The Australia Day Honours 2016 were announced on 26 January 2016 by the Governor General of Australia, General Sir Peter Cosgrove AK, MC.
The Australia Day Honours are the first of the two major annual honours lists, announced on Australia Day (26 January), with the other being the Queen's Birthday Honours which are announced on the second Monday in June.
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2016 Australia Day Honours Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA