2004 Australia Day Honours

The 2004 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 2004 by the Governor General of Australia, Michael Jeffrey.^[1]

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 King's Birthday Honours, which are announced on the second Monday in June.^[2]

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Recipient	Citation	Notes
Professor Graeme Milbourne Clark AO	For service to medicine and to science through innovative research to further the development of cochlear implant technology for worldwide benefit.	^[1]
Professor Adrienne Elizabeth Clarke AO	For service to science and academia as a leading international researcher, for the application of economic benefit to scientific discovery, and for mentoring future leaders.
Leonard Gordon Darling AO CMG	For service to the arts through vision, advice and philanthropy for long-term benefit to the nation.
Professor John Anthony Hay	For service to advancing higher education in Australia including contributions to research and innovation policies and funding, and at the University of Queensland through significant development of academic and administrative structures.
Ian John Macfarlane	For service to the stabilisation of the Australian financial system, to central banking, and to the operation of monetary and economic policy both in domestic and international spheres.
Dr Michael John Vertigan	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.
Sir Bruce Dunstan Watson	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.

Recipient	Citation	Notes
Professor Peter Ronald Andrews	For service to scientific research, particularly drug design, and to the development of an Australian research-based pharmaceutical industry.	^[1]
Professor Lesley Margaret Barclay	For service to nursing, particularly in the fields of midwifery and child health in Australia and internationally through participation in development assistance activities.
Dr Robin John Batterham	For service to science, engineering and technology through promoting collaboration, excellence and innovation to enable Australian industry to remain internationally competitive and innovative.
Dr Gordon Briscoe	For service to the Indigenous community in promoting access to social justice, improved health, education and legal services, and by raising public awareness and understanding of cultural heritage.
Henry Clifford Burmester QC	For service to the community in the field of law as Chief General Counsel of the Commonwealth providing advice across a range of diverse issues including international law, and administrative and constitutional matters.
Rodney Mark Cavalier	For service to the community as a contributor to a range of cultural, literary and sporting organisations, to education and training, and to the New South Wales Parliament.
Jan Chapman	For service to the Australian film industry as a producer and as a contributor to organisations providing strategic direction to the industry.
The Honourable Robert Lindsay Collins	For service to the community of the Northern Territory in the areas of transport, tourism and natural resource development, and to Indigenous people as an advocate for social justice, land and sea rights and access to improved educational opportunities.
James Granville Cousins	For service to arts administration, particularly as a major contributor to advisory and management committees of the National Gallery of Victoria, and to the community of Geelong.
Joy Elizabeth Dudine	For service to science and for enhancing the reputation of the Australian scientific community internationally.
Beatrice Eileen Faust	For service to the community in the areas of social, political and employment reform and through provoking debate and raising public awareness of issues affecting women's rights.
Dr Victor Warren Fazio	For service to medicine as a surgeon, researcher, administrator and educator, particularly in the area of colorectal disease.
Professor Enid Gilbert-Barness	For service to medicine as a paediatric pathologist, particularly in the areas of cardiovascular, genetic and metabolic disorders, and as a researcher, teacher and diagnostician.
Anne Glover	For service to early childhood and primary education, particularly relating to Indigenous communities in rural and isolated areas of Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Michelle Grattan	For service to journalism through commentary on politics and government and analysis of Australian civic life.
David Campbell Jones AM OBE	For service to the community through support for a broad range of organisations related to business, charity, civic and children's health.
Douglas Kefford	For service to the bus transport industry in the areas of industry regulation and safety reform, and to the community through the preservation of Australia's rural heritage and philanthropy.
The Honourable Roslyn Joan Kelly	For service to the community through promoting corporate environmental responsibility and fostering dialogue between business and conservation groups, to the Australian Parliament, and to women's health.
Peter Ernest Kirby	For service as a leader, reformer and administrator in a range of public policy areas including the labour market, education and training sectors.
James Oswald Little	For service to the entertainment industry as a singer, recording artist and songwriter and to the community through reconciliation and as an ambassador for Indigenous culture.
The Honourable Justice Ruth Stephanie McColl	For service to the law, to continuing professional development and education, particularly for women, and to the community in matters affecting Indigenous groups and youth.
Donald Gordon McGauchie	For service to the Australian grain and wool industries and for economic reform of Australian agricultural commodity handling and marketing.
Dr Barry McGaw	For service to educational research and policy in Australia and internationally.
Harold Charles Mitchell	For service to the community, particularly as a benefactor and fundraiser in support of artistic and cultural endeavour, and to business through advertising and media interests.
The Honourable John Colinton Moore	For service to the community through the Australian Parliament, to the development of strategic industry policy, and to both policy and management reform in the defence sector.
Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek	For service to the preservation of Indigenous culture as a Senior Traditional man and significant artist whose work documents the relationship of the land and its ancestral past via the Mimih Spirits of rock art.
Andrew Stuart Podger	For service to the community in the development and implementation of public policy relating to health and aged care.
Professor Margot Ruth Prior	For service to the discipline of psychology in the areas of developmental and clinical psychology and for research leading to significant advances in the care and treatment of children with autism, learning difficulties and anxiety disorders.
Leslie Arthur Quinnell	For service to state administration in New South Wales, particularly in the areas of executive functions of government, commonwealth/state relations and in strategic management of major events and celebrations.
John Rothwell	For service to the Australian shipbuilding industry through the development of trade links and for significant contributions to vocational education and training.
James Glen Service AM	For service to business and to the community particularly through support for arts, cultural and charitable organisations.
Ann Caroline Sherry	For service to the community through the promotion of corporate management policies and practices that embrace gender equity, social justice, and work and family partnerships.
Professor Annette Doris Summers RFD	For service to nursing and nurse education, to the reserve forces through the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps and to the community.
Robert Clive Sutton	For service to business, particularly Australian primary industry, through the development of trade links and to the community in promoting corporate support for charitable organisations.
Professor Elizabeth Anne Taylor	For service to engineering education through the design and implementation of innovative academic programs, to professional associations, and to enhancing the status of women in the profession and promoting it as a career option.
Ian Douglas Temby QC	For service to the law, particularly in developing the role of the independent prosecutor in the Australian criminal justice system.
Suzanne Sharon Vardon	For service to the development and delivery of community support services, and for contributions to public sector governance.
Barbara Ann Williams	For service to the community through support to the executive function of government at Commonwealth and State levels.
Dr Robert Williamson	For service as a biomedical research scientist in the field of human genetics, as an educator and administrator, and as a major contributor to the debate on ethical issues related to genetics practice.
Associate Professor Jill Elizabeth Wilson	For service to the community in the development and delivery of new models of care through the social support sector of the Uniting Church in Australia.

