Knights & Dames abolished once again

The worst decision of the Abbott government has now been repealed, the new Turnbull government has ditched knights and dames from the honours list in a modern Australian society - yay.

Whilst not a pressing issue, the knighthoods originally removed from the honours list by the Whitlam government in 1975 only to be reinstated by the Fraser government just a year later. The newly elected Hawke government axed the honours in 1983 only to see Abbott without cabinet consultation reintroduce knighthoods once again. I hope this was the last reincarnation of an outdated status that has no place in a modern progressive society.