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Good morning, this is Tamara Howie bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Tuesday 26 January, a day mired with
controversy over Australia Day honours and whether the country should
change the date for the national celebration.
Top stories
sexual assault survivor
Grace Tame named Australian of
the Year. Tame was honoured for her role in the #LetHerSpeak campaign which led to the overturning of a Tasmanian law gagging sexual assault survivors from speaking about their experiences. Journalist
Kerry O’Brien rejected his Australian Day honours to protest against the decision to give Margaret Court the country’s highest honour, citing Court’s “hurtful and divisive criticisms relating to the fundamental rights of the LGBTQ+ community”. Order of Australia recipient