The Australia Day Honours are the first of the two major annual honours lists, the first announced to coincide with Australia Day (26 January), with the other being the Queen's Birthday Honours, which are announced on the second Monday in June.[1]
For eminent service to business and commerce through leadership in the mining and finance industries, and to the community through the promotion of philanthropy, and executive roles in conservation, health, charitable and sporting organisations.
For eminent service to science as a leader in the field of biomedical research, particularly through the discovery of telomerase and its role in the development of cancer and ageing of cells and through contributions as an international adviser in Bioethics.
For eminent service to the community through support and philanthropy for the visual arts, conservation organisations and building programs for medical research and educational facilities.
For eminent service to the law and to the judiciary, to legal education and administration in the areas of constitutional, competition and native title law, and to legal reform.
For eminent service to the Australian Defence Force as Chief of Capability Development Group, Chief of Joint Operations and Vice Chief of the Defence Force.
For service to the law, particularly as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, and through leadership roles within the Italian community.
Professor Anthony Lawrence Cunningham
For service to medicine, particularly in the field of viral research and through the development and leadership of medical and biomedical research.
Michael D'Ascenzo
For service to public administration, particularly through reform and innovative engagement with the taxation profession and other Government agencies.
The Honourable Justice Bruce Malcolm Debelle
For service to the law and the judiciary, particularly through the Supreme Court of South Australia, and to the community.
For service to scientific research in the field of genetics, particularly of Australian marsupials and monotremes and their relevance to international understanding of human evolution.
For service to the Parliament of Tasmania as Premier and through a range of portfolio responsibilities, and to the community through leadership roles within organisations supporting Indigenous, aged and welfare groups.
For service to public sector management, particularly through leadership of the Defence Materiel Organisation, and the development and implementation of significant reforms in procurement and sustainment of military equipment.
For service to public administration through leadership of key policy initiatives, particularly programs for housing assistance, child support, mental health, the disabled and insurance reform, and through initiatives for Indigenous Australians.
For service to medical research in the field of chronic disease, particularly renal disease, through the promotion of health service delivery reform and as an advocate for Indigenous health in Australia and the United States of America.
Mark Johnson
For service to business, particularly through contributions to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, through development and leadership roles within the finance sector, and to health care organisations.
Stephen Russell Lawrence
For service to the community through leadership roles in the development and implementation of not-for-profit ventures to create social change, particularly for youth and the long-term unemployed.
For service to the development of the transport and logistics industries through strategic leadership and promotion of corporate social and environmental responsibility, and to the community through philanthropic support of sporting and medical research organisations.
For service to the law as the Commonwealth Ombudsman, particularly in the areas of immigration and law enforcement, through leadership roles in professional bodies and as an academic.
Ian Robert McRae
For service to the performing arts through leadership, executive and advisory roles, particularly of The Australian Ballet, Bangarra Dance Theatre and through contributions to UNESCO.
Robert Lee Maple-Brown
For service to the community through leadership and executive roles with a range of charitable organisations in the areas of the arts, health, welfare, medical research and education, and through philanthropy.
Naomi Milgrom
For service to business as a leader and mentor in the fashion industry, and to the community through advisory and management roles of a wide range of arts, health and philanthropic bodies.
For service to public administration through significant contributions to the advancement of Australia's security and the development of international relations.
Dr George Romano Santoro AM
For service to medicine through contributions to a wide range of advisory and professional bodies, and to the Italian community.
Dr Ronald Silberberg
For service to the building and construction industries through the promotion of housing affordability, contributions to improved public and social housing and the development of youth training programs.
Virginia Scott Simmons
For service to education as a leader and advocate for vocational education and training, through reform of the Victorian TAFE Association, contributions to professional organisations, international advisory roles and as a mentor to women.
For service to the visual and performing arts through roles supporting wider community access, to business and commerce, and to the community through the promotion of educational opportunities for young Australians.
For service to music through leadership of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, as an internationally acclaimed violinist, through the development and promotion of educational programs for children, support for emerging artists and contributions to charitable organisations.
For distinguished service to the Australian Army in the fields of aviation and project management as Director General Army Aviation Systems Branch and Head Helicopter Systems Division in the Defence Materiel Organisation.
For distinguished service to the Australian Army in the fields of training and education, military strategic commitments and force structure and capability; in particular, as Commander Australian Defence College, Head Military Strategic Commitments and Deputy Chief of Army.
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Dr Mohammed Taha Alsalami
For service to the community, particularly through roles assisting refugees and migrants.
For service to the Parliament of Australia, and to the community of New South Wales through a range of business, tourism and welfare organisations.
Kathleen Evelyn Baker
For service to the nursing profession through contributions to education and the promotion of clinical excellence in health care.
Maureen Patricia Barron
For service to the Australian film and television industry through administrative and representational roles.
Barbara Belcher
For service to public sector management and administration, particularly in the areas of policy development, advice and delivery and through the advancement of ethical standards and values.
For service to education and to the social sciences, particularly through the promotion and preservation of the political and parliamentary history of Western Australia.
Andrew Phillip Blair
For service to education through the development and implementation of innovative programs and policies and through contributions to a range of professional associations.
Dr Leslie Edward Bolitho
For service to medicine as a clinician and educator and through the development of rural and regional health services in north east Victoria.
For service to Australian Rules football administration, to the community of South Australia, and to business.
Dr Michael Joseph Boyer
For service to medical oncology as an educator and clinical researcher and through the development of integrated care facilities for people with cancer.
David Gary Boymal
For service to accountancy, and to the development and implementation of financial reporting standards in Australia.
Peter Phillip Brennan
For service to the community of the Macarthur region through a range of health, educational and social welfare organisations, and to the housing industry.
Professor Peter Michael Brooks
For service to medicine, particularly in the field of rheumatology, as an academic, researcher and clinician.
Professor Graham Vallancey Brown
For service to medicine in the field of infectious diseases, particularly malaria and through a range of professional, research and advisory organisations.
Philip John Bruem
For service to the dairy industry, particularly through the implementation and promotion of advanced technology, and to the community.
Professor Peter Jude Butcher
For service to teacher education, particularly in the Catholic sector, and to the community through contributions to social justice.
Gary Byron
For service to court administration, particularly through executive and administrative roles.
