https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2020/02/24/bettina-arndt-david-hurley/
The Governor-General’s office has confirmed to The New Daily it has received correspondence calling for the honour to be rescinded and this will now be considered by the independent board that hands out the awards.
The chair of the Order of Australia awards is former Liberal president Shane Stone, who The New Daily has contacted for comment.
Senate leader Mathias Cormann, who sits on the board that awards the Order of Australia honours, was not at the meeting that signed off on Ms Arndt’s award and declined to comment if she should be stripped of the award.
The Prime Minister has policy responsibility for Australian honours and awards, and this is presently delegated to the Honourable Ben Morton MP, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
“The Australian honours system operates independently of government, with deliberative bodies making their recommendations directly to the Governor-General.”
I know these awards are supposed to be independent of Govt., but when you look at some of those on the board... you do wonder
