Order of Australia
E145917
The Order of Australia is the country’s principal system of honours, recognizing outstanding achievement and service by Australian citizens and others.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1286772 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Order of Australia Context triple: [Australian of the Year awards, relatedTo, Order of Australia]
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A.
Companion of the Order of Australia
The Companion of the Order of Australia is the highest grade of the Order of Australia, awarded for eminent achievement and merit of the highest degree in service to Australia or humanity at large.
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B.
Officer of the Order of Australia
Officer of the Order of Australia is a high-ranking Australian honour awarded for distinguished service of a national or international significance across various fields.
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C.
Knight Commander of the Order of Australia
The Knight Commander of the Order of Australia is one of the highest ranks within Australia's national honours system, awarded for extraordinary and pre-eminent achievement and service.
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D.
Australian Human Rights Medal
The Australian Human Rights Medal is a national Australian award presented annually to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the promotion and protection of human rights.
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E.
Victoria Cross for Australia
The Victoria Cross for Australia is the highest military decoration awarded to members of the Australian Defence Force for extraordinary valour in the presence of the enemy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Order of Australia Target entity description: The Order of Australia is the country’s principal system of honours, recognizing outstanding achievement and service by Australian citizens and others.
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A.
Companion of the Order of Australia
The Companion of the Order of Australia is the highest grade of the Order of Australia, awarded for eminent achievement and merit of the highest degree in service to Australia or humanity at large.
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B.
Officer of the Order of Australia
Officer of the Order of Australia is a high-ranking Australian honour awarded for distinguished service of a national or international significance across various fields.
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C.
Knight Commander of the Order of Australia
The Knight Commander of the Order of Australia is one of the highest ranks within Australia's national honours system, awarded for extraordinary and pre-eminent achievement and service.
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D.
Australian Human Rights Medal
The Australian Human Rights Medal is a national Australian award presented annually to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the promotion and protection of human rights.
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E.
Victoria Cross for Australia
The Victoria Cross for Australia is the highest military decoration awarded to members of the Australian Defence Force for extraordinary valour in the presence of the enemy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national honour
ⓘ
order of chivalry ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
AC
ⓘ
AM ⓘ AO ⓘ OAM ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Office of the Governor-General of Australia
ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General
|
| awardedFor |
meritorious service
ⓘ
outstanding achievement ⓘ |
| awardingBody | Governor-General of Australia ⓘ |
| chancellor | Governor-General of Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| countryCode | AU ⓘ |
| decisionAdvisedBy | Council for the Order of Australia ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Australian citizens
ⓘ
non-citizens in exceptional circumstances ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Elizabeth II
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Elizabeth II
|
| establishedOn | 1975-02-14 ⓘ |
| firstInvestitureYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
General Division
ⓘ
Military Division ⓘ |
| hasGrade |
Companion of the Order of Australia
ⓘ
Order of Australia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Medal of the Order of Australia
Member of the Order of Australia ⓘ Officer of the Order of Australia ⓘ |
| headTitle |
Chancellor
ⓘ
Sovereign ⓘ |
| higherThan | Order of Merit ⓘ |
| insigniaShape | stylised golden wattle blossom ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | part of the Australian honours system ⓘ |
| lowerThan |
The Order of the Companions of Honour
ⓘ
surface form:
Order of the Companions of Honour
|
| motto | For the Honour of Australia ⓘ |
| postNominalLetters |
AC
ⓘ
AM ⓘ AO ⓘ OAM ⓘ |
| purpose | to recognise Australian citizens and others for achievement or meritorious service ⓘ |
| recommendationProcess | public nominations ⓘ |
| replaced | reliance on British honours for Australians ⓘ |
| ribbonColours | blue and gold ⓘ |
| sovereign |
King of Australia
ⓘ
surface form:
Monarch of Australia
|
| symbol | golden wattle insignia ⓘ |
| type |
civilian honour
ⓘ
military honour ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Order of Australia Description of subject: The Order of Australia is the country’s principal system of honours, recognizing outstanding achievement and service by Australian citizens and others.
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Order of Australia honour