24 are elected, including 19 from Group of Eight universities

Honorary Fellows include Kim Carr, variously minister for science, research and higher education, among other portfolios, in Labor ministries, 2007-2013. The recently retired senator was awarded the Academy of Science Medal last month and is also a new fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.

The new humanities academy fellows are.

* Wayan Arka (ANU), * Jill Bennett (UNSW) * Caroline Bird  (Archae-aus), * Clint Bracknell (Uni Queensland) * Deborah Brown (Uni Queensland) * Simon Butt (Uni Sydney) * Jane Clark (Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart).

* Natalie Edwards (Uni Adelaide) * Jenny Green (Uni Melbourne) * Ari Heinrich (ANU) * Wayne Hudson (ANU) * Tony Hughes d’Aeth (UWA) * Marguerite Johnson (Uni Newcastle) *Jay Johnston (Uni Sydney) * Ronan McDonald (Uni Melbourne) * Felicity Meakins (Uni Queensland).

* Richard Menary (Macquarie U) * Antonio Rubina (Uni Sydney) * Nicola Stern (La Trobe U) * Carolyn Strange (ANU) * Thom van Dooren (Uni Sydney) * Denise Varney (Uni Melbourne) * Anik Waldow (Uni Sydney) * Sally Young (Uni Melbourne).