Tony Abbott, Bronwyn Bishop among high-profile Australians recognised in Queen's Birthday honours

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The former prime minister is made a Companion of the Order of Australia for 'eminent service to the people and Parliament of Australia', including significant contributions to trade, border control and to the Indigenous community.

Tony Abbott is among several high-profile people recognised in the Queen's Birthday honours this year.The honours are decided by the independent Council of the Order of Australia

Mr Abbott was one of three people to be named an AC, along with University of Sydney chancellor Belinda Hutchinson for eminent service to business, tertiary education and scientific research, and businesswoman Naomi Milgrom, for her service to the community through philanthropic leadership. Other former politicians recognised in the honours include Philip Ruddock, Graham Richardson, Ron Boswell and former state premiers Mike Baird and Dennis Napthine.

She said Indigenous tertiary education had come a long way and she was proud of the significant increase in numbers of Indigenous Australians with PhDs.

 

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So far in 2020, Australia has veered back & forth between abso-bloody-terrifying and existentially angst-inducing. Now, we have transitioned to full-on disgraceful with a hefty side-dollop of sick joke. It could have been worse I suppose: Sir Tony and Dame Bronny.

They'll give them to anyone.

What a bunch of...All is as is. Btw IvankaisthenewKaren

Completely meaningless to me. Not only are we not actually ruled by the British Monarchy but the fact that a misogynist piece of shit like Abbott is a recipient of any merit award is ludicrous.

Vomit

What an absolute joke giving awards to the two worse politicians that ever existed.

Unbelievable that Tony Abbot and Bronwyn Bishop could be awarded anything. Two very destructive people in politics I'd prefer to forget,

Just goes to show how irrelevant these awards are these days, when absolute failures are rewarded simply for doing a job they are over paid for both during and after their career

Cue Lefty tears & tantrums in three, two, one...

Congratulations, Tones. You were a fantastic leader. If you don't think so, I suggest you watch this video, it'll change your mind.

It's actually disgusting that T Abbott has been given an award at all...let alone for the reasons stated.

These awards are just CORRUPT. Nominated by mates, giving to people who fuck the country state or federal. Not to mention the Token indigenous leader getting 1. These awards are worthless.

Fuckoath, Based Tony the 2nd best PM in my lifetime. They did you dirty Tone. You deserved better.

A failure, A corrupt and a cheat

The Council of the Order of Australia is an 'independent body' just the ABC is an 'independent body'?

I can understand a former PM getting a gong. But Bronwyn Bishop? She was a junior minister in the early years of the Howard govt before he dumped her. She then sat on the backbench until she became Speaker in which she was regarded as one of the worst ever.

These awards are a BLOODY JOKE and should be SCRAPPED.

Priscilla Queen of the Deserts Room

Bronwyn Bishop fraudster remember the helicopter

3 of the Worst Australians Congratulations

Hahahahaha! Now folks, roll out your vitriolic tongues and pound those keyboards! Go.... 👍

For services to divisive politicsplphaaz

Underscoring what's clear about 2020 Australia, especially under our stooge COALition Fed govt. It's not what you know.....

Brony coming to collect the award

WHY!!! what about all our front line health workers That have done more in the last few months than these lazy rich politicians have done for the country. This is very unfair.

Bronwyn Bishop eh?

Apparently that fool Mike Carlton got one?

Ha Ha Ha Ha... Abbott: 'I have spent a full week each year in aboriginal communities'. Really? Over how many years? You also forgot to explain who 'placed' you in that position, and why.

Heartfelt congratulations to Tony Abbott for his honour received in today’s Queens Birthdays Honours List! A thoroughly deserved honour!

Wasn't it their jobs?

Tony Abbott & Bronwyn Bishop ( The helicopter lady) make a mockery of these awards.

barry_bender5

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haha Good joke😂

Waking up to this Farce of Award - Awarding Corrupt Crooks and Evil - Bronwyn Bishop got caught stealing Taxpayers money on her Helicopter rides, now she is being reward for that? Abbott cut funds to the Aboriginal Community. What kind of sick joke is this? Auspol Corruption 👎🏼

Why do we still have a Queen ? What more proof do Australians need that we should become a Republic than to see people like Tony Abbott & Bronwyn Bishop honoured by the Queen ! Lets grow up & bring on a new referendum & get rid of the Union Jack on the flag & the monarchy

Gave her a new helicopter, perchance?

Cock Jock Tony

Useless Gongs

I’ve always suspected these honours were worth less than nothing. This confirms it.

I feel sorry for the legitimate recipients

Crazy how its never trade unionists in these lists.

Congratulations to two stars

Did Bron get the choppa? What a joke of self indulgence for the blood sucking parasites..

Well that's a late April fools joke..

And the Prince Phillip thing? remember that well considered gaff? “Do you still throw spears at each other?” Argghhh!!!!!!

