A surprising number of First Nations men and women have been honoured for their achievements. But who are they, and what have they been recognised for?
Note: This page contains names of Aboriginal people who have passed.
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established in 1975 by then-prime minister Gough Whitlam, to recognise Australians for achievement or service. It replaced the British Imperial honours system.
Anyone can nominate a person. But the system does not record if a recipient is of Aboriginal descent, and the selection council hasn't had an Aboriginal member since 2012. [1]
So how can you find out? I have started this (still very incomplete) list by researching recipient's heritage and receiving feedback from subscribers (thank you!). Help me extend it: If you know an Aboriginal recipient, please let me know.
Note also that honouring Aboriginal people this way is not a straight forward affair. Some senior Aboriginal people believe that the system is "not for them", others say that they "don't recognise individuals". [1]
Eminent service to the performing arts as a songwriter and musician, to Aboriginal rights and reconciliation, and through support for emerging First Nations artists.
Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley, AO MBE
Wiradjuri
2018
Services to tennis and her work as a role model and advocate for young Aboriginal people.
Ida Lessing Faith Bandler
South Sea Islanders
2009
Distinguished service to the community through the advancement of human rights and social justice, and by raising public awareness and understanding of the cultural heritage of South Seas Islanders, and to women's issues.
Lowitja Lois O'Donoghue Smart
Yunkunytjatjara
1999
Fierce determination to improve the lives of Australia’s Indigenous peoples.
Mandawuy Djarrtjuntjun Yunupingu
Yolngu
2014
Eminent service to the performing arts as a musician and songwriter, to the advancement of education and social justice for Aboriginal people, and as an advocate for cultural exchange and understanding.
Distinguished service to education, particularly through providing opportunities for youth, and to the promotion and protection of Aboriginal language, culture and heritage.
Banduk Mamburra Marika
Yolngu
2019
Distinguished service to the visual arts, particularly to Aboriginal printmaking and bark painting, and through cultural advisory roles.
Charles "Charlie" Nelson Perkins
Arrernte, Kalkadoon
1987
Service to Aboriginal welfare.
Christian Andrew William Bumbarra Thompson
Bidjara
2018
Distinguished service to the visual arts as a sculptor, photographer, video and performance artist, and as a role model for young Aboriginal artists.
Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri
Anmatyerr
2002
Service as a contributor to, and pioneer of, the development of the Western Desert art movement, and to the Aboriginal community through interpretation of ancient traditions and cultural values.
Deborah Joy Cheetham
Yorta Yorta
2014
Distinguished service to the performing arts as an opera singer, composer and artistic director, to the development of Aboriginal artists, and to innovation in performance.
Ernestine Bonita Mabo
South Sea Islander
2013
Distinguished service to the Aboriginal community and to human rights as an advocate for the Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and South Sea Islander peoples.
Evelyn Ruth Scott
Warrgamay, Ni-Vanuatu
2003
Service to the community through leadership in the area of reconciliation, as an advocate for the empowerment of Aboriginal women, and as an instrumental figure in the establishment of legal, housing, employment and medical services for Aboriginal communities.
Evonne Fay Cawley, MBE
Wiradjuri
1982
Services to the sport of tennis.
Geraldine "Aunty Gerry" Rose Briggs
Yorta Yorta
1991
Service to the community, particularly the Aboriginal community.
Professor Ian Phillip Anderson
Palawa (Pyemairrenner?)
2017
For distinguished service to the Aboriginal community, particularly in the areas of health equality, aged care and education, as an academic, researcher and medical practitioner, to policy reform, and as a role model.
Ida Lessing Faith Bandler
South Sea Islanders
1984
Service to Aboriginal welfare.
James Oswald "Jimmy" Little
Yorta Yorta
2004
Service to the entertainment industry as a singer, recording artist and songwriter and to the community through reconciliation and as an ambassador for Aboriginal culture.
Jill Gallagher
Gunditjmara
2013
Distinguished service to the Aboriginal community of Victoria, through leadership in the area of health and contributions to cultural, welfare and professional organisations.
Joan Agnes Vickery
Gunditjmara
2005
Service to the Aboriginal community as a leader in the development of culturally sensitive health care initiatives, particularly in the area of diabetes treatment and management.
June Oscar
Bunuba
2013
Distinguished service to the Aboriginal community of Western Australia, particularly through health and social welfare programs.
Katrina Roslyn Fanning
Wiradjuri
2023
Distinguished service to the Aboriginal community through education and health initiatives, and to sport.
