The Honourable Annabelle Claire BennettAO, SC – For eminent service to the law, and to the judiciary, particularly in the field of intellectual property, to higher education, and to sports arbitration.
Professor Ruth Frances BishopAO – For eminent service to global child health through the development of improved vaccines for paediatric gastroenteritis, and to medical research.
Professor David James BurkeAO – For eminent service to neurophysiology, to innovative treatments for spinal cord and brain trauma injuries, and to professional medical organisations.
Sharan Leslie Burrow – For eminent service to industrial relations at the national and international level, to social equity, and as a champion of human rights in developing countries.
Ita Clare ButtroseAO, OBE – For eminent service to the community through leadership in the media, the arts, and the health sector, and as a role model.
Professor Alan Frederick Cowman – For eminent service to the biological sciences, notably to molecular parasitology, to medical research and scientific education, and as a mentor.
Emeritus Professor John Mitchell Finnis – For eminent service to the law, and to education, to legal theory and philosophical enquiry, and as a leading jurist, academic and author.
Hugh Michael Jackman – For eminent service to the performing arts as an acclaimed actor and performer, and to the global community, particularly as an advocate for poverty eradication.
Emeritus Professor Leo Radom – For eminent service to science, particularly to computational chemistry, as an academic, author and mentor, and to international scientific bodies.
Dennis James RichardsonAO – For eminent service to public administration through leadership roles in the national security, defence and foreign policy arenas, and to workplace cultural reform.
The Honourable Kevin Michael Rudd – For eminent service to the Parliament of Australia, particularly as Prime Minister, to Indigenous reconciliation, innovative economic initiatives and major policy reform, and through senior advisory roles with international organisations.
Emeritus Professor Maree Therese Smith – For eminent service to science through pioneering research and innovation in the treatment of neuropathic pain, to gender equity, and as a role model.
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
General Division
Elizabeth Anne AlexanderAM – For distinguished service to higher education administration, to accounting and corporate governance, and as a role model.
The Honourable Reginald Ian Barrett – For distinguished service to the law, and to the judiciary, particularly in the area of corporations law and legislation.
Rosemary Anne Batty – For distinguished service to the community as a campaigner and advocate for the prevention of family violence.
Professor Katherine Belov – For distinguished service to higher education, particularly to comparative genomics, as an academic and researcher.
Professor Andrew Victor Biankin – For distinguished service to medical research, and to the treatment of pancreatic cancer, as a clinician-scientist.
Martin Gerard BowlesPSM – For distinguished service to public administration at the senior level, and to policy development and program implementation.
Emeritus Professor Scott Bowman – For distinguished service to higher education, notably in rural and regional areas, and to social outreach initiatives.
Richard Philip Broinowski – For distinguished service to international relations through the advancement of Australia's diplomatic, trade and cultural relationships.
Dr Derek Byerlee – For distinguished service to agricultural economics, particularly to sustainable development, poverty reduction and food security.
Penelope June Clive – For distinguished service to the visual arts through philanthropic support for cultural institutions, and to the community of Tasmania.
The Honourable Justice Paul Anthony Coghlan – For distinguished service to the law, and to the judiciary, and to the administration and review of criminal justice.
Professor Rachel Claire Cooper – For distinguished service to higher education, particularly in the field of employment relations, and workplace policy and practice.
Nicholas Richard CowderyAMQC – For distinguished service to the law, to the protection of human rights, to professional legal bodies, and to the community.
The Honourable Dennis Antill CowdroyOAMQC – For distinguished service to the law, and to the judiciary in the civilian and military spheres, through a range of senior roles.
Michael Edward Davis – For distinguished service to the space industry as an advocate, and to science education.
Professor Lex William Doyle – For distinguished service to medicine, and to medical education, as a neonatal paediatrician, academic, author and researcher.
Professor Calum John Drummond – For distinguished service to chemistry and materials science research, to commercialisation initiatives, and as a mentor.
Dr Alan Anthony Dupont – For distinguished service to the international community through security analysis and strategic policy development.
Dale Brendon Elphinstone – For distinguished service to business, particularly to the resources and manufacturing sectors, and to the community of Tasmania.
Kathryn Joy Fagg – For distinguished service to business and finance, to the central banking, logistics and manufacturing sectors, and to women.
Nicola Margaret Forrest – For distinguished service to the community through philanthropic support for education and the arts, to business, and to the community.
Associate Professor Alexander Stewart Forrest – For distinguished service to dentistry, particularly to forensic odontology, and to education in the field of head and neck anatomy.
Pamela Galli – For distinguished service to community health and medical research as a supporter and benefactor, and to children with a disability.
