Australians honoured for their work on King's Birthday

KING'S BIRTHDAY 2024 HONOURS LIST * 737 Australians named * 493 people recognised in the Order of Australia (general division) * Six Companions (AC) of the Order of Australia * 15 Officers (AO) of the Order of Australia * 131 Members (AM) of the Order of Australia * 341 Medals (OAM) of the Order of Australia * 25 awarded in Military Division of the Order of Australia * 162 Meritorious Awards * 57 Distinguished and Conspicuous Awards (Military) * 34 people on the Honours List included in COVID honour roll THE BREAK DOWN * An equal number of women and men were recognised in the general division, with 246 apiece and one person unspecified * More than 45 per cent of the honours are awarded for community service * The youngest recipient is 29-years-old, the eldest is 98 HIGH-PROFILE HONOUREES * Daniel Andrews (AC) - former Victorian premier * Mark McGowan (AC) - former Western Australian premier * Samantha Mostyn (AC) - businesswoman and incoming Governor-General * Simon Crean (AC) - former federal Labor opposition leader and union president * Jonathan Mills (AC) - composer and festival director * Karen Canfell (AC) - epidemiologist * Greg Combet (AO) - former federal politician * Glenn McGrath (AO) - cricketer * Michael Burgess (AM) - Australian Security Intelligence Organisation director * Sonja Hood (AM) - North Melbourne Football club president * John Skerritt (AM) - former Therapeutic Goods Administration head * Jason Ball (OAM) - LGBTQI activist * Hamish Blake (OAM) - comedian * Bachar Houli (OAM) - former AFL footballer * James (Jimmy) Rees (OAM) - entertainer * Sandy Roberts (OAM) - sports presenter and commentator