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The Australia Day Honours 2015 were announced on 26 January 2015 by the Governor General of Australia, Sir Peter Cosgrove.

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.

Order of Australia

Knight of the Order of Australia (AK)

Order of Australia (Civil) ribbon

General Division

Recipient Citation Notes
His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh KG KT OM AC GBE ONZ GCL QSO CC CMM CD PC Prince Consort of Australia
Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston AC, AFC For extraordinary and pre-eminent achievement and merit in service to Australia, through distinguished service in the Australian Defence Force, continued commitment to serve the nation in leadership roles, particularly the national responses to the MH370 and MH17 disasters, and in a variety of roles in the community.

Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)

General Division

Recipient Citation Notes
Marcus Besen AO For eminent service to the visual and performing arts as a leading benefactor and supporter, through philanthropic contributions to a range of social welfare, community health, educational and youth initiatives, and to business.
Professor Jeremy Chapman OAM For eminent service to medicine, particularly in the areas of clinical and biomedical research, to the development of ethical policy and practices for organ donation, acquisition and transplantation, and to renal medicine organisations and publications.
Professor Brendan Crabb For eminent service to medical science as a prominent researcher of infectious diseases, particularly malaria, and their impact on population health in developing nations, as an advocate, mentor and administrator, and through fostering medical research nationally and internationally.
Professor John Funder AO For eminent service to medicine, particularly to cardiovascular endocrinology, as a renowned researcher, author and educator, to the development of academic health science centres, and to mental illness, obesity, and Indigenous eye-health programs.
Professor Janice Reid AM For eminent service to the tertiary education sector through executive roles, as an advocate for equitable access to educational opportunities, particularly for Indigenous, refugee and lower socio-economic communities, and to health, medical and health care research and cultural bodies.

Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

General Division

Recipient Citation Notes
The Honourable Richard Alston For distinguished service to the Parliament of Australia, to international relations through diplomatic roles, to business development in diverse sectors, and to the community.
The Honourable Justice Roslyn Atkinson For distinguished service to the judiciary and to law reform in Queensland, through contributions to the legal profession and to promoting awareness of issues of injustice and inequality in Australia and internationally.
Layne Beachley For distinguished service to the community through support for a range of charitable organisations, as a mentor for women in sport, and to surfing as a world champion competitor.
His Excellency Stephen Brady CVO For distinguished service to successive Australian Governments, to international relations through senior diplomatic roles, to the fostering of security, economic and cultural initiatives, and as Official Secretary to the Governor-General.
Doctor Diane Brown For distinguished service to nursing through the delivery of quality care, professional development and nursing education, and to the international advancement of the profession throughout Asia and the South Pacific.
Joan Clemenger For distinguished service to the visual and performing arts as a benefactor, patron and supporter, and through philanthropic contributions to a range of charitable organisations, and to the community.
Peter Clemenger AM For distinguished service to the visual and performing arts as a benefactor, patron and supporter, and through philanthropic contributions to a range of charitable organisations, and to the community.
Frank Costa OAM For distinguished service to the community of Geelong through ongoing roles and contributions to a range of sports, business, religious, medical, educational and social welfare organisations.
Professor Kerry Cox For distinguished service to tertiary education and university administration particularly through leadership and governance roles, and to the community.
John Cripps For distinguished service to primary industry through internationally renowned, innovative contributions to the agriculture and food sectors, and to the community.
The Honourable Doctor Rosemary Crowley For distinguished service to the Parliament of Australia as a Minister in the Commonwealth Government and Senator representing the people of South Australia, and as an advocate for promoting the status of women.
John Denton For distinguished service to business and commerce, particularly in the legal profession, to the visual and performing arts sectors, to social welfare and the rights of refugees.
Professor Peter Ebeling For distinguished service to medicine in the field of bone health, through academic contributions and research initiatives in a range of administrative, executive and professional roles.
The Late Professor John Freney For distinguished service to conservation and the environment through research into greenhouse gas production, climate change and the efficient use of nitrogen fertiliser.
Professor Mike Gore AM For distinguished service to science through a range of public outreach, communication and education initiatives on a national and international level, and as a mentor and role model for young scientists.
Professor Ken Hillman For distinguished service to intensive care medicine as a clinician, educator and researcher, as a pioneer in the introduction of the medical emergency team system, and as an advocate for the critically ill.
Sean Howard For distinguished service to a range of charitable organisations, particularly youth welfare and medical research, as a major benefactor and supporter, and to business.
Hugh Mackay For distinguished service to the community in the areas of social research and psychology, as an author and commentator, and through roles with visual and performing arts and educational organisations.
Ian McPhee PSM For distinguished service to public administration, particularly in the areas of accountability and policy development, to the enhancement of public sector performance, and to professional auditing and assurance standards.
Christopher Madden For distinguished service to tertiary education, to the strengthening of collaborative international education partnerships and cultural cooperation, and as an educator, role model and mentor.
Professor John Mills For distinguished service to medicine as a researcher and physician in the field of infectious diseases, particularly HIV-AIDS, to medical administration, and to the development of Australia's biotechnology industry.
Bill Moss AM For distinguished service to the community as a benefactor to a range of organisations, to advancing and supporting research into muscular dystrophy, and to improving the quality of life for people with disabilities.
Professor Adrian Pagan For distinguished service to tertiary education as an academic economist, to the development of public policy research, as an author, and through contributions to professional and financial organisations.
Gregory Paramor For distinguished service to the community through executive roles in a range of fields, including breast cancer research, sport and the not-for-profit sector, and to the real estate and property investment industries.
Professor James Patrick For distinguished service to science through the development of cochlear implant technology, to biomedical research and engineering innovation, and to education and professional associations.
Andrew Rogers]] QC For distinguished service to the judiciary and to the law, particularly reforms to commercial dispute resolution and case management, through contributions to international commercial arbitration, and to the community.
Norma Rosenhain For distinguished service to commerce, through business model innovation, to philanthropy, particularly supporting disadvantaged families in Asia, and to Australia-China relations.
Michael Shepherd For distinguished service to the disabled, particularly as a strong advocate for the hearing impaired, to community health through leadership and governance roles, and to financial services.
William Spurr For distinguished service to tourism, to education, particularly through international marketing, to the arts and sport as an administrator of institutions and events, and to the community of South Australia.
Associate Professor Phillip Stricker For distinguished service to medicine and medical research, as a leading urologist, a robotic surgery pioneer, a teacher and mentor, and as an advocate for prostate cancer awareness.
Therese Temby For distinguished service to education through leadership, administration, advocacy and policy development roles in the Catholic education sector, and to community health.
David Tune PSM For distinguished service to public administration through leadership of finance, budget and social policy initiatives, as an adviser to government, and through disaster recovery coordination and liaison.
Professor Nancy Viviani For distinguished service to tertiary education and international relations, as a scholar, teacher and author, and in particular as an advocate for Australia's engagement with the Asian region.
Professor Denis Wakefield For distinguished service to medicine, particularly in the field of ocular immunology and immunopathology, as a clinician, researcher and academic.
Lang Walker For distinguished service to the community as a significant benefactor and supporter of social welfare, medical research, health care, heritage and sporting causes, and to commerce.
Brian White For distinguished service to business through leadership in the real estate, professional services and property industries, and to the arts as a patron, supporter and donor.
Adjunct Professor Daniel Wood For distinguished service to the mining and resource industry, particularly mineral exploration, through contributions as a geologist and academic, and in executive roles.
Bernard Wright For distinguished service to the Parliament of Australia, particularly through contributions to the understanding and development of parliamentary law, practice and procedure, and as an adviser to the Members of the House of Representatives.

