▁practice ▁of ▁award ing ▁British ▁Imperial ▁Hon ours ▁for ▁services ▁rendered ▁in ▁Australia ▁generally ▁came ▁to ▁a ▁halt ▁when ▁Mal col m ▁F ras er , ▁the ▁last ▁Australian ▁prime ▁minister ▁to ▁make ▁nomin ations ▁for ▁Imperial ▁Hon ours , ▁lost ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁election ▁to ▁Bob ▁Haw ke , ▁who ▁dis cont in ued ▁the ▁practice ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁nomin ations ▁sole ly ▁for ▁the ▁Australian ▁Hon ours ▁System . ▁( There ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁a ▁brief ▁hi atus ▁in ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁Imperial ▁Hon ours ▁during ▁the ▁premi ership ▁of ▁G ough ▁Whit lam , ▁ 1 9 7 2 – 7 5 .) ▁Despite ▁the ▁dis continu ance ▁of ▁nomin ations ▁on ▁a ▁federal ▁level , ▁individual ▁states ▁such ▁as ▁Queensland ▁and ▁Tas mania ▁continued ▁to ▁recommend ▁Imperial ▁Hon ours ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁Austral ians ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁other ▁real ms ▁which ▁continue ▁to ▁make ▁nomin ations ▁for ▁Imperial ▁Hon ours ▁( such ▁as ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea ) ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁nom ination ▁to ▁Imperial ▁Hon ours , ▁including ▁peer ages , ▁and ▁already - ext ant ▁peer ages ▁and ▁baron et cies ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁inherited ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁instrument ▁of ▁their ▁creation . ▁ ▁Not ▁all ▁recommend ations ▁for ▁peer ages ▁have ▁been ▁accepted . ▁Mal col m ▁F ras er ' s ▁recommendation ▁of ▁a ▁peer age ▁for ▁Sir ▁John ▁K err ▁was ▁not ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁prime ▁minister , ▁James