Past Recipients
| Awarded | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Angus Houston | Former Chief of the Defence Force |
| 2010 | Guy Cooper | Former Chief Executive of the Taronga and Western Plains Zoos |
| 2009 | Li Cunxin | Dancer |
| 2008 | Paul Roos | Footballer |
| 2007 | David Koch | Television Presenter |
| 2006 | Ron Delezio | |
| 2005 | Steve Waugh | Cricketer |
| 2004 | Prof Graeme Clark | Cochlear Implant Developer |
| 2003 | Dr Karl Kruszelnicki | Scientist |
| 2002 | Steve Vizard | Media personality |
| 2001 | Jim Rafter | |
| 2000 | Stephen Biddulph | Parenting activist |
| 1999 | Slim Dusty | Musician |
| 1998 | Kamahl | Musician |
| 1997 | John Howard | Prime Minister |
| 1996 | R.A Peter Sinclair | Governor of New South Wales |
| 1995 | Mark Taylor | Cricketer |
| 1994 | Sir James Hardy | Americas Cup Sailor |
| 1993 | Michael Chugg | Music promoter |
| 1992 | Bill Crews | Minister |
| 1991 | Dr Bruce Shepherd | Deaf Education |
| 1990 | Peter Doyle | |
| 1989 | Ken Done | |
| 1988 | R.A David Martin | |
| 1987 | A.H Pollard | Actuary and Statistician |
| 1986 | Gordon Moyes | Politician |
| 1985 | Sir Ian Turbott | |
| 1984 | Prof Peter Rowe | |
| 1983 | Bobby Limb | Entertainer |
| 1982 | Alan Davidson | Cricketer |
| 1981 | Dr Bradney W Norington | |
| 1980 | Jim Lees | Police Commissioner |
| 1979 | Neil McLeod | |
| 1978 | Sir Zelman Cowen | Governor General |
| 1977 | Gary O'Callaghan | Radio Presenter |
| 1976 | Malcolm Fraser | Prime Minister |
| 1975 | Major General Alan Stretton | Jointly |
| - | Sir John Cornforth | Jointly |
| 1974 | Sir John Kerr | Governor General |
| 1973 | John Lloyd Waddy | Politician |
| 1972 | Dr William McBride | |
| 1971 | Sir William McMahon | Prime Minister |
| 1970 | V.C. Fairfax | |
| 1969 | W.M. Leonard | |
| 1968 | Lord R. Casey | Governor General |
| 1967 | Sir Lorimer Dods | Children's health care |
| 1966 | Sir Roden Cutler | Governor of New South Wales |
| 1965 | Bill Northam | |
| 1964 | Sir Robert Menzies | Prime Minister |
| 1963 | Leslie James Herron | |
| 1962 | Sir Norman Gregg | Ophthalmologist |
| 1961 | Adrian Curlewis | Judge |
| 1960 | Colin Delaney | |
| 1959 | Joseph Cahill | Premier of New South Wales |
| 1958 | Harry Jensen | Politician |
| 1957 | Sir Edward Hallstrom | Businessman & philanthropist |
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