2026 Special Honours (Australia)

Last updated January 06, 2026

The Special Honours Lists for Australia are announced by the Sovereign and Governor-General at any time.

Royal Victorian Order
Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)
Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)
New Zealand Order of Merit
Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (KNZM)
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM)
References
External links

Some honours are awarded by other countries where King Charles III is the Head of State, Australians receiving those honours are listed here with the relevant reference.

This list also incorporates the Mid Winters Day honours list and the Bravery honours lists.

Royal Victorian Order

Ribbon bar of the Royal Victorian Order

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

Jason Michael Baltov, Inspector, New South Wales Police Force. Awarded as part of the 2026 New Year Honours.^[1]
Paula Anne FitzPatrick, Senior Protocol Officer, New South Wales Premier's Department. Awarded as part of the 2026 New Year Honours.^[2]

Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Ribbon bar of the Order of the British Empire (Civil)

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)

Robert Bates, – For services to Business and to the Community. Awarded as part of the 2026 New Year Honours by Papua New Guinea [3]

New Zealand Order of Merit

Ribbon bar of the New Zealand Order of Merit

Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (KNZM)

Scott Ronald Glyndwr Dixon, - For services to motorsport. Awarded as part of the 2026 New Year Honours (New Zealand). [4]

Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM)

Leighton Smith - For services to broadcasting. Awarded as part of the 2026 New Year Honours (New Zealand).^[5]

References

↑ "Jason Michael BALTOV MVO". London Gazette. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
↑ "Paula Anne FITZPATRICK MVO". London Gazette. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
↑ "New Year Honours – Papua New Guinea". The London Gazette. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
↑ "New Year Honours List 2026". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
↑ "New Year Honours List 2026". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.

External links

Special Honours Lists, Governor General of Australia

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[1] "Jason Michael BALTOV MVO". London Gazette. Retrieved 30 December 2025.

[2] "Paula Anne FITZPATRICK MVO". London Gazette. Retrieved 30 December 2025.

[3] "New Year Honours – Papua New Guinea". The London Gazette. Retrieved 31 December 2025.

[4] "New Year Honours List 2026". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.

[5] "New Year Honours List 2026". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.

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New Years Honours	1902† 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940† 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 † Not issued because of Birthday Honours of new king (1902) and WWII (1940)
Australia Day Honours	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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Special Honours lists	1968 1972 2003 2007–2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Royal Visit Honours	2000 2011 2024
Coronation Honours	1902 1911 1937 1953 2023† † Not issued
Related pages	Order of Australia List of Knights and Dames of the Order of Australia List of Companions of the Order of Australia Australian honours order of wearing
Governor General of Australia, Honours Lists