Always willing to aid others
Pauline Gandel reacted with surprise when made a Companion in the Order of Australia for her service to the community.
Honours
Power of immigrants
Jillian Segal was just five when her family came to Australia from South Africa after the Sharpeville massacre of 1960.
Success ‘dulls the appetite to challenge’
Jillian Broadbent believes success can be its own worst enemy, dulling the appetite of those at the top to challenge the status quo.
Indigenous issues highlighted in editor’s quest for the truth
Chris Mitchell, a former boss of The Australian and a champion of indigenous affairs, is among the citizens being honoured today.
Oil boss answered the call
When Oil Search boss Peter Botten’s mobile started ringing shortly after 4am, he sensed trouble.
Following his father’s example
When he was a young university graduate, Pacific Equity Partners chairman Tim Sims saw himself going into international aid work.
‘It’s a privilege for me to be an Australian citizen’
The Al-loos family from Iraq will be among 1400 people to take the oath of citizenship in Paramatta today.
Australia Day Honours
The Australia Day 2019 list is the largest in the history of the Order of Australia – recognising 1127 outstanding and inspirational Australians.
Helping kids a joy and an honour Helping kids a joy and an honour
For all they’ve achieved in diverse fields of human endeavour, today’s Australia Day honours recipients have one thing in common.
Tree fed roots of protest league
Ruth Hennings and Alfred Neal plotted the protest movement that helped bring equality for Aboriginal Australians.
Medics Australians of the Year
Thai cave rescue medics Richard Harris and Craig Challen have been named joint 2019 Australians of the Year.
Gender quotas for honours list ‘not needed’
A Labor plan for gender targets in Australia Day awards has been dismissed as potentially unworkable and totally unnecessary.
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