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Artist Peter Kingston is the latest to reject his Australia Day honour in protest of Margaret Court – SBS News
The landscape painter has joined Kerry O’Brien and Clara Tuck Meng Soo in rejecting his award in protest of controversial former tennis great Margaret Court receiving…
Celebrated artist Peter Kingston has become the latest Australian to reject his Australia Day award in protest of controversial tennis great Margaret Court receiving the highest honour, which he says is contrary to the integrity and meaning of the award.
Ms Court is an outspoken opponent of same-sex marriage and LGBTQ rights, using the Bible to justify her stance.
News of her appointment as Companion (AC) of the Order of Australia leaked before the official announcement on Monday evening, prompting…
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