Australia Day honours 2017: full list of recipients
From Nick Cave to Julia Gillard, Mick Fanning and everyday heroes. Here’s a full list of this year’s honorees.
Musician Nick Cave, former prime minister Julia Gillard and surfer Mick Fanning and are among almost 1000 people honoured this Australia Day.
The recipients in the General Division of the Order of Australia are as diverse as the nation’s physical landscape, from sight-saving scientists and great legal minds, to entertainers and sporting greats, with Australia’s first female prime minister Ms Gillard among 11 people to receive the nation’s highest honour - the Companion of the Order of Australia.
Queensland scientist Alan Mackay-Sim whose pioneering stem cell work enabled the “scientific equivalent of the moon landing” was named Australian of the Year.
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Migrant dad’s legacy honoured
Lebanon-born Charlie Shahin credits his late Palestinian father’s vision for a better life with inspiring him.
Kids are king to Fanning
Some of Australia’s most prominent sports stars feature on this year’s honours list for services in the community.