Australian honours and awards system refers to all orders, decorations, and medals, as instituted by letters patent from the Monarch of Australia and...
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United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories, personal bravery, achievement, or service are rewarded with honours. The honours system consists of...
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The New Zealand royal honours system, a system of orders, decorations and medals, recognises achievements of, or service by, New Zealanders or others...
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of Australia Gazette. The Order of Wearing Australian Honours and Awards was last published in 2007. The order of wearing decorations and awards within...
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Crown Honours Lists are lists of honours conferred upon citizens of the Commonwealth realms. The awards are presented by or in the name of the reigning...
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Honours degree has various meanings in the context of different degrees and education systems. Most commonly it refers to a variant of the undergraduate...
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The Order of Australia is an Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established...
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Order of the British Empire (category British honours system)
the Australian Honours System unilaterally created in 1975 did not achieve bi-partisan support until 1992, which was when Australian federal and state...
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Order of the Companions of Honour (category British honours system)
stopped the allocation of this award to that country's citizens in preference to other Australian honours. The last Australian member, Doug Anthony, former...
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resemblance to its counterparts in the Canadian and Australian honours systems. Prior to this award, citizens of Papua New Guinea would have received...
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front line. In 2024, an Australian Senate review was launched to investigate awards made under the Defence Honours and Awards system. The distinguished service...
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the new Australian honours system, and replaced a range of medals available to military and civilian uniformed services for long service and good conduct...
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1975 as the highest Australian Bravery Award. The awards were established as part of the institution of the Australian Honours System. The Cross of Valour...
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British undergraduate degree classification (redirect from First class honours)
in the proportion of First Class and Upper Second Class honours degrees awarded; the percentage of First Class Honours increased from 7% in 1997 to 26%...
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investitures and distributes awards in the sovereign's name. As such, administration of the honours system is the responsibility of the Chancellery of Honours at...
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2024 King's Birthday Honours for Australia were announced on 10 June 2024 by the Governor-General, David Hurley. The Birthday Honours are appointments by...
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organisation of, and advice relating to, their duties, hospitality for official functions, and administration of the Australian honours and awards system. The official...
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created several independent honours to that of the Australian Honours System. Unit citations are awarded to the organisation, and may be worn by members who...
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million at auction. Australians have received the VC under the Imperial honours system and later under the Australian Honours System, when in 1991 a new...
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United Kingdom); and the Australian Honours System established in 1975. The categories of Knight and Dame of the Order of Australia were created by the...
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The George Cross (GC) is the second highest award of the United Kingdom honours system. It is awarded for gallantry not "in the presence of the enemy"...
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Victoria Cross (redirect from Victoria Cross and bar)
Imperial honours system. As each country's system evolved, operational gallantry awards were developed with the premier award of each system, with the...
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List of people who have declined a British honour (redirect from Declined honours)
In 2013, the St David Awards was launched alongside the existing British honours system, awarding Welsh people for "inspiring and exceptional work". In...
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Māori King movement (redirect from Māori Honours System)
Tūheitia created a Māori Honours System. There are three awards: the Order of King Pootatau Te Wherowhero; the Order of the Taniwhaa; and the Illustrious Order...
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The 2024 Australia Day Honours are appointments to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by Australian citizens. The list was...
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Year Honours is a part of the British honours system, with New Year's Day, 1 January, being marked by naming new members of orders of chivalry and recipients...
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The Jamaican honours system has developed as a unique entity since the passage of the National Honours and Awards Act by the Parliament of Jamaica in 1969...
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Cross (CSC) is a decoration (medal) of the Australian honours system. It is awarded to members of the Australian Defence Force "for outstanding devotion...
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for which awards from within the Australian Honours System are not an appropriate medium of recognition. The circumstances attracting the award of a commendation...
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had been awarded the Victoria Cross under the British honours systems have their own honours systems and their own orders, decorations and medals. The...
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