Mike Carlton does not deserve his gong
Welcome to modern Australia, where encouraging the strangulation of women, calling them crazy, dim-witted, halfwits and ‘Miss Piggy’ is not just acceptable, but rewarded with our nation’s highest honour.
So, too, are attacks on Jewish people and anyone not holding your particular political views.
These are the lessons I have learnt since the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honour Awards when former journalist Mike Carlton was awarded an Australian honour, an award recently confirmed by the Council of the Order of Australia.
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