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Deborra-Lee Furness AO among the Australia Day Honours recipients

The actor and producer received the Order of Australia for her work as an adoption advocate and service to the arts.
27 Jan 2022 11:42
Paul Dalgarno
Press shot of Deborra-Lee Furnace, who was recognised in the Australia Day Honours for distinguished service to children as an adoption advocate and not-for-profit organisations and as an ambassador to the arts.

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Deborra-Lee Furnace AO. Image: Eva Rinaldi/ Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 2.0

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Actor and producer Deborra-Lee Furness is among the 1040 people to be recognised in this year’s Australia Day Honours.

Among those to receive a Medal of the Order of Australia was Media and entertainment lawyer Joan Peters. Peters was formerly on the board of Screen Australia and was recognised for service to the performing arts, particularly to film.

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Paul Dalgarno

Paul Dalgarno is author of the novels A Country of Eternal Light (2023) and Poly (2020); the memoir And You May Find Yourself (2015); and the creative non-fiction book Prudish Nation (2023). He is Head of Content at ArtsHub & ScreenHub. Insta: @dalgarnowrites

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