Larissa Yasmin Behrendt
Eualeyai, Kamillaroi
2020
Distinguished service to Aboriginal education and research, to the law, and to the visual and performing arts.
Dr Lewis William O'Brien
Kaurna
2014
Distinguished service to the Aboriginal community of South Australia as an elder and educator, and to the promotion and protection of Aboriginal culture and heritage.
Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek
Mok/Kunwinjku
2004
Service to the preservation of Aboriginal culture as a senior traditional man and significant artist whose work documents the relationship of the land and its ancestral past via the Mimi spirits of rock art.
Professor Marcia Lynne Langton AM
Yiman, Bidjara
2020
Service to tertiary education, and as an advocate for Aboriginal people.
Margaret Valadian, MBE
unknown
1986
Service to the community, particularly in the field of Aboriginal education and culture.
Marjorie Anne Tripp
Ngarrindjeri
2014
Distinguished service to the Aboriginal community through the promotion of improved aged care and health outcomes and recognition of Aboriginal people in the armed forces. (She was the was the first Aboriginal woman to join the Women's Royal Australian Navy.)
MaryAnn Bin-Sallik
Djaru
2017
Distinguished service to tertiary education as an academic, author and administrator, particularly in the area of Aboriginal studies and culture, and as a role model and mentor.
Muriel Pauline Bamblett, AM
Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung
2019
Distinguished service to the Aboriginal community of Victoria as an advocate for the self-determination and cultural rights of children.
Nyunggai Warren Stephen Mundine
Bundjalung, Gumbaynggirr, Yuin
2016
For long and outstanding service to the community and local government.
Dr Patricia "Pat" Anne Davis-Hurst AM
Woromi
2006
Service to the community through promoting awareness of reconciliation, Aboriginal culture and history, and land rights; and to advising, assisting and mentoring Aboriginal people.
Patricia "Pat" Audrey Anderson
Alyawarre
2014
Distinguished service to the Aboriginal community as a social justice advocate, particularly through promoting improved health, educational and protection outcomes for children.
Dr Patricia "Patsy" Ellen Cameron
Letteremairrener
2017
For distinguished service to the Aboriginal community of Tasmania through the promotion of educational participation and achievement, and to the preservation of culture, custodianship and traditional knowledge.
Rhoda Ann Roberts
Bundjalung
2016
Distinguished service to the performing arts through a range of leadership and advocacy roles in the development, promotion and presentation of contemporary Aboriginal culture.
Robert "Bob" Victor Morgan
Gamilaroi
2023
Distinguished service to the Aboriginal community, to tertiary education leadership, and in health advisory roles.
Shelley Reys
Djiribul
2012
Distinguished service to the Aboriginal community, to reconciliation and social inclusion, and as an advocate for improved educational, health and employment opportunities for Aboriginal people.
Dr Thomas Edwin Calma
Kungarakan
2012
Distinguished service to the Aboriginal community as an advocate for human rights and social justice, through contributions to government policy and reform, and to cross cultural understanding.
Member of the Order (AM)
Person
Nation
Year
Received for...
Anne Martin
Yuin
2019
Significant service to the Aboriginal community, and to higher education.
Annette Mureeka Stokes
Wongutha, Mulba-Ngad
2018
For significant service to Aboriginal health, to medical research, and to the communities of the Goldfields in Western Australia.
Archibald "Archie" William Roach
Gunditjmara, Bundjalung
2015
Significant service to the performing arts as a singer, song-writer and guitarist, and to the community as a spokesman for social justice.
Dr Archie Barton
Pitjantjatjara
1990
Recognition of service to Aboriginal welfare and land rights.
Barbara Tjikatu
Anangu
2006
Service to the Aboriginal community of the Northern Territory as an Anangu Elder, and in the preservation and management of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.
Belinda Duarte
Wotjobaluk, Dja Dja Wurrung
2023
Significant service to the Aboriginal community, and to sports administration.
Bess Nungarrayi Price
Warlpiri
2023
Significant service to the Parliament of the Northern Territory, and to the Aboriginal community.
Carolyn Maria Briggs
Boonwurrung
2019
Significant service to the Aboriginal community.
Charles Gordon Lawrence Agius
Narungga
1978
Service to Aboriginal welfare.
Professor Cindy Shannon
Ngugi
2020
Significant service to Aboriginal health, and to medical education.
Daniel Philip Tucker
Wongatha, Mirning
2020
Significant service to mining, and to the Aboriginal community.
