Australia Day honours: Shane Fitzsimmons and Emma McKeon recognised with record number of women recipients
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Dylan Alcott, Maggie Beer, Catherine Cox and Prof Leslie Burnett also among recipients, with women making up almost half of honours list
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Former New South Wales Rural Fire Service commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons, wheelchair tennis champion Dylan Alcott, swimming Olympic gold medallist Emma McKeon and chef Maggie Beer are among the recipients of Australia Day honours this year.
The honours, which include the awards in the Order of Australia, were handed out to over 700 recipients, including a record number of women.
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