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Rod Laver disparity behind Margaret Court’s Australia Day honour – Yahoo Sport Australia
Members of the Council for the Order of Australia have spoken out about Margaret Court’s controversial honour.
Margaret Court and Rod Laver at the 2015 Australian Open. (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images)
Margaret Courts controversial Australia Day honour was reportedly awarded to address a disparity between her and male tennis legend Rod Laver.
Debate has raged since it was leaked late last week that Court would receive the Companion to the Order of Australia – the countrys highest honour.
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