The Langford Oration, named in honour of the College’s Foundation President, the late Dr Sam Langford, is delivered by a distinguished person on a topic of his or her choosing during the Conferment Ceremony. The Oration takes place after new Fellows, Associate Fellows and Honorary Fellows are admitted to RACMA and College awards are presented.
Langford Orations have been delivered by:
| 2024 | Professor Professor Peter Doherty |
| 2023 | Sir Ashley Bloomfield |
| 2022 | Dr Simone Raye |
| 2019 | Professor Villis Marshall AC |
| 2018 | Professor Keiji Fukuda |
| 2017 | Professor Gavin Frost |
| 2016 | Professor John Pearn |
| 2015 | Major Campbell Roberts |
| 2014 | Professor Mohamed Khadra |
| 2013 | The Honourable Justice Catherine E Holmes |
| 2012 | Rear Admiral Robyn Walker |
| 2011 | Professor John Catford |
| 2010 | Professor Judith MacKay |
| 2009 | Professor Fred Hilmer |
| 2008 | Professor Chris Baggoley |
| 2007 | Professor John Pearn |
| 2006 | Sir Guy Greene |
| 2005 | Ms Beth Wilson |
| 2004 | Professor Sir John Scott |
| 2003 | Her Excellency Prof. Marie Bashir AC |
| 2002 | Professor Fiona Stanley AO |
| 2001 | Professor John Funder AO |
| 2000 | Professor John Hay |
| 1999 | Dr John Yu |
| 1998 | Rt Rv Richard Randerson |
| 1997 | Dr Miles Lewis |
| 1996 | Mr Gatjil Djerrkura |
| 1995 | Professor Susie Linden-Laufer |
| 1994 | Professor Alan Gilbert |
| 1993 | Sir Llewellyn R Edwards |
| 1992 | Professor J Young |
| 1991 | The Hon Mr Justice D Malcolm |
| 1990 | His Excellency Dr D McCaughey |
| 1989 | Emeritus Professor P Karmel |
| 1988 | Senator The Hon P Baume |
| 1987 | Dr M H Durie |
| 1986 | Dr J Watson |
| 1985 | Professor A Cobbold |
| 1984 | Mr R Gibson |
| 1983 | Professor H Attwood |
| 1982 | Mr A Cohen |
| 1981 | Sir Zelman Cowen |
| 1980 | Professor G D Tracey |
| 1979 | Professor R Sackville |
| 1978 | Sir Gustav Nossal |
| 1977 | Mr Justice F G Brennan |
| 1976 | Dr C J Cummins |
| 1975 | Dr D Myers |
| 1974 | Professor E Saint |
| 1973 | Dr W E R Hackett |
| 1972 | Professor L J Kramer |
| 1971 | Professor H M Whyte |
| 1970 | Mr A J A Gardner |
| 1969 | Professor J Loewenthal |
| 1968 | Sir Philip Baxter |