Branch	Recipient	Citation	Notes
Navy	Rear Admiral Kevin John Scarce AM CSC	Royal Australian Navy For distinguished service in logistics management and acquisition as the Head, Maritime Systems Division in the Defence Materiel Organisation.	^[1]
Army	Major General Timothy Roger Ford AM	For distinguished service to the Australian Defence Force as the Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation, and later as Military Adviser, Department of Peacekeeping Operations at the United Nations in New York.
Army	Major General David John Hurley DSC	For distinguished service, leadership and management to the Australian Defence Force in senior command and staff appointments.
Air Force	Air Vice Marshal Christopher Geoffrey Spence AM	For distinguished service to the Royal Australian Air Force as Chief of Staff, Support Command Australia, as Commander Training Air Force and as Deputy Chief of Air Force.

Recipient	Citation	Notes
Harold Frank Anderson OAM	For service to local government in the Cities of Henley and Grange and Charles Sturt and to the community through the development of education, sport, leisure and health facilities, and the promotion of trade opportunities.	^[1]
Professor Ernest Frank Annison	For service to agricultural and veterinary science research and education, particularly in the fields of animal production and nutrition.
Margot MacDonald Anthony	For service to the community through a range of arts organisations, particularly the Tweed River Regional Art Gallery and the Canberra Symphony Orchestra.
Brian William Bartlett	For service to business through the development of rendered animal products and grains export markets, to the Australian Renderers Association, and through support for nutrition research.
Janina Bassat	For service to the community as an executive member of a range of peak Jewish organisations and through the promotion of greater community understanding.
Dr Helen Patricia Beange	For service to medicine, particularly in relation to the health needs of people with intellectual disabilities, and through clinical practice, advocacy, research and teaching.
Mary Constance Beasley	For service to public sector administration in South Australia and to the community, particularly as an executive member of organisations in the fields of the arts, education, health and community celebrations.
Gino Ernesto Beltrame	For service in the field of defence science and technology, particularly through the development of a countermeasure decoy system for use against anti-ship missiles.
Wayne James Bennett OAM	For service to Rugby League football, particularly as a coach, and to the community.
Edward Charles Best	For service to economic and business development in Tasmania through innovations and technological advances in the confectionery industry and to the community, particularly through Athletics Tasmania and Athletics South.
Donald John Blackmore	For service to the environment, particularly through the Murray Darling Basin Commission and through the development of sustainable water management practices.
The Honourable Justice Reginald Oliver Blanch	For service to the judiciary and to the administration of the civil and criminal justice systems in New South Wales.
Maxwell Eric Bourke	For service to heritage and arts organisations and to the development of government policy for the preservation of Australia's historic and cultural environment.
The Reverend Father Arthur Ernest Bridge OAM	For service to musically talented young Australians and to the wider community, particularly through the provision of opportunities to learn and perform in Australia and overseas and through commissioning new works.
Jack Anthony Bromage	For service to small business development, particularly through mentoring programs.
Muriel Pauline Cadd	For service to the community, particularly through leadership in the provision of services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families.
Audrey Elizabeth Cloughessy	For service to nursing as a clinician, consultant and educator, especially in the areas of emergency and trauma care.
Dr Antonio Cocchiaro	For service to the development of multiculturalism in South Australia through community organisations, and to support for the social and cultural interests of the Italian community.
The Honourable Peter E J Collins RFD QC	For service to the advancement of the arts, to the improvement of public health facilities, and to the New South Wales Parliament.
Professor Roger Ryerson Collins	For service to education, particularly in the fields of organisational behaviour and human resource management.
The Reverend Doctor Austin Patrick Cooper	For service to education and scholarship, particularly through the Melbourne College of Divinity, and to the community through the Oblates of Mary Immaculate Congregation.
David Wheatcroft Cory	For service to the environment, particularly in the areas of rural lands protection in Queensland, and through animal, weed and pest management.
Keith Eric Cottier	For service to architecture as a member of a range of planning, heritage protection and property management organisations, and as a practising architect.
Suzanne Gertrude Cox	For service to community health, particularly as a lactation consultant, educator and counsellor for the care of breastfeeding mothers and their babies.
John Albert Dawson	For service to health and safety in agricultural communities, particularly through Farmsafe Australia and the development of a range of programs aimed at improving farm safety practices.
The Reverend Canon Howard Frederick Dillon RFD	For service to the community through Anglican church welfare services related to establishing chaplaincies, nursing homes, counselling and assistance for migrants and refugees.
Professor Patricia Lynette Dunning	For service to public health and the nursing profession through diabetes education, research to improve the care of patients with diabetes mellitus and clinical practice.
John Alfred Emerson	For service to the law and to the community, particularly through the provision of advice to charities and not-for-profit organisations and the development of public administration reform to encourage philanthropy in Australia.
Robert Alexander Evans	For service to Rugby Union football, particularly as a coach of World Cup teams.
