Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Subcategory of Order of Australia
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Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2024

recipient Vic Alhadeff For service to the Jewish community, and to the media. 
recipient Craig Bennett For service to broadcast media as an entertainment journalist.
recipient Judith McKay
For service to the museums and galleries sector.
recipient Tess Rowley
For service to community social welfare.
recipient Daniel Oakes for  services to journalism
recipient Hamish Blake For service to the arts as an entertainer, and to the community.
recipient Sue Bulger For service to the community of Tumut.
recipient Evelyn Callaghan For service to early childhood education.
recipient Robyn Davidson For service to adventure and exploration literature
recipient Laura Greaves For service to animal welfare.
recipient Shauna Hicks For service to community history.
recipient Carolyn Ingvarson For service to conservation, and to the community of Boroondara
recipient Lee Lewis For service to the performing arts as a theatre director.
recipient Mark O'Connor
For service to literature as a poet and educator.
recipient Jimmy Rees For service to the arts as an entertainer, and to the community.
recipient Max Slee For service to the community, particularly history preservation organisations.
recipient Rosalie Triolo For service to community and school history, and to tertiary education. 
recipient Richard Watts
For service to the arts, and to the community of Victoria.

Year: 2023

recipient Sylvester Abanteriba
recipient Deborah Beck For service to the arts.
recipient Carol Bunyan For service to community history.
recipient Geraldine Byrne For service to the community of Western Australia, and to history.
recipient Helen Chamberlin For service to literature as a publisher.
recipient Angela Chaplin For service to the performing arts.
recipient Elizabeth Drozd For service to the Polish and multicultural communities of Victoria.
recipient Patricia Ellis For service to the Indigenous community of the Eurobodalla Shire.
recipient Garry Fabian For service to the community through a range of organisations.
recipient Pat Fiske For service to the film industry.
recipient Christopher J. Holcroft For service to youth, and to the community.
recipient John Hyde For service to the community through a range of roles.
recipient Claudia Karvan For service to the film and television industry.
recipient Kate Leeming For service to adventure sports.
recipient Steve Liebmann For service to the broadcast media as a journalist.
recipient Vane Lindesay For service to literature as a cartoonist, illustrator and writer.
recipient Gary John McKay For service to military history, and to veterans.
recipient Corina Martin For service to the law.
recipient Sharon Mascall-Dare For service to media as a journalist.
recipient Kent Mayo For service to the community of Uralla.
recipient Geoff Page For service to literature as a poet.
recipient Ian Pfennigwerth For service to military history.
recipient Denise Smith-Ali For service to Indigenous language preservation.
recipient Tina Wilson For service to the visual arts.
recipient Judith Bandidt
For service to the community of Goomeri.
recipient David de Vos
For service to the broadcast media as a journalist.
recipient Albert Falzon
For service to surfing, and to the visual arts.
recipient Susan Hayes
For service to literature, particularly as an administrator.
recipient Matthew Lutton
For service to the performing arts as a director.
recipient Jen McVeity For service to literacy education as an author and publisher.
recipient Juliette O'Brien For service to journalism, and to community health.
recipient Clive Probyn
For service to tertiary education.
recipient Linda Rive For service to Indigenous oral history and languages
recipient Fiona Stager For service to literature as a bookseller.
recipient Fay Stewart-Muir
For service to the Indigenous community of Victoria.

Year: 2022

recipient Faye Bendrups For service to the performing arts, particularly through music.
recipient Trevor Buzzacott For service to the Indigenous community of South Australia.
recipient Lenore Coltheart For service to community history.
recipient Barbara Comber For service to education.
recipient Susan Davis For service to education, and to the performing and regional arts.
recipient Criena Fitzgerald For service to community history.
recipient Lynn Fletcher For service to the arts through children's literature.
recipient Sam Kerr For service to football.
recipient Pam O'Neill For service to horse racing as a jockey.
recipient Leonie Palmer Formerly of Alice Springs NT 0870 For service to the Indigenous community of Alice Springs.
recipient Carol Pettersen For service to the Indigenous community of Western Australia.
recipient Alice Pung For service to literature.
recipient Clive Tilsley For service to literature.
recipient Jan Wositzky For service to the performing arts, particularly through theatre.
recipient Gary Young For service to the performing arts, particularly to theatre.
recipient Greg Champion For service to the performing arts, and to radio.
recipient Joe Chindamo For service to music, and to the performing arts
recipient Beccy Cole For service to country music.
recipient John Gatfield For service to veterans, and to broadcast media.
recipient Jennifer A. Martiniello For service to the creative and visual arts.
recipient Christopher Latham For service to the performing arts, particularly to music.
recipient Caroline Lee For service to the performing arts.
recipient Emma Macdonald For service to journalism, and to women.
recipient Leah Jing McIntosh For service to the arts as a writer and publisher.
recipient Sally Murphy For service to children's literature, and to education.
recipient Marie Myssy For service to the multicultural media.
recipient Kirli Saunders For service to the arts, particularly to literature.
recipient Corey Tutt For service to Indigenous STEM education.
recipient Dot West For service to first nations media and communications.