Military Division

Branch Recipient Citation Notes
Navy Rear Admiral Michael van Balen RAN [1] For distinguished service as Commodore Support, Fleet Command; Director, Coalition Coordination Centre, United States Central Command; and Deputy Chief of Navy.
Army Major General Stuart Smith DSC, AM For distinguished service as Commander 3rd Brigade and Commander 1st Division.
Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Mel Hupfeld DSC For distinguished service to the Australian Defence Force in senior command and staff appointments.

Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

General Division

Recipient Citation Notes
Kathleen Anne Abbott For significant service to the Indigenous community of the Northern Territory as an advocate for improved health and well-being.
David Anthony Addington For significant service to the community through refugee support organisations, particularly the provision of financial assistance programs.
Professor Nihal Singh Agar For significant service to the Hindu community in Australia, to the fostering of crosscultural cooperation and networking, and to medical education.
Abla Amad For significant service to the tourism and hospitality industry as a chef, restaurateur and author, and to the Lebanese community in Australia.
Associate Professor David Bruce Baines For significant service to medicine in the field of paediatric anaesthesia as a clinician, administrator and mentor, and to medical education.
Dr Kenneth Robert Baker For significant service to people with disabilities through executive and advocacy roles, and to national policy design and implementation.
Mark Bradley Barnaba For significant service to the investment banking and financial sectors, to business education, and to sporting and cultural organisations.
Neville John Bassett For significant service to the community, particularly through executive roles with the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia.
Leanne Faye Benjamin OBE For significant service to the performing arts, particularly ballet, as a dancer and role model.
Emeritus Professor John Henry Bennett For significant service to tertiary education and research in the field of genetics, and to the analysis and preservation of science history.
Professor Roy Gary Beran For significant service to medicine, particularly neurology, as a clinician, author and administrator, and to professional medical legal organisations.
The Honourable Richard John Beswick For significant service to the Parliament of Tasmania, to social welfare and primary industries, to local government, and to the community.
Bohdan Bilinsky For significant service to tertiary legal education through a range of academic and executive roles, as a practitioner, and to the community.
Wendy Marlene Borchers For significant service to the film and television industry as a researcher, producer and archivist, and to the preservation of Indigenous heritage.
Mark Leigh Bouris For significant service to the finance industry, particularly the home loan mortgage sector, to education, and to charitable organisations.
Thomas Gabor Breuer For significant service to the building and construction industry, to the community of Western Sydney, and to charitable organisations.
Melven Ronald Brown For significant service to recreational and sports fishing, and to scuba diving, through a range of professional organisations and advisory roles.
David Anthony Buckingham For significant service to public administration, particularly Australia-Britain relations, to business, and to tertiary education.
Michael Damian Burgess For significant service to public administration in the Northern Territory through governance, coordination, and infrastructure development roles.
Dr John Robert Burke For significant service to medicine in the field of paediatric nephrology as a clinician and administrator, and to professional medical associations.
Malcolm John Bush For significant service to the logistics and transport industry through a range of executive roles, to business, and to the community.
Geoffrey Gordon Butler For significant service to the community of Tasmania through health and aged care, sporting, business, local government and tourism bodies.
Anne Buttsworth PSM For significant service to women through history preservation roles, to the advancement of archival research, and to the community of the Australian Capital Territory.
Dr Wendy Patricia Cahill For significant service to education, to professional standards development, and to improved outcomes for students.
Professor Rosemary Vivian Calder For significant service to public administration, particularly in the areas of mental health and ageing, through academic roles, and to the community.
Emeritus Professor Paul John Canfield For significant service to veterinary science education, particularly in the field of morbid anatomy and clinical pathology, and to professional associations.
Elaine Sylvia Canty For significant service to the community through roles with botanic, health, business and sporting organisations, and as a radio broadcaster.
Dr Peter Michael Casey For significant service to secondary education as an administrator and teacher, to professional organisations, and to the community of Ballarat.
Alan James Clayton For significant service to the community through executive roles with the Australian Red Cross.
Emeritus Professor Thomas Grattan Cochrane For significant service to library and information management, particularly to copyright law, and to education through electronic learning initiatives.
Dr David Dumas Coffey For significant service to engineering, particularly in the areas of environmental and geotechnical investigation, to business, and to tertiary education.
Julius Colman For significant service to the community through philanthropic support for educational initiatives and programs for underprivileged children.
Professor Anthony James Costello For significant service to medicine in the field of urology as a clinician, administrator and author, to cancer research, and to medical education.
William Dean Cowan For significant service to the community through educational, medical research and arts organisations, and to business.
Lady (Anna) Cowen For significant service to youth, medical research, educational, historical and cultural organisations, and to the people of Australia through vice-regal patronages and support roles.
Professor John Sydney Croucher For significant service to mathematical science in the field of statistics, as an academic, author, and mentor, and to professional organisations.
Professor Rosalind Frances Croucher For significant service to the law as an academic, to legal reform and education, to professional development, and to the arts.
Deborah Anne De Williams For significant service to the community through contributions to a range of cancer support organisations, and to ultra marathon running.
Major Noël James Denton RFD, ED (Retd) For significant service to the visual and performing arts, and through a range of local government, environmental and community groups.
Peter James Drysdale For significant service to the international community through the provision of low-cost housing for disadvantaged persons in Fiji.
Kristy Louise Ellis For significant service to surf lifesaving, particularly as a competitor and role model, and through contributions to ethical standards.
Professor Robyn Ann Ewing For significant service to tertiary education through academic and administrative roles, to professional organisations, and to the arts.
Graham John Fear For significant service to the community through support for a range of clinical music therapy, social welfare, and children's charities.
Glenn Wayne Ferguson For significant service to the law and to the legal profession, both nationally and in the Asia-Pacific region, and to the community.
Howard Keith Fisher For significant service to the community through the health insurance industry, to industrial relations, and to local government.
Professor Michael Sidney Frommer For significant service to medicine, particularly in the areas of public health and medical education, and to policy development and reform.
Professor Peter James Fuller For significant service to medicine as an endocrinologist, through contributions to medical research and professional organisations.
