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 […]
ESSAY: WE’RE AWARDING THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA TO THE WRONG PEOPLE
In an article first published on The Conversation, NICHOLAS GRUEN, adjunct professor in the University of Technology Sydney’s Business School, calls for a rethinking of Australia’s awards system ahead of Australia Day…