The 2026 King's Birthday Honours List recognizes 949 Australians, including notable community advocates and distinguished individuals.
A former principal of Chisholm Primary, a man in his 70s, who makes trails for mountain bikes, a grieving dad who wanted to help others, a trailblazing lawyer, doctors, academics, scientists and volunteers are among the Canberrans recognised in the King's Birthday 2026 Honours List.
The list in 2026 recognises 949 Australians, including 702 recipients of awards in the general division of the Order of Australia.
On the national front, comedian Rove McManus (AM), the late ABC broadcaster James Valentine (AM), advocate and former Democrats senator Natasha Stott Despoja (AC), former Vogue Australia editor-in-chief Edwina McCann (AM) and Melbourne businessman and National Portrait Gallery Foundation chair Sidney Myer (AO) were all recognised in this year's list.