A guide to Australia Day honours and how the selection process works
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The Australia Day honours list is overseen by the Council for the Order of Australia.
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Every year, hundreds of people are acknowledged for their achievement or service to the community through the Australia Day honours list.
What are the Australia Day honours?
According to the Governor-General, General David Hurley, they re given to people whose efforts make our communities and our nation a better place .
The Order of Australia is just one set of awards that gets handed out, alongside:
Australian Bravery Decorations
Critics of the Australian honours system claim it is too politicised, too weighted towards the wealthy, too pale, male and stale. Can the growing movement to make it more egalitarian really make a difference?