Dr John Julian Galloway For significant service to technological science, particularly to cybernetics and general systems theory, and to the community.
Associate Professor Raymond Garrick For significant service to medicine in the field of chronic pain management, and to medical education as an academic.
John Gaskin For significant service to the building and construction industry in Queensland, to professional organisations, and to the community.
Andrew Harald Gatenby For significant service to medicine, particularly as a colorectal surgeon, and to the community of south west Sydney.
David Robert Glasgow For significant service to the law as a magistrate, and to the Indigenous communities of northern Queensland.
Dr David Golovsky For significant service to medicine, particularly in the fields of urology and fertility.
Dr Alexander Bennett Gosling For significant service to business through innovative support for research and development, and to the community.
Ian Ross Govey For significant service to public administration and to the law, as a leader in the provision of government legal services, and to professional organisations.
Carrie Ann Graf For significant service to basketball, particularly as a coach, mentor and athlete, and to the community.
Emeritus Professor John Richard Green For significant service to tertiary education, particularly archaeology, as an academic, author and field researcher.
James Vincent Hallion For significant service to public administration in South Australia, particularly to transport infrastructure, energy and agriculture.
Warren Halloran For significant service to the Shoalhaven community through philanthropic support for maritime, educational, arts, and conservation organisations.
Professor Malcolm Rosswyn Haskard For significant service to science, particularly to electronic engineering, and to the community.
Professor Milton Thomas Hearn For significant service to science through major contributions to advances in chemical manufacturing.
Donald Edward Heathcote For significant service to the community, particularly through support for the arts, and to surf lifesaving.
Anne Elizabeth Henderson For significant service to literature in the field of political history, and to the community by fostering public debate and discussion.
The Reverend Gregor Sutherland Henderson For significant service to the community through executive and ministerial roles in the Uniting Church in Australia, and through interfaith initiatives.
Menno Henneveld For significant service to engineering, particularly road transport infrastructure.
Professor David Tom Hill For significant service to international relations as an advocate of Australia-Indonesia cross-cultural understanding, and as an educator.
Dr Peter Tak-Sum Ho For significant service to civil and structural engineering, and to professional organisations.
Dr Yvonne Ho For significant service to radiology and nuclear medicine, as a practitioner and educator, and through professional organisations.
The late Mr Christopher Appleby Holt For significant service to the print media industry, particularly in the area of legal publishing.
Trevor Maxwell Huggard For significant service to the community through a range of roles with heritage conservation, cultural, and sporting organisations.
John Christopher Jeremy For significant service to the preservation and celebration of naval and maritime history.
Dr Ronald Joffe For significant service to neurological medicine as a physician, teacher and advocate.
Diane Katrina Johnstone For significant service to international relations through support for creative arts in South Africa, and to the community of Canberra.
The late Mr Henry Robert Jones For significant service to the conservation of the Lower Murray River, and to the community.
Emeritus Professor Peter Laurence Juliff For significant service to information technology as a pioneer educator, and through professional organisations.
Dr Catherine Anne Kezelman For significant service to community health as a supporter and advocate for survivors of child abuse.
Adjunct Professor Betty Ann Kitchener OAM For significant service to the community through mental health support, research and education programs.
Micheal George Knipe For significant service to optometry through executive roles with professional organisations, and to the community of Timor-Leste.
The Honourable Craig John Knowles For significant service to local government, to the Parliament of New South Wales, and to the community through a range of health initiatives.
Professor Boguslawa (Bogda) Koczwara For significant service to medical oncology through clinical practice, education and cancer research, and through a range of professional organisations.
Gilbert Hung Lau For significant service to the tourism and hospitality sectors through the restaurant and catering industry.
Robert William Lay For significant service to sports administration and athletics in Victoria through a range of executive positions, and to the community.
Peter Raymond Lewis For significant service to international trade and the Australian biotechnology and information technology industries.
Professor Peter John Lloyd For significant service to economics, particularly in the area of international trade theory and analysis.
Stephen Loosley For significant service to the community through the development of public policy, to international relations, and to the Parliament of Australia.
Associate Professor David Zachary Lubowski For significant service to medicine in the field of colorectal surgery as a clinician and researcher, and to professional organisations.
Janette Belva McClelland For significant service to a range of education, business, social welfare and community organisations, and to public administration.
Murray Ross McCutcheon For significant service to property and commercial law, particularly to national reform initiatives, and to legal professional bodies.
John Robert McDonald For significant service to business through senior accountancy roles, to the not-for-profit sector, and to sporting organisations.
Anne Elizabeth McKenzie For significant service to community health through consumer advocacy roles and strategic policy research and development.
Dr Barbara Joan Maddern-Wellington For significant service to veterinary science, to professional associations, to animal welfare, and to the community.
Professor Lisa Maher For significant service to medicine in the field of epidemiology, particularly through academic research into illicit drug use.
Peter John Marriott For significant service to youth through the Scouting movement, to entomological research and authorship, and to education.
Terence John Meehan For significant service to veterans and their families through support organisations at the local, state and national level.
Professor Craig Michael Mellis For significant service to medicine, particularly in the field of paediatrics and child health, as a clinician, and to medical education and research.
Dr Stuart Malcolm Miller For significant service to medicine as an otolaryngologist, through leading contributions to medical foundations, and to photography.
Dr Wayne Robert Minter For significant service to chiropractic health, through educational programs, clinical practice standards, and patient management.
Rick Morse For significant service to environmental management through erosion and sediment control practices, and to professional associations.
Dr A James Morton For significant service to children with Autism Spectrum Disorders through not-for-profit organisations, and to medicine in the field of oncology.
Neil Craddock Morton For significant service to the museums sector through leadership roles of national cultural institutions, and to public administration.
Associate Professor Kathiravelpillai Nadanachandran For significant service to the international community through humanitarian outreach programs, particularly health care and medical training.
Timothy Nadjowh For significant service to the Indigenous communities of West Arnhem Land as a leader and elder, and to the visual arts.
Jennifer Catherine Neary For significant service to public education through policy development and creating scholarship opportunities for teachers and students.
