Prior to the introduction of the Australian system of honours and awards, Australians could be appointed to British Orders.
Timeline for Australia’s Honours and Awards
The system of Australian honours was established in 1975. It replaced the previous Imperial system of British honours that commenced in 1901 and was phased out by the late 1980s.
There are 60 awards in the Australian honours system and the best known is the Order of Australia.
To find out more about these and other Australian honours, see the timeline below. Each honour entry has its own Fact Sheet for you to print out.
| Year | Honour Introduced |
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| 1968 | |
| 1975 | |
| 1976 |
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| 1980 | |
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