 55 | QB 1982 |
| 26 Jan 1983 | 1983 S013 | 1983 Australia Day Honours | 3 | 51 | | | | | 58 | AD 1983 |
| Jun 1983 | 1983 S113 | 1983 Queen's Birthday Honours | 2 | 53 | | | | | 60 | QB 1983 |
| 26 Jan 1984 | 1984 S021 | 1984 Australia Day Honours | 3 | 56 | | | | | 63 | AD 1984 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine |
| Jun 1984 | 1984 S212 | 1984 Queen's Birthday Honours | 1 | 57 | 2 | 5 | | | 66 | QB 1984 |
| 26 Jan 1985 | 1985 S017 | 1985 Australia Day Honours | 4 | 61 | | | | | 70 | AD 1985 |
| 17 May 1985 | | Honorary awards: Saburo Okita and Jørn Utzon | | | | | 2 | 6 | 72 | |
| Jun 1985 | 1985 S198 | 1985 Queen's Birthday Honours | | | 1 | 6 | | | 73 | QB 1985 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine |
| 26 Jan 1986 | 1986 S018 | 1986 Australia Day Honours | 5 | 66 | | | | | 78 | AD 1986 |
| Jun 1986 | | 1986 Queen's Birthday Honours | 6 | 72 | 1 | 7 | | | 85 | QB 1986 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine |
| 26 Jan 1987 | | 1987 Australia Day Honours | 3 | 75 | | | | | 88 | AD 1987 |
| 26 Jan 1987 | | Honorary award: Tunku Abdul Rahman | | | | | 1 | 7 | 89 | |
| Jun 1987 | | 1987 Queen's Birthday Honours | 8 | 83 | 1 | 8 | | | 98 | QB 1987 |
| 26 Jan 1988 | 1988 S020 | 1988 Australia Day Honours | 13 | 96 | 1 | 9 | | | 112 | AD 1988 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine |
| 26 Jan 1988 | | Honorary awards: Peter Gadsden and Eishiro Saitō | | | | | 2 | 9 | 114 | |
| Jun 1988 | 1988 S159 | 1988 Queen's Birthday Honours (Includes award to Brian Burke which was subsequently cancelled.) | 11 | 107 | 1 | 10 | | | 126 | QB 1988 |
| 26 Jan 1989 | 1989 S029 | 1989 Australia Day Honours | 11 | 118 | | | | | 137 | AD 1989 |
| 16 Feb 1989 | | Appointment of Bill Hayden | 1 | 119 | | | | | 138 | |
| Jun 1989 | 1989 S192 | 1989 Queen's Birthday Honours | 9 | 128 | 3 | 13 | | | 150 | QB 1989 |
| 26 Jan 1990 | 1990 S017 | 1990 Australia Day Honours | 4 | 132 | | | | | 154 | AD 1990 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine |
| 26 Jan 1990 | | Honorary awards: Francis Blanchard, Jacques Cousteau, Alexandre Hay, Lord Edward Shackleton and Kiri Te Kanawa | | | | | 5 | 14 | 159 | |
| Jun 1990 | 1990 S141 | 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours | 9 | 141 | | | | | 168 | QB 1990 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine |
| 26 Jan 1991 | 1991 S013 | 1991 Australia Day Honours | 10 | 151 | | | | | 178 | AD 1991 |
| 8 Feb 1991 | | Honorary awards: Turgut Özal, Geoffrey Palmer and Park Tae-joon | | | | | 3 | 17 | 181 | |
| Jun 1991 | 1991 S148 | 1991 Queen's Birthday Honours | 7 | 158 | | | | | 188 | QB 1991 |
| 26 Jan 1992 | 1992 S009 | 1992 Australia Day Honours | 9 | 167 | 2 | 15 | | | 199 | AD 1992 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine |
| 6 Feb 1992 | | Honorary awards: Koichiro Ejiri, Constantine Mitsotakis and Michel Rocard | | | | | 3 | 20 | 202 | |
| Jun 1992 | 1992 S127 | 1992 Queen's Birthday Honours | 6 | 173 | | | | | 208 | QB 1992 |
| 26 Jan 1993 | 1993 S008 | 1993 Australia Day Honours | 8 | 181 | | | | | 216 | AD 1993 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine |
| Jun 1993 | 1993 S156 | 1993 Queen's Birthday Honours (Includes Ian MacDougall AC (mil) who does not appear in the "It's an Honour" database.) | 5 | 186 | 1 | 16 | | | 222 | QB 1993 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine |
| 21 Sep 1993 | | Honorary award: Eiji Toyoda | | | | | 1 | 21 | 223 | |
| 26 Jan 1994 | 1994 S007 | 1994 Australia Day Honours | 7 | 193 | 1 | 17 | | | 231 | AD 1994 |
| Jun 1994 | 1994 S190 | 1994 Queen's Birthday Honours | 4 | 197 | | | | | 235 | QB 1994 |
| 6 Jul 1994 | | Honorary award: Tofilau Eti Alesana | | | | | 1 | 22 | 236 | |
| 26 Jan 1995 | 1995 S008 | 1995 Australia Day Honours | 3 | 200 | 1 | 18 | | | 240 | AD 1995 |
| Jun 1995 | 1995 S196 | 1995 Queen's Birthday Honours | 2 | 202 | 1 | 19 | | | 243 | QB 1995 |
| 1995 | | Cancellation of award to Brian Burke (Awarded QB 1988) | −1 | 201 | | | | | 242 |
| 26 Jan 1996 | 1996 S012 | 1996 Australia Day Honours | 2 | 203 | | | | | 244 | AD 1996 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine |
| 24 May 1996 | | Honorary award: Aung San Suu Kyi | | | | | 1 | 23 | 245 | |
| Jun 1996 | 1996 S185 | 2017 Special Honours List | 4 | 207 | | | | | 249 | 2017 |
| Jun 1996 | 1996 S185 | 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours | 4 | 207 | | | | | 249 | QB 1996 |
| 26 Jan 1997 | 1997 S013 | 1997 Australia Day Honours | 4 | 211 | | | | | 253 | AD 1997 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine |
| Jun 1997 | 1997 S191 | 1997 Queen's Birthday Honours | 1 | 212 | | | | | 254 | QB 1997 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine |
| 14 Oct 1997 | | Honorary award: Hiroshi Saitō | | | | | 1 | 24 | 255 | |
| 26 Jan 1998 | 1998 S014 | 1998 Australia Day Honours | 6 | 218 | | | | | 261 | AD 1998 |
| Jun 1998 | 1998 S242 | 1998 Queen's Birthday Honours (Includes award for Richard Pratt who subsequently resigned.) | 2 | 220 | | | | | 263 | QB 1998 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine |
| 26 Jan 1999 | 1999 S016 | 1999 Australia Day Honours | 5 | 225 | | | | | 268 | AD 1999 pp.1–17 pg.18 |
| Jun 1999 | 1999 S214 | 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours | 3 | 228 | | | | | 271 | QB 1999 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine |
| Jun 1999 | | Honorary awards: Nelson Mandela, Shoichiro Toyoda and Rolf Zinkernagel | | | | | 3 | 27 | 274 | |
| 26 Jan 2000 | 2000 S010 | 2000 Australia Day Honours | 2 | 230 | | | | | 276 | AD 2000 |
| 25 Mar 2000 | | Appointment of LtGen Peter Cosgrove | | | 1 | 20 | | | 277 | |
| Jun 2000 | 2000 S273 | 2000 Queen's Birthday Honours | 4 | 234 | | | | | 281 | QB 2000 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine |
| 26 Jan 2001 | 2001 S015 | 2001 Australia Day Honours | 8 | 242 | 1 | 21 | | | 290 | AD 2001 |
| 30 Mar 2001 | | Appointments of Peter Arnison, Marie Bashir and John Landy | 3 | 245 | | | | | 293 | |
| Jun 2001 | 2001 S186 | 2002 Queen's Birthday Honours | 8 | 253 | | | | | 301 | QB 2001 |
| 27 Aug 2001 | | Appointment of Marjorie Jackson-Nelson | 1 | 254 | | | | | 302 | |
| 26 Jan 2002 | 2002 S006 | 2002 Australia Day Honours | 8 | 262 | | | | | 310 | AD 2002 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine |
| Jun 2002 | 2002 S160 | 2002 Queen's Birthday Honours | 8 | 270 | | | | | 318 | QB 2002 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine |
| 26 Jan 2003 | 2003 S005 | 2003 Australia Day Honours | 4 | 274 | | | | | 322 | AD 2003 |
| 30 Apr 2003 | | Appointment of Quentin Bryce | 1 | 275 | | | | | 323 | |
| Jun 2003 | 2003 S169 | 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours | 8 | 283 | | | | | 331 | QB 2003 |
| 8 Jul 2003 | | Honorary awards: Takashi Imai and Minoru Murofushi | | | | | 2 | 29 | 333 | |
| 5 Sep 2003 | 2003 S341 | Appointment of Richard William Butler | 1 | 284 | | | | | 334 | |
| 26 Jan 2004 | 2004 S004 | 2004 Australia Day Honours (Includes Dyson Heydon who does not appear in the "It's an Honour" database.) | 7 | 291 | | | | | 341 | AD 2004 |
| 22 Feb 2004 | | Appointment of Nancy Wake | 1 | 292 | | | | | 342 | |
| 14 Jun 2004 | 2004 S167 | 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours | 7 | 299 | | | | | 349 | QB 2004 |
| 26 Jan 2005 | 2005 S001 | 2005 Australia Day Honours | 7 | 306 | | | | | 356 | AD 2005 |
| 1 Feb 2005 | 2005 S019 | Honorary appointment: Goh Chok Tong | | | | | 1 | 30 | 357 | |
| 13 Jun 2005 | 2005 S081 | 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours | 7 | 313 | | | | | 364 | QB 2005 |
| 26 Jan 2006 | 2006 S001 | 2006 Australia Day Honours (Includes Sr Mary Bernice Elphick who does not appear in the "It's an Honour" database.) | 8 | 321 | | | | | 372 | AD 2006 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine |
| 16 Mar 2006 | | Honorary appointment: Lee Ku-Taek | | | | | 1 | 31 | 373 | |
| 12 Jun 2006 | 2006 S075 | 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours | 7 | 328 | | | | | 380 | QB 2006 (notes) |
| 26 Jan 2007 | 2007 S002 | 2007 Australia Day Honours | 6 | 334 | | | | | 386 | AD 2007 (notes) |
| 11 Jun 2007 | 2007 S100 | 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) | 5 | 339 | 1 | 22 | | | 392 | QB 2007 Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine (Gen) (Mil) |
| 28 Sep 2007 | 2007 S192 | Order of Wearing | | | | | | | 392 | |
| 26 Jan 2008 | 2008 S001 | 2008 Australia Day Honours | 6 | 345 | 1 | 23 | | | 399 | AD 2008 Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine (Gen Archived 2014-02-13 at the Wayback Machine) (Mil Archived 2014-02-13 at the Wayback Machine) |
| 22 Feb 2008 | 2008 S040 | Resignation of Richard Pratt (Awarded QB 1998) | −1 | 344 | | | | | 398 | |
| 9 Jun 2008 | 2008 S106 | 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) | 8 | 352 | | | | | 406 | QB 2008 (notes) |
| 4 Sep 2008 | 2008 S177 | Honorary Appointment of Stuart Ross Taylor | | | | | 1 | 32 | 407 | 2008 S177 Archived 2014-03-07 at the Wayback Machine |
| 26 Jan 2009 | 2009 S004 | 2009 Australia Day Honours | 3 | 355 | | | | | 410 | AD 2009 (notes Archived 2014-02-13 at the Wayback Machine) |
| 8 Jun 2009 | 2009 S084 | 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) | 3 | 358 | 1 | 24 | | | 414 | QB 2009 (notes Archived 2016-03-15 at the Wayback Machine) |
| 26 Jan 2010 | 2010 S003 | 2010 Australia Day Honours | 4 | 362 | | | | | 418 | AD 2010 (Gen Archived 2018-03-28 at the Wayback Machine) (Mil Archived 2016-03-15 at the Wayback Machine) |
| 9 Mar 2010 | 2010 S024 | Honorary Appointment of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono | | | | | 1 | 33 | 419 | 2010 S24 |
