Australia Day Honours Recognize Public Service
A total of 949 Australians have been recognized in the January 26 honours this year.
This distinguished group includes 50 public servants who were awarded Public Service Medals (PSM) for their contributions.
Notable Public Service Recipients
Several prominent individuals were acknowledged for their dedicated public service:
- Former Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk AC
- Former Australian Finance Minister and current OECD boss Mathias Cormann AC
- Former NHMRC CEO Professor Anne Kelso AC
- Former Commonwealth Education Department head Dr Michele Bruniges AO
- Former chief geologist of Tasmania Anthony Brown AM
- Western Australia public sector commissioner Sharyn O’Neill AO