Veteran stars, presenters and media execs have been recognised in the annual Australia Day Honours.
Former
A Country Practice star Lorrae Desmond and former
Prisoner star Val Lehman both become a Member of the Order of Australia along with Graham Ross from
Better Homes & Gardens.
But veteran broadcaster Kerry O’Brien who was given an Officer of the Order of Australia declined after word that tennis champion Margaret Court was honoured.
“I believe the decision to award Australia’s highest honour to Margaret Court may serve to erode the hard-fought gains made over decades in reducing the impact of discrimination against members of the LGBTQ+ community,” he wrote in a letter to Governor-General, David Hurley.