Doc, in Bourbon's post, it is focused on Richard Wyse. He is not mentioned in the 2020 article. So, this might be something new. Aussies may have jumped the gun; weren't aware of today's holiday ... Possible PR tomorrow?
One would need to refresh the Google Doctorate AVXL program. There is a new article behind a paywall on "theaustralian.com.au" that has some interesting tid bits.