Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Australia drops knights
and dames from honours system
Knights and Dames. You
may think this honoring system only exists in England or the United Kingdom.
Actually, Australia, a former colony of Great Britain, has honored people of
great achievements or service time to time, depending on the government.
Most notably, the
recently ousted PM resumed the system in 2014, which is thought to be one of
the main reasons he lost supports from his own party.
Now, the newly elected
PM, who once campaigned to abandon the monarchy and become a republic, scrapped
the system.
How much respect today’s
people pay to those who are honored a knighthood or dame hood?
Enjoy reading and
learning about this controversial topic in a country that plays a key role in
the Pan Pacific region now rather than keeping a colonial tradition.
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