Knighthoods reintroduced to Australia (1 Viewer)

[Rafy]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...f-honours-system/story-fn59niix-1226864499560

KNIGHTS and dames are being reintroduced to the Order of Australia honours list.

Tony Abbott said the first two to receive the titles would be outgoing Governor-General Quentin Bryce and her successor Peter Cosgrove, who takes up the vice-regal office on Friday.

Up to four knights or dames will be appointed each year.

“My intention is that this new award will go to those who have accepted public office rather than sought it; and who can never, by virtue of the office they have held, entirely return to private life,’’ the Prime Minister said.

“This special recognition may be extended to Australians of `extraordinary and pre-eminent achievement and merit’ in their service to Australia or to humanity at large.

“I believe this is an important grace note in our national life.’’

Henceforth, Mr Abbott said, the serving governor-general will be the principal knight or dame in the Order of Australia.

Mr Abbott said Dame Quentin and Sir Peter had been happy to accept the honours.

He said all future governors-general would receive the honour, adding dignity and stature to it.

 

[Queenroot]

That's fucking stupid.

 

[JohnMaximus]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...f-honours-system/story-fn59niix-1226864499560

KNIGHTS and dames are being reintroduced to the Order of Australia honours list.

inn

That's fucking stupid.

u fuken wot m8
I'll hook u in the gabber

 

[wannaspoon]

 

[SylviaB]

let's jsut hoep it isn't used for elite athletes who get upset over being called names by female children

 

[kaz1]

Arise Dame Gina Rinehart
Arise Sir Andrew Bolt
Arise Sir Rupert Murdoch (yes I know he isn't strayan anymore)

 

[isildurrrr1]

Arise Dame Gina Rinehart
Arise Sir Andrew Bolt
Arise Sir Rupert Murdoch (yes I know he isn't strayan anymore)

Murdoch could have his citizenship back for all we know. After 2009 citizens who lost their nationality can apply for resumption of citizenship.

 

[Kymren]

Going back in time.

Tony Abbott's a fucking idiot!

 

[SylviaB]

Going back in time.

Tony Abbott's a fucking idiot!

fuck off retard

 

[Gary_Oak]

Going back in time.

Tony Abbott's a fucking idiot!

At least Tony is doing a better job than any labor cunt.... trollface.jpg

 

[Queenroot]

At least Tony is doing a better job than any labor cunt.... trollface.jpg

 

[JohnMaximus]

stop the liberal's cuttin from uni's! fucken abbott and his gonsky!




I rebel therefore I am!

 

[ohitsme]

fuck, thats awesome, only if they incorporate sword fights and medieval era battles.

 

[SylviaB]

stop the liberal's cuttin from uni's! fucken abbott and his gonsky!

I rebel therefore I am!

today at uni i saw two adjacent marxist posters

one was about protesting the cuts, and included in their demands was 'academic freedom'

the other was about how sophie mirabella was recently made a public policy fellow at the unviersity and because she is a nasty racist liberal [whatever] that she quite literally needs to be chased off of campus

 

[Havox]

To be honest, if used properly I don't see a problem with this.

 

[Kiraken]

what is the point though

 

[soloooooo]

Now to reintroduce the White Knights.

 

[soloooooo]

Arise Dame Gina Rinehart
Arise Sir Andrew Bolt
Arise Sir Rupert Murdoch (yes I know he isn't strayan anymore)

Make Bolt president when we become a republic.

 

[Anna Wintour]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...f-honours-system/story-fn59niix-1226864499560

KNIGHTS and dames are being reintroduced to the Order of Australia honours list.

Tony Abbott said the first two to receive the titles would be outgoing Governor-General Quentin Bryce and her successor Peter Cosgrove, who takes up the vice-regal office on Friday.

Up to four knights or dames will be appointed each year.

“My intention is that this new award will go to those who have accepted public office rather than sought it; and who can never, by virtue of the office they have held, entirely return to private life,’’ the Prime Minister said.

“This special recognition may be extended to Australians of `extraordinary and pre-eminent achievement and merit’ in their service to Australia or to humanity at large.

“I believe this is an important grace note in our national life.’’

Henceforth, Mr Abbott said, the serving governor-general will be the principal knight or dame in the Order of Australia.

Mr Abbott said Dame Quentin and Sir Peter had been happy to accept the honours.

He said all future governors-general would receive the honour, adding dignity and stature to it.

how much do i have to donate to the liberal party to get a knighthood

 

[Rafy]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...malcolm-turnbull/story-fn59niix-1227535482359

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is reportedly set to banish knights and dames from Australia’s honours system.

Former PM Tony Abbott controversially reintroduced the titles in early 2014, some 30 years after they were first abolished in 1984.

But The Sunday Telegraph reports Mr Turnbull, a former head of the republican movement, will scrap the archaic resurrection of knights and dames in a bid to reset the awards system.

It’s suggested he’ll take the decision to cabinet, which will back him.