Debate over Yudhoyono honour

PHOTO: THE bestowing of one of Australia's highest honours on the Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, was a "pragmatic" move, human rights groups said.

Australian gong for US commander in Iraq

THE Federal Government will today award US general David Petraeus the Order of Australia for his service against terrorism as coalition commander in Iraq, where he oversaw the surge strategy that brought major fighting to a close.

Brain Explosion

Which musician was handed a special citation from the Pulitzer Prize board for his "profound impact on popular music and American culture" this year?

Learning An Old Lesson: A Sucker Is Born Every Minute

For his 40th birthday a couple of years back, Eddy Groves took 24 or so of his closest friends on a round-the-world jaunt in a jet chartered for the event. His Cessna Citation jet, which seated just 16, was not big enough.

Out Of The Political Twilight, Vietnam Veterans Stand Proud

FOR the first time yesterday, on Vietnam Veterans' Day, the 108 men who fought for Australia at Long Tan were allowed to wear the Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation - an honour recommended 42 years earlier. Corporal John Gillespie - the Vietnam veteran whose body was found in the Long Hai Mountains last November.

Long Tan Men To Finally Get Gallantry Medals

FORTY-TWO years after their unit fought through a long and bloody night in a rubber plantation at Long Tan in Vietnam, the veterans of Delta Company, 6RAR, will finally be allowed to wear a citation for gallantry awarded by the former government of the Republic of Vietnam.

Grateful, But Writer Says Citation Misses Point

ACADEMIC and writer Dennis Altman admits to feeling ambivalent about receiving an AM.

New Honour For Officer Shot On Patrol

MURDERED at the age of 26 in the Solomon Islands on December 23, 2004, Adam Dunning was yesterday posthumously awarded a second citation for conspicuous service.

Second Honour For Policeman Killed On Patrol

MURDERED at the age of 26 in the Solomon Islands on December 23, 2004, Adam Dunning was yesterday posthumously awarded a second citation for conspicuous service.

Uow Earns Employer Citation

THE University of Wollongong and its largest subsidiary Illawarra Technology Corporation have been recognised as an employer of choice for women by the Government's Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency.

Equality In Practice

HLA-Envirosciences (HLA) has been granted a 2006 "Employer of Choice for Women" citation.

Doctor Offers School Sport Tonic

A NEWCASTLE University academic's approach to training physical education teachers has been rewarded with a national excellence in teaching citation.

Award For Those Who Helped Victims Of Embassy Bomb Attack

Angky Septiana and 21 other Australian embassy staff will today receive a bravery citation from the Governor-General, Michael Jeffery, for their actions after the bombing of the embassy in Jakarta on September 9.

Equal Opportunity Citation Makes It Official

An Employer of Choice for Women citation gives a competitive edge to firms competing for female talent, according to Anna McPhee, director of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency.

Pm Defends Sas Iraq Citation

PRIME Minister John Howard has rejected suggestions a citation given to the Special Air Service for its role in Iraq had been incorrectly awarded.

Truth To Tell

Dr Norman Swan has worked for the ABC since 1982 and hosts The Health Report on Radio National. He holds qualifications in medicine and pediatrics and has won many awards, including Australian Radio Producer of the Year, a gold citation in the United Nations Media Peace Prizes, a Gold Walkley Award, the Michael Daly Award for science journalism and an Australian Writers' Guild Award. He was acting head of ABC Radio and head of Radio National in the early 1990s.

Eclectic Spread Of Bodies In Motion

David Hinton's film Birds, caused a flutter of surprise when it won the main IMZ dance screen award in 2000. The jury citation commented on the ``joyful human emotions" that the film evoked: ``love, beauty, humour and spiritual flight. All the elements we were looking for in a dance film surprisingly were there."

No Case On Whitnall

Carlton star forward Lance Whitnall has escaped without citation from an AFL investigation into how Adelaide's Tyson Stenglein was knocked out during last Saturday night's match at Football Park.

Chemistry's Right At Shop On The Hill

A Wollongong pharmacy can claim its service is among the best in Australia after earning national accreditation. Hospital Hill Pharmacy in Crown St completed almost eight months of rigorous work before earning a citation as a Quality Care Pharmacy from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia. The gu

Tireless Community Volunteer Finds Citation Is Just The Ticket

THE job of a parking patrol officer is not about revenue raising or being a mean and nasty person, Dorothy Heath says. The Cessnock grandmother enjoys her job as a special constable with the Lower Hunter parking police, but believes there is a lot more she can do for the community ? such as help