Multiculturalism honoured in Queen’s Birthday list

The top Queens Birthday Honours that cite arts went to a philanthropist and a multiculturalism advocate, not artists.

14 Jun 2016 12:00

Richard Watts

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Governor Hieu Van Lee and SA Premier Jay Weatherell with their wives and Aboriginal dancers at the Governor’s swearing-in ceremony. Image via www.governor.sa.gov.au

Strong advocates for multiculturalism and Indigenous arts were among those honoured in the 2016 Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts