Prominent Australians including author Tim Winton and late comedian Barry Humphries are appointed to the Order of Australia, in the first year women outnumber men on the honours list.
he became a controversial figure because of his views regarding the transgender communityFor Humphries's relatives, dealing with the death of a family member who was also a public figure has been challenging.
Ms Johnson said Humphries would have been proud to receive the highest honour in the Order of Australia. Her inclusion on the King's honour list was something Morris had to reckon with, given the honours' ties to the head of the colony."The singing around the world in languages from here — the journey of that — and working in over 70 remote communities.
"To think that you've been doing your thing for 40 years and to get a kind of an accolade that's sort of beyond the professional, it does make you think, well, I've been around a while and maybe I've had some impact and hopefully a positive impact."Winton has also made a name for himself in the environmental advocacy space, defending reefs, criticising the fossil fuel industry and campaigning against shark finning.
"It was going to cost $850, and they let me pay in two instalments because at the time … I was earning about 300 bucks a week." "I think it's a tribute to Australia and Australian society … that people who might not think they're part of the mainstream, or certainly not part of the establishment, can have a go and have a fair go in this country," she said.Sydney's longest-serving lord mayor, Clover Moore, has been appointed as an AO for her service to local government and the New South Wales parliament.
The non-profit organisation has provided free youth camps and online courses to thousands of disadvantaged young people, teaching them coping mechanisms to deal with their mental health battles."We don't want to be here to fix you, we don't want to be here to tell you exactly what to do, we want to help guide you and listen to you."
The president of the Tasmanian Beekeeping Association started collecting hives as a hobby and a way to make a bit of money to buy a home. Now, honey is his life.
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