Australia Day 2026 Honours: Congratulations to Copyright Agency members

January 28, 2026

Congratulations to our members who were recognised in this year’s Australia Day Honours List.

Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)

The Honourable Chief Justice Andrew Scott Bell SC, for eminent service to the judiciary and to the law, to legal education and training, and to the arts as an administrator and benefactor.

Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

Bruce Moore, for distinguished service to linguistics, to the scholarship of Australian English, and to tertiary education.
Michael Carr-Gregg, for distinguished service to child and adolescent psychology, to youth mental health advocacy, and to the community.
Penelope Alice Seidler, for distinguished service to the visual arts as an administrator, patron and benefactor, and to heritage preservation and architecture.

Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

Professor Loane Skene, for significant service to bioethics, medical research regulation, and to tertiary education.
Emeritus Professor Marcus Wigan, for significant service to engineering, road safety, and to tertiary education.
Graeme Base, for significant service to children’s literature as an author and illustrator.
Richard Edwin Stringer, for significant service to architectural photography, to education, and to history.
Desmond Harold Freeman, for significant service to interior design, and to vocational education.

Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)