The 2002 Australia Day Honours are appointments to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by Australian citizens. The list was announced on 26 January 2002 by the Governor General of Australia, Peter Hollingworth.[1]
The Australia Day Honours are the first of the two major annual honours lists, the first announced to coincide with Australia Day (26 January), with the other being the Queen's Birthday Honours, which are announced on the second Monday in June.[2]
- ^ "Australia Day 2002 Honours". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Special (National : 1977 - 2012). 26 January 2002. p. 1. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Announcing and presenting awards". www.pmc.gov.au. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 22 October 2019.