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- ↑ Companion of the Order of Australia, 26 January 2001, It's an Honour, "For service to the engineering profession as a world expert in the field of rock mechanics and to scholarship through promotion of the highest academic and professional standards."
- ↑ Centenary Medal, 1 January 2001, It's an Honour, "For service to Australian society in mining and civil engineering."
- 1 2 2007 Muller Award Nomination, 28 November 2005, Australian Geomechanics Society
- ↑ Emeritus Professors, uq.edu.au
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