Darryl Charles Wright
Dunghutti
2018
Significant service to the Aboriginal community of New South Wales, particularly in the areas of health and welfare, and to sport.
David Gulpilil Ridjimararil Dalaithngu
Yolngu
1987
Service to the arts through the interpretation of Aboriginal culture.
David Michael Ross
Kaytetye
2020
Significant service to the Aboriginal community of Central Australia.
Deborah Jane Mailman
Kalkadoon, Bidjara
2017
Significant service to the performing arts as an actor, as a role model for Aboriginal performers, and to the community.
Djambawa Miniyawainy Marawili
Yolngu
2010
Service to the arts as a sculptor and painter, to the preservation of Aboriginal culture, to arts administration and as a mentor of emerging artists.
Dr Donna Marie Odegaard
Larrakia
2016
Significant service to Aboriginal cultural heritage through roles with broadcast media organisations, to education and training, and to reconciliation.
Dorothy "Dot" Betsy Peters
Yarra Yarra
2019
Significant service to the Aboriginal community of Victoria.
Dulcie Gladys Flower, OAM
Meriam (Torres Strait Islander)
2019
Work on the 1967 Referendum Campaign, her role in the establishment of the Aboriginal Medical Service in Redfern, and her work as a nurse.
Eric John Law
Wakka Wakka
2018
Significant service to the Aboriginal community of western Queensland, and to education and housing initiatives.
Evelyn Doreen Fesl
Gubbi Gubbi, Gangulu
1988
Service to the development of multi-culturalism in Australia and to the preservation of Aboriginal culture and language.
Faith Thomas
Adnyamathanha
2019
Significant service to women's cricket, and to the Aboriginal community.
Frances Dawn Mathyssen
Yorta Yorta
2021
Significant service to the Aboriginal community of Victoria, to women and children, and to health agencies.
Significant service to the Indigenous community of Western Australia, and to veterans groups.
Grant Donald Hunt
unknown
2020
Significant service to the tourism and hospitality sectors.
Harold Blair
unknown
1976
Service to the arts as an Aboriginal tenor.
Harold "Harry" James Allie
Gudjala
2023
Significant service to veterans, to Aboriginal organisations, and to the community.
Helen Milroy
Palyku
2023
Significant service to public health, and to the Aboriginal community.
Associate Professor Henrietta Lilian Marrie
Gimuy, Yidinji
2018
Significant service to the community as an advocate for Aboriginal cultural heritage and intellectual property rights, and to education.
Henry "Seaman" Gibson Dan
Torres Strait Islander
2020
Significant service to music, and to the Aboriginal community.
Iris Christina Lovett-Gardiner
Gunditjmara
2003
Service to the Aboriginal community as founder of the Aboriginal Community Elders Service Hostel in Melbourne, and through translating and documenting the generational stories and history of the Kerrup-J-Marra clan from the Lake Condah Mission.
Jacqueline "Jackie" Gail Huggins
Bidjara / Pitjara, Biri / Birri Gubba Juru
2001
Service to the Aboriginal community, particularly in the areas of reconciliation, social justice, literacy and women's issues.
James Galarrwuy Yunupingu
Yolngu
1985
Service to the Aboriginal community.
Dr Jillian Anne Guthrie
Wiradjuri
2021
Significant service to Aboriginal health, and to justice reinvestment policy.
John Edward "Sandy" Atkinson
Bangerang
1983
Service to the Aboriginal arts.
Johnathan Dean Thurston
Gunggari
2019
Significant service to rugby league, and as a role model.
Josephine Grace Geia
unknown
2006
Service to the Aboriginal community of Palm Island through leadership, advocacy and mediation roles.
Josephine Patricia Akee
Torres Strait Islander
2006
Service to the Aboriginal community, particularly the people of the Torres Strait Islands through promoting understanding and recognition of traditional cultural heritage.
Prof Heather Jeannie Herbert
Nyikina
2012
Service to tertiary education, particularly through improvements to educational outcomes for Aboriginal people, and to the delivery of learning opportunities across regional and remote northern Australia.
Karyn Lee Baylis
unknown
2018
Significant service to the Aboriginal community through the development of entrepreneurial initiatives and business programs.
Dr Kathleen "Kaye" Alice Price
Nuennone
2019
Significant service to education, particularly through Aboriginal teaching initiatives.
Kathy "Gotha" Guthadjaka
Gatjirrk Warramiri
2018
Significant service to the Aboriginal community through contributions to education and cultural preservation in East Arnhem Land.
