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Gender divide the real reason for Margaret Court’s Australia Day honour – NEWS.com.au
Gender divide the real reason for Margaret Court’s Australia Day honour
 
																								
												
												
											 Margaret Court reportedly received Australias highest civilian honour because it was believed she deserved the same recognition as the countrys greatest ever male tennis player.Rod Laver was awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia in 2016 and Nine newspapers report the decision to hand the same honour to Court — who has sparked controversy with her views on homosexuality — was made because she deserved to stand on equal footing with the man known as “Rocket”.
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