Professor John Francis Cade
For service to medicine in the field of intensive care as a clinician, researcher and educator and through contributions to professional associations.
For service to human genetics, particularly the metabolic disorders of children as a researcher and clinician.
John Cloney
For service to the insurance industry, particularly through professional associations, and to the community through the CREATE Foundation and a range of youth and sporting organisations.
Suzanne Noreen Colbert
For service to people with disabilities through a range of employment programs and work experience initiatives.
For service to cognitive psychology as a researcher and academic, and to people with learning difficulties.
Mark Raymond Compton
For service to the community, particularly through St John Ambulance Australia and through executive and volunteer roles with a range of hospital, health care and medical research organisations.
For service to the Parliament of Western Australia, to regional development, and to the community, particularly through contributions to history and heritage.
Professor William Charles Curnow
For service to the construction industry, particularly as an architect of correctional, educational and bio-secure facilities, through the promotion and support of collaborative research projects and as an educator.
Ian Sidney Curtis
For service to overseas humanitarian aid, particularly through executive roles with World Vision International.
John Simon Curtis
For service to business, and to the community through roles supporting charitable, youth and welfare organisations.
For service to public health and biostatistics as a researcher and academic, particularly through the collection and analysis of data relating to cardiovascular disease and women's and veterans' health.
Roger Kevin Drake
For service to the grocery industry in South Australia, and to the community through support for a range of charitable organisations.
Anne Murren Dunn
For service to rural women, to a range of arts and cultural organisations, and to local government through administrative roles.
For service to the community, education and the law through promoting awareness and understanding of violence against women, discrimination and access to justice for minority groups.
For service to education through teaching, administrative and research roles and through the design and implementation of innovative curriculum and reporting methods.
For service to the community through organisations and advisory bodies that promote the interests of women, and to the Parliament of Australia.
Roslyn Joy Giles
For service to the community, particularly in the field of social work, as an educator, researcher and practitioner, through professional associations and health care.
Donald Alexander Gillies
For service to marine engineering and naval architecture, particularly through education and the development of professional standards, and to the community.
For service to the community through the development of programs and services to assist people experiencing grief and bereavement, and to the Anglican Church of Australia.
For service to literature as an author and poet, through arts administration, and to the community.
Dr Susan Heather Graham-Taylor
For service to conservation and the environment through executive roles with a range of organisations, through the development of protection measures relating to air quality and the management of waste, and as an historian.
Roger Ernest Greenman
For service to medical administration, to the development of social outreach programs, and to church and charitable organisations.
For service to the community as an historian and academic and through the promotion and preservation of local and regional history in Western Australia.
Dr Ian Edward Grey
For service to science, particularly in the field of mineralogy as a crystallographer, and to the mineral sands export industry.
Patrick Grier
For service to the health care industry through executive and administrative roles, to the provision of improved services for psychiatric care and as a supporter of a range of medical and charitable organisations.
For service to local government, particularly through the Municipal Association of Victoria, as a contributor to environmental reform initiatives in the area of waste management, and to the community of Port Phillip.
For service to the community through philanthropic contributions to a range of medical, arts and charitable organisations, and to the finance management industry.
Tonina Louise Harvey
For service to nurse education through the development of clinical guidelines and programs for the nursing care of patients affected by drug and alcohol abuse, to professional organisations, as a clinician and as an administrator.
For service to cricket, and to the community through support for a range of health, youth and charitable organisations.
Kenneth Francis Helm
For service to the Australian wine industry as a winemaker, through the promotion of the Riesling white grape variety and as a supporter of cool climate wine producers, and to the community of the Canberra/Yass region.
For continued service to public administration, particularly in the area of policy formulation and advice, and to the management of taskforces of the 2002 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and the 2007 Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Meeting.
John Byrne Horgan
For service to the Australian wine industry as a producer and exporter, to the promotion of wine-based tourism in Western Australia, to tertiary education through advisory roles, and to the community.
For service to the Australian pharmaceutical industry through executive roles, to legislative reform, and to the financial management and education sectors.
For service to conservation and the environment, particularly through advisory roles to developing countries regarding land sustainability and resource management, as an explorer, and to the community.
For continued service to youth through executive roles with the Scouting movement and as the national coordinator of the Scouts 100 Year Water Tank Project.
Dr Peter Douglas Jones
For service to the information technology industry, to the promotion of internet-based communications networks, and to science education.
Professor Robert McLaren Jones
For service to medicine as a surgeon, researcher and author, particularly in the area of liver transplantation laparoscopic surgery, as a mentor and through support for organ donation programs.
For service to the community, particularly through the establishment of the Black Dog Institute and contributions to the redevelopment and improvement of health care facilities.
Diane Faye Kargas
For service to the community of the Australian Capital Territory, particularly through the establishment of the Capital Region Community Foundation, to aged persons, and to diabetes research organisations.
For service to business through executive roles with a range of organisations, and to the community, particularly as a supporter of arts and charitable bodies.
Professor Roger Laurence Kitching
For service to conservation science as an academic, researcher and educator, particularly in the field of tropical rainforest ecology and ecosystem management.
For service to conservation and the environment, particularly Australian flora as an educator, researcher and author.
Francis Rex Langthorne
For service to people with an intellectual disability through activities supporting participation in sports and personal development programs through Special Olympics Australia.
Dr David Philip Leonard
For service to psychiatric medicine as a practitioner, through contributions to public mental health services in Victoria, and through medical administration.
Richard Denis Lester
For service to the community of Western Australia through contributions to education, health and medical research organisations, and to business.
Dr Peter Hugh Lewis-Hughes
For service to public and medical administration in Queensland, particularly through the reform of the pathology service delivery system.
Professor Merilyn Joyce Liddell
For service to tertiary education and administration, particularly in the discipline of medicine, and to cross-cultural exchange and co-operation with Malaysia.
For service to cricket as a player, coach and administrator at a national and international level, and through roles with charitable organisations including those providing support for children with special needs.
Kenneth Brian Lloyd
For service to arts administration in South Australia, particularly through the development of festivals and policy and program initiatives for regional communities.
For service to business, particularly in the retail sector, and through fundraising and philanthropic support for the arts and cultural, medical research and social policy organisations.
John Garry McBride
For service to international relations, particularly the facilitation of business and cultural links between Australia and Japan, as a supporter of emerging artists, and to arts organisations.
