Neale Daniher, Frances Adamson and Peta Credlin are three of the 1,190 Australians who have been recognised in this year's Queen’s Birthday Honours List, which is also notable for the increased number of women.
Ms Credlin is a well-credentialed Liberal Party operative who was Mr Abbott's chief of staff between 2009 and 2015. Her career in politics stretches back to 1999 when she became a staffer for former Liberal SenatorShe currently hosts a show on Sky News, which bills her as"Australia's most sought out political commentator".
"For this to happen we need to ensure outstanding women, members of our multicultural community and First Nations people are nominated by their peers in the community," he said in a statement. "I am prioritising increasing awareness of and engagement with the Order of Australia amongst groups that have been historically underrepresented. We are seeing positive progress and I am determined that it continues.
Neale Daniher has been made an Officer of the Order of Australia for his work fighting motor neurone disease.The honours system has been a source of regular controversy in recent years.
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