Alison Grant Harcourt – For distinguished service to mathematics and computer science through pioneering research and development of integer linear programming.
Emeritus Professor Andrew Peter Hopkins – For distinguished service to higher education, particularly to industrial safety and accident analysis.
Professor Debra Elizabeth Jackson – For distinguished service to medical education in the field of nursing practice and research as an academic and author.
Dr Ian Hugh Johnston AM – For distinguished service to classical literature through the translation and interpretation of ancient Greek and Chinese texts.
Dr Megan-Jane Johnstone – For distinguished service to medical education in the field of nursing and health care ethics, to patients' rights, and to professional standards.
Professor Fiona Kathleen Judd – For distinguished service to medicine, and to medical education, as a clinical psychiatrist and academic, and to professional bodies.
Professor Karim M. Khan – For distinguished service to sport and exercise medicine, and to the promotion of physical activity for community health.
Professor Christine Julie Kilpatrick – For distinguished service to medicine through senior administrative roles, to the promotion of quality in health care, and to neurology.
Emeritus Professor Susan Caroline Kippax – For distinguished service to higher education, and to community health, particularly through research into HIV prevention and treatment.
Dr Rachael Linda Kohn – For distinguished service to the broadcast media, particularly radio, as a creator, producer and presenter, and to Jewish studies.
Emeritus Professor Edward William Kraegen – For distinguished service to medicine, and to medical education, in the areas of diabetes, obesity and glucose metabolism research.
Dr Robert Ian Larbalestier – For distinguished service to medicine, particularly to cardiothoracic surgery and transplantation, and to professional medical societies.
Simon Joseph LewisPSM – For distinguished service to public administration in a range of portfolio areas, and to transformational change and organisational design.
Cunxin Li – For distinguished service to the performing arts, particularly to ballet, as a dancer and artistic director.
Professor David Anthony Mackey – For distinguished service to medicine, and to medical education, in the field of ophthalmology, as a clinician-scientist and academic.
The Honourable Clare Majella Martin – For distinguished service to the people and Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory, and as a community advocate.
Professor Fjelda Elizabeth Martin – For distinguished service to dental education as an academic and researcher, and to professional organisations.
The Honourable Nicholas Hugh Minchin – For distinguished service to the Parliament of Australia, particularly in the industry and finance portfolios, and to the people of South Australia.
Professor Christina Anne Mitchell – For distinguished service to medicine in the field of haematology, to medical education and research, and to academic leadership.
The Honourable Justice Debra Ann Mullins – For distinguished service to the law, and to the judiciary, to professional development and legal education, and to women.
Susan Lee Murphy – For distinguished service to the natural resources sector in Western Australia, and to engineering.
Her Honour the Honourable Vicki Susan O'HalloranAM – For distinguished service to the people of the Northern Territory, and to the disability sector through a range of executive roles.
Peggy Yvonne O'Neal – For distinguished service to Australian rules football, to superannuation and finance law, and to the advancement of women in leadership roles.
The Honourable Neville John Owen – For distinguished service to the law, and to the judiciary, to legal education, and to the community of Western Australia.
Dr Edward Anthony Parkes – For distinguished service to conservation and the environment through the restoration of subtropical rainforest in northern New South Wales.
Professor Richard George Pestell – For distinguished service to medicine, and to medical education, as a researcher and physician in the fields of endocrinology and oncology.
Dr Gregory Myles Powell – For distinguished service to the international community of Zimbabwe in the field of paediatrics as a clinician and mentor.
Dr Geoffrey William Raby – For distinguished service to Australia-China relations through senior diplomatic roles, and to multilateral trade policy development.
Professor Peter David Rathjen – For distinguished service to higher education through senior administrative roles, and as a scientist and medical researcher.
Professor Linda Jane Richards – For distinguished service to medical research and education in the field of developmental neurobiology, and to community engagement in science.
Dr Tilman Alfred RuffAM – For distinguished service to the global community as an advocate for nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, and to medicine.
John Erik ScanlonAM – For distinguished service to wildlife and flora conservation and protection through roles with international organisations.
Carol Judith SchwartzAM – For distinguished service to the community as a supporter of women in leadership roles, to social justice advocacy, and to business.
Francis Arthur SedgmanAM – For distinguished service to tennis as a player at the national and international level, and as a role model for young sportspersons.
Professor Frances Separovic – For distinguished service to science education, particularly to biophysical chemistry, as an academic, and to young women scientists.
Professor Michelle Yvonne Simmons – For distinguished service to science education as a leader in quantum and atomic electronics, and as a role model.
The Honourable Carolyn Chalmers Simpson – For distinguished service to the law, and to the judiciary, particularly in the areas of criminal, defamation, administrative and industrial law.
