The Honourable Kevin Rudd (AC)
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has been acknowledged in the Queen's Honour List this year with a Companion of the Order of Australia.
It recognises his eminent service to the Australia Parliament
(kmifing a sitting PM?)
, Indigenous reconciliation
(what did his apology do to really help Indigenous Australians???)
, economic initiatives, policy reform and his roles as senior advisor to international organisations
(more interested in things outside Australia than within)
.
Following his extensive work in the Federal Labor Party, Mr Rudd now chairs multiple international organisations, including the Asia Society Policy Institute, Concordia and the Eurasia Group.
Mr Rudd said he declined the same award a number of years ago as a member of parliament because he wanted to make a wider contribution beyond political life.
"I have sought to do that over the last five years through the Asia Society in promoting understanding of the peoples and cultures of Asia, including China, where so much of our future lies," he said.
He dedicated the award to his Indigenous brothers and sisters
(now he's Aboriginal?)
.
"Since leaving office, Therese and I have established the National Apology Foundation for Indigenous Australians as our own contribution to the important work of reconciliation for which the next step is constitutional recognition."
Mr Rudd said this important work is his continuing focus.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-10/australian-greats-react-to-queens-birthda...What a joke!