For service to the arts as a sculptor and painter, to the preservation of Indigenous culture, to arts administration, and as a mentor of emerging artists.
For service to the community through voluntary roles with charitable, Indigenous, health and sporting organisations, and to the media as a television journalist.
For service to music education as a teacher of piano, voice and music theory, to professional organisations, and as a mentor of young performers.
David Edward Meiklejohn
For service to the business sector, particularly in the field of finance, and to sport through the Melbourne Cricket Club.
James Stephen Mein
For service to the Uniting Church in Australia through a range of roles, to the promotion of inter-faith dialogue, to education, and to the community.
Gordon Stanley Merchant
For service to business, particularly the manufacturing sector, as a supporter of medical, youth and marine conservation organisations, and to surf lifesaving.
John Alfred Michell
For service to the Australian wool industry, particularly through roles with professional associations and as a wool processor and exporter, and to the community.
Nigel Stephen Milan
For service to the Australian radio and television industries, and to the community, particularly eye-health, medical and arts organisations.
Professor Philip Bowden Mitchell
For service to medical education, particularly in the field of psychiatry, as an academic, researcher and practitioner, through contributions to the understanding, treatment and prevention of mental illnesses.
William McLennan (Bill) Mitchell
For service to the community of Western Australia, particularly through contributions to the local government sector, to conservation and resource management, and to sporting and social welfare organisations.
Nicholas Paul Newland
For service to conservation and the environment through a range of executive roles with natural resource organisations, as a contributor to biological management programs for rabbit population control, and to the community.
Desmond Livingstone Nicholl
For service to the meat and dairy industries through leadership roles, to the corporate sector through business restructure and reconstruction programs, and to tennis.
For service to the arts, particularly children's entertainment, and to the community as a benefactor and supporter of a range of charities.
Dr Marjorie Pawsey
For service to community health as a contributor to the development of health care standards, quality assurance systems and professional accreditation programs, particularly in the area of women's health.
Professor Alan Pearson
For service to nursing as an educator and leader in the development of evidence-based health care and clinical best practice.
Wellesley Noel Potter
For service to architecture through a range of executive roles in professional organisations, practice education and the development and mentoring of younger members of the profession.
Professor Ronald James Quinn
For service to scientific research, particularly in the field of chemistry as a leader in the development of therapeutic compounds from marine organisms and plant materials.
Professor Peter John Ravenscroft
For service to the development of palliative care and medicine, particularly as an advocate for improved education of doctors and health workers in the therapeutics of palliative care.
Dr Michael Anthony Raymond
For service to forensic science in the field of law enforcement through the development of technological advances, including blood pattern analysis and DNA-related identification, and through leadership and advisory roles.
Eda Natalie Ritchie
For service to the community through a range of cultural, environmental, charitable and health organisations.
Phillip John Rizk
For service to the Lebanese community through the promotion of multicultural relations and the integration of migrants into the broader community.
For service to the community through local government and through the development of waste management systems.
Dr Denise Margaret Robinson
For service to medical administration, particularly through the development of multi-agency strategies to address public health issues and the improvement of Indigenous health outcomes.
Patricia Alice Roessler
For service to the development of relations with Vietnam through the higher education sector and a range of charitable, welfare and business organisations.
Dr James Robert Ross
For service to geoscience through advocacy of mineral industry interests, leadership in developing research and education and the establishment of the University of Western Australia's Geoscience Foundation.
Judith Rutherford
For service to the community through the promotion of Asian arts and culture, the advancement of clinical music therapy, and through local government.
Diana Margaret Ryall
For service to business through executive roles in the information technology industry, as a mentor to women, and to the community.
For service to people with disabilities, particularly through the establishment of community housing for those with acquired brain injury.
Dr Glen Richard Saunders
For service to the protection of Australia's biodiversity and agricultural production as a research leader in vertebrate pest management strategies and technologies.
Robert Murray Savage
For service to business and commerce through executive roles in the information technology, retail, and financial sectors.
Professor David Ferguson Scott
For service to medicine as a pioneer in the field of transplant surgery and through executive roles in professional organisations.
Professor Frank Athol Shann
For service to medicine as a paediatrician, particularly as a leader in intensive care for children, through contributions to the World Health Organisation and to rural medicine, and as an advocate for child health.
Henry Robert Smerdon
For service to financial management as a contributor to reform in a range of public and private sector organisations, to tertiary education, and to the arts.
For service to the health insurance industry, particularly as a contributor to policy development and through executive roles in professional organisations.
Ezekiel (Zeke) Solomon
For service to the law, the development of international trade and relations, and to the arts.
Rothrewel Donald (Don) Stein
For service to the earthmoving and contracting industry, particularly as a pioneer in the rental and hire sector, and to the community through a range of health and service organisations.
For service to the maritime community through the Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol and the integration of marine rescue resources.
Dr Andrew Darcy Sutherland
For service to medicine as an orthopaedic surgeon, an innovator in the field of surgical education and assessment, and as a mentor of young doctors.
Gregory Brian Sword
For service to the union movement, and to the community through leadership and voluntary roles in a range of organisations.
Leslie Edward Taylor
For service to the financial sector, particularly in the field of banking law and corporate governance and as a contributor to the development of electronic conveyancing.
Rodney John Taylor
For service to visual arts and art education as the Founder of the Adelaide Central School of Art and through the development of curriculum and academic standards.
For service to the environment as an adviser and advocate for the ecological management of the coastal zone, as a contributor to public debate on natural resource policy, and to the academic and professional discipline of geography.
Robert Tong
For service to the Anglican Church of Australia through a range of diocesan and national executive and administrative roles, and to the law as a practitioner and as an academic.
Graham David Tribe
For service to community health as a promoter of research into multiple sclerosis and through executive roles with MS Australia.
Joyce Lorraine (Joy) Vickerstaff
For service to health care through the development of nurse education and patient care standards.
For service to the law, the constitutional debate, and to the community through a range of educational and arts organisations.
Roy Ian Wakelin-King
For service to community celebrations through World Youth Day 2008, and to the public transport sector through the development of infrastructure and services.
Leslie Nicholl Walford
For service to the performing arts, particularly in the field of theatre restoration and decoration, and to the profession of interior design.