Dr Christine Elizabeth Ewan	For service to tertiary education and administration, to public health, to distance education by improving access to services, and to the community of the Illawarra region.
Timothy Vincent Fairfax	For service to business and commerce, particularly through agricultural, transport and communications enterprises, and to the community, through education and arts organisations.
Dr Peter Craig Farrell	For service to biomedical research and engineering through the invention and development of therapeutic appliances, to business as an entrepreneur and to the community through philanthropy.
John Anthony Fawcett	For service to the community and to international relations over many years through humanitarian projects to improve health and living standards for people in Bali.
Jane Margaret Fenton	For service to the community, particularly through support for a range of health, medical research, youth and women's groups.
Aristide Harry Ferrante	For service to the restaurant and catering industry, particularly through the Restaurant and Catering Association of Western Australia and apprenticeship training, and to the community through charitable organisations.
Dr Thomas Mayne Ferrier	For service to medicine as a clinician and to medical education.
Sarah Elizabeth Fitz-Gerald	For service to women's squash, particularly as a player, and to the promotion of sport and a healthy lifestyle.
James Bower Forwood	For service to the community, particularly through the Australian Red Cross in the Northern Territory, and to the environment through Landcare and pastoral land management.
Brian Arthur Fricker †	For service to the community, particularly through fundraising activities for a number of organisations including the National Heart Foundation and the Archbishops Appeal for the Needy, and to business.
Susan Gazis	For service to education and to the teaching profession, particularly through leadership roles within the English Teachers Association of New South Wales and the Professional Teachers Council of New South Wales.
Emeritus Professor Frank William Gibson	For service to science, particularly through biochemical research, to administration, and through support for professional organisations.
Dr Brian Somerville Gillett	For service to educational administration in New South Wales and to the University of Wollongong.
Michael William Gorton	For service to the community through a range of organisations including the United Nations Association and Greening Australia, and through the promotion of equal opportunity and Aboriginal reconciliation.
Robert Alexander Grant	For service to education through the activities of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools and as Headmaster of Shore School.
Anthony John Haraldson	For service to the Australian coal industry, through a range of management, advisory and representative roles in business, industry and government organisations.
Karyn Anne Hart	For service to education, particularly through the Australian Secondary Principals Association, and to the wider community through NetAlert and drug education organisations.
Joan Margaret Heard	For service to the community, particularly through Business and Professional Women Australia and the Association of Independent Retirees.
Professor Laurie William Hegvold	For service to architecture, particularly through educational and professional associations, and to the development of export opportunities for Australian educational services.
Emeritus Professor Murray Scott Henderson	For service to education and to the accounting profession, particularly through the University of Adelaide and professional practice associations.
Peter Charles Hollingsworth	For service to engineering, particularly in the areas of environmental and geotechnical investigation in relation to mining, industry and urban development, and through professional associations.
Professor Andrew Bruce Holmes	For service to science through research and development, particularly in the fields of organic synthesis and polymer chemistry.
Professor John Joseph Hopwood	For service to biomedical research in the field of lysosomal storage disorders, and to the community through support for people affected by these diseases.
Keith Jackson	For service to management and training in the media, communications and public relations fields, and to the development of non-commercial radio services.
Charles Ernest Jamieson	For service to trade through the development of services to support Australian export enterprises and to attract investment in Australia.
Richard Alexander Joel	For service to business through the promotion of investment and economic growth in Brisbane and to the community.
Raymond David Joseph	For service to the Jewish community, particularly through the Melbourne Hebrew Congregation, and to Heartbeat of Victoria.
Dr James Jupp	For service to the development of public policy in relation to immigration and multiculturalism, to education, and to the recording of Australian history.
Lady (Catherine Mary) Kater	For service to the community, particularly through philanthropic contributions to a number of organisations including the St Luke's Hospital complex.
Ian Campbell Kennedy	For service to the law, particularly within the family law jurisdiction, to continuing legal education and to professional organisations.
Emeritus Professor Charles Baldwin Kerr	For service to medicine in the fields of public health and human genetics, and to education.
Dr Margaret Jessica King Boyes	For service to adult education, particularly through the Delta Foundation.
Kenneth Michael Kipping	For service to the community of North Queensland, particularly through the provision of financial advice to members of the Australian Defence Force and their families.
Dr Geoffrey Alistair Knights	For service to engineering education, to Monash University as an administrator and researcher and through the establishment of its Gippsland campus, and to industry.
Professor Gabor Thomas Kovacs	For service to medicine in the fields of gynaecology, obstetrics, family planning and in-vitro fertilization through research, specialist clinical services and education, and to the community.
