The 2019 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 2019 by the Governor General of Australia, Sir Peter Cosgrove.
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.
Order of Australia
Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)
General Division
Peter Robert Botten, – For eminent service to Australia-Papua New Guinea relations, particularly in the oil and gas industry, and to social and economic initiatives. Jillian Broadbent, – For eminent service to corporate, financial, clean energy and cultural organisations, to higher education, and to women in business. Dr Elizabeth Salisbury Dennis – For eminent service to science as a researcher and academic in the area of genomics and plant development, and to professional organisations. Roy Emerson – For eminent service to tennis as a player at the national and international level, to the promotion of the sport, and as an inspiration to young sportspersons. Professor Rhonda Galbally, – For eminent service to the advancement of social equity, particularly to the health and welfare of people with a disability, and to the community. Pauline Gandel – For eminent service to the community through humanitarian, philanthropic and fundraising endeavours, to social inclusion, and to Australia-Japan relations. Carrillo Gantner, – For eminent service to the community through professional involvement in, and philanthropic support for, the performing and visual arts, and to Australia-Asia cultural exchange. The Hon. Justice Michelle Gordon – For eminent service to the judiciary, and to the law, to legal education and judicial administration, as a role model, and to the community. David Martin Hoare – For eminent service to the finance and business sectors, to the telecommunications industry, to education, and to health and cultural organisations. Professor Peter Høj – For eminent service to higher education and to science, particularly to the commercialisation of research, and to policy development and reform. Emeritus Professor Richard Larkins, – For eminent service to medicine and medical research, to education through academic leadership, to public health care, and to the community. The Hon. Justice Geoffrey Nettle – For eminent service to the judiciary, and to the law, to criminal and civil appeals reform, to legal education, and to professional standards. Olivia Newton-John, – For eminent service to community health, particularly for people living with cancer, through support for medical research, and as a songwriter and performer. Professor Kathryn Nance North, – For eminent service to genomic medicine nationally and internationally, to medical research in the fields of genetics, neurology and child health, and as a mentor and role model. The late Stan Perron, – For eminent service to the community through philanthropic contributions to a range of charitable organisations, and to the commercial property sector. Jennifer Rowe – For eminent service to literature as an author, particularly in the children's fiction and adult mystery genres. The late Emeritus Professor Patrick Troy, – For eminent service to urban and regional planning, to environmental sustainability and social justice policy, and as a mentor and role model. The Hon. Warren Truss – For eminent service to the Parliament of Australia, particularly in the areas of trade, transport, agriculture, and rural and regional development. Helen Rodda Williams, – For eminent service to public administration through senior advisory roles, and to policy reform and innovative program delivery.
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)