Professor Garry Leigh Warne
For service to medicine in the field of paediatric endocrinology, and to the improvement of child health care and infrastructure in developing countries.
For service to the media as a pioneer in the creation and production of serial television drama.
Professor Robin Jennifer Watts
For service to nursing through the development of nurse education, promotion of evidence-based health care and the establishment of ethical research standards.
For service to golf, and to the community as a benefactor and supporter of a range of health and disability organisations.
Professor Roger Llewellyn Wettenhall
For service to education, particularly as a scholar and researcher in the field of public administration, management and governance.
Professor Gregory Whelan
For service to medicine, particularly in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology and addiction, through academic and executive roles.
Allen John Windross
For service to the gaming and horseracing industries through leadership roles, particularly in the introduction of new technologies and through the promotion of responsible gambling.
For exceptional service to the Royal Australian Navy in a range of demanding command and management appointments, particularly as the Australian Navy Surface Force Element Group Commander.
For exceptional service and leadership as the Staff Officer Grade One Personnel of Headquarters 1st Division from 2005 to 2007 and as Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment from 2007 to 2009.
Colonel Bruce McEwan Murray
For exceptional service to the Australian Army in the fields of career management, personnel and training, particularly as the Commanding Officer of the School of Military Engineering and as the Commanding Officer of the Soldier Career Management Agency.
For exceptional service to the Royal Australian Air Force in the fields of project management, aircraft engineering and technical training.
Wing Commander Simon Cullen Sauer CSC
For exceptional service to the Royal Australian Air Force as Staff Officer Force Protection at Headquarters Combat Support Group and as Commanding Officer, Royal Australian Air Force Security and Fire School.
For exceptional service as the Air Commander Australia, as the Director General-Air Joint Operations Command, and as the Joint Force Air Component Commander.
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Elizabeth Ann Adnams
For service to youth through the Guiding movement.
For service to swimming as a competitor and coach.
Michael Paul Braybrooks
For service to the community of Cootamundra, and to local government.
Nancy Joy Brazier
For service to youth, particularly through the Guiding movement in Western Australia.
Emeritus Professor Robert James Breakspere
For service to science and technology as an academic and researcher.
Dr Fabio Robert Brecciaroli
For service to medicine, particularly through the provision of palliative care services, and to the community of the Sunshine Coast.
George Ernest Brennan
For service to youth through the Scouting movement.
Dr Philomena Susanne Brennan
For service to music education.
Larry James Brennen
For service to the dairy industry in Western Australia.
Dr Edward William Brentall MBE
For service to acute and emergency medicine, particularly through the development of innovative procedures.
Adeline Ruth (Del) Brooke
For service to the community through a range of voluntary organisations, and to the Tamworth Historical Society and the VIEW Club.
Bladen James Brooke
For service to the community of Tamworth, and to the New England Film and Sound Archive.
Roslyn Eileen Bryan
For service to the welfare of veterans and their families, particularly through the Fish Creek Sub-Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia.
Rosemary Margaret Budavari
For service to the law through the advancement of human rights and through the Women's Legal Centre of the Australian Capital Territory.
Susan Irene Buffery
For service to the community through the Bone Marrow Transplant Program at the Royal Perth Hospital.
Bruce Edward Bunn
For service to the community of Camden through a range of service and church organisations.
Michael Anthony Burge
For service to psychology, and to the community through the development of training and treatment protocols for trauma.
For service to the community of Gosford through social welfare and local government organisations.
Pamela Rosemary Mamouney
For service to the community, particularly through the Casey Multi-Faith Network, and to the Greater Dandenong area.
Sydney Arnold Margetts
For service to veterans through the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces Sub-Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia.
Dr Karin Ann Margolius
For service to clinical forensic medicine, to education, and through support for people with cancer.
Geoffrey Allan Martin
For service to athletics, and to surf lifesaving.
Kathryn Gaye Massey
For service to the Indigenous community of Groote Eylandt.
Norman "Bryan" Massey
For service to the Indigenous community of Groote Eylandt.
Dr Bruce Graham Menzies
For service to the arts in the Armidale region, particularly music, and as a general practitioner.
Beverley Rose Mirolo
For service to the community, particularly through the Leukemia Foundation of Queensland.
Dudley Barr Mitchell
For service to veterans through the Royal Australian Air Force Association.
Arthur Clive Mitchell-Taylor
For service to Vietnam veterans, and to the community.
Giacomo "Jack" Monti
For service to the hospitality industry.
Betty Moore
For service to the community of Inverell through a range of health, service and local government organisations.
Jenny Patricia Morris
For service to the arts, particularly music, and to the community through charitable organisations.
Robert Arthur Mouatt
For service to orienteering.
Wendy Jeanne Muddell
For service to the historic vehicle movement, and to the Australian Motorlife Museum.
Dr Julian Charles Mullins MBE
For service to veterinary science, and to the community of Kingaroy.
Michael John Mummery
For service to the community through veterans organisations.
William Joseph Needham
For service to the community of the Goulburn region, particularly through the education and preservation of military history.
Denise Lorel Nichols
For service to humanitarian aid, particularly through programs assisting women and refugees.
Majorie Lrae Norris
For service to the community of the Douglas Shire through aged care, health, local government and arts organisations.
Yvonne Alisa Nurnberger
For service to the community of Mackay, particularly through the Leukemia Foundation of Queensland and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Rita Mary O'Brien
For service to the community of Colac and the surrounding region.
Robyn Christine O'Bryen
For service to the community, particularly to children as a foster carer.
Barry Thomas O'Callaghan
For service to surveying through professional associations, and to the community.
Ross Allan O'Connor
For service to veterans and their families through the Western Australian Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia.
John Graham O'Neill
For service to the community through a range of youth and service organisations, and to Technical Aid to the Disabled ACT.
Frances Jean Orford
For service to education, and to the community through language programs assisting migrants and refugees.
Edward John O'Sullivan ED
For service to veterans and their families through the City of Parramatta Sub-Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia.
Evlynne Maye Otto
For service to the community, particularly through Novita Children's Services.
Lesley Gertrude Ould
For service to the community of Laverton.
Ekrem Ozyurek
For service to the Turkish community of Victoria, and to education.
Janet Mary Paisley
For service to the community, particularly through the Geelong Regional Auxiliary for Chaplaincy and Christian Religious Education.
