The 1993 Queen's Birthday Honours for Australia were announced on Monday 14 June 1993 by the office of the Governor-General.
The Birthday Honours were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June.
Order of Australia
Companion (AC)
General Division RecipientCitationNotesThe Honourable Chief Justice John Murtagh MacrossanFor service to the law, to higher education and to the artsProfessor Donald Metcalf, For service to medicine through scientific research, particularly cancer researchSir Arvi (Hillar) ParboFor service to the mining industry and to commerceProfessor Ralph Owen Slatyer, For service to science and technology and it application to industry developmentRichard Arthur Woolcott, For service to international relations and to Asia Pacific economic cooperation
Officer (AO)
General Division RecipientCitationNotesSallyanne AtkinsonFor service to the community and local governmentProfessor Bruce Harry BennettFor service to education and to Australian literary studiesThe Honourable John Joseph BrownFor service to the Australian Parliament, tourism and sport and recreationProfessor Henry George BurgerFor service to medical research, particularly in the field of endocrinologyEmeritus Professor Neil Edwin CarsonFor service to education, particularly in the field of community medicineDr Alison Laura CrookFor service as a librarianAnne Barbara Deveson, For service to community health, particularly through increasing the public awareness of schizophrenia and to the mediaDr Murray William ElliottFor service to medicine, particularly in the fields of obstetrics and gynaecologyJames Oswald FairfaxFor service to the arts and to the communityProfessor Ross Gregory GarnautFor service to education, particularly in the field of economics and to international relationsDr Olga Margaret GarsonFor service to medical research and education, particularly in the field of cytogeneticsProfessor Walter Ernest GloverFor service to medical education, particularly in the fields of physiology and pharmacologyFrancis John HargraveFor service to industry, international relations and to the communityLouis KahanFor service to the artsProfessor James Roland LawrenceFor service to medical education and to nephrologyProfessor Clement John LloydFor service to journalism, education, politics and public policyProfessor John Francis LoveringFor service to education and geology, particularly through Antarctic scientific researchSister Margaret Mary McGovernFor service to social welfare and to the communityDr Geoffrey Lee MillerFor service to primary industry, particularly in the area of agricultural economics and to international relationsProfessor Ronald PennyFor service to medical research and education, particularly in the field of clinical immunologyThe Honourable Gordon Glen Denton ScholesFor service to the Australian ParliamentSamuel SmorgonFor service to the arts and to the communitySir Robert (John) Southey, For service to the arts, particularly through the Australian Ballet FoundationEmeritus Professor Derek Edward Tribe, For service to education, particularly in the field of agricultural science and to international relationsThe Honourable Tom UrenFor service to the Australian Parliament, to urban and regional development, the environment and the communityProfessor John Francis Bryant UtherFor service to medicine in the field of cardiology, particularly in the area of electrophysiologyLynette Noel WaiteFor service to business management, particularly through advancing the development of women in managementThe Honourable William Charles WentworthFor service to the Australian Parliament, particularly in relation to Aboriginal rights and to the standardisation of interstate rail gaugesHelen Rodda WilliamsFor service to public administration, particularly in the areas of education and social welfare
Military Division BranchRecipientCitationNotesNavyCommodore Clement John LittletonFor distinguished service to the Australian Defence Force, particularly as Director General Natural Disasters OrganisationArmyMajor General David John McLachlan, For distinguished service to the Army as General Officer Commanding Logistic CommandAir ForceAir Vice-Marshal Leslie Bruce Fisher, For service to the Royal Australian Air Force as the Assistant Chief of the Defence Force (Operations)
Member (AM)
General Division