Diane Lee Smith-Gander – For distinguished service to business, to women's engagement in executive roles, to gender equality, and to the community.
Natasha Stott DespojaAM – For distinguished service to the global community as an advocate for gender equality, and through roles in a range of organisations.
Meryl Tankard – For distinguished service to the performing arts as a dancer, actor, producer, innovative choreographer and theatre director.
Sigrid Madeline Thornton – For distinguished service to the performing arts as a film, television and stage actor, and to professional arts organisations.
Emeritus Professor Graeme Turner – For distinguished service to higher education through pioneering work in the field of cultural studies and the humanities.
Kay Ellen Van Norton Poche – For distinguished service to the community as a benefactor and supporter of Indigenous health and medical research initiatives.
Professor Mark von Itzstein – For distinguished service to medical research and education in the field of structural biology and glycochemistry, and as a mentor.
Emeritus Professor Murray Charles Wells – For distinguished service to higher education, particularly to accountancy, and to business administration.
Neil Malcolm WestawayAM – For distinguished service to youth through Scouts at the national and international level, and to the community of Victoria.
Military Division
Rear Admiral Gregory John SammutAMCSCRAN – For distinguished service as the Head Future Submarine Program, and the General Manager Submarines.
Air Vice-Marshal Tracy Lee SmartAM – For distinguished service in responsible positions to the Australian Defence Force in the fields of medical and health services.
Honorary Division
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
General Division
Professor Margaret Anne Abernethy – For significant service to higher education, accounting research, and to student access and equity.
Arun Kumar Abey – For significant service to the financial planning sector, and to the community.
Ronald John Adams – For significant service to the forest and wood products industry.
Ronald James Alexander – For significant service to sport and recreation, and to public administration.
Matthew Allen – For significant service to sailing, particularly through executive roles.
David Murray Anderson – For significant service to the maritime and road transport industries.
Eric Russell Anderson – For significant service to conservation and the environment.
William Nixon Apple – For significant service to the superannuation sector, and to trade unions.
Raymond (Ray) Charles Argall – For significant service to film and television as a director and cinematographer.
Lesley Mary Arrowsmith – For significant service to swimming as a technical official.
Eliza Jane Ault-Connell – For significant service to community health, and as a Paralympic athlete.
Robert John Badenach – For significant service to yachting, and to Australian rules football.
Suzanne Dale Baker – For significant service to the film industry as a producer.
Dr Christine Mary Ball – For significant service to anaesthesiology, and to medical education.
Eric Bana – For significant service to the performing arts, and to charitable organisations.
Peter Christopher Banki – For significant service to the legal profession, and to the community.
The Honourable Terence Anthony Worthington QC – For significant service to the law, and to the judiciary.
Professor Yi-Min Xie – For significant service to higher education, and to civil engineering.
Professor Dao-Yi Yu – For significant service to ophthalmology, and to education.
Professor Hala Zreiqat – For significant service to biomedical engineering, and to research councils.
Military Division
Colonel James Bruce Brown – For exceptional service and leadership in the field of Rotary Wing operations and capability management.
Air Vice-Marshal Robert Timothy ChipmanCSC – For exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force in coalition air operations, air combat capability preparedness, and strategic capability development and sustainment.
Group Captain Patrick Joseph Cooper CSC – For exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force in battlefield airspace control training, aviation coordination and operations, and air traffic control capability regeneration.
Major General Justin Frederick EllwoodDSC – For exceptional service as Deputy Chief of Army, Director General Career Management - Army and Chief of Staff Headquarters Forces Command, and for contributions to the management of Army's people capability.
Commodore Darron John Kavanagh CSCRAN – For exceptional performance of duty in the field of Navy Capability Management.
Colonel Michael Robert Kennedy – For exceptional service as Deputy Chief of Staff Army Headquarters, Director of Personnel Policy, Director of Workforce Strategy and the Director of Career Management Integration.
Group Captain Scott Matthew Parry – For exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force in E-7A Wedgetail aircraft capability development; Aviation Safety Regulations implementation; and E/A-18G Growler and F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft sustainment.
Brigadier Michael Charles Reade – For exceptional performance of duty as the Director of Clinical Services of the 2nd General Health Battalion and Professor for Military Medicine and Surgery.
Colonel Paul Justin Rosenberger – For exceptional service in logistics reform and development for the Australian Defence Force.
Rear Admiral The Honourable Justice Michael John SlatteryRAN – For exceptional service in the field of military law, particularly as Judge Advocate General of the Australian Defence Force.
