What is Order of Australia?
{{Infobox order |title = Order of Australia |image = [[File:Order of Australia.png|150px]] |caption = Insignia of a Knight/Dame of the Order of Australia |awarded_by = the [[Monarch of Australia]] |type = [[Order (honour)|National Order]] |motto = |day =[[Australia Day]] and [[Queen's Birthday]] |eligibility = All living Australian citizens |for = Achievement and merit in service to Australia or humanity |status = Currently constituted |head_title = Sovereign |head = [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] |head2_title = Chancellor |head2 = General [[Peter Cosgrove|Sir Peter Cosgrove]] |commander = |grades = {{unbulleted list | Knight/Dame (AK/AD) | Companion (AC) | Officer (AO) | Member (AM) | Medal (OAM) |<br />Awarded in: |&nbsp; General Division |&nbsp; Military Division |&nbsp; As an Honorary award}} |former_grades = |date = 14 February 1975 |first_induction = 14 April 1975 |last_induction = 7 September 2017 |total = {{unbulleted list |AK – 15 |AD – 4 |AC – 512 |AO – 2,815 |AM – 9,799 |OAM – 22,611 |individual = |higher = |lower = |image2 = [[File:AUS Order of Australia (civil) BAR.svg|100px]]&nbsp;[[File:AUS Order of Australia (military) BAR.svg|100px]] |caption2 = Ribbons: general division; military division }}}} The '''Order of Australia''' was created by [[Elizabeth II]], Queen of Australia on 14 February 1975. It was created to show the very best people of Australia. The award is given to notable Australian citizens who make big changes to Australia or internationally with their work. Sometimes the award is given to people who are not citizens of Australia. The Order has many groups. The awarded person will join one of these groups: *Knight or Dame (AK or AD) *Companion (AC) *Officer (AO) *Member (AM) *Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) [[Category:Order of Australia| ]] [[Category:197