‘Changing Values’: What King’s Birthday Honours Say About Modern Australia

A historian has shared his thoughts as the latest round of Australian honours was handed down.

Much of Australia celebrates the birthday of King Charles III today. AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth

King Charles III will turn 76 this year, but most of Australia officially marked his birthday with a long weekend.

British monarchs’ birthdays are traditionally celebrated in the middle of the year due to the warmer spring days in the UK—a tradition that has funnelled through to Australia.