Giving any award to TA & BB makes a mockery of the award system.

RodBamberry Chopper Bron scores. How's the traffic looking down there Chopper Bron? ' Well I think the cars holding up traffic are all disgusting Greenies and those Leftie drivers are just as bad'

Now they are just taking the piss

Absurd

Since when has the dog poo on the sole of my shoe been high profile?

What a JOKE!!! 👎

FatYak5 Congrats to both 👏👏👏

It is such a distasteful tragedy that the likes of Abbot share such an honour alongside the self effacing, deserving, genuine, caring, giving, selfless individuals who do all they can to improve the quality of the lives of others, without any expectation of reward or recognition!

omg i cant stop laughin, dumb n dumber

People have no merit received awards further diluting their insignificant

So now the LNPCrimeFamily have Awardsrorts

TonyAbbott? His greatest achievement was the killing of renewable energies. It shows the 'independent' Council of the OrderOfAustralia in the Prime Minister's department is staffed with friends of the coal industry. Tony enjoyed:

So well deserved. His unselfish commitment to public service to Australians is exemplary.

Why not highlight Marcia Langton, who is much more worthy than those clowns

Glad I didn't even get nominated

Good stuff. Well deserved on both counts.

now that is big pile of....

Bbwwaaahaaahaaaa😂😂

Tony Abotts finest moments

Did they give Abbott's straight to Credlin?

Will she be coming to collect the award by helicopter?

FFS !!! These useless awards are now going to the worst political monsters ever, what a joke, who put them forward, that's what I want to know. So many people do such good things without fanfare and receive no recognition, it's disgusting.

If he'd been given an award for his services to his local fire brigade or lifesaving club, it might have been less offensive. But to tie his award to border security and Aboriginal support is giving the bird to many people. It's a bloody insult. What idiots who nominated him?

Might as well give one award to samdastyari for tirelessly working towards positive relations bw Australia and China during his career with some perks ofcourse.

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Tony Abbott & Bronwyn Bishop being recognised in the Queens Birthday honours is another major reason we need to be a Republic, in fact, all the so called Queens Birthday honours are an absolute load of rubbish

At least the much touted Alan Jones ‘nod’ didn’t happen. Worth noting that the Queen has little say in these awards....

First massive pork barrelling, now blatant cronyism, what next? Obscene Political narcissism and good democratic governance do not go together

Thoroughly deserved by Abbott & Bishop.!

The bigots from the left seem nil pleased. Bless them.

Is this a joke! HonTonyAbbott - worst PM ever! & Bronwyn Bishop - worst politician for snout in the public purse for her own benefit! Neither of these 2 left any positive legacy for their 20+ years in public office! LiberalAus auspol

A serious question: who decides who gets these honours?

Bad decision.

Will Bronwyn arrive in a chopper to the ceremony to grace the occasion?

What a joke!

😂😂😂 it is 2020. Tony absolutely deserves an award for stripping money from domesticviolence so his mate scumo can feel big and important giving it back. They can congratulate each other for taking it from someone actually deserving. Bravo gents

Her Majesty would like to honour one of Australia's most famous & unless alpha males for his dedication to: living in the 1950's, enabling pedophile priests, enabling environmental destruction and his unquestioning loyalty to his own bullshit. Congratulations Tones 🤮🤮

In reality, these awards were already pretty irrelevant. Giving Abbott a gong for services to Indigenous and Bishop a gong for achieving nothing in her time in parliament (other than take a nice little trip in a helicopter). It is basically a mates awards. Time for them to go.

To give Tony Abbott the award primarily for his Prime Ministership is bollocks. He was only PM for two years. I would have accepted length of service.

NotHappyJann This only proves how corrupt and fake it all is he awards the queens husband the order of Australia or what ever it was (a knighthood) and now she awards him back in return it's laughable

Well my, haven't Australia's standards dropped.

What a bloody joke, what did they do for Australia, apart from destroying and ripping Australian’s off and they are still doing it with their huge pensions 🤬🤬🤬

Cue the haters

Fuck the Queen 🖕🏻👸🏼

Fckg disgraceful

🤪😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

What’s worse is Michael Clarke - services time cricket! Poor bastard sacrificed his life to earn tens of millions whilst having all of his expenses covered by CA and the AIS. F right off to these awards!!

George Pell's mate

NEXT!!!

They're just taking the piss now. It's one thing for Abbott to receive an honour, but did I hear correctly that he supposedly got it for his contributions to 'border control and indigenous relations'? What the...?

Crooks and political incompetents getting gongs. It makes you wonder...

A great joke to start the week

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So, we have a Bettina Arndt category for 'honours' now? The Minister for Women who promptly stripped millions of dollars of funding for domestic violence victims gets an award.. Noice.

Is this meant to be funny?