Keelen Marie Mailman
Bidjara
2020
Significant service to the Aboriginal community of Queensland.
Kenneth (Ken) George Wyatt
Yamatji, Wongi / Noongar
1996
Service to the Aboriginal community particularly in the fields of health, education and employment through his work with the WA Department of Health and Education and the Equal Opportunity Tribunal.
Leah Maree Purcell
Goa-Gunggari / Wakka Wakka / Murri
2021
Significant service to the performing arts, to First Nations youth and culture, and to women.
Leanne Miller
Yorta Yorta
2023
Significant service to women's affairs, and to the Aboriginal community.
Prof Lester Irabinna Rigney
Narungga, Kaurna, Ngarrindjeri
2021
Significant service to Aboriginal education, and to social inclusion research.
William "Lin" Onus
Yorta Yorta
1993
Service to the arts as a painter and sculptor and to the promotion of Aboriginal artists and their work.
Lois Peeler
Yorta Yorta
2014
Significant service to the Aboriginal community as an educator, advocate and role model.
Dr Cindy Louise "Lou" Bennett
Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung
2019
Significant service to the performing arts, particularly to music, and to the Aboriginal community.
Lucy Marshall
Nyikina
2015
Significant service to the community as an elder and leader, as an advocate for Aboriginal people, and as a mentor to women in Derby.
Mabel Edmund
Darumbal, South Sea Islander
1986
Service to the Aboriginal community.
Major "Moogy" L Sumner
Ngarrindjeri
2014
Significant service to the Aboriginal community of South Australia through contributions to health, social welfare, youth and cultural heritage organisations.
Prof Marcia Lynne Langton
Yiman, Bidjara
1993
Service as an anthropologist and advocate of Aboriginal issues.
Mark Gordon Ella
Yuin
1984
Service to the sport of Rugby Union football.
Michael James "Mick" Dodson
Yawuru
2003
Service to the Aboriginal community, particularly in raising awareness of social justice issues, as a contributor to advancing the reconciliation process, and as a campaigner for native title rights.
Mollie Geraldine Dyer
Yorta Yorta
1979
Service to the welfare of Aboriginal people.
Muriel Pauline Bamblett (nee Cadd)
Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung
2004
Service to the community, particularly through leadership in the provision of services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families.
Nganyinytja
Pitjantjatjara
1993
Service to Aboriginal culture and welfare.
Noel Christian Tovey
Ngarrindjeri
2015
Significant service to the performing arts, to Aboriginal performers, and as an advocate for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex community.
Dr Patricia "Pat" Anne Davis-Hurst
Worimi
1993
Service to the Aboriginal people of the Manning Valley.
Patricia "Pat" Anne Turner
Arrente, Gurdanji
1990
Public service.
Patricia "Pattie" Celestine Lees
Torres Strait Islander, Murray
2017
Significant service to the Aboriginal community of Mount Isa, and to youth, aged care, legal and health organisations.
Patricia "Pat" Lynette Dudgeon
Bardi
2023
Significant service to Aboriginal mental health and wellbeing, and to education.
Rachael Zoa Maza
Yidinji, Meriam
2020
Significant service to the performing arts as an artistic director.
Richard "Richie" Lionel Howitt
unknown
2023
Significant service to education, and to the First Nations community.
Rishelle Nicole Hume
Noongar
2018
Significant service to the Aboriginal community of Western Australia through developing opportunities, promoting leadership and preserving culture.
Dr Robert Francis Isaacs, OAM
Billumum Noongar
2016
Significant service to the Aboriginal community through the advancement of social justice, education, health and housing initiatives, and to reconciliation.
Robert Stanly Somerville
Martu
2003
Service to education in Western Australia as a contributor to the advancement of educational opportunities, particularly for Aboriginal students, and to youth through the Australian Air Force Cadets.
Russell Charles Taylor
Kamilaroi
2015
Significant service to the community as a cultural leader and public sector executive in the field of Aboriginal affairs.
Sealin Roger Garlett
Whadjuck, Balardong
2019
Significant service to the Uniting Church in Australia.
Shirley Peisley
unknown
2000
Service to the Aboriginal community of South Australia through heritage, cultural, legal, health, welfare, religious and government organisations.
Shirley "Mum Shirl" Colleen Smith, MBE
Wiradjuri
1985
Service to Aboriginal people and to the Aboriginal community.
