Australian PM offers knighthood to Prince Philip, annoys Twitter

Prime Minister Tony Abbott celebrated Australia Day on Monday with two unusual decisions. First, he made Queen Elizabeth II's husband an Australian knight, then he referred to social media as "digital graffiti."

The announcement that the Duke of Edinburgh would be awarded Australia's highest honor on Australia's national holiday prompted some observers to question the wisdom of knighting a British royal on a day intended to commemorate their fellow countrymen.

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"It's a time warp where we're giving knighthoods to English royalty," Opposition Leader Bill Shorten told Fairfax Radio. "On Australia Day, we're talking about Australia, Australian identity. The government's managed to find a British royal to give a medal to, a knighthood to." Read more...

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