Order of Australia
Australian national honour
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| June 10 2024 | 2024 King's Birthday Honours awarded |
| January 26 2024 | 2024 Australia Day Honours awarded |
| June 11 2023 | 2023 King's Birthday Honours awarded |
| January 26 2023 | 2023 Australia Day Honours awarded |
| 2022 | Honorary Appointment of Chuck Feeney |
| 2022 | Honorary Appointment of Shinzo Abe |
| 2022 | Honorary Appointment of Zubin Mehta |
| 2022 | Honorary Appointment of Sir Barry Gibb |
| 2022 | Dyson Heydon resigned from the Order following the 2020 harassment inquiry |
| June 13 2022 | 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours awarded |
| January 2022 | 2022 Australia Day Honours awarded |
| 2021 | Frances Adamson receives the Order of Australia (AO) as a diplomat and public servant, later becoming Governor of South Australia. |
| June 2021 | 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours awarded |
| January 2021 | 2021 Australia Day Honours awarded |
| 2020 | An independent inquiry found that Dyson Heydon had sexually harassed six junior court staff |
| June 2020 | 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours awarded |
| January 2020 | 2020 Australia Day Honours awarded |
| June 2019 | 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours awarded |
| January 2019 | 2019 Australia Day Honours awarded |
| June 2018 | 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours awarded |
| January 2018 | 2018 Australia Day Honours awarded |
| 2017 | Honorary Appointment of Sir John Key |
| September 2017 | Database of Companions of the Order of Australia expanded to 512 entries, with an original count of 519 adjusted for resignations. |
| June 2017 | 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) awarded |
| January 2017 | 2017 Australia Day Honours awarded |
| 2016 | Dr Susan Alberti receives the Order of Australia (AO) as a businesswoman and philanthropist. |
| December 2016 | Database of Companions of the Order of Australia reached 501 entries, with a calculated total of 504 awarded minus resignations and cancellations. |
| June 2016 | 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) awarded |
| January 2016 | 2016 Australia Day Honours awarded |
| 2015 | Honorary Appointment of Yorihiko Kojima |
| November 2 2015 | The Knight/Dame grade is permanently abolished, restoring Companion to the highest grade of the order. |
| June 2015 | 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) awarded |
| January 2015 | 2015 Australia Day Honours awarded |
| June 2014 | 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) awarded |
| March 2014 | Database of Companions of the Order of Australia contained 457 entries as of this date. |
| March 25 2014 | The Knight/Dame grade is re-established, once again making Companion the second-highest grade of the Order of Australia. |
| January 2014 | 2014 Australia Day Honours awarded |
| 2013 | Honorary Appointment of Jill Ker Conway |
| 2013 | Honorary Appointment of José Ramos-Horta |
| June 2013 | 2013 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) awarded |
| January 2013 | 2013 Australia Day Honours awarded |
| 2012 | Honorary Appointment of Akio Mimura |
| 2012 | Honorary Appointment of Michelle Bachelet |
| 2012 | José Ramos-Horta ended term as President of Timor-Leste |
| 2012 | Shinzo Abe became Prime Minister of Japan (second term) |
| June 2012 | 2012 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) awarded |
| January 2012 | 2012 Australia Day Honours awarded |
| 2011 | Peter Hollingworth receives an honour |
| June 2011 | 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia) awarded |
| January 2011 | 2011 Australia Day Honours awarded |
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