Solomon "Sol" David Bellear
Bundjalung
1999
Service to the Aboriginal community, particularly in relation to the administration and development of health policies.
Suzanne Margaret (Aunty Sue) Blacklock
Nucoorilma
2016
Significant service to the Aboriginal community through advocacy roles for improved child welfare, kinship care and cultural identity.
Significant service to Aboriginal communities in Far North Queensland through leadership, advisory and advocacy roles.
Veronica Mary Dobson
Eastern Arrente
2011
Service to the Aboriginal community as an Arrente elder and traditional owner, as a linguist, naturalist and ecologist, and to the preservation of Aboriginal language and culture in central Australia.
Vicky Lee Welgraven
Adnyamathanha
2022
Significant service to women through social welfare organisations, and to First Nations health.
Victor George Chapman
Yuwaalaraay
2019
Significant service to the Aboriginal community, to tertiary education, and to the visual arts.
Vincent Warrior "Vince" Copley
Ngadjuri, Narungga, Ngarrindjeri
2015
Significant service to the First Nations community as an advocate for the improvement of social, legal and economic rights and cultural identity.
Waverley Shane Stanley
Wakka Wakka
2019
Significant service to the Aboriginal community through support for education.
Wenten Rubuntja
Arrernte
1995
Service to Aboriginal people particularly in Central Australia.
Wesley James Enoch
Noonuccal, Nuugi
2020
Significant service to the performing arts as an Aboriginal director and playwright.
Yvonne Lorraine Howarth
unknown
1999
Service to the community, particularly as an advocate for the provision of better housing and health services to the Aboriginal community in Bourke, and through the Women's Advisory Council of New South Wales.
Medal of the Order (OAM)
Person
Nation
Year
Received for...
Alan Young Najukpayi
unknown
2022
Service to the Aboriginal community of Yarralin, Northern Territory.
For service to the Aboriginal community of the Northern Territory.
Dr Albert Barrie Pittock, PSM
unknown
2019
Service to the Aboriginal community.
Alec Donald Ross
Kaytetye
2013
Service to tourism in central Australia.
Alma Lilly Stackhouse
Palawa
1989
Service to the Aboriginal community in Tasmania.
Andrea Jane Mason
Karonie, Ngaanyatjarra
2018
Service to the Aboriginal community of the Northern Territory.
Agnes Josephine Shea
Ngunnawal
2004
Service to Ngunnawal people by contributing to the improvement and development of services for the Aboriginal people of the Australian Capital Territory and region.
Service to the Catholic Church, and to the community.
Dulcie Gladys Flower
Torres Strait Islander
1994
Service to the community, particularly on the area of Aboriginal health worker training.
Kathleen Mary Mills
Kungarakung, Gurindji
2019
Service to the Aboriginal community.
Dr Robert Francis Isaacs
Billumum Noongar
2000
Service to Aboriginal communities in Western Australia, through housing administration and participation in instrumentalities concerned with health, welfare and education.
Alfred Neal
Djungan
2019
Service to the Aboriginal community, particularly to the 1967 Referendum Campaign.
Arthur "Big Artie" Henry Beetson
Murri
1987
Service to the sport of Rugby League.
Catherine "Cathy" Astrid Salome Freeman
Kuku Yalanji, Burri Gubba
2001
Service to sport, particularly athletics.
Catherine Elizabeth Archer
Torres Strait Islander
1989
Service to hockey.
Charlie King
Gurinjdi
2015
Service to the broadcast media, and to the Aboriginal community of the Northern Territory.
Cheryl Lynette Moggs
Bigambul
2020
Service to the Aboriginal community of Goondiwindi.
Cherry Wulumirr Daniels
Ngandi
2016
Service to the Aboriginal community of the Northern Territory.
Service to the performing arts as a singer and musician.
Dennis Phillip Jetta
Noongar
2023
Service to the Aboriginal communities of the Bunbury region.
Denise Smith-Ali
Noongar
2023
Service to Aboriginal language preservation.
Diana Rosemary Travis
Yorta Yorta (?)
2019
Service to the Aboriginal community, particularly to the 1967 Referendum Campaign.
Diane Kerr
Wurundjeri
2019
Service to the Aboriginal community of Victoria.
Dianne Ball
Awabakal
2020
Service to the Aboriginal community of the Hunter.
Dianne Mary Ryder
Noongar
2023
Service to the Aboriginal community of Western Australia.
Reverend Dr Djiniyini Gondarra
Yolngu
1995
Service to the Uniting Church and the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress.
