Ita Buttrose, Carrie Bickmore and Leigh Sales among those recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours List
A number of Australian media professionals have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List, including ABC chair Ita Buttrose, 7.30 host Leigh Sales and The Project’s Carrie Bickmore.
The list recognises Australians who have made a significant contribution to the community in their respective fields.
Ita Buttrose
Buttrose was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for leadership in the media, arts and health sector. Sales was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to broadcast media.
Ten’s Bickmore was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to broadcast media and also her work with brain cancer awareness. Bickmore founded the Beanies 4 Brain Cancer foundation in honour of her late husband, Greg Lange.
“I am so honoured to have been awarded an Order of Australia. Having seen the inspiring Australians who have also received awards, I feel so humbled to be in their company,” said Bickmore.
“When I started my foundation I simply wanted to raise awareness about brain cancer and the devastating impact it was having on families all around our great country.
“Now four years on thanks to the generosity of Australians we have raised nearly $11.5 million. Seeing the work that is being done with the money we have granted is so encouraging and the scientists and researchers who have been advocating in this space for many years are the ones who deserve recognition.”
ABC presenter Dr Rachael Kohn was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (OA) for her contribution to broadcast media, particularly radio, as a creator, producer and presenter, and to Jewish studies.
OAMs also went to sports journalists Ken Sutcliffe and Louise Evans, who was the first woman sports journalist at the Sydney Morning Herald. The former head of AFTRS, Lisa Sweeney, and ABC journalist Judy Tierney were also recognised.
Author and journalist Jane Caro, ex-iSentia boss John Croll, former The Australian editor Campbell Reid, economics journalist Peter Martin and TV host Mike Whitney were also made Members of the Order of Australia.
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Many of these awards are simply going to people for doing their jobs, for which they have already been richly rewarded no doubt.
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This is just to increase the number of mouthpieces for when the republican debate comes around. It was expected to be within 12 months if Shorten was elected. Won’t be for awhile now.
Still it’s a shame none of these people had the guts to stand up for Australia be saying “no , we are not subjects and commoners in the eyes of an unelected monarch 10,000 miles away , shove your award”.
Instead they all gather and pat themselves on the head for being good little butlers of their majesty. Pathetic orcs.
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