Year: 2021

recipient Baker Boy For service to the performing arts as a singer and musician.
recipient Sue Course For service to conservation and the environment, and to the visual arts.
recipient J.P. Hardy For service to tertiary education, particularly to the humanities.
recipient David Helfgott For service to the performing arts as a concert pianist.
recipient Henry Lew For service to ophthalmology, and to the Jewish community.
recipient Stephen Matthews For service to publishing.
recipient Michelle Payne For service to the horse racing industry.
recipient David Rosenberg For service to publishing.
recipient Hilary L. Rubinstein For service to community history through a range of roles.
recipient Renata Singer For service to the community through cultural, Jewish and women's organisations.
recipient Julie Sydenham For service to the creative arts.
recipient Wendy Baarda
recipient Diane Bell For service to literature.
recipient Jonathan Biggins For service to the performing arts through theatre.
recipient James Bradley For service to literature as a writer.
recipient Lily Brett For service to literature as a writer.
recipient Mary J. Chandler For service to the community of Red Cliffs.
recipient Craig Cormick For service to science, and to the community.
recipient Clare Grant For service to the performing arts through administrative roles.
recipient Susan Lever For service to literature.
recipient Michael Long
recipient Dannielle Miller For service to education, to women, and to youth.
recipient Roxanne Missingham For service to the library and information sciences.
recipient Steve Morelli For service to the Indigenous community of the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales.
recipient Lindsay Murdoch For service to journalism.
recipient Loren Nicholson For service to people who are blind or have low vision.
recipient Julie Watts For service to literature as a publisher.
recipient Valerie Yule For service to psychology as a clinician and author.

Year: 2020

recipient Joel Becker For service to literary organisations.
recipient Lillian Bowen For service to the Indigenous community of Cape York.
recipient Noeline Brown For service to the performing arts as an actor and entertainer.
recipient Ken Callander For service to horse racing as a journalist and presenter.
recipient Tasneem Chopra For service to the community through a range of roles.
recipient Adele Chynoweth For service to public history.
recipient Peter Combe For service to the performing arts, particularly music for children.
recipient Margaret Cossey For service to Indigenous literacy and special-needs education.
recipient Anni Davey For service to circus performance and physical theatre.
recipient Maude Davey For service to the performing arts, particularly as an artistic director.
recipient Murray Garde For service to the Indigenous community of the Northern Territory.
recipient Kerry Greenwood For service to literature as a writer.
recipient I. V. Hansen For service to the community, and to education.
recipient Mary Kenneally For service to the performing arts.
recipient Cheryl Moggs For service to the Indigenous community of Goondiwindi.
recipient Kate Mulvany For service to the performing arts.
recipient Jodee Mundy For service to the performing arts.
recipient Deborah Niland For service to children's literature.
recipient Rosemary Plummer For service to the Indigenous community of the Northern Territory.
recipient Derek Pugh For service to education in the Northern Territory.
recipient Eric Scott For service to the performing arts in Queensland.
recipient Brian Taylor For service to rural and remote communities, and as an author.
recipient Kate Torney For service to the broadcast media, and to the cultural sector.
recipient Mark Tredinnick For service to literature, and to education.
recipient Jane Turner For service to the performing arts as a writer, actor and comedian.
recipient Clare Wright For service to literature, and to historical research.
recipient Michael Zekulich For service to print journalism, and as an author.
recipient Carly Findlay For services to people with a disability.
recipient Edwin Wilson For service to the visual arts, and to the community.
recipient Sandy Jeffs For service to mental health organisations.
recipient Nyurpaya Kaika For service to Indigenous visual art, and to the community.
recipient Nici Cumpston For service to the museums and galleries sector, and to Indigenous art.
recipient John Darcy For service to the performing arts, particularly to music.
recipient Sue Davenport For service to the Indigenous communities of the Western Desert.
recipient Frances Devlin-Glass For service to education, and to the Irish community.
recipient Wendy Michaels For service to women, and to the dramatic arts.
recipient Vincent Namatjira For service to Indigenous visual art, and to the community.
recipient Muuki Taylor For service to the Indigenous communities of the Western Desert.
recipient Peter Tregear For service to music education, and to professional organisations.
recipient Anne Walsh For service to people with an intellectual disability.
recipient Mumu Mike Williams For service to Indigenous visual art, and to the community.
recipient Heather Mitchell for significant service to the performing arts, and to the community
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Works About this Award

Investigative Journalist Dan Oakes, Known for Afghan Files, Awarded an Order of Australia (OAM) for Services to Journalism 2024 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , January 2024;
Goanna Frontman Shane Howard Returns Order of Australia Medal in Response to Referendum Result Daniel Miles , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , October 2023;
Reluctant Heroes Winners Weigh What Acceptance Means Nick Paton , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 29 June no. 779 2022; (p. 1, 22-23)

'When you spend your life working to put right the inequities and injustices of this nation, it can be hard to know how to respond to recognition. Koori Mail journalist Nick Paton talks to three recent recipients of the Order of Australia Medal about the complex decision of accepting mainstream recognition.'
Stephen Matthews OAM in Conversation with Rosanna Licari Rosanna Licari (interviewer), 2022 single work interview
— Appears in: StylusLit , March no. 11 2022;
13 Greek Australians Recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2021 single work column
— Appears in: Neos Kosmos , June 2021;
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