Billy Thorpe in Queen's Birthday Honours

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There's probably more interest in this here than on the main boards.

Billy Thorpe has posthumously been made a Member of the Order of Australia.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/...414147013.html

That's the current local equivalent of the MBEs The Beatles received.

Last year the members of Rush were made Officers of the Order of Canada, one step up from Member.