Djon Scott Mundine
Bandjalung
1993
Service to the promotion and development of Aboriginal arts, crafts and culture.
Edward "Ted" Alfred Lovett
Gunditjmara
2017
Service to the Aboriginal community of southwest Victoria.
Eileen Bonney Akemarr
Ampilatwatja
2023
Service to the Aboriginal community of Ampilatwatja.
Elsie Belphina Seriat
Wagadagum, Kaurareg
2018
Service to the Aboriginal community of Thursday Island.
Elsie May Penny
unknown
2021
Service to Aboriginal community health.
Essieina "Essie" Coffey
Muruwari
1985
Service to the Aboriginal community of Brewarrina, NSW.
Esther Naomi Kirby
Baraparapa
2018
Service to the Aboriginal community of Victoria.
Ettie Pau
Torres Strait Islander
1985
Services to the Torres Strait Islands community (work as an ex-servicemen in the TSLI Battalion, his fight for backpay, establishing the TSI Cooperative, and as an active member of FCAATSI).
Fay Priscilla Carter
Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung
2019
Service to the Aboriginal community of Victoria.
Florence "Flo" Watson
Ghunghanghi
2015
Service to the Aboriginal community of Queensland.
Fred Conway
Bidgera
2020
Service to conservation and the environment.
Gary William Oakley
Gundungurra
2019
For service to the Aboriginal community through a range of organisations.
Gayangwa Dimingkyangwa Lalara
Warnindilyakwa
2018
Service to the Aboriginal community of the Northern Territory.
Service to the Aboriginal community of the Illawarra.
Jack Crombie
Yankunytjatjara
2019
For service to the Aboriginal community of South Australia.
Jahna Cedar
Nyiyaparli, Yindjibarndi
2020
Service to the Aboriginal community of Western Australia.
Julie Anne Tongs
Wiradjuri
2012
Service to the Aboriginal community of the Australian Capital Territory.
Joanna Geraldine Agius
Narungga
2020
Service to people who are deaf or hard of hearing, and to the Aboriginal community.
June Annette Lowe
unknown
2020
Service to the Aboriginal community of the Illawarra.
June Hilary Atkinson Murray
Wiradjuri
2019
Service to the Aboriginal community of Victoria.
Justine Florence Saunders
Woppaburra
1991
Service to the performing arts and to the National Aboriginal Theatre, and for her help in establishing the Black Theatre and the Aboriginal National Theatre Trust. [4]
Kemarre Margaret Mary Turner
Arrernte
1997
Service to the Aboriginal community of Central Australia, particularly through preserving language and culture, and interpreting.
Liesl Alexandra Rockchild
unknown
2023
Service to Aboriginal art through administrative roles.
Service to the Aboriginal community of the Northern Territory.
Yanyi Bandicha
Pitjantjatjara
2023
Service to the Aboriginal communities of the Northern Territory and South Australia.
The Order of Australia has five levels (top to bottom): Knight/Dame of the Order (AK/AD, no longer active), Companion of the Order (AC), Officer of the Order (AO), Member of the Order (AM), and Medal of the Order (OAM). You can search names in the database of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Other official awards
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Person
Nation
Year
Received for...
Pastor Douglas Nicholls
Yorta Yorta
1957
Services to the Aboriginal people.
Wandjuk Djuwakan Marika
Yolngu
1979
Services to the arts.
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Person
Nation
Year
Received for...
Alfred George Stafford
Gamilaroi, Darug
1972
Ministerial Attendant at Parliament House
Pastor Douglas Nicholls
Yorta Yorta
1957
Services to the Aboriginal people.
Evonne Fay Goolagong
Wiradjuri
1972
Service to the sport of tennis.
Gladys Elphick
Kaurna, Ngadjuri
1971
Service to the Aboriginal community.
Joyce Caroline Clague
Yaegl
1977
Service to the Aboriginal community.
Lionel Edward Rose
unknown
1968
Services to sport.
Margaret Valadian
unknown
1976
Services to the Aboriginal community and advocacy for the education of Aboriginal children.
Sadie Miriam Canning (née Corner)
unknown
1964
Services to healthcare and nursing as a matron of the Leonora Hospital in WA.
Shirley "Mum Shirl" Colleen Smith
Wiradjuri
1977
Services to the Aboriginal community.
Some organisations have set up up their own awards honouring Aboriginal people. The Australia First Party, for example, honoured several with an "Order of the Wattle Blossom".
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