Colonel Katherine Susan Sowry – For exceptional service to the Directorate of Personnel-Army, Project Suakin and as the Chief of Staff of Joint Health Command.
Wing Commander Brent Cameron Taylor – For exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force in air mobility capability development.
Brigadier V – For exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force in the field of Special Operations and Counter Terrorism.
Warrant Officer Gary William Wight – For exceptional service to the Royal Australian Navy in the field of Navy People leadership and management.
Commodore Malcolm Kenneth Wise OAMRAN – For exceptional service as the Commander Combined Task Force 150 while deployed on Operation MANITOU from November 2017 to May 2018.
Honorary Division
Professor Jacob George – For significant service to medicine as a gastroenterologist and hepatologist.
The Honourable Justice Monika Schmidt – For significant service to the law, to the judiciary, and to industrial relations.
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
General Division
Dr Bahia Abou-Hamad – For service to multicultural affairs, and to the arts.
Carol Elizabeth Adams – For service to local government, and to the community of Perth.
Christine Margaret Agius – For service to people with a disability.
Margaret Anne Allen – For service to the community of the Blue Mountains.
Paul Allison – For service to the insurance sector, and to the community.
Jeremy Hugh Trevor-Jones — For service to aviation.
Michael Leslie Tuohy — For service to the community of Mount Gambier.
Jeffrey Walter Turner — For service to community history.
Robert Alfred Uppill — For service to the community of Manning.
Donald John van Keimpema — For service to surf lifesaving.
Dr Vida Viliunas — For service to medicine in the field of anaesthesiology.
Julia Helen Volkmar — For service to community history.
David Maxwell Waddle — For service to veterans and their families.
Patricia May Walker — For service to the community of Moore Park Beach.
Graeme Alexander Wall — For service to the performing arts, particularly to opera.
John Richard Wall — For service to horticulture.
Betty Jean Wallace — For service to people with a disability, and to the community.
Beverley Laura Walsh — For service to surf lifesaving.
Maureen Patricia Wandel — For service to the community of Underbool through sport.
Mervyn Arnold Ward — For service to youth.
Kerry Raymond Waters — For service to the community of Corryong.
Leolyn Clem Watkins — For service to the community of Ararat.
Christopher Alan Watson — For service to engineering.
Dr Judyth Watson — For service to the community of Western Australia, and to social justice.
Bernadette Waugh — For service to librarianship.
Ellen Margaret Waugh — For service to community history, and to arts education.
Dr Russell Frederick Waugh — For service to the community of Perth.
Margaret Bell Wells — For service to veterans and their families
Barbara Wertheim — For service to women.
Mabel Anita West — For service to veterans and their families.
Robert Ernest Wharton — For service to the community, particularly through sport.
Diane Elizabeth White — For service to community history.
George Henry White — For service to children.
Gordon Eustace White — For service to medicine, particularly sexual health.
Hunter Baillieu White — For service to the agricultural show sector, and to the community.
John Ronald White APM — For service to community history.
David Symon Wilkins — For service to community history.
Ada Ellen Wilkinson — For service to youth through Scouts.
Caroline Wilkinson — For service to community history.
Dr George Louie Williams — For service to medicine in the field of paediatrics and developmental disability.
Reginald Williams — For service to the Indigenous community of Queensland.
Roger Gilronan Williams — For service to the community through social welfare programs.
Ross Francis Williams — For service to the community through social welfare organisations.
Arthur John Wilson — For service to Australian rules football.
Doreen Margaret Wilson — For service to gymnastics.
Lynette Faye Woodforde — For service to community health.
Jill Florimel Worsley — For service to maritime history.
Peter Thomas Worsley — For service to maritime history.
Alan Wright — For service to the minerals and mining sector.
Dr Adam Mark Zagorski — For service to medicine as a general practitioner.
Petrina Zaphir — For service to the community of the Gold Coast.
Dr Edward Ye Zhang — For service to the Chinese community of Western Australia.
John William Zimmermann — For service to youth.
Military Division
Member A – For meritorious performance of duty as a Special Forces Officer in support of Australia's contribution to the Global War on Terror, from November 2010 to June 2018.
Warrant Officer Dennis Bentley CSM – For meritorious performance of duty in the field of personnel management in the Royal Australian Navy.
Warrant Officer Class One Jason Ross Burford – For meritorious service as the Senior Instructor of the Australian Army's Warrant Officer Training Team and as a Regimental Sergeant Major.
Major C – For meritorious service to the Australian Defence Force within Special Operations Command.
Major Jeffrey Cocks – For meritorious achievement as the Officer Commanding and Music Director of the Australian Army Band - Brisbane, and as the Executive Officer of the Australian Army Band.