Leonard "Len" Palmer
For service to veterans and their families through the South Hurstville Sub-Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia.
Stephen Charles Paul
For service to education as a contributor to the development and implementation of technology in schools.
Graeme Charles Pearson
For service to the community through a range of charitable organisations.
Shirley Anne Politzer
For service to the community, particularly through the Sydney Jewish community and the Scouting movement.
Kim Petrina Polley
For service to the community of Northern Midlands, and to the local government sector.
Charles Warwick Pope
For service to the industry of Non-Destructive Testing.
Simon Crealock Price
For service to the community through the Malvern Elderly Citizens Welfare Association, and to Rotary.
Phillip James Prosser
For service to the Indigenous community of Western Australia.
Dawn Elaine Prowse
For service to the community, particularly through learn to swim programs.
Alec Herbert Purves
For service to the aquaculture industry in Tasmania.
Lynette Dawn Quinn
For service to netball through administrative roles.
Stephen Arnold Radford
For service to the community of Broken Hill.
Barry Kenneth Raymond
For service to the community, particularly through Lifeline Central Coast.
Kathleen Constance Readford
For service to people with dementia and to their carers.
David Stephen Richards
For service to the community, particularly through the Eaglehawk Dahlia Arts Festival.
Donald Knowles Richardson
For service to the arts, particularly through Artist's Voice and the Hahndorf Academy, and to the community of Mount Barker.
Erwin Arthur Richter
For service to the community of Wagga Wagga, particularly through support for migrants and refugees.
Shirley Ann Robertson
For service to the community, particularly through the Benalla Hospital Auxiliary.
Charles Stewart Ross
For service to the community, particularly through the Upper Murray Historical Society.
Barry Rubie
For service to the community through the Asthma Foundation of Western Australia.
Terrence Vincent Sanders
For service to the community of Warracknabeal.
Pastor Susan Margaret Scarcella
For service to overseas humanitarian aid projects, particularly through the Protestant Christian Church, Bali.
Irene Florence Schaffer
For service to the community of Tasmania as a volunteer genealogist and family historian.
Lyall Grant Schultz ESM
For service to the community, and to the fodder industry through executive roles.
Harry Robert Scroop
For service to the McLaren Vale community through a range of service, sporting, and aged care organisations.
Eunice "Joan" Shears
For service to the promotion of peace, nuclear disarmament and social justice issues.
Joseph Pawal Schneider
For service to the automotive industry, particularly in the areas of training and education.
Professor Andrew Damien Short
For service to science in the area of coastal studies, and to the Australian Beach Safety and Management Program.
Miroslawa Siejka
For service to the Polish community of northern Tasmania.
John Anthony Silk
For service to people living with Parkinson's disease through administrative and support roles.
Jennifer Anne Simons
For service to conservation and the environment in the Southern Highlands region.
Pamela May Slocum
For service to the community of Canberra, particularly youth through fundraising and support roles.
Kenneth Hayden Smith
For service to the community through the Parramatta and District Historical Society and through Museums and Galleries New South Wales.
Margaret Janet Smith
For service to the community through Canberra Legacy.
John David Smyth
For service to conservation and the environment through sustainable farming practices in combination with flora and fauna conservation.
Rex Donald Solomon
For service to youth through the Scouting movement, and to the community of Taree.
Anthony Leonard Sonneveld
For service to the industry of Non-Destructive Testing, and to the community.
Gladys Pearl Springfield
For service to the community through Quota International.
Alfred Stein
For service to the arts, particularly through the Australian Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
Dorrit Codelia Stevens
For service to the community through voluntary roles with the Heart Foundation of
South Australia.
Joyce Allison Stewart
For service to the community of Queenscliff through the promotion of local history and heritage.
John Alexander Stinson
For service to the arts, particularly in the field of medieval music.
John William Stir
For service to science education in Queensland.
Anthony John Sukari
For service to multiculturalism, and to the community through a range of cultural organisations.
Gloria Irene Swift
For service to nursing, and to the Illawarra Breast Cancer Support Group.
James Donald "Jim" Taggart
For service to the community of Baulkham Hills through a range of service, charitable and sporting organisations.
Alan Richard Taylor
For service to accountancy, and to the community, particularly through the St Vincent de Paul Society in Queensland.
Malcolm Theo Taylor
For service to the community of Logan, particularly through Neighbourhood Watch
Alexander Teeney
For service to the community, particularly through the Mount Morgan Rotary Club.
Steve Tharenou
For service to education, particularly as Principal of the MacGregor Primary School.
Ronald Charles Thatcher
For service to the international community through programs to assist children and communities in Indonesia and Thailand, and to the Rotary Club of Armadale-Neerigen Brook.
Dr Peter Papworth Thomas
For service to emergency medicine in Queensland, and to a range of professional associations.
Alison Thompson
For service to humanitarian aid, particularly the people of the Peraliya region of Sri Lanka following the Boxing Day 2004 Tsunami.
Alexander Charles Topp
For service to veterans and their families through the Returned and Services League of Australia.
Leonard "George" Tucker
For service to rural medicine as a consultant physician and educator.
John Utting
For service to the community of Cottesloe through local government, sporting and service organisations.
Giovanni "John" Vassallo
For service to the Italian community of South Australia.
Ronald Charles Virgen
For service to the welfare of veterans and their families through the Banyo Sub-Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia, and to youth.
Dr Ivan Milton Vodanovich
For service to the law through the reform of the Criminal Justice system in Western Australia, particularly in the area of probation and parole.
Gordon Wade
For service to the welfare of veterans and their families through the Goulburn Sub-Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia, and to Legacy.
Graeme Hamlyn Wallace
For service to the community of Manningham.
Dennis Robin Walter
For service to the sailing community of South Australia.
Jennifer Hertford Wanless
For service to science through voluntary roles with Questacon, and to the Nature and Society Forum.
Dr Helen Mary Watchirs
For service to the advancement of human rights, particularly as the Human Rights and Discrimination Commissioner of the Australian Capital Territory.
Joyce Alyson Wearn
For service to the community of the Yorke Peninsula through a range of service, sporting and religious organisations.
Joan Katherine Webster
For service to the community through raising awareness of bushfire safety.
