Tony Abbott has stood by his decision to appoint knights and dames into the Australian honours system and suggests they be reintroduced.
In his first long post-election interview to mark the Liberal Party’s 75th anniversary, Mr Abbott recognised there were things that caused him “a lot of grief” when he was PM between 2013-15, including his captain’s pick of appointing Prince Philip a Knight.
But Mr Abbott stood by his decision for knights and dames in the Australian honours system, and suggested they be back on the agenda and reinstated.