Lieutenant Commander Nathan Lindsay Cole RAN – For meritorious service in the field of maritime communications and Information Systems support.
Chief Petty Officer Cameron Devenny – For meritorious service to the Royal Australian Navy's Boatswains Mate Workgroup and meritorious devotion to duty as Chief Petty Officer Boatswain HMAS Hobart.
Warrant Officer James Retif Dew – For meritorious service to the Navy during the development and introduction into service of the Canberra Class Amphibious Ship capability.
Warrant Officer Class One Bradley Michael Doyle – For meritorious service as Regimental Sergeant Major of 1st/19th Battalion, the Royal New South Wales Regiment; as Regimental Sergeant Major of 3rd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment; and as Regimental Sergeant Major of Training Task Group Five on Operation OKRA.
Commander Robert Douglas Eames RAN – For meritorious service in the fields of international engagement and capability management.
Warrant Officer Fiona Jane Grasby – For meritorious service in the development of leadership and workforce resilience for the Australian Defence Force as a Warrant Officer in Number 82 Wing, the Executive Warrant Officer of Number 95 Wing, and as the Executive Warrant Officer of Air Command.
Major John Gordon Haley – For meritorious performance of duty in the fields of employment category management, training management and logistics capability development.
Wing Commander Jeffrey Howard – For meritorious service in airfield engineering and air base recovery for the Australian Defence Force.
Warrant Officer Class One J – For meritorious service to Special Operations Command from 2012 to 2018.
Captain Mark Gregory McConnell RANR – For meritorious service to personnel management and shaping future people capability within the Royal Australian Navy.
Warrant Officer Arthur Charles Mitcherson CSM – For meritorious performance of duty in the fields of Marine Engineering and technician training.
Warrant Officer Class One Trent Rowan Morris – For meritorious service as Regimental Sergeant Major of the 2nd/17th Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment and the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment.
Warrant Officer Brett Graham Nichols – For meritorious service in personnel capability development; prohibited substance testing; cultural change management; and training leadership in the Royal Australian Air Force.
Captain Darren John Rae RAN – For meritorious service in the field of Naval Aviation Engineering.
Warrant Officer Class One Mark Retallick CSM – For meritorious performance of duty to the Australian Army in regimental leadership roles.
Warrant Officer Class One Michael John Reyne – For meritorious service as Regimental Sergeant Major of the 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment; the 10th/27th Battalion, the Royal South Australian Regiment; and as Wing Sergeant Major of the Small Arms Policy Section, Combined Arms Training Centre.
Warrant Officer Kenneth George Robertson – For meritorious performance of duty on operations as the Command Warrant Officer of Joint Task Force 633, while deployed to the Middle East Region during the period January 2017 to January 2018.
Warrant Officer Class One Jason Graham Robinson – For meritorious performance of duty as the Senior Assistant Instructor, School of Armour; Regimental Sergeant Major 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers; and Regimental Sergeant Major 1st Armoured Regiment.
Warrant Officer Class One Stephen Norman Taylor – For meritorious service to the Royal Australian Corps of Military Police in regimental leadership roles and enhancing the Military Police Dog Capability.
Warrant Officer Class One Charmaine Joan Walters – For meritorious service during several postings to Headquarters Joint Operations Command as the Warrant Officer Financial Services, the Group Reserve Manager and Base Operations Warrant Officer.
Honorary Division
Peter Gerald Appleton – For service to the community of Kilmore.
Geoffrey Gordon Brown – For service to the cotton industry, and to the community of Wee Waa.
Pauline Elizabeth Davenport – For service to education.
Frank Charles Fordyce – For service to the community, particularly through Freemasonry.
Fiona Christine Tonkin – For service to the performing arts, particularly to ballet.
Meritorious Service
Public Service Medal (PSM)
Commonwealth Public Service
Dr Roslyn Kay Baxter – For outstanding public service through the design and implementation of social policy programs to improve the lives of vulnerable Australians.
Robert John Bollard – For outstanding public service through the delivery of initiatives to improve IP Australia's customer services and processes.
Ryan Alexander Fernando – For outstanding public service through improving the diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnoea.
Sarah Jane Hitchcock – For outstanding public service through the development and delivery of visitor services programs at the Australian War Memorial.
Michelle Anne Lauder – For outstanding public service to natural resource management and forest policy development and implementation.
Hilary Margaret Manson – For outstanding public service to the long term protection of Australia's community interests as General Counsel.
Nerida O'Loughlin – For outstanding public service through contributions to a more digital Australia and government.
Mary Beatrice O'Reeri – For outstanding public service through contributions to improved outcomes for the Indigenous community, particularly in the Kimberley.
