‘This was for my tennis’:Court says she won’t hand back Australia Day honours

‘This was for my tennis’:Court says she won’t hand back Australia Day honours

Margaret Court believes her Companion to the Order of Australia nod in the Australia Day awards this year was for her tennis career and says “it was a long time coming”.

  • bySam McClure

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Use Biden agenda to commit to net zero:Malcolm Turnbull

Use Biden agenda to commit to net zero:Malcolm Turnbull

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has urged the Morrison government to seize on new climate change agenda from US President Joe Biden to commit to net zero emissions by 2050.

  • byDavid Crowe
Order of Australia honours are a shameful embarrassment

Order of Australia honours are a shameful embarrassment

There is only one state in Australia that can hold its head high in terms of being representative and egalitarian – and it’s not NSW.

  • byJenna Price
Kerry O’Brien refuses Order of Australia after Margaret Court honour

Kerry O’Brien refuses Order of Australia after Margaret Court honour

The veteran journalist has said there is something “fundamentally wrong with a system that can produce such a deeply insensitive and divisive decision”.

  • byKarl Quinn
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Federation,reflection days can mark progress,history

There is clearly an appetite in this country to annually renew and celebrate our national spirit while simultaneously reflecting on the sins of our beginnings.

Why I handed back my Order of Australia,and why Margaret Court should be stripped of hers

Why I handed back my Order of Australia,and why Margaret Court should be stripped of hers

A transgender doctor explains why she cannot keep her award while tennis legend Margaret Court is honoured under the same system.

  • byClara Tuck Meng Soo
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Margaret Court’s sister ‘disgusted’ after Andrews condemns Australia Day award

Margaret Court’s sister ‘disgusted’ after Andrews condemns Australia Day award

Margaret Court’s sister has defended a decision to recognise the tennis great with the highest Australia Day honour and says she’s “disgusted” with Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews for condemning it.

  • byChloe Booker andJames Massola
Order of Australia biased against women,admits Governor-General

Order of Australia biased against women,admits Governor-General

David Hurley wants to shake up the system to fix biases against Indigenous people and women following news controversial tennis great Margaret Court will be made an AC.

  • byJacqueline Maley andNigel Gladstone
'Nothing to do with tennis':Margaret Court's Australia Day honour criticised

'Nothing to do with tennis':Margaret Court's Australia Day honour criticised

The tennis great's achievements in the sport she dominated decades ago are unparalleled but she has been a controversial figure because of her religious views.

  • byChris Barrett
Margaret Court to challenge Lotterywest ban on grant funding

Margaret Court to challenge Lotterywest ban on grant funding

Tennis champion Margaret Court will lodge an equal opportunities complaint against the WA government after the state's lotteries commission refused to fund her charity because of her"biblical views on same-sex marriage".

  • byNathan Hondros
'Not what tennis stands for':Murray backs calls to remove Court's name from arena

'Not what tennis stands for':Murray backs calls to remove Court's name from arena

Andy Murray reignites the debate about removing Margaret Court’s name from the Melbourne Park arena.