Dr Michael Andrew AO
For distinguished service to the accountancy profession at the national and international level, and to a range of business, anti-corruption, finance and community organisations.
Mr John Breen AO
For distinguished service to the Indigenous community through the preservation of languages, to the development of orthographies, and to education.
Professor David Copolov AO
For distinguished service to tertiary education administration, to medicine in the field of psychiatry, to mental health research, and to the community.
Professor Henry Ergas AO
For distinguished service to infrastructure economics, and to higher education, to
public policy development and review, and as a supporter of emerging artists.
Mrs Anne Kantor AO
For distinguished service to the community through philanthropic support for a range of environmental, social welfare, arts and educational organisations, and to psychotherapy.
Professor Katherine Leslie AO
For distinguished service to medicine in the field of anaesthesia and pain management as a clinician and researcher, to higher education, and to professional medical groups.
Professor Finlay Alistair Macrae AO
For distinguished service to medicine in the field of gastroenterology and genomic disorders as a clinician and academic, and to human health through the Human Variome Project.
The Honourable Dr Brendan Nelson AO
For distinguished service to the Parliament of Australia, to the community, to the advancement of Australia's international relations, and to major cultural institutions.
Professor Robyn O'Hehir AO
For distinguished service to clinical immunology and respiratory medicine as an academic and clinician, to tertiary education, and to specialist health and medical organisations.
Professor Joan Ozanne-Smith AO
For distinguished service to public health, particularly in the area of accident and injury prevention, to forensic medicine, and to higher education as an academic.
Mr George Pappas AO
For distinguished service to the community through roles with tertiary education, medical research and defence organisations, and to business, particularly management consulting.
Dr Michael Pryles AO
For distinguished service to the law in the area of arbitration, at the national and international level, and to legal education as an academic and author.
Emeritus Professor Patricia Vickers-Rich AO
For distinguished service to the earth sciences, particularly palaeontology, as an academic, to education curriculum development, and to international scientific organisations.