Matthew Ramage – For outstanding public service through contributions to enhancing Australia's national security and economic prosperity.
Olivia Samardzic – For outstanding public service in the application of science and technology to provide the Australian Defence Force with superior operational capability
Peter John Searston – For outstanding public service through expanding employment and career opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Northern Queensland.
Beverley Maree Sims – For outstanding public service through the provision of executive support at the highest levels, and to fostering the development of public sector executive assistants.
Jennifer Therese Taylor – For outstanding public service through the reform of Comcare and to improving compensation and workplace health and safety outcomes.
New South Wales Public Service
Cathie Therese Angelkovic – For outstanding public service to Revenue New South Wales.
Robyn Louise Auld – For outstanding public service to victims of domestic violence, and to the New South Wales Police Force.
Lauri Jane Fettell – For outstanding public service in the provision of customer service delivery in New South Wales.
Glennys Louise James – For outstanding public service to local government administration, and to town planning, in New South Wales.
Dr Palitha Ranjith Kuruppuarachchi – For outstanding public service to the New South Wales Police Force, particularly to network communications.
Gail Marie Le Bransky – For outstanding public service in the delivery of transport services in New South Wales.
Donald Cameron Mclennan – For outstanding public service through the delivery of Coronial Services in New South Wales.
Craig Carlisle Moffitt – For outstanding public service to local government in New South Wales.
Janet Kathryn Schorer – For outstanding public service, particularly through the protection of children, in New South Wales.
Ronald David Wright – For outstanding public service to skills development programs and infrastructure projects in New South Wales.
Victorian Public Service
Ray Baird – For outstanding public service to technology-enabled policy and service delivery reform in Victoria.
Jacqueline Ann Kearney – For outstanding public service to innovative policy design and service delivery in Victoria.
Dr Rebecca Justine Kogios – For outstanding public service to forensic science and public administration in support of community safety in Victoria.
Dr Lindy Lumsden – For outstanding public service to the conservation of native wildlife in Victoria.
Peter Warwick Menkhorst – For outstanding public service to science and biodiversity conservation in Victoria.
Alison Patricia O'Brien – For outstanding public service to the provision of legal services to the Victorian public sector, particularly in the areas of constitutional and public law.
Wayne Ronald Tunnecliffe – For outstanding public service to the improvement of the institution of parliamentary democracy, particularly in Victoria.
Queensland Public Service
Kirstine Illene Harvie – For outstanding public service through the provision of human services in Queensland.
Rebecca Jane McGarrity – For outstanding public service to social policy development in Queensland.
Kerry Louise Petersen – For outstanding public service to infrastructure projects and programs in Queensland.
Mark John Pitt – For outstanding public service to local government in Queensland.
South Australia Public Service
Peter Bruce Copley – For outstanding public service to conservation and the environment, and to biodiversity research and policy development, in South Australia.
Alexandra Mary-Ellen Reid – For outstanding public service to the arts, culture and education, particularly through delivery of significant improvements to TAFE South Australia.
Lachlan John Sutherland – For outstanding public service to the delivery of water infrastructure projects, and through cooperation with Indigenous communities in South Australia.
Western Australia Public Service
Angela Elder – For outstanding public service to native title policy and collaborative partnerships with the Indigenous community of Western Australia.
Gail McGowan – For outstanding public service to land use planning and industry development in Western Australia.
John Kenneth Tondut – For outstanding public service to infrastructure project management, and procurement reform, in Western Australia.
South Australian Department of Correctional Services
Owen Fredrick Brady
Distinguished and Conspicuous Service
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Australian Army
Colonel Robert Kent Calhoun – For distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations while deployed as the Commander of Task Group Taji VI in Iraq from December 2017 to June 2018.[2]
Member P – For distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations as the Commanding Officer of a deployed Task Group during Operation OKRA, from December 2017 to June 2018.
Royal Australian Air Force
Member J – For distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations as Commander of a Strike Element on Operation OKRA between April and December 2017.
Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)
Australian Army
Member A – For distinguished leadership in warlike operations as a sub-unit commander during Operation OKRA from December 2017 to June 2018.
Colonel Mark Christopher Ascough CSC – For distinguished leadership in warlike operations as the Commander of the Kabul Garrison Command Advisory Team and Senior Mentor to the Kabul Garrison Commander, whilst deployed on Operation HIGHROAD in Afghanistan from June 2017 to February 2018.[2]
Lieutenant Colonel Grant Arthur Chambers CSM and Bar – For distinguished leadership in warlike operations as the Commanding Officer of the Training Task Unit as part of Task Group Taji in Iraq from November 2017 to May 2018.
