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Australian Honours system: 50 years - 1975 to 2025
Australian Honours System

Fifty years of Australian honours and awards system

Search Australian honours and awards recipients
Honours and symbols

Search Australian honours and awards recipients

Australian Bravery Decorations.
Australian Honours System

​​Australian Bravery Decorations​

The King's Birthday Honours List announced
Honours and symbols

The King's Birthday 2024 Honours List announced

Places of Pride banner at the War Memorial
Honours and symbols

Places of Pride, the National Register of War Memorials

Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd stands at the dispatch box in the House of Representatives Chamber to deliver the National Apology to Australia’s Indigenous Peoples. He wears a black suit, red tie and glasses. Behind him are other members of parliament seated on green benches, including Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Foreign Minister Stephen Smith. They are dressed in business attire.
Domestic policy

Since 13 February 2008

BETA
Domestic policy

Census participation strategies tested

NDIS Review
Domestic policy

Independent review into the NDIS announced

Australian Bravery Decorations announced
Australian Honours System

Australian Bravery Decorations announced

Digital Economy Strategy 2022 Update Released
Domestic policy

Digital Economy Strategy 2022 Update Released

Australian Bravery Decorations Announcement March 2022
Australian Honours System

Australian Bravery Decorations Announcement March 2022

Anniversary of the National Apology
Domestic policy

14th Anniversary of the Apology to Australia’s Indigenous Peoples