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King’s Birthday Honours

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The Order of Australia medal.

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Former premiers Mark McGowan (left) and Daniel Andrews, and former federal leader Simon Crean, have taken half of this year’s top King’s Birthday Honours.

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Mark McGowan’s hardline policies during the pandemic resulted in celebrity-like fandom in WA and gained him a record-breaking 90 per cent approval rating.

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Love him or hate him, WA’s newest Companion of the Order of Australia Mark McGowan left behind an unforgettable legacy.

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Labor leaders top a shaved-down King’s Birthday Honours list

Contentious premiers Daniel Andrews and Mark McGowan along with former Labor leader Simon Crean head a slimmed-down honours list.

  • Shane Wright
Jacob Goldstein with his daughter Elissa Goldstein in 1992.

My family nominated Dad for the Order of Australia before he died. Today he becomes a member

Dad worked in hospitals for over 40 years and led a cardiothoracic unit for seven years, but he was humble about his achievements to the point of obfuscation.

  • Elissa Goldstein
Former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews.

Daniel Andrews tops King’s Birthday Honours

The former premier’s public health role and Big Build legacy have helped put him in the company of next governor-general Sam Mostyn on this year’s honours list.

  • Kieran Rooney and Shane Wright
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Bachar Houli has received King’s Birthday honours for service to the Islamic community, multiculturalism and Australian rules.

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The three-time Richmond premiership player says he feels conflicted about receiving the award while the Israel-Hamas war rages.

  • Michael Gleeson
Allison Burns, OAM, with a photo of her daughter, Bella Rees, who died after swallowing a button battery.

Allison’s baby died after swallowing a battery. Now she’s been credited with saving other children’s lives

Allison Burns receives the OAM for her work helping to prevent children dying from ingesting button batteries, as happened to her daughter, Bella.

  • Carolyn Webb
Glenn McGrath speaking before this year’s pink test.

McGrath promoted up the order to lead King’s Birthday Honours

The legendary fast bowler is among more than 700 Australians to be recognised with King’s Birthday Honours.

  • Malcolm Conn and Angus Thomson
Diana Robinson and Peter Harcourt have been made members of the Order of Australia.

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