George Edward Negus For significant service to the media as a journalist and television presenter, and to conservation and the environment.
Judith Anne Nunn For significant service to the performing arts as a scriptwriter and actor of stage and screen, and to literature as an author.
Sean Michael O'Boyle For significant service to music as a composer, conductor, musician, performer and musical director.
Pamela Anne O'Connor For significant service to the community of Mount Gambier through a range of outreach programs, and as an author and historian.
Professor James Robert Ogloff For significant service to education and to the law as a forensic psychologist, and as an academic, researcher and practitioner.
Brian Patrick O'Sullivan For significant service to engineering in the oil and gas industry, and to support for people with muscular dystrophy.
The Honourable Neil Albert Pope For significant service to the community of Victoria, particularly through local and state government roles, and to the administration of Norfolk Island.
Professor Michael Anthony Quinn For significant service to medicine in the field of gynaecological oncology through executive roles at state, national and international levels.
Heather Lynne Reid For significant service to sport administration, particularly football, in the Canberra region, and as an advocate for gender equity in sport.
Dr Robert Andrew Reid For significant service to sports medicine through executive roles with professional organisations, and as a voluntary medical officer.
Paul Arthur Richards For significant service to medical radiation sciences, and to the community, particularly through providing emergency patient and family accommodation.
Michael John Roche For significant service to the community through a range of maritime, education, healthcare and sporting organisations, and to public administration.
Professor Sylvia Anne Rodger For significant service to medical education in the field of occupational therapy, and to community health as a clinician working with Autism Spectrum Disorders in children.
Professor John Reginald Rossiter For significant service to education and the social sciences as an academic specialising in marketing theories and television advertising.
Jessica June Rowe For significant service to the community as an ambassador, campaigner and advocate for mental health policy reform, and to the broadcast media.
Alan Raymond Ruby For significant service to international education through global reform initiatives, and to philanthropic organisations.
Professor Michael Martin Saling For significant service to education in the field of clinical neuropsychology as an academic, researcher and clinician.
Ralph Robert Schulze For significant service to primary industry through research and innovation in a range of executive roles in the cotton sector.
Richard John Seddon For significant service to the business sector through promoting greater international industry engagement, and to Australian rules football.
Professor David John Shearman For significant service to medicine in the fields of gastroenterology and environmental health, particularly the impact of global climate change.
Dr Lawrence Maxwell Smart For significant service to dentistry in the field of clinical orthodontics, through cleft lip and palate treatment and craniofacial surgery.
Associate Professor Robert Ian Smee For significant service to medicine as a radiation oncologist, and through professional organisations and leadership roles.
Dr John Julian Smiles For significant service to medicine as an ophthalmologist, and to international relations through eye health programs in Samoa.
William Sinclair Smith For significant service to the law particularly through international justice tribunals and human rights organisations.
Winifred Mary Smith For significant service to the community through a range of executive roles with the Australian Red Cross in Queensland.
Stephen Charles Spargo For significant service to the community through a range of executive roles with business, agricultural, sporting and health organisations.
Dr Christina Meredith Steffen For significant service to medicine as a general and vascular surgeon, particularly through research and outreach programs.
Kevin Michael Stevenson For significant service to business and commerce through reforms in national and international accountancy standards.
Gerald Louis Stone For significant service to print and broadcast media as a journalist, editor, television producer and author.
David James Stratton For significant service to the film industry as a critic and reviewer, and as a promoter and ambassador for Australian cinema.
Dr Neil Eastwood Street For significant service to medicine in the fields of paediatric anaesthesia and malignant hyperthermia, and to the people of the Asia-Pacific region through medical aid programs.
The Honourable Brian Thomas Sully QC For significant service to the judiciary, and to the law, particularly through legal education in New South Wales.
Elizabeth Ann Symonds For significant service to social justice, particularly through drug law reform, and to the Parliament of New South Wales.
Professor Linda Clare Tapsell For significant service to health science as an academic and clinician specialising in diet and nutrition.
Brian George Tennant For significant service to the community, particularly through advocacy roles for improved social justice, law reform and civil liberties.
Barry Edward Thompson OAM For significant service to the community, particularly through executive roles with Rotary International, and to Australian aviation history.
Richard Graham Thorp For significant service to architecture, particularly through the development of major public projects, and to professional organisations.
Noel Christian Tovey For significant service to the performing arts, to Indigenous performers, and as an advocate for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex community.
Dr James Leonard Tulloch For significant service to the international community, particularly through a range of health and development roles with the United Nations.
Richard Trevor Viney For significant service to the finance and insurance sector as a contributor to consumer protection and dispute mediation.
Rona Diane Wade For significant service to the information technology sector, particularly through library management and resource sharing networks, and to the community.
Professor Merrilyn Margaret Walton For significant service to the health care sector, particularly through policy development and reform, and to professional medical practice and standards.
Professor John Douglas Watson For significant service to medicine in the field of neurology, to medical education and administration, and through mentoring roles.
Dr Graeme Watts For significant service to people with a disability, particularly to wheelchair sports, and to health sciences education.
Dr Gillian Ruth Webb For significant service to community health in the field of physiotherapy, as a contributor to professional organisations, and to education.
Robert John Wiles For significant service to tertiary education in the field of chemical engineering as a senior academic, lecturer and mentor.
Kathleen Eleanor Williams For significant service to the road transport industry through policies and regulations that support a safe and responsible trucking sector.
Dr Richard John Willis For significant service to medicine in the field of anaesthesia, and to professional organisations.
Ross Llewellyn Wiseman For significant service to the community through the leadership and promotion of volunteer organisations.
His Honour Judge Brian Edmund Withers For significant service to the law through leadership in a range of professional organisations, and to the judiciary in South Australia.
Lawrence William Woods DFC For significant service to veterans through the preservation of military aviation history.
Carolyn Mary Worth For significant service to the community through voluntary roles with child protection organisations.
Emeritus Professor Farhat Yusuf For significant service to tertiary education as a specialist demographer, and to professional organisations in Australia and overseas.