William Malcolm Wedd
For service to the community of Glenorchy through service, education and charitable organisations, and to local government.
Richard Gilbert Weigall
For service to children and adults with learning disabilities, particularly through the development of special education programs, techniques and materials.
John Carlyle Wells
For service to veterans, to education as a school Principal, and to the community of Dandenong.
Margaret Helen White
For service to children with special needs through the Ladies of Variety.
Stephen Widmer
For service to swimming as a coach, particularly through the Queensland Academy of Sport.
Maurice John Wilhelm
For service to the environment, and to the community of Murray Bridge through local government, service and church organisations.
Winsome Dawn Willow
For service to the community through programs assisting women and children in crisis, and to the ACT Mental Health Community Coalition.
Cecil Frederick Wilson
For service to the community through the Kiwanis Club of Adelaide and the Uganda Australia Outreach Program.
John Arthur Wilson
For service to veterans and their families through the Wide Bay and Burnett District Branch and Bundaberg Sub-Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia.
George Barrie Windsor
For service to education, and to the community through cultural and religious organisations.
John Woodfield
For service to the community through the Horticultural Society of Canberra.
Christopher John Wright
For service to the environment, particularly through monitoring projects in the Gammon Ranges of South Australia.
Peter Edward Zander
For service to the community through Kiwanis International.
Kaylynn "Kaye" Zaro
For service to the promotion and teaching of Torres Strait Islander culture, particularly through the Gerib Sik dance group.
Noel Joseph Zaro
For service to the promotion and teaching of Torres Strait Islander culture, particularly through the Gerib Sik dance group.
Military Division
Branch
Recipient
Citation
Notes
Navy
Chief Petty Officer Kelvin Harris
For meritorious service to the Anzac Class ships and as the Chief Petty Officer in charge of Propulsion Systems onboard HMAS Toowoomba.
For meritorious service to the Royal Australian Navy in the field of Simulation and Systems Support and Development, HMAS Watson, Commanding Officer of the Australian Joint Acoustic Analysis Centre and as Director of the Air Warfare System Centre, HMAS Albatross.
Warrant Officer Brendan Andrew Woodsell
For meritorious service in the field of Combat Systems and as an outstanding warrant officer in the Royal Australian Navy.
Army
Corporal Michael Anthony Cole
For meritorious service as the Senior Combat Engineer Mentor for the 4th Kandak Battalion, Afghan National Army in Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 1 in Uruzgan Province.
Major Ruth Margaret Hayes
For meritorious service as the Employment Category Process Manager, Army Logistic Training Centre and for service to the Australian Army Catering Corps.
Warrant Officer Class One Raymond John Holtze
For meritorious service as the Unit Sergeant Major while employed at the Defence National Storage and Distribution Centre.
Warrant Officer Class One Craig Thomas Howe
For meritorious service as the Regimental Sergeant Major of the 10th/27th Battalion, The Royal South Australia Regiment from 2006 to 2007 and the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment from 2008 to 2009.
Warrant Officer Class One Peter George Marsh
For meritorious service as the Regimental Sergeant Major of the 9th Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment from 2005 to 2006 and the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment from 2007 to 2008.
Warrant Officer Class One David Anthony "Tony" Quirk
For meritorious service as the Regimental Sergeant Major of the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, Squadron Sergeant Major of the 21st Construction Squadron and Engineer Task Group, 2nd Reconstruction Task Force, and as Career Manager Royal Australian Engineers.
Air Force
Group Captain Alan David Holtfreter CSC
For meritorious service in the field of Military Air Traffic Control capability.
Warrant Officer Kevin Patrick Leahy
For meritorious service to the Royal Australian Air Force in the field of ground engineering.
Warrant Officer Anthony James Lock
For meritorious service in the field of aircraft maintenance and in establishing revised Royal Australian Air Force maintenance governance requirements.
Meritorious Service
Public Service Medal (PSM)
State/ Territory
Recipient
Citation
Notes
Fed.
Jonathan Robbie "Rob" Bray
For outstanding public service as a policy analyst and as a researcher, particularly in the areas of poverty and inequality.
For outstanding public service as a legislative drafter, particularly the legislation to implement the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme and telecommunications and broadcasting reform.
Dr Michael Joseph Collins
For outstanding public service in the field of forensic science, particularly in the development of an international drug profiling program.
James Edgar Duffy
For outstanding public service in leading the Australian Crime Commission's operations in relation to serious and organised crime.
Carolyn Hogg
For outstanding public service in leading significant improvements in the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of Centrelink's service delivery and customer support.
Dr James Bruce Horne
For outstanding public service in the area of water policy, use and management in Australia.
Arja Sinikka Keski-Nummi
For outstanding public service in the development and delivery of Australia's humanitarian migration policies and programs.
Lyndall Jane Sachs
For outstanding public service as Australia's Ambassador to Lebanon, particularly her leadership role in the evacuation of Australian citizens during the recent conflict between Lebanon and Israel.
Kevin Douglas Slade
For outstanding public service in the fields of hydrographic charting and nautical information.
Brian Robert Stacey
For outstanding public service in the area of programs and services for Indigenous Australians.
Jody Louise Swirepik
For outstanding public service in driving the Murray-Darling Basin Authority's Living Murray initiative.
Kerrie Maree Westcott
For outstanding public service in the development and implementation of the Indigenous Communications Program.
NSW
Leonard William Banks
For outstanding public service to agricultural research, the environment and climate change.
Guy Stewart Cooper
For outstanding public service to the Taronga Conservation Society Australia.
Gary William Corben
For outstanding public service to Australia Post, the Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW and the NSW Police Force.
Linda Franklin
For outstanding public service to the World Youth Day Coordination Authority in support of World Youth Day 2008.
Phillip Peter Hahn
For outstanding public service to the National Parks and Wildlife Services.
Michael Walter Harkins MVO
For outstanding public service to the Community Engagement and Events Division of the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet.
Dr Surrey Jacobs†
For outstanding public service in the research of the systematics of grasses, water plants and salt bushes growing in Australia.
For outstanding public service to agricultural and veterinary science, particularly in the area of animal disease control.
Mary Steward
For outstanding public service to WorkCover NSW in the Albury region.
Pieter Van Breda
For outstanding public service to Sydney Water.
VIC
Robert Ross Klemm
For outstanding public service as an educator and mentor, particularly to young people with a disability, providing them with the opportunity to play their game of choice as a valued and respected member of a sporting team.
Peter Richard Lake
For outstanding public service in developing and improving Victoria's response to people who are homeless or experiencing family violence.
Dr Hugh Warwick Millar
For outstanding public service to the general public and livestock industries as Chief Veterinary Officer, Victoria.
Bruce Ronald Quinn
For outstanding public service in the conservation, welfare and recovery of the Helmeted Honeyeater – Victoria's avian emblem.
Raymond William Tonkin
For outstanding public service to the recognition, management and promotion of Victoria's non-Indigenous cultural heritage.
QLD
Barry William Ball
For outstanding public service, particularly in the south east Queensland region, in the area of water policy, management and reform.
Professor Ernest Martin Hunter
For outstanding public service to Queensland Health, particularly in the delivery of mental health initiatives in rural Queensland.
Laurel Francis Leinster
For outstanding public service to Queensland education through commitment and leadership as Deputy Principal of Mareeba State School.
Elizabeth Anne-Marie Mackie
For outstanding public service to Queensland education, particularly in the community of Aurukun, through leadership and innovation as Principal of Aurukun Campus Western Cape College.
Dr John James Patten
For outstanding public service to Queensland Health in the development of sexual health medicine in Queensland.
Christopher Charles Rose
For outstanding public service, particularly to the community of Logan, as Chief Executive Officer of Logan City Council.
WA
Susan Jane Hunt
For outstanding public service as the Chief Executive Officer of the Perth Zoological Parks Authority.
Colin Peter Murphy
For outstanding public service at senior levels in the financial and business services areas of the Western Australian Government.
Wayne Gordon Schmidt
For outstanding public service within the Parks and Visitor Services Division of Western Australia's Department of Environment and Conservation.
SA
Phillipa Walpole Dugan
For outstanding public service in the area of education and social inclusion within South Australia.
David John Maschmedt
For outstanding public service in the area of land resource assessment and land evaluation within South Australia.
Dr Donald James Plowman
For outstanding public service in the area of sustainable agricultural development.
ACT
Susanne Elizabeth Burns
For outstanding public service to children's welfare within the Australian Capital Territory.
Neil Kevin Cooper
For outstanding public service to the development of improved fire management programs within the Australian Capital Territory.
NT
Julie Ann Nicholson
For outstanding public service to the machinery of government in the Northern Territory.
For gallantry in action in hazardous circumstances while a rifleman and combat first aider in Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 1 at Kakarak, Afghanistan on 16 March 2009.
Warrant Officer Class Two John Matthew "Matt" Lines
For gallantry in action in hazardous circumstances while acting as an Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team member at Kakarak, Afghanistan on 4 January 2009.
Corporal Giancarlos Brasil Taraborrelli
For gallantry in action in hazardous circumstances while an Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team member at Kakarak, Afghanistan on 16 March 2009.
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Branch
Recipient
Citation
Notes
Army
Major G DSM
For distinguished command and leadership in action in Afghanistan in 2008.
For distinguished command and leadership in action while Commanding Officer, Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 1 in Afghanistan from October 2008 to June 2009.
Major M
For distinguished command and leadership in action in Afghanistan in 2008.
Lieutenant Colonel P
For distinguished command and leadership in action in Afghanistan in 2008.
Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)
Branch
Recipient
Citation
Notes
Army
Sergeant D
For distinguished leadership in action as a patrol commander in Afghanistan in 2008.
For distinguished leadership in action in Afghanistan in 2008.
Captain Paul William Graham
For distinguished leadership in action as Officer Commanding Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team 1 on Cemetery Hill West, Chora, Afghanistan between 23 and 25 November 2008.
Corporal Leon David Gray
For distinguished leadership in action while a section commander in 2 Platoon, Combat Team TUSK, Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 1, in action in the Chora Valley, Afghanistan on 29 December 2008.
Corporal J
For distinguished leadership in action as second-in-command of a patrol in Afghanistan in 2008.
Major J
For distinguished leadership in action as a troop commander in Afghanistan in 2008.
Lieutenant Jacob Alexander Kleinman
For distinguished leadership in action as Officer Commanding Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team 3 in Kakarak, Afghanistan on 16 and 18 March 2009.
Major David William McCammon
For distinguished leadership in action while Officer Commanding the Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team, Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 1 from October 2008 to June 2009.
Captain P
For distinguished leadership in action as a platoon commander in Afghanistan in 2008.
Captain T
For distinguished leadership in action as a platoon commander in Afghanistan in 2008.
Warrant Officer Class Two Adam John West
For distinguished leadership in action as a platoon mentor on Operation SLIPPER with Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 1 in southern Afghanistan.
For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as the Chief of Staff, Headquarters Joint Task Force 633, Middle East Area of Operations from September 2008 to March 2009.
For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as the Commander of Task Group 633.1 and Commanding Officer, HMAS Parramatta, Middle East Area of Operations from August 2008 to January 2009.
Army
Private A
For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations in Afghanistan in 2008.
Warrant Officer Class Two Nathan Cole
For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as the Gun Line Section Commander, Royal Australian Artillery Troop and Second-in-Command, Kajaki Gun Troop in Afghanistan.
Lieutenant Colonel Andrew John Hocking
For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as the Lead Planner, Coalition Joint Plans Branch and as the Australian Senior National Representative on Headquarters International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.
Major J
For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations in Afghanistan in 2008.
Corporal J
For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations in Afghanistan in 2008.
Sergeant M
For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations, in Afghanistan, 2008.
Warrant Officer Class Two M
For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations, in Afghanistan, 2008.
Lance Corporal Jack Kade McEwan
For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations while a sniper team leader in Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 1 in the Chora Valley, Afghanistan on the 23 November 2008.
Major Michael Lee Murdoch
For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations while the Operations Officer, Reconstruction Task Force Rotation Four during Operation SLIPPER in Afghanistan.
Private Thomas Bao-Jin Price
For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as a combat first aider in a mass casualty situation in the south of the Baluchi Valley, Afghanistan on 12 January 2009.
Captain R
For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations, in Afghanistan in 2008.
Commendation for Gallantry
Branch
Recipient
Citation
Notes
Army
Sergeant B
For gallantry in action as the commander of an explosive ordnance detachment in Afghanistan in 2008.