| 14 Jun 2010 | 2010 S084 | 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) | 5 | 367 | | | | | 424 | QB 2010 Archived 2014-02-12 at the Wayback Machine (notes) |
| 1 Jul 2010 | 2010 S102 | Honorary Appointment of Richard Armitage | | | | | 1 | 34 | 425 | 2010 S102 |
| 26 Jan 2011 | 2011 S003 | 2011 Australia Day Honours | 2 | 369 | 1 | 25 | | | 428 | AD 2011 (Gen) (Mil Archived 2016-03-14 at the Wayback Machine) |
| 13 Jun 2011 | 2011 S092 | 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) | 1 | 370 | | | | | 429 | QB 2011 (notes Archived 2016-03-14 at the Wayback Machine) |
| 29 Jun 2011 | | Peter Hollingworth | 1 | 371 | | | | | 430 | |
| 26 Jan 2012 | 2012 S001 | 2012 Australia Day Honours | 5 | 376 | | | | | 435 | AD 2012 (notes) |
| Jun 2012 | | 2012 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) | 8 | 384 | | | | | 443 | QB 2012 (notes) |
| 28 Sep 2012 | 2012 S152 | Honorary Appointment of Akio Mimura | | | | | 1 | 35 | 444 | 2012 S152 |
| 5 Oct 2012 | 2012 S160 | Honorary Appointment of Michelle Bachelet | | | | | 1 | 36 | 445 | 2012 S160 |
| 26 Jan 2013 | | 2013 Australia Day Honours | 4 | 388 | | | | | 449 | AD 2013 Archived 2017-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (notes Archived 2017-02-18 at the Wayback Machine} |
| 12 Jun 2013 | | 2013 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) | 1 | 389 | | | | | 450 | QB 2013 Archived 2017-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (notes Archived 2017-02-18 at the Wayback Machine) |
| 12 Jun 2013 | | Honorary Appointment of Jill Ker Conway | | | | | 1 | 37 | 451 | Honorary AC |
| 25 Nov 2013 | 2013 1742 | Honorary Appointment of José Ramos-Horta | | | | | 1 | 38 | 452 | 2013 1742 |
| 26 Jan 2014 | | 2014 Australia Day Honours | 7 | 396 | 1 | 26 | | | 460 | AD 2014 Archived 2017-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (Gen} (Mil) |
| 9 Jun 2014 | | 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) | 7 | 403 | | | | | 467 | QB 2014 (notes) |
| 26 Jan 2015 | | 2015 Australia Day Honours | 5 | 408 | | | | | 472 | AD 2015 (notes) |
| 9 Apr 2015 | | Honorary Appointment of Yorihiko Kojima | | | | | 1 | 39 | 473 | 2015 0503 |
| 8 Jun 2015 | | 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) | 8 | 416 | | | | | 481 | QB 2015 Archived 2016-03-19 at the Wayback Machine (notes) |
| 26 Jan 2016 | | 2016 Australia Day Honours | 10 | 426 | | | | | 491 | AD 2016 Archived 2017-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (notes) |
| 13 Jun 2016 | | 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) | 13 | 439 | | | | | 504 | QB 2016 Archived 2017-01-08 at the Wayback Machine (notes) |
| 26 Jan 2017 | | 2017 Australia Day Honours | 11 | 450 | | | | | 515 | AD 2017 (notes) |
| 12 Jun 2017 | | 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) | 15 | 465 | | | | | 530 | QB 2017(notes) |
| 18 Jul 2017 | | Honorary Appointment of Sir John Key | | | | | 1 | 40 | 531 | 2017 00815 |
| 26 Jan 2018 | | 2018 Australia Day Honours | 16 | 481 | | | | | 547 | AD 2018 (notes Archived 2018-03-19 at the Wayback Machine) |
| 11 Jun 2018 | | 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours | 10 | 491 | | | | | 557 | QB 2018 Archived 2018-06-12 at the Wayback Machine (notes Archived 2019-01-29 at the Wayback Machine) |