Commendation for Distinguished Service
Australian Army
Member A – For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as second-in-command of a deployed team during Operation OKRA from December 2017 to June 2018.
Corporal George Barsoum – For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as a Linguist on Task Group Taji IV and VI, Iraq in 2016–2017 and 2017–2018.[2]
Major Timothy John Hurley – For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as a Squadron Commander in Task Group Taji VI supporting the Iraqi Army Non-Commissioned Officer Academy from November 2017 to May 2018.
Major David Phillips – For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as the Plans Fusion Officer for Information Operations within the Information Operations Directorate of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve in Kuwait from August 2017 to February 2018.[2]
Lieutenant Colonel Simon Martin Vella Bonavita – For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as the Chief of Future Operations for Train Advise Assist Command - South, Kandahar, Afghanistan while force assigned to Operation HIGHROAD from July 2017 to May 2018.
Royal Australian Air Force
Squadron Leader Simon Frederick Longley – For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as the Senior Offensive Duty Officer of the 609th Air Operations Centre on Operation OKRA from October 2017 to April 2018.
Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC)
Royal Australian Navy
Commander Dugald Wallace Clelland RAN – For outstanding achievement, leadership and tactical employment while in Command of HMAS Warramunga supporting Operation MANITOU, during the period November 2017 to June 2018.
Commander Jason John Cupples RAN – For outstanding devotion to duty in the Royal Australian Navy Submarine Force.
Captain James Riley Lybrand RAN – For outstanding achievement as Director Submarine Operations and Commander Task Group 627.0 in the planning and execution of submarine operations from December 2014 to August 2018.
Commander Viktor Pilicic RAN – For outstanding achievement as Commanding Officer HMAS Coonawarra and Senior Australian Defence Force Officer Larrakeyah Defence Precinct.[2]
Captain John Stavridis RAN – For outstanding achievement as the Commanding Officer of HMAS Hobart.
Australian Army
Colonel Christopher Kenneth Alder – For outstanding devotion to duty as the Commanding Officer Defence Force School of Intelligence, Defence Command Support Training Centre.
Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Brown – For outstanding devotion to duty as Staff Officer Grade One Strategic Engagements, Australian Army Research Centre.
Colonel Jennifer Lillian Cotton – For outstanding achievement as the Director Support within Headquarters Joint Task Force 633 on Operation ACCORDION from March 2017 to March 2018.
Colonel Kim Barbet Gilfillan – For outstanding achievement as the Commanding Officer of the 5th Aviation Regiment.
Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Alex Golder – For outstanding achievement as a Joint Operations Command Counter-Terrorism planner from January 2017 to August 2018.
Lieutenant Colonel Trent Ashley Groves – For outstanding devotion to duty as Staff Officer Grade Two Postings within the Directorate of Officer Career Management – Army.
Colonel Andrew Mark Haebich – For outstanding devotion to duty in the establishment of the Joint Experimentation Directorate and Joint Experimentation Framework within Defence.
Colonel M – For outstanding devotion to duty as the Commanding Officer 2nd Commando Regiment, 2016 to 2017.
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Robson McDermott – For outstanding achievement in establishing The Cove – a professional development network and resource for the Australian Profession of Arms.
Lieutenant Colonel Edward Ronald Stokes – For outstanding achievement as the Staff Officer Grade Two Logistics, Headquarters 1st Brigade.
Royal Australian Air Force
Wing Commander Carlos Alfonso Almenara – For outstanding achievement in the development and implementation of the fighter aircrew muscular skeletal injury prevention and treatment program for the Australian Defence Force.
Group Captain Timothy Charles Churchill – For outstanding achievement in electronic warfare capability development and in the introduction of the EA-18G Growler airborne electronic attack aircraft for the Australian Defence Force.
Wing Commander Grant James Fifield – For outstanding achievement in the development of the EA-18G Growler airborne electronic attack capability for the Australian Defence Force as Commanding Officer of Number 6 Squadron.
Wing Commander Warren Andrew Haynes – For outstanding achievement in development of the E-7A Wedgetail integrated security framework and the establishment of the Directorate of Advanced Capabilities – Air Force for the Australian Defence Force.
Group Captain Nicholas Alexander Hogan – For outstanding achievement in the delivery of operational and humanitarian support for the Australian Defence Force as the Director of Current Military Commitments.
Group Captain Kaarin Nina Kooij – For outstanding devotion to duty in military recruiting for the Australian Defence Force.
Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM)
Royal Australian Navy
Warrant Officer Johansel Avery – For meritorious devotion to duty as the Catering Manager and Logistics Departmental Regulator in HMAS Adelaide.