For gallantry in action while an advanced medical technician in the Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team at Kwajeh Ahmed, Afghanistan on 24 March 2009.
Corporal Scott Philip Tampalini
For gallantry in action while an Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team member in Afghanistan at Chora 19 December 2008, Kakarak 16 March 2009 and Sorkh Morgarb 18 March 2009.
Corporal Nathan Fane Webb
For gallantry in action while a section commander in 2 Platoon, Combat Team TUSK, Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 1, in the Chora Valley, Afghanistan on 29 December 2008.
Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC)
Branch
Recipient
Citation
Notes
Navy
Petty Officer Richard Allen Currie
For outstanding achievement as the Catering Services Manager, Fleet Logistic Support Element, HMAS Cairns in the provision of Catering Services and training.
For outstanding achievement as the Commanding Officer HMAS Watson and as the Training Authority Maritime Warfare.
Captain Scott Jeffrey Lockey RAN
For outstanding achievement as the Officer-in-Charge of the Rotary Wing Section in the Directorate General Technical Airworthiness and as the Chief Engineer of the Naval Aviation System Program Office.
Commander Paul Karpo Mandziy
For outstanding achievement as the Commanding Officer of HMAS Manoora.
Army
Brigadier Michael John Arnold
For outstanding achievement as the Commander Joint Task Force 662 on Operation VICFIRE ASSIST in February and March 2009.
Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Charles Brumley
For outstanding achievement as a Staff Officer in the Force Development Group of the Land Warfare Development Centre.
Major Peter Sean Carnes
For outstanding achievement as the Staff Officer Grade Two Simulation Operations in Army Simulation Wing, Land Warfare Development Centre.
For outstanding achievement as the Chief of Plans, Unit-level Mission Rehearsal Exercises, Combat Training Centre Live, Combat Training Centre.
Lieutenant Colonel Timothy David Griggs
For outstanding achievement as Deputy Director Combat Support in Land Development Branch, Capability Development Group, since January 2005.
Lieutenant Colonel James Angus McTavish
For outstanding achievement as the Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Army Recruit Training Centre.
Lieutenant Colonel Henry William Marr
For outstanding achievement as Staff Officer Grade One and Acting Director Supply Chain Operations, Headquarters Joint Logistics Command, Melbourne.
Colonel William Parker Monfries
For outstanding achievement as the Commander's Education, Training and Development adviser at Headquarters Training Command-Army.
Colonel Cameron Leigh Purdey
For outstanding achievement in providing logistics support as Commanding Officer 10th Force Support Battalion.
Air Force
Wing Commander Philip Blair Arms
For outstanding achievement as Deputy Director, Aircrew Sustainability Project.
Wing Commander David Russell Ashworth
For outstanding achievement as Commanding Officer, Number 1 Recruit Training Unit.
Wing Commander Nicholas Clarke MBE
For outstanding achievement as the Staff Officer Grade 1 Satellite Communications in the Directorate of Communications and Network Operations within the Chief Information Officer Group.
Group Captain Gary James Martin AM
For outstanding achievement as the Director C-17A Transition Team during the introduction of the C-17A Globemaster III aircraft into service.
Warrant Officer Paul Robert Martin
For outstanding achievement as the Warrant Officer Engineer at Number 37 Squadron.
Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM)
Branch
Recipient
Citation
Notes
Navy
Lieutenant Commander David Grieve Brown RAN
For meritorious achievement as the Weapons Electrical Engineering Officer in HMAS Farncomb during preparation for, and conduct of, operations between February 2006 and June 2007.
For meritorious achievement as the Navy Graded Other Ranks Pay Case Coordinator in support of Navy personnel.
Chief Petty Officer Neil Ian Chaplin
For meritorious achievement as Deputy Marine Engineering Officer (Chief Artificer) in HMAS Farncomb.
Lieutenant Commander Scott Anthony Houlihan RAN
For meritorious achievement to the Royal Australian Navy as the Port Services Manager, Fleet Base East, HMAS Kuttabul.
Chief Petty Officer Benjamin Mark McQueen
For meritorious achievement while employed as Chief Boatswain on board the Landing Platform Amphibious HMAS Manoora.
Army
Warrant Officer Class One Paul Michael Casey
For meritorious achievement as the personnel establishment subject matter expert in the Army Headquarters Organisation Section Review Team.
Captain Brendan Frederick Hayward
For meritorious achievement as the Battle Group Intelligence Officer, ANZAC East Timor Battle Group Four.
Warrant Officer Class One Birralee Ann King
For meritorious achievement as the Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant of the 3rd Combat Service Support Battalion.
Major Gregory Kohlmeyer
For meritorious achievement as the Senior Instructor-Ordnance and Staff Officer Grade One Development, Army Logistic Training Centre.
Corporal Simon Lawrence Majewski
For meritorious achievement as a Section Commander and Acting Platoon Sergeant within the 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and in the development, training and deployment of the first Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team.
Major James William Robins
For meritorious achievement as Head of the Intelligence Section of the Counter Improvised Explosive Device Task Force.
Major Selina Alice Rowland
For meritorious achievement as the Senior Instructor External Training Wing, Royal Military College, Duntroon.
Major Mark Anthony Scully
For meritorious achievement as the Staff Officer Grade Two Employment Management, Directorate of Workforce Management-Army.
Warrant Officer Class One Colin Friar Speirs
For meritorious achievement as the Electronics Counter Measures Warrant Officer of the Army Explosive Hazards Centre.
Sergeant T
For meritorious achievement in capability development for Australian Defence Force Counter Terrorism.
Air Force
Squadron Leader Stephen William Clarke
For meritorious achievement as a Qualified Flying Instructor within Number 82 Wing.
Squadron Leader Nicholas Simon Elliott
For meritorious achievement as the Senior Engineering Officer at Number 11 Squadron.
Flight Sergeant Adrian James Lee
For meritorious achievement as the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer-in-Charge of Avionics Section at Number 3 Squadron.
Squadron Leader Adam Joshua Long
For meritorious achievement as ‘B’ Flight Commander at Number 2 Operational Conversion Unit.
Wing Commander Stephen Trevor Mallett
For meritorious achievement as Staff Officer Technical Capability at Headquarters Combat Support Group, Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley.