The 2022 Australia Day Honours are appointments to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by Australian citizens. The list was announced on 26 January 2022 by the Governor General of Australia, David Hurley.
The Australia Day Honours are the first of the two major annual honours lists, the first announced to coincide with Australia Day (26 January), with the other being the Queen's Birthday Honours, which are announced on the second Monday in June.
1,040 people have been recognised in this honours list with 732 going to civilians and 47% of the list are women.
Order of Australia
Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)
General Division
Distinguished Professor James Langham Dale, – For eminent service to agricultural science, particularly through biological and biotechnological research and development, leadership, and to gene technology. Dr Alan Simon Finkel, – For eminent service to science, to national energy innovation and research infrastructure capability, to climate change and COVID-19 response initiatives, and to science and engineering education. Distinguished Professor Jennifer Marshall Graves, – For eminent service to science, particularly through leadership and research in evolutionary genetics, to international and national professional societies, for science education in schools, and as a mentor and role model for women. Professor Ary Anthony Hoffmann – For eminent service to science, particularly evolutionary biology and ecological genetics, through research, mentoring and education, and to professional scientific organisations. Dr Graeme Moad – For eminent service to science, particularly polymer design and synthesis and radical polymerization, education through mentoring, and to professional scientific organisations. Dr Helen Marion Nugent, – For eminent service to people with disability through leadership of social and economic policy reform and implementation, to business, to the arts, and to the community. John Malcolm Wylie, – For eminent service to the community through leadership in the sporting, cultural, philanthropic and business sectors.
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)