Aussie Honorable Mentions I noticed were:
Peter M Ball, Horn, Twelfth Planet Press
Terry Dowling, stories in Songs of the Dying Earth and X6
Greg Egan, "Hot Rock", Crystal Nights
Paul Haines, "Wives", X6
Margo Lanagan, "Ferryman" (Firebirds Soaring) & "Sea-Hearts" (X6)
Ian McHugh, stories in Asimov’s and Beneath Ceaseless Skies
Sean McMullen, stories in F&SF and Interzone
Garth Nix (too many to list!)
Lezli Robyn (with Mike Resnick), "Soulmates", Asimov’s
Cat Sparks, "Heart of Stone", X6
Sean Williams, stories in The Dragon Book and New Space Opera 2
Lots from edited anthologies such as Eclipse 3 and New Space Opera 2.
ASIM got a positive little mention in the summation and X6 got massive kudos, called "one of the year’s best anthologies"!!
There may be others, but I’m too tired to trawl through further! You can check it out for yourself here. Well done to all mentioned!
Cool! Thanks Tehani.
K