| 26 Jan 2019 | | 2019 Australia Day Honours | 19 | 510 | | | | | 576 | AD 2019 (notes) |
| 10 Jun 2019 | | 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours | 12 | 522 | | | | | 588 | QB 2019 |
| 26 Jan 2020 | | 2020 Australia Day Honours | 5 | 527 | | | | | 593 | AD 2020 |
| 8 Jun 2020 | | 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours | 3 | 530 | | | | | 596 | QB 2020 |
| 26 Jan 2021 | | 2021 Australia Day Honours | 4 | 534 | | | | | 600 | AD 2021 |
| 14 Jun 2021 | | 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours | 5 | 539 | | | | | 605 | QB 2021 |
| 26 Jan 2022 | | 2022 Australia Day Honours | 7 | 546 | | | | | 612 | AD 2022 |
| 27 Jan 2022 | | Honorary Appointment of Sir Barry Gibb | | | | | 1 | 41 | 613 | 2022 G00061 |
| 13 Jun 2022 | | 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours | 8 | 554 | 1 | 27 | | | 622 | QB 2022 |
| 10 Aug 2022 | | Honorary Appointment of Chuck Feeney | | | | | 1 | 42 | 623 | C2022 G00715 |
| 17 Aug 2022 | | Honorary Appointment of Zubin Mehta | | | | | 1 | 43 | 624 | C2022 G00734 |
| 31 Aug 2022 | | Honorary Appointment of Shinzo Abe | | | | | 1 | 44 | 625 | C2022 G00809 |
| 26 Jan 2023 | | 2023 Australia Day Honours | 6 | 560 | | | | | 631 | AD 2023 |
| 11 Jun 2023 | | 2023 King's Birthday Honours | 6 | 560 | | | | | 637 | KB 2023 |
| 26 Jan 2024 | | 2024 Australia Day Honours | 4 | 570 | | | | | 641 | AD 2024 |
| 10 Jun 2024 | | 2024 King's Birthday Honours | 6 | 576 | | | | | 647 | KB 2024 |

## Australian honours search facility (previously called It's an Honour)

* Companion of the Order of Australia Archived 2009-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
* Fact sheet Archived 2009-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
* From the Advanced search Archived 2014-03-20 at the Wayback Machine page, it is possible to produce a list of all recipients that appear in the Australian Honours Search Facility database).
** In March 2014, there were 457 entries in the database.
** In December 2016 there were 501 entries in the database. (Versus [508 awarded minus 3 resigned minus 1 cancelled] = 504, minus 3 not in the database = 501)
** In September 2017 there were 512 entries in the database. (519-4=515, minus 3 = 512)
** The list does not necessarily show all recipients of the Companion of the Order of Australia, as some awardees of Australian honours elect not to have their names appear on the Australian Honours Search Facility website.
** The database information does not distinguish between the General and Military divisions, nor whether the award is honorary or substantive.
** Note, however, that honorary recipients are denoted by [ H ] next to their name in the search function.
* As stated above, awards to foreigners are usually honorary, and to date, all awards to foreign Companions in the General division have been honorary. The only exception to this has been Prince Philip's appointment as AC (mil). To date there have been no Honorary Companion appointments to the Military division. This has not necessarily been the case in other grades. (For example, US General David Petraeus AO (mil) is honorary, and Prince Charles and Prince Philip's substantive knighthoods (AK) were enabled by changes to the Letters Patent.)