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Long criticised for being dominated by men, the Order of Australia has achieved gender parity for the first time, but Governor-General David Hurley says lifting Indigenous and multicultural representation in the honours system is next. ....
Advertisement The Order of Australia is a reflection of where this country is â and that should make us embarrassed and ashamed. Itâs not just that there arenât enough women and no clear indication of whether we recognise First Nations people, points clearly made by Jacqueline Maley and Nigel Gladstone in the Good Weekend. Itâs not just that one of Australiaâs top homophobes and former tennis player Margaret Court has been given our highest honour. Itâs not just that menâs rights âadvocateâ Bettina Arndt was awarded one last year â and got to keep it. Itâs not even that there are a host of awardees youâd prefer to avoid in a dark alley. Let me remind you of what Shane Stone, the chair of the Council for the Order of Australia, said last September: âShort of a criminal conviction, we are not going to be arbiters of what people can or canât say.â ....
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