1987 Australia Day Honours

The 1987 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 1987 by the Governor General of Australia, Sir Ninian Stephen.[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]

† indicates an award given posthumously.

  1. ^ "Australia Day 1987 Honours List" (PDF). Governor-General of Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Announcing and presenting awards". www.pmc.gov.au. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 28 October 2018.