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A message to the nation from the Governor-General to mark Australia Day. His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) speaks about the year just passed, and hopes for the year ...

One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson says the Labor Party’s appointment of Samantha Mostyn as the next Governor-General is “not in Australia’s best interest”. Ms Hanson said she thought Peter ...

SYDNEY, Australia (JTA) — Australia’s Jewish former governor-general, Sir Zelman Cowen, has died. Cowen, Australia’s head of state from 1975 to 1982, passed away in Melbourne Thursday night ...

(AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP / MICK TSIKAS/AAPIMAGE A businesswoman and gender equality advocate Samantha Mostyn has been appointed as Australia's 28th Governor-General.