Recognised for what having there hands deepest in the public purse

honours for being a coal defender scrapping Ctax

just made an utter joke of the awards. Politicians should be banned from receiving them

ozhomeschool What a surprise! Takes one to know one Why is that woman giving out birthday honours anyway? 🤬🤬🤬🤬

Is it national everybody gets a trophy 🏆 day at preschool?

Can 2020 get any worse? Surprise me.

Invaders propaganda day awards. Global taxation giant, symbolic gratitude is a paranormal tax from infinite on eternal. HrmQueene Political microcosm Abbott lambasted Australia constitution with BBishop as house speaker, then cut her careers throat. MH370 SAME. WeAreSTV UN

While life was leaving his body, something new was born, something that George had, George transmitted with his last breath an unstoppable substance, which produced fear of the most powerful and courage to the forgotten, to us. Equality, fraternity, and FREEDOM

Ok, the joke is over. Now for the real list?

Just when you thought 2020 couldn't get any more surreal...

Excellent. Great choice.

Bloody disgusting that these folks get gongs bullshit , she kicked out more labor out of parliament . He’s disgusting for humanity saying border stuff . Now the council mob should resign . Shameful bruce_haigh

Another reason to show how royalty are so out of touch with our society

📢 Bronwyn, you got an award....Bronwyn...come 'n get it...

Seriously.. did everyone else in Australia have one and they were the only pieces of shit left over? Far out, we have really hit the bottom of the barrel here Australia.

What, this bloke?

How? What?

Every ABC article I read seems to be dead set on creating open racial violence.

Maybe time to cancel the QBH’s!

Wait what?

That’s great 👏👏

Oh please🙄

An epic joke that is not supposed to be funny 🙄

When did we introduce 'the order of the travel rorts'?

Oh for fucks sake .. Bronwyn Bishop Our major rorter Bloody hell what an insult to the Australian people.

I love them both! Good on them. Now watch the left scream and cry like a spoiled child over this. PatsKarvelas leighsales hamishNews Lisa_Wilkinson vanOnselenP frankelly08 murpharoo GuardianAus samarmytage KKeneally yes that’s you

Bishop arguably one of the worst Speakers Parliament has ever had. Utterly useless awards when it comes to politicans.

Oh FFS

Surprise Surprise ⁉️not enough ordinary worthy folk out there I expect

Her Majesty needs a new fact-checker 🙄 Too many dodgy names de-valuing the honours. Morrison will be next for his efforts during the bushfires 😒

Is this late April Fools

Des_Unsociable Tony Abbott. The man that distracted Getup so they focused all their firepower on him, while Scomo stole the election from under Bills nose. Should be a bloody knighthood.

So I guess all it takes is writing letters of support for pedophiles to get the gong

Fml

What the F

What joke. Incompetence and corruption rewarded.

Surely this is a parody tweet

Sir Tony

Okaaay....

These awards obviously mean nothing if these people, those that have literally stolen from the taxpayer, are winning them. Simply deplorable

Choppergate?

Ugh yuck blurk. 🤮

More reason to become a republic!

Can anyone tell me two things:1 what the f did Abbott actually do as Indigenous envoy (or whatever it was) 2 What’s the best address to complain to the queen? These people nominate each other so means nothing in the end in reality.

What fresh hell is this?

Next: Malcolm Roberts gets Nobel Prize

Shit happens.

Shocked that Tony Abbott has not been knighted! It's the least we could do to honour the man who more than anyone else over the last decade has screwed up Australia for the benefit of mining barons. On second thoughts, make it a barony. Lord Abbott of Coal Slag End.

Will they take a helicopter to the ceremony?

DRUNK

Please 2020 no more I hate it here

Seriously !! Abbott and bishop two of the worst fk ups in history

Feeling sad for all the deserved people receiving honour with the likes of Abbott and Bishop demeaning the Queen's honours. Two of the most undeserving people every to be honoured.

Not a knighthood?

So these awards are now as worthless as the Australia Day back-slaps to worthless-hacks?

What, have the OAMs changed? Are they now being awarded for services to greed, divisiveness, supporting paedophile priests, rorting tax-payer funds.....

Congratulations to my former Sky contributors.

Wtf / so if you are an onion eating user of helicopters the Queen gets ya ...

Is it a belated April Fools?

Bronnie must have got her gong for services to the publicly-funded aviation industry.

The Australian merit and honour awards are officially meaningless after his. They may as well be train tickets anyone can buy one.

How absolutely typical 🤦‍♀️😢🤬

Bronwyn Bishop A CROOK,

Are the awards validated or anybody challenging it in good faith?

Seriously?

Because 2020

yuck

Pin those ears back, how embarrassing.

the hell?

Best pm

BigotsBirthday BeeHiveBirthday Both just need to grow old and die!

Republic now!!!

absolutely awful. What kind of country have you become?

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