Expected Australian honour for tennis great Margaret Court stirs controversy
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters News that Australia is to award tennis great Margaret Court the country’s highest honour next week has stoked controversy because of her views on LGBTQ+ issues including her opposition to same-sex marriage. News that Court, who won 24 singles Grand Slam titles in her career and 40 doubles Grand Slams before retraining as […]
World Vision agronomist Tony Rinaudo honoured in Australia Day awards
World Vision agronomist Tony Rinaudo – who has spent more than 35 years working with communities to regenerate degraded lands across Asia and Africa – is among those honoured in this year’s Australia Day awards. Rinaudo, who has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia, said he hoped the award “spurs a conversation […]