Mary Josephine Kroeber	For service to nursing, particularly in the area of stomal therapy and patient care, and as an administrator.
Arthur Harold Laundy	For service to the community, particularly through philanthropic contributions to charitable organisations and assistance to people in need.
Judge Rachelle Ann Lewitan QC	For service to the legal profession, particularly through advocacy for equality of opportunity for women to participate fully in the practice of law, and to the Women Barristers Association.
Professor Reginald Sidney Lord	For service to medicine, particularly in the field of vascular surgery, through clinical practice, research and education.
Rhys Philip Maggs	For service to emergency management and to the community, particularly through the Victoria State Emergency Service.
John Clarence McAllery	For service to business development through classified newspaper publications in cities and regional centres and to the community through philanthropic contributions to charitable organisations.
David Graeme McAllister	For service to the performing arts, particularly as Artistic Director of the Australian Ballet and as a Principal Dancer.
(Geoffrey) Campbell McComas	For service to the entertainment industry as a speaker, actor and broadcaster, and to the community through fundraising for charitable organisations.
The Honourable Anthony John Messner	For service to the Australian Parliament, to Norfolk Island as Administrator, and to the community, particularly veterans and their families.
John Stewart Miller	For service to environmental protection and education, to the community of the south coast region of New South Wales, and to local government.
Avon William Moyle	For service to the community through the Australian Churches of Christ Indigenous Ministries, particularly in the areas of reconciliation and encouragement of local community members to take on positions of leadership.
Joram Murray	For service to the building industry, particularly through the Master Builders Association and the introduction of key industry initiatives and reforms.
Timothy Charles Murray	For service to the development of boys’ education, particularly as Headmaster of Canberra Grammar School.
Christine Marguerite Neilsen	For service to education and to the Australian expatriate community in Hong Kong as Principal of the Australian International School.
Dr Alan George Nicholls	For service to medicine and to the community of the Riverina area as an orthopaedic surgeon and through participation in overseas medical missions with the Australian Red Cross.
Dr Margaret Mary O'Flynn-Keaney	For service to medicine, particularly through the establishment and development of the Emergency Department at Calvary Hospital, Canberra.
Dr Marie Jose O'Neill	For service to community health and to education as a psychologist, particularly through the development of early childhood programs and counselling for Indigenous and remote communities and for people in detention.
Emeritus Professor John Malcolm Oades	For service to soil science through research and education, and to tertiary administration at the University of Adelaide and the Waite Agricultural Research Institute.
Alan Clifford Overton OAM	For service to the community through a range of sports clubs and other organisations, particularly in the Parramatta region.
Judith Ann Parker	For service to the community through the National Council of Women of Australia and a range of other organisations that benefit women and children.
Dr Timothy Lawrence Pascoe	For service to arts and community organisations and to the development of business strategies for advancing the arts in Australia.
Jangala (Jerry) Patrick	For service to the Indigenous community through the Baptist Union of the Northern Territory.
Dr Allan Pattison	For service to the community through a range of organisations, particularly the Hunter Economic Development Corporation, and to tertiary education in New South Wales.
Ross Matthew Petfield	For service to business and commerce, particularly through the Australian Stock Exchange Limited and the Securities Institute of Australia.
Rae Denise Pierce	For service to education as Principal of Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School, particularly through the development of new initiatives in curricular and co-curricular activities.
The Reverend Margaret Lellah Polkingthorne	For service to religion through the Uniting Church in Australia and contributions to inter-faith relations, and to the community, particularly through involvement in the health sector.
Genevieve Rankin	For service to the community, particularly in the areas of conservation and the environment, reconciliation, local government, social justice and education.
Dr Alan William Rice	For service to education, particularly in the area of literacy development, and to the community through contributions to church and sporting organisations.
Emeritus Professor Terence James Robinson	For service to animal husbandry in the field of reproductive biology and to tertiary education and training in the agricultural sector.
Judith Robson	For service to the community in Queensland, particularly through improving the administration and delivery of health-care systems and allied services.
Rodney Isaac Rosenblum	For service to the development and reform of revenue law and to the community, particularly through AUSTCARE and Jewish Care.
Victoria Mary Rubensohn	For service to the media and to telecommunications, particularly through the National Screen and Sound Archive Council and the Copyright Convergence Group.
The Honourable Peter John Sams	For service to industrial relations in New South Wales and as an advocate for improved workplace safety.
Dagmar Barbara Schmidmaier	For service to librarianship, particularly through the application of new technology and information systems and in the areas of administration and education.
Edward David Scott	For service to industrial relations, particularly in the areas of best-practice workplace management and employee consultation and empowerment, as a contributor to the development of regional technical training and to the electricity supply industry.
Dr Paul Desmond Scully-Power	For service to science in the fields of oceanography and space remote sensing, and to the community through contributions to a range of government regulatory agencies and through raising public awareness of conservation issues.
