Veteran journo rejects Australia Day award

By Rebecca Gredley
Updated January 25 2021 - 10:09pm, first published 10:00pm
Journalist Kerry O'Brien has declined an Australia Day honour in protest of another recipient.
Journalist Kerry O'Brien has declined an Australia Day honour in protest of another recipient.

Veteran journalist Kerry O'Brien has rejected his Australia Day award to make a stand against controversial tennis great Margaret Court receiving the highest honour.

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