Order of Australia

English Pronunciation en en-au-Order of Australia.ogg AU Proper noun Order of Australia en chiefly Australia UK An order of chivalry established for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement. Established 1975. en 2002 Owen Parnaby Australia's First Rotary Club: A History of the Rotary Club of Melbourne 146 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=iAG5PUMTDZoC&pg=PA146&dq=%22order%7Corders+of+australia%22+-intitle:%22order+-of+-australia%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=EcDIT-f9MJGPiAfyuL0z&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22order%7Corders%20of%20australia%22%20-intitle%3A%22order%20-of%20-australia%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false The first step towards the new order came with the Whitlam Government of 1972-75. Proudly Australian, it abandoned imperial honours and introduced the Order of Australia. en 2005 Christopher McCreery The Order of Canada: Its Origins, History, And Development 176 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=4f_dQFXQpVkC&pg=PA176&dq=%22order%7Corders+of+australia%22+-intitle:%22order+-of+-australia%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=EcDIT-f9MJGPiAfyuL0z&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22order%7Corders%20of%20australia%22%20-intitle%3A%22order%20-of%20-australia%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false On 26 January 1975, Australia Day, the Queen signed the Letters Patent founding the Order of Australia. The Governor General of Australia formally announced the new order in late February. en 2010 w:James Gobbo Something to Declare: A Memoir 288 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=EccyR2uZMvYC&pg=PA288&dq=%22order%7Corders+of+australia%22+-intitle:%22order+-of+-australia%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=EcDIT-f9MJGPiAfyuL0z&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22order%7Corders%20of%20australia%22%20-intitle%3A%22order%20-of%20-australia%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false I had a similar experience when from 1981 to 1992 I served as a member of the Order of Australia council, which made recommendations for awards in the Order of Australia. Derived terms en AC, en AO, en AM, en OAM no longer awarded: AD, AK Translations order of chivalry Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 澳大利亞勛章 Àodàlìyà xūnzhāng Danish: da Finnish: fi Australian ritarikunta French: fr ordre d'Australie m Portuguese: pt Russian: ru о́рден Австра́лии m Spanish: es Noun Orders of Australia Order of Australia en Australia informal An appointment made within the Order of Australia. en 2002 Law Institute of Victoria, Queensland Law Society Law Institute Journal: The Official Organ of the Law Institute of Victoria 76 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=zdg5AQAAIAAJ&q=%22orders+of+australia%22+-intitle:%22order+-of+-australia%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22orders+of+australia%22+-intitle:%22order+-of+-australia%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=P8zIT4OOFsipiAer9sAp&redir_esc=y xiv Children′s lawyers do not earn six figure salaries, get appointed to company boards, or Orders of Australia. en 2010 Ian Ward; Randal G. Stewart Politics One 4th http://books.google.com.au/books?id=sEG5fYKML-MC&pg=PA6&dq=%22orders+of+australia%22+-intitle:%22order+-of+-australia%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=P8zIT4OOFsipiAer9sAp&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22orders%20of%20australia%22%20-intitle%3A%22order%20-of%20-australia%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false 6 This is manifestly the case with the issuing of Orders of Australia and similar honours. en 2011 Paul Cleary Too Much Luck 146 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=jBp4XTXoIiEC&pg=PA146&dq=%22orders+of+australia%22+-intitle:%22order+-of+-australia%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=P8zIT4OOFsipiAer9sAp&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22orders%20of%20australia%22%20-intitle%3A%22order%20-of%20-australia%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false It is a fantastically simple but effective piece of policy; the Treasury officials who thought of it deserve Orders of Australia. en Australia Awards