Professor Roger Valentine Short	For service to science as a reproductive biologist and as a contributor to a range of international groups concerned with fertility and related issues.
Enzo Sirna	For service to the community, particularly the Italian community, through a range of organisations concerned with education, multicultural affairs, welfare and the arts.
Peter Andrew Sjoquist	For service to the visual and performing arts, to youth through the Rock Eisteddfod and Croc Festivals and to the community.
Margaret Anne Staff	For service to the international community through the provision of nursing and hospital management services supporting humanitarian aid programs, particularly those of the International Red Cross movement.
Ian Arthur Stainton	For service to urban development, employment generation, education and training and heritage and cultural preservation through the Penrith Lakes Development Corporation.
Donald Stanley Stevens	For service to regional education, particularly as Chancellor of the University of Southern Queensland, and to the community of Toowoomba.
John William Stewart	For service to the beef cattle industry, particularly as a contributor to regulatory bodies concerned with the prevention, control and elimination of diseases affecting the industry, and as a producer.
Dr Susan Mary Stocklmayer	For service to science and to the community through the development of programs to raise public awareness of scientific ideas and issues and by encouraging young people, particularly girls, to enter the field.
Barbara Jean Stone	For service to education as Principal of MLC School, as a leader in girls’ education and as a contributor to peak educational organisations.
Freeman Roland Strickland OBE	For service to the community, particularly through St John Ambulance Australia and the Aerospace Maritime and Defence Foundation of Australia.
Ronald Albert Swane	For service to the building industry in the areas of industry regulatory reform and workplace health and safety, as an administrator and adviser both nationally and internationally, and to the community.
Robin Hamilton Syme	For service to the community as a contributor to a range of organisations involved in the provision of health, welfare and aged care services.
Associate Professor Mark Gail Symons	For service to engineering, particularly through the development of innovative products and systems for the construction and building industries, to engineering education, and to the community through church related and musical activities.
Sister Teresa Taggert	For service to the community as an advocate for the development of policies and professional standards for services to assist homeless families.
Paul Charles Thompson	For service to the development of the commercial radio broadcasting sector in Australia.
Margaret Tuckson	For service to the arts through the promotion of abstract expressionist art and through research into and collection of indigenous art, including the ceramic art of Papua New Guinea.
Christopher David Tudor	For service to education, particularly as Principal of St Philips College, and through the introduction and development of outdoor education as a major area of interest.
Emeritus Professor Norman McCall Tulloh	For service to research into the factors affecting the body growth and development of animals, and to agricultural science as a researcher, educator and administrator.
Dr Keven James Turner	For service to medicine, particularly as a researcher into asthma and allergies, and to community health through outreach and education activities and care of people with asthma.
Ross Tzannes	For service to the community through a range of organisations, particularly in the areas of multiculturalism and the arts.
The Reverend Father John Joseph Usher	For service to the community, particularly children and young people, through the social welfare programs of the Catholic church and organisations providing services for children and statutory authorities.
Professor Alfred Jacobus van der Poorten	For service to mathematical research and education, particularly in the field of number theory.
Dr Anne Shirley Walker	For service to the international women's movement as a pioneer in the areas of human rights and economic and social justice, and as an advocate for the advancement of women in developing countries.
His Honour Judge Frank Walsh QC	For service to the judiciary and the administration of justice in Victoria, and to the community through a range of church, social support, youth and sporting organisations.
Professor Charles Roger Watson	For service to public health and education as an administrator and educator, to neuroscience, particularly as a contributor to work on brain mapping, and to the community.
John Charles Watson	For service in the agricultural and food production sectors, particularly in the areas of industry reform and regulation, and to the communities of rural and regional Victoria.
Dr Brian John Webber	For service to education through the independent schools’ sector, through contributions to the development of educational practices and as Headmaster of Prince Alfred College.
Professor Elizabeth Anne Webby	For service to the study, teaching and promotion of Australian literature, for support to Australian authors, and for fostering links between the academic and general reading communities.
Associate Professor William Henry Wilde	For service to Australian literature as an author, editor, scholar and educator.
Dr Keith Leslie Williams	For service to science, particularly in the field of proteomics and the development of instrumentation and informatics to facilitate research and the commercial development of biotechnology.
Marie Patricia Willis	For service to the community through the social support programs of the St Vincent de Paul Society, and to rural community development, particularly through Women in Agriculture and Business of South Australia Inc.
Barbara Ker Wilson	For service to literature as an editor and author, and as a mentor to emerging writers.
Simone Margaret Young	For service to the arts as a conductor with major opera companies and orchestras in Australia and internationally.

Branch	Recipient	Citation	Notes
Navy	Captain Allan Kendall Du Toit	For exceptional command and leadership as the Commander of the Multi-national Maritime Interception Force enforcing United Nations Sanctions against Iraq as part of Operation SLIPPER.	^[1]
Navy	Commodore James Goldrick CSC	For exceptional command and leadership as the Commander of the Multi-national Maritime Interception Force enforcing United Nations Sanctions against Iraq as part of Operation SLIPPER.
Army	Brigadier Gary Alexander Bornholt CSC	For exceptional service as Commander of Australian Forces, deployed on Operation SLIPPER in the Middle East Area of Operations.
	Colonel Gerard Paul Fogarty	For exceptional service and leadership as Commander of the Australian Contingent during operational service in East Timor.
	Brigadier Douglas Ian Tyers	For exceptional service and leadership as Commander of the Peace Monitoring Group in Bougainville, and later as Commander of the Logistic Support Force.
	Major General Simon Vincent Laidley Willis CSC	For exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force as Head of Australian Defence Staff (Washington) and as Head of the Defence Personnel Executive in Canberra.
Air Force	Air Vice Marshal Julie Margaret Hammer CSC	For exceptional service in the fields of electronics engineering in Defence, and military education as the Commandant of the Australian Defence Force Academy.
Air Force	Air Commodore Alfred John Quaife	For exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force as the fast-jet specialist officer in the fields of Air Combat Capability Development and Force Structuring and the application of Air Combat power.
Dept of Defence	Ronald Bruce Bonighton	For meritorious performance in contributing to the promotion and development of Intelligence capabilities in support of the Australian Government and the Australian Defence Force.
Dept of Defence	Kenneth Royden Peacock	For meritorious performance as Co-Chair of the Defence and Industry Advisory Council Aerospace Working Group and as Chairman of the Joint Strike Fighter Industry Advisory Council.

