The 1997 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 1997 by the Governor General of Australia, Sir William Deane.[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]
- ^ "The Australia Day 1997 Honours". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Special (National : 1977 - 2012). 26 January 1997. p. 1. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Announcing and presenting awards". www.pmc.gov.au. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 30 August 2019.