âWho influenced this process?â: Readers respond to Margaret Courtâs AC
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January 28, 2021 â 7.08pm
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Four days from Australia Day, news broke that tennis champion turned Pentecostal minister Margaret Court â who has publicly expressed strong views opposing LGBTQ+ rights â was to be elevated from Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), awarded in 2007, to Companion of the Order of Australia (AC), the nationâs highest honour.
Politicians including federal Opposition leader Anthony Albanese and Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews were also critical of the decision. Prime Minister Scott Morrison declined to comment on Courtâs medal, but did say the honours system was a âcompletely independent processâ.