Lieutenant Lachlan James Blair RAN – For meritorious devotion to duty as the Operational Intelligence Analyst whilst deployed in the Middle East for Combined Task Force 150 as part of Operation MANITOU from November 2017 to May 2018.
Petty Officer Lauren Rachel Carruthers – For meritorious achievement in the field of aviation technician training.
Lieutenant Commander Laurence Earl Choate RAN – For meritorious devotion to duty as the Regional Manager Fleet Support Unit - North East.
Commander Nicholas Robert Field RAN – For meritorious achievement in the field of Navy Cyber.
Lieutenant Commander Belinda Ann Finlay RAN – For meritorious devotion to duty as the First Lieutenant, HMAS Albatross.
Commander Steven James McCracken RAN – For meritorious achievement as Deputy Director Maritime Commitments in Maritime Operations Branch.
Chief Petty Officer Lyndon Montgomery Quirke – For meritorious achievement as a senior technician and his efforts to prevent further significant damage to Australian Border Force Cutter Roebuck Bay in 2017.
Lieutenant Commander Sarah Susan Rhys-Jones RAN – For meritorious achievement as a Principal Warfare Officer in HMAS Warramunga during Operation MANITOU Rotation 66 from October 2017 to July 2018.
Captain Damien Lyle Scully-O'Shea RAN – For meritorious devotion to duty as Executive Officer of HMAS Canberra.
Chief Petty Officer Anthony John Sherburd – For meritorious devotion to duty in the field of Navy Information Warfare.
Commander Samuel Robert Woolrych RAN – For meritorious achievement as Deputy Director Maritime Plans in Maritime Operations Branch.
Australian Army
Warrant Officer Class Two A – For meritorious achievement in the intelligence field in the Australian Defence Force.
Warrant Officer Class Two B – For meritorious achievement in employment category management within Special Operations Command from 2011 to 2018.
Warrant Officer Class One Clifford Geoffrey Bell OAM – For meritorious devotion to duty as the Regimental Sergeant Major of the Australian Contingent and Force Operations Warrant Officer whilst deployed to Multinational Force and Observers in Sinai, Egypt on Operation MAZURKA from February to August 2018.
Corporal Warwick James Benn – For meritorious achievement as a Battle Management System-Command and Control instructor and technical adviser in the Australian Army.
Warrant Officer Class Two Alan Edward Bungate – For meritorious devotion to duty as a Career Advisor, Royal Australian Infantry Corps, Directorate of Soldier Career Management - Army, Army Headquarters.
Warrant Officer Class Two D – For meritorious achievement as the Training Warrant Officer, 6th Close Health Company, 4th Combat Service Support Battalion.
Major Samantha Alice Duffy – For meritorious devotion to duty as the Legal Officer for the 6th Combat Support Brigade.
Warrant Officer Class One J – For meritorious achievement as the Artificer Sergeant Major of the 2nd Commando Regiment.
Warrant Officer Class Two Dean Nathan King – For meritorious devotion to duty as the Warrant Officer Physical Training Instructor of the 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Kapooka.
Warrant Officer Class Two Adam John Lehane – For meritorious achievement as the Officer in Charge of the 7th Signal Regiment Cadre Cell.
Warrant Officer Class One Matthew Gibson Miller – For meritorious devotion to duty and innovation for developing networked joint digital systems for the Australian Army.
Sergeant Gayle Claire Walkom – For meritorious devotion to duty as the Unit Welfare Officer and Batugade Platoon Commander at the 3rd Combat Service Support Battalion.
Lieutenant Colonel Julian Mark Williams – For meritorious achievement as the Senior Medical Officer of the 2nd Health Support Company.
Royal Australian Air Force
Leading Aircraftman Paul Raymond Arele – For meritorious achievement in geospatial air intelligence analysis and product development for the Australian Defence Force.
Squadron Leader David Michael Burns OAM – For meritorious achievement in KC-30A multi-role tanker transport aircraft maintenance reform for the Australian Defence Force as the Senior Engineering Officer at Number 33 Squadron.
Corporal Ashley Karl Fischer – For meritorious achievement in information technology development and sustainment for the Australian Defence Force.
Patrick McMahon – For meritorious achievement as the senior loadmaster on a Blackhawk Helicopter during a rescue at sea on the 30 August 1991.
Squadron Leader Mathew Peter Michell – For meritorious achievement in air weapons project management for the Australian Defence Force.
Corporal Anthony Peter Sues – For meritorious achievement in fuel installation operation and development at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin for the Australian Defence Force.
Group Captain David A. C. Titheridge – For meritorious achievement in the introduction of the P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft capability for the Australian Defence Force as Commanding Officer of Number 11 Squadron.