Military Division

Branch Recipient Citation Notes
Navy Captain Richard Kelson Fitzgerald RAN For exceptional service in support of Australia's submarine capability
Captain Guy Nicholas Holthouse RAN[2] For exceptional performance of duty in the field of Naval Warfare, as the Defence Attaché in Spain and Egypt, and as Deputy Commander Surface Force Australia.
Warrant Officer Martin Holzberger CSC[3] For exceptional performance of duty in the field of Navy leadership and management
Army Colonel Timothy Bayliss For exceptional service to the Australian Army in the fields of career management and force structure modernisation.
Colonel Bradley John McCall For exceptional service as the Public Health Physician, Health Threat Assessment Team, 2nd Health Support Battalion, Senior Medical Officer, Headquarters 1st Division; and Director of Clinical Services, 2nd General Health Battalion.
Brigadier Daniel McDaniel DSC, DSM For exceptional service as Commander Special Operations Command, Colonel Plans Headquarters

Forces Command, and Deputy Commander International Security Assistance Force Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan.

Brigadier Andrew John Mathewson For exceptional service in delivering aviation capability as the Project Director, Multi-Role Helicopter and Director General, Army Aviation Systems.
Colonel Scott Alexander Winter For exceptional service through contributions to career management as the Senior Officer Manager - Army and to the development and modernisation of the Australian Army as the Commanding Officer 1st Armoured Regiment.
Air Force Wing Commander Darren James Goldie CSC For exceptional service to the Royal Australian Air Force in airlift operations, and as Commanding Officer Number 37 Squadron
Air Vice-Marshal Leigh Andrew Gordon CSM For exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force in aerospace logistics.
Wing Commander Benjamin Main For exceptional performance of duty in aircraft engineering, sustainment and acquisition.
Air Commodore Robert Peter Rodgers CSM For exceptional service to the Royal Australian Air Force in cultural change and personnel administration.

Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)

General Division

Military Division

Branch Recipient Citation Notes
Navy Commander Cameron Trevor Eastman RANR For meritorious performance of duty in the field of shore and training infrastructure.
Army Warrant Officer Class One D. For meritorious performance of duty as a Regimental Sergeant Major on Operation Slipper and in Special Operations Command.
Warrant Officer Class One Richard Alan Hardy For meritorious service as the Plans Warrant Officer within multiple postings as part of 1st Joint Movements Group, including operational service.
Warrant Officer Class One Shane Brian McPhee For meritorious service as Regimental Sergeant Major of the 1st/19th Battalion, the Royal New South Wales Regiment, and the 3rd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment.
Corporal Thomas Michael O'Connor For meritorious service as a Combat Engineer conducting search operations during three deployments on Operation SLIPPER.
Major Mark David Wonnacott For meritorious service to the Australian Army in the fields of training and career management.
Air Force Air Commodore Robert Noel Lawson For meritorious service as Officer Commanding Strike Reconnaissance Systems Program Office and Director General Airlift and Tanker Systems.

Meritorious Service

Public Service Medal (PSM)

