Jacqueline Maley and Nigel Gladstone’s January 2021 cover story 'Want an Order of Australia? It helps to be rich, powerful and male' delves into the hard data behind the Order of Australia honours system to see who has and hasn’t won in the 45 years since its inception. Jacqueline is joined in conversation by Good Weekend editor Katrina Strickland to discuss how the system skews towards the privileged, in particular wealthy white males, Governor-General David Hurley’s comments on the need for reform, and how the award process could be changed to better reflect the egalitarian spirit of our nation.

Link to the story: https://www.smh.com.au/national/want-an-order-of-australia-it-helps-to-be-rich-powerful-and-male-20201123-p56h13.html

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Jacqueline Maley and Nigel Gladstone&rsquo;s January 2021 cover story <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/national/want-an-order-of-australia-it-helps-to-be-rich-powerful-and-male-20201123-p56h13.html">'Want an Order of Australia? It helps to be rich, powerful and male'</a> delves into the hard data behind the Order of Australia honours system to see who has and hasn&rsquo;t won in the 45 years since its inception. Jacqueline is joined in conversation by Good Weekend editor Katrina Strickland to discuss how the system skews towards the privileged, in particular wealthy white males, Governor-General David Hurley&rsquo;s comments on the need for reform, and how the award process could be changed to better reflect the egalitarian spirit of our nation.
Link to the story: <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/national/want-an-order-of-australia-it-helps-to-be-rich-powerful-and-male-20201123-p56h13.html">https://www.smh.com.au/national/want-an-order-of-australia-it-helps-to-be-rich-powerful-and-male-20201123-p56h13.html</a>
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