Australia Day Honours 2019: full list of recipients

The Australia Day 2019 list is the largest in the history of the Order of Australia – recognising 1127 outstanding and inspirational Australians.

Singer Olivia Newton-John is among the longest-ever list of Australia Day honours recipients.

Princess of pop Kylie Minogue, fellow songstress Olivia Newton-John and Olympic swim champ Ian Thorpe are among 1400 Australians to receive honours this Australia Day.

The longest ever list of recipients spans the fields of government, the arts, sport, business, philanthropy, science, the military, public service and emergency services. Within this expanded list, more women, 422 out of 1127, have received general awards than in any year since the establishment of the national honours system.

Australia Day Honours

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Close mates and cave diving medics Dr Richard Harris and Craig Challen have been named joint 2019 Australians of the Year for their heroic efforts to rescue 12 Thai boys trapped in a flooded cave, while indigenous rapper and dancer Danzal Baker was named Young Australian of the Year. Paediatrician and children’s rights advocate Sue Packer took out the 2019 Senior Australian of the Year award, while Kate and Tick Everett, whose daughter Amy “Dolly” Everett died after being cyberbullied, were named 2019 Australia’s Local Heroes of the Year.

- Cave dive heroes named Australians of the Year

- Helping sick kids a joy and an honour

- Ace served up a winning career

- Livvie and Kylie on song

- Ex-newspaper boss Chris Mitchell honoured

- Chemist who popped our cork

- Women take out 422 honours

- Love of sport drove Chiller higher

- Kevin Sheedy game for anything

- Tree fed roots of protest league

- Suicide heartache turns to healing

See the full list of honorees below.