2004 Australia Day Honours

Companion (AC)

General Division

Officer (AO)

General Division

Military Division

Member (AM)

General Division

Military Division

Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)

General Division

Military Division

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Branch	Recipient	Citation	Notes
Navy	Commander Martin Stewart Campbell	For meritorious service, particularly in analysing, training and improving the Navy's operational forces.	^[1]
	Warrant Officer Ian Edmond Harvey	For meritorious service in recruit training as the Warrant Officer Royal Australian Navy Recruit School.
	Lieutenant Commander Frederick John Ross	For meritorious service in operational planning, particularly in support of Operation FALCONER, and for services to the Australian Defence Forces amphibious warfare capabilities.
Army	Warrant Officer Class Two Anthony Lawrence Bock	For meritorious performance in training in a range of senior Regimental appointments within the 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers.
	Warrant Officer Class One Stephen Wiliam Doyle	For meritorious service to the Australian Defence Force as the Regimental Sergeant Major of the 31st Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment, The Land Command Battle School and the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment.
	Warrant Officer Class Two Wayne Joseph Gest	For meritorious service in the development of Army communications, as the Supervisor Communications of the Joint Incident Response Unit, 5th Aviation Regiment and 103rd Signal Squadron.
	Warrant Officer Class One Andrew Spencer Johnston	For meritorious service to the Australia Defence Force parachute capability and as the Operations Warrant Officer at the 176th Air Dispatch Squadron Royal Australian Air Force Base Richmond.
	Major John David Walpole	For meritorious service, technical mastery and innovation to the Australian Army in the field of Catering.
Air Force	Warrant Officer Stephen Scott Finch	For meritorious service as the Warrant Officer Engineer Number 38 Squadron and member of the Number 501 Wing Market Testing and Transition Management Team.
	Squadron Leader Gary Gibbs	For meritorious service in the field of explosive ordnance policy, capability, safety and training as Officer-in-Charge of the Royal Australian Air Force School of Technical Trainings Explosives Ordnance Training Squadron.
	Flight Sergeant Adam Edmund Smith	For meritorious performance as Senior Non-Commissioned Officer-In-Charge of Armament Sections at Number 3 Squadron and Number 2 Operational Conversion Unit, and while deployed on Operation SLIPPER with Number 77 Squadron.
Dept of Defence	Donald Owen McDonald	For meritorious performance as the Resident Project Manager in Melbourne for the Defence Departments Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) project.
National Consultative Group of Service Families	Judith Anne Swann	For meritorious service as an advocate for improvement to the welfare and wellbeing of Defence families and representing their needs to Ministers, senior defence executives and the Australian community.

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Australia Day Honours	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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Bravery Honours	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
Special Honours lists	1968 1972 2003 2007–2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Royal Visit Honours	2000 2011 2024
Coronation Honours	1902 1911 1937 1953 2023† † Not issued
Related pages	Order of Australia List of Knights and Dames of the Order of Australia List of Companions of the Order of Australia Australian honours order of wearing
Governor General of Australia, Honours Lists