Public Service Medal ribbon
Service Recipient Citation
Australian Public Service Dr Simon Andrew Barter For outstanding public service to aircraft accident investigation and safety, in particular the area of metal fatigue in military aircraft, and the development of differentially corrected GPS based debris mapping.
Margaret Mary Carmody For outstanding public service through contributions to improving the lives of people with permanent and significant disability, and longstanding and distinguished service to public administration in the area of social services.
Marion Estelle Grant For outstanding public service through exceptional leadership of ongoing reform and modernisation of Australia's customs and border protection arrangements.
Timothy Hugh Pilgrim For outstanding public service in the development and implementation of major reforms to the Privacy Act 1988.
Saravanamuthu Ponnampalam For outstanding public service in the area of patent examination.
Amanda Louise Ritchie For outstanding public service leading to increased employment participation of job seekers with disabilities, injuries and health conditions.
Penny Williams For outstanding public service in the role of Australia's inaugural Global Ambassador for Women and Girls.
New South Wales Anita Lesley Anderson For outstanding public service to social justice, worker's compensation, and improved access to government services in regional areas of New South Wales.
Norman Angelkovic For outstanding public service to the community of New South Wales through the provision of financial and human resources for the State Crime Command.
Raymond Paul Brownlee For outstanding public service in New South Wales through executive roles with a range of local councils, and to the introduction of water conservation practices.
Peter Bernard De Natris For outstanding public service to people with disabilities in New South Wales, and through improved employment opportunities for young people.
Arthur Diakos For outstanding public service to the transport services sector in New South Wales through senior financial planning and management roles.
Marwan El-Chamy For outstanding public service in New South Wales, particularly in the area of natural resource management and water legislation compliance.
Eric Ian Groom For outstanding public service to regulatory economics and reform in New South Wales, to greenhouse gas abatement, and to consumer protection.
Michele Hall For outstanding public service to education in New South Wales, and through improving outcomes for Indigenous students from disadvantaged rural and remote areas.
Christopher John Presland For outstanding public service to education in New South Wales, particularly through leadership roles, to improved professional standards and certification, and to student performance.
Rodney Glenn Towney For outstanding public service to education and employment opportunities for Indigenous youth in New South Wales, and through contributions to local government and community organisations.
Anthony Thomas Whitfield For outstanding public service to public sector financial performance and reporting as Deputy Auditor General of New South Wales.
Victoria Kurt Steve Butyn For outstanding public service to education in Victoria, particularly as Principal of Werribee Secondary College.
Peter William Farrell For outstanding public service through leadership roles during and after major fire events in regional Victoria.
Peter James Greenwell For outstanding public service to education in Victoria, and to the development of programs to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged youth.
Francis John Mickan For outstanding public service to the primary industry sector in Victoria, through the introduction of strategies to improve dairy farming practices.
Michelle Louise Seddon For outstanding public service to community correctional services in Victoria, particularly through the introduction of innovative and accessible justice delivery programs.
Janice Rosemary Snell For outstanding public service in Victoria, particularly to people in rural and regional communities, through improved governance and delivery of social welfare programs and services.
Graeme Kenneth Turner For outstanding public service to conservation and the environment in Victoria, through the development of sustainable water security and resource management programs and policy.
Queensland Raymond John Burton For outstanding public service to local government, including to the Townsville City Council.
Associate Professor Charles Patrick Denaro For outstanding public service to Queensland Health.
John Wilson Forster For outstanding public service to Queensland Corrective Services.
Peter Neville Rule AM, RFD For outstanding public service to local and state government in Queensland.
Aneurin Rhys Thomas RFD For outstanding public service to the Queensland community through the provision of public oral health services.
Western Australia Alexander George Errington For outstanding public service to land conservation and environmental preservation in Western Australia through policy development and senior management roles.
David John Hartley For outstanding public service to the forest products industry in Western Australia through sustainable management, corporate governance, and market development.
Gail Josephine Milner For outstanding public service to community health and aged care reform in Western Australia, particularly through the establishment and implementation of innovative clinical programs.
South Australia Vaughan John Levitzke For outstanding public service in the area of waste management reform and policy.
Christine Elizabeth Russell For outstanding public service in the provision of emergency health care and remote dialysis services across regional South Australia.
Australian Capital Territory Grace Annette Dunlop For outstanding public service to primary education in the Australian Capital Territory, as an advocate for gifted and talented students.
Donald Bryden Fletcher For outstanding public service to conservation and the environment, particularly through significant contributions to ecological research, innovation and management.
Roslyn May Hayes For outstanding public service to people with a disability in the Australian Capital Territory through policy development and reform.
Northern Territory John Anthony Coleman For outstanding public service to the community of the Northern Territory, and through parliamentary advisory roles.
Ernest Charles Wanka For outstanding public service to infrastructure planning in the Northern Territory, particularly the design, construction and maintenance of the road transport network.

Australian Police Medal (APM)

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Branch Recipient
Australian Federal Police Commander Brian Samuel McDonald
Commander Paul Sheldon Osborne
New South Wales Police Force Senior Constable Anthony George Bell
Inspector Mark Bradley Hargreaves
Sergeant John Charles Keough
Inspector Bruce Sydney McGregor
Detective Superintendent Greig Newbery
Senior Sergeant Leslie Michael Nugent
Superintendent Clinton Murray Pheeney
Superintendent Karen Leanne Webb
Assistant Commissioner Gary Ronald Worboys
Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Kevin Patrick Casey
Assistant Commissioner Robert John Hill
Detective Inspector Michael John Hughes
Senior Sergeant Paul Martin Mellick
Assistant Commissioner Shane Andrew Patton
Senior Sergeant Marilynn Ross
Queensland Police Service Sergeant Elizabeth Watson Burns-Hutchison
Detective Sergeant Samantha Garrett
Superintendent Russell David Miller
Superintendent Dale Richard Pointon
Senior Sergeant Janelle Maree Poole
Senior Sergeant Stephen Richard Trotter
Western Australia Police Superintendent John Ashley Ballantyne
Inspector Kerry Mae French
Sergeant Jodie Romayne Pearson
Superintendent Bradley James Royce
Inspector Kim Judith Travers
South Australia Police Sergeant Darren Bails
Chief Superintendent Scott Jonathon Duval
Detective Senior Sergeant Tracey Anne Murphy
Tasmania Police Detective Senior Constable Robyn Joan Button
Inspector Laurence John Huxley
Northern Territory Police Commander Bruce Douglas Porter
Superintendent Robert William Rennie

Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM)

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Branch Recipient
Federal David Charles Brooks
New South Wales Kevin Charles Adams
Clayton Pearce Allison
Peter Warwick Conn
Phillip Craig Etienne
Harmen Kampman
Jayson Anthony McKellar
Craig Anthony Robertson
Thomas John Sturgeon
Andre Franciscus Van Hoeck
Ralph Frank Walker
Victoria Rachel Mary Dawkins
Graeme Raymond Gant
Andrew Edmund Gillham
Gary William Harker
Jamie Mackenzie
Ivan Peter Smith
Queensland Dr Michael Bruce Logan
Geoffrey Clifford Richardson
Western Australia Roger Inskip Armstrong
Robert Joseph Papalia
South Australia Rodney Fraser Campbell
Darren John Chapman
Glen Alan Cook
Gregory Ronald Napier
Tasmania John Edward Duggan
Jeffrey Andrew Harper
John Alexander White

