Is Tony Abbott, is Bronwyn Bishop, to name three, of those honoured in the Queens Birthday list, are they, and maybe others, deserving of recognition from their fellow Australians for past deeds. All three in some way are seen as divisive, disliked, even obnoxious, by large sections of the community. What does honouring high profile people who after all have in life done what they have wanted to do, is it reasonable?

Back in the day it was said a 10,000 pound donation to the Liberal Party would get you a knighthood from the Queen. Today rather than uniting Australia, honours for some seem to divide.

I see my nomination, Bill the plumber, for 50 years of devoted service to pipes, failed to make the list once again.

No.

Not in my Perception !

Paul1405,
I fully agree with you on that one !

Dear Paul,

Is Marcia Langton a Fit and Proper Person?

For what exactly?

To receive a meaningless - token gesture on Queen Elizabeth's
Birthday celebration in this country?

Actually implementing and establishing something positive
and concrete for her Indigenous People might have been
more apt.

But hey, you take what you can get right?

As for Mr Abbott and Ms Bishop? Well they really deserve it.
They've spent a lifetime bowing and scrapping
- and being supportive over these decades -
so who are we to criticize them.
Mr Abbott even wanted to grant a knighthood to Her Majesty's
husband (presumptious and delusional).
But that's another story.

Congratulations to them all!

It would be a jolly poor show to take the pomp and dare I
say it - the prestige, out of all this.

Dear Paul,

How about having "Honours" or recognition for
services rendered and achievement with more
Aussie oriented awards. Such as The Order of
The Kangaroo or The Wombat, or even The Koala,
or The Emu? Which relates more to Australia
rather than a foreign entity?

I'm sure most local would value it more.