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Politicians, indigenous leaders and an Australian cricket captain have all been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. Former prime minister Tony Abbott is one of three people to receive the nation's highest honour, being named a Companion of the Order of Australia, for his contributions to trade, border control and indigenous affairs. Long-serving speaker of the House Bronwyn Bishop has also received a nod, as has Michael Clarke, with both being made Officers of the Order of Australia.
And following Black Lives Matter protests across the country this weekend, indigenous academic and activist Marcia Langton has used her honour to demand justice over aboriginal deaths in custody.
Security measures in parts of the US have been lifted following almost a fortnight of mass demonstrations over the death of George Floyd. The Black Lives Matter movement has sparked huge protests around the world — with tens of thousands of people taking to the streets over the weekend. In the UK, a slave trader's statue in Bristol has been torn down and thrown into the river by angry crowds.
The biggest murder trial in Western Australia's history resumes today with closing submissions to be heard in the alleged Claremont serial killings. Bradley Robert Edwards is charged with the murders of Sarah Spiers, Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon in the 1990's. Edwards' trial which has run for more than 80 days, is scheduled to return to the Supreme Court in Perth today.