Ambulance Service Medal (ASM)

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Branch Recipient
New South Wales Ambulance Services Brian Joseph Parsell
Phillip Peter Proust
Victorian Ambulance Services Prof Stephen Anthony Bernard
Ralph Casey
Justin Michael Dunlop
Andrew Henery McDonell
Ian Vernon Rogers
Michael William Stepensen
Queensland Ambulance Services Craig Vaughn Jackson
Wayne Vaughn Jackson
Western Australian Ambulance Services Deborah Gail Jackson
Robert Stewart James
Graham Oliver Jones
South Australian Ambulance Services James Douglas Bartlett
Paul Douglas Clark
Tasmanian Ambulance Services Janny O'Keefe

Emergency Services Medal (ESM)

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Branch Recipient
New South Wales Emergency Services Gerald George Burnage
Patricia Kathleen Crowe
Graham Frederick Millgate
Victoria Emergency Services Raymond Geoffrey Jasper
Lynette Thomson
Queensland Emergency Services John Francis McVeigh
Western Australia Emergency Services Joseph John McLaughlin
Alexander James Williams
South Australia Emergency Services Stefan Bilka
Tasmanian Emergency Services Mark Walter Gillies BM
Timothy Francis Kirkwood

Distinguished Service

Medal for Gallantry (MG)

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Branch Recipient Citation
Army Lance Corporal M For acts of gallantry in hazardous circumstances on Operation SLIPPER.

Commendation for Gallantry

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Branch Recipient Citation
Army Private B For acts of gallantry in action during Operation SLIPPER.

Bar to the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC and Bar)

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Branch Recipient Citation
Army Lieutenant Colonel F For distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations during Operation SLIPPER.

Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

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Branch Recipient Citation
Army Colonel Wade Bradley Stothart AM For distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations as Commander of Combined Team-Uruzgan, during Operation SLIPPER from July 2013 to December 2013.

Bar to the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM and Bar)

Branch Recipient Citation
Army Major G For distinguished leadership in warlike operations on Operation SLIPPER.
Major S For distinguished leadership in warlike operations on Operation SLIPPER.

Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)

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Branch Recipient Citation
Navy Commodore Daryl Wayne Bates AM, RAN For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as Commander Combined Task Force 150 on Operation SLIPPER from November 2013 to April 2014.
Army Captain C For distinguished leadership in warlike operations and in action as a platoon commander with the Special Operations Task Group on Operation SLIPPER in Afghanistan in 2009.
Brigadier K For distinguished leadership in warlike operations in Afghanistan.
Corporal O For distinguished leadership in warlike operations on Operation SLIPPER.
Captain S For distinguished leadership in warlike operations on Operation SLIPPER.

Commendation for Distinguished Service

Commendation for Distinguished Service ribbon
Branch Recipient Citation
Navy Lieutenant Commander Andrew Richard Hough RAN[4] For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as Executive Officer of HMAS Melbourne during Operation SLIPPER from September 2013 to February 2014.
Captain Brian Jonothan Schlegel RAN [4] For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as Commanding Officer HMAS Melbourne and Commander Task Group 633.1 on Operation SLIPPER from September 2013 to February 2014.
Army Lieutenant Colonel Michael Timothy Bye For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as Commanding Officer of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment Task Force on Operation SLIPPER from May to December 2013.
Corporal H For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations on Operation SLIPPER.
Sergeant J For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as a Team Commander on Operation SLIPPER.
Lieutenant Colonel Natasha Lea Ludwig For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations while Commanding Officer, Force Support Unit-Eight on Operation SLIPPER from June 2013 to February 2014.
Major Brent Steven Maddock For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as Chief Engineer for Combined Team-Uruzgan on Operation SLIPPER from June 2013 to December 2013.
Air Force Squadron Leader Christopher Damien Hatch For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as Force Protection Authority for Multi National Base Command-Tarin Kot, on Operation SLIPPER from July 2013 to December 2013.

Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC)

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Branch Recipient Citation
Navy LCDR Phillip Michael Brown RAN[5] For outstanding achievement in the design and implementation of the S-70B-2 helicopter technical training system in Training Authority-Aviation from July 2012 until July 2014.
Commander Lorinda Anne Carlin CSM RAN For outstanding achievement as the Fleet Maritime Logistics Officer.
Lieut Brenton-James Alexander Glover RAN[6] For outstanding achievement as Executive Officer of HMAS Brunei from May 2011 until the decommissioning of the ship in December 2014.
Commander Ashley Mark Papp RAN For outstanding achievement as Commanding Officer of HMAS Choules during Operation LANDSCAPE.
Captain Mona Shindy RAN For outstanding achievement as the Navy Strategic Adviser on Islamic Cultural Affairs.
Army LtCol Paul Joseph Barta For outstanding devotion to duty as the Assistant Defence Attaché Manila during the Australian whole of government response to the Rodwell kidnap for ransom, and immediately following the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan.
Major H For outstanding achievement in the performance of duty as Staff Officer in Special Operations Headquarters.
Major Vicki Ann Lanagan For outstanding achievement to the Australian Army in the field of career management.
LtCol Roderick Lindsay Lang For outstanding achievement as the Commander of Joint Task Force 630 on Operation PHILIPPINES ASSIST during the period 23 November to 17 December 2013.
LtCol Ian Douglas Marsh For outstanding achievement as the Commanding Officer of the 1st Health Support Battalion and the 1st Close Health Battalion.
LtCol Scott Martin Morris For outstanding achievement as Staff Officer Grade One Global Operations Team One, Operation SLIPPER, Headquarters Joint Operations Command from January 2013 to May 2014.
LtCol Matthew John Quinn For outstanding achievement in the performance of duty in the Infrastructure Section of Army Headquarters.
Colonel S For outstanding devotion to duty as a Director in Special Operations Command.
Colonel Murray Ronald Thompson For outstanding achievement as Director Future Military Commitments, Military Strategic Commitments Branch.
Major John Kevin Walker For outstanding achievement as Officer Commanding B Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment.
Air Force Wing Commander Debra Anne Greig For outstanding achievement in personnel management and administration.
Wing Commander James Robert Hogg For outstanding achievement as Deputy Director of the Air Mobility Control Centre.
Warrant Officer John Laing Lindsay For outstanding devotion to duty as the Warrant Officer-In-Charge of Aircraft Life Support Section at Number 92 Wing.
Group Captain Sue Elizabeth McGready For outstanding achievement as the Commander, Defence National Storage and Distribution Centre.
Group Captain Paul James Willmot For outstanding devotion to duty in aircrew development and sustainment.

Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM)

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Branch Recipient Citation
Navy Warrant Officer Nicholas Llewellyn Davies[7] For meritorious devotion to duty as Chief Petty Officer Physical Training Instructor at the Navy Indoor Sports Centre, in managing and executing Military Self Defence training for Operations RESOLUTE and SOVEREIGN BORDERS.
Leading Seaman Emily Jade Ettridge[8] For meritorious achievement as the First Aid Recruit Instructor at the Royal Australian Navy Recruit School, HMAS Cerberus.
Captain Wendy Anne Malcolm RAN For meritorious devotion to duty as the ANZAC Systems Program Office Director.
Commander Gareth Keri Marjoram RAN For meritorious achievement as Senior Weapons Electrical Engineer at Submarine Force Headquarters, HMAS Stirling and Senior Engineering Officer, HMAS Waller.
Chief Petty Officer Raymond Kenneth Rosendale[9] For meritorious achievement as the Navy Strategic Adviser on Indigenous Cultural Affairs.
Leading Seaman Simon Robert Yates[10] For meritorious achievement in Boatswain training implementation as the Boatswain's Faculty Program Assistant, HMAS Cerberus.
Army Lieutenant Colonel Elisabeth Mary Barnett For meritorious devotion to duty as the Career Advisor for Royal Australian Army Medical Corps and Royal Australian Army Dental Corps officers at the Directorate of Officer Career Management-Army.
Sergeant Mitchell Scott Chatt For meritorious devotion to duty as a member, and then Officer in Charge, of the Combat Health Training Team, Army School of Health.
Lieutenant Colonel G For meritorious achievement as Staff Officer Grade One in Army Headquarters.
Warrant Officer Class One David Ramon Grundell For meritorious achievement as the Master Gunner, New Equipment Training Team.
Major Konrad Kazmirowicz For meritorious achievement as Officer Commanding C Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment and Chief Instructor for the CH-47D Chinook capability.
Lieutenant Colonel Denise Oliver For meritorious achievement as Staff Officer Grade 1 Special Projects, Army Compliance and Assurance Agency.
Lieutenant Colonel S For meritorious devotion to duty to Special Operations Command.
Warrant Officer Class Two W For meritorious devotion to duty to the 1st Commando Regiment, and in committed support to unit welfare and the seriously wounded and injured soldiers and their families.
Warrant Officer Class One W For meritorious achievement and dedication to duty to the Special Air Service Regiment.
Warrant Officer Class Two Stephen Paul Wurst For meritorious devotion to duty as the Assistant Army Attaché, Australian Defence Staff-Jakarta.
Air Force Corporal Cameron Adon Lambert For meritorious devotion to duty in Airfield Engineering Flight at Number 383 Squadron.
Warrant Officer Janet Louise O'Dea For meritorious devotion to duty as Squadron Warrant Officer of Number 460 Squadron.

Meritorious Unit Citation

Meritorious Unit Citation
Branch Recipient Citation
Army 1st Joint Movement Group For sustained and outstanding warlike operational service in the Middle East Area of Operations over the period November 2001 to June 2014.

The 1st Joint Movement Group was continuously deployed for 13 years and provided sustained and outstanding service to the Australian Defence Force and supporting Australian government agencies by successfully enabling the force projection, sustainment and re-deployment of all force elements to and from the Middle East as part of Operations FALCONER, BASTILLE, CATALYST, SLIPPER, KRUGER, RIVERBANK and PALATE.

Task Force 66 (Special Operations Task Groups IV – XX) For sustained and outstanding warlike operational service in Afghanistan from 30 April 2007 to 31 December 2013, through the conduct of counter insurgency operations in support of the International Security Assistance Force.

Over a six-year period, Task Force 66 rendered outstanding service on operations in Afghanistan where it conducted highly successful counter insurgency operations within Uruzgan and surrounding provinces in support of the International Security Assistance Force. The Task Force’s outstanding performance against an unrelenting, cunning and ruthless enemy, in an unforgiving environment, was achieved through the collective efforts of every member of the contingent over the duration of the commitment. The superior combat operations results of Task Group 66 further emphasised the Group’s exceptional courage and commitment.

References

  1. ^ Michael Brooke (28 January 2015). "Australia Day 2015 Honours - Deputy Chief leads the way". Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. ^ Natalie Staples (30 January 2015). "Australia Day 2015 Honours - Inaugural Defence Attaché honoured". Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ^ SGT Dave Morley (26 January 2018). "Australia Day 2015 Honours - Navy's most Senior Sailor". Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b Natalie Staples; Kelli Lunt (31 January 2015). "Australia Day 2015 Honours - Counter-piracy key to success". Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  5. ^ Dallas McMaugh (27 January 2015). "Australia Day 2015 Honours - Aviation training reaps rewards". Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  6. ^ Natalie Staples (28 January 2015). "Australia Day 2015 Honours - Recognition for former HMAS Brunei XO". Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  7. ^ CPL Max Bree (1 February 2015). "Australia Day 2015 Honours - Protecting those who protect". Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  8. ^ SBLT Kat Mulheron (26 January 2018). "Australia Day 2015 Honours - A passion recognised". Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  9. ^ SGT Dave Morley (30 January 2015). "Australia Day 2015 Honours - Diversity recognised". Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  10. ^ SBLT Kat Mulheron (29 January 2015). "Australia Day 2015 Honours - A 'conspicuous' Australia Day". Retrieved 5 June 2018.

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