December 5, 2024

Samantha Mostyn has been sworn in as Australia’s 28th governor-general.

The businesswoman and former AFL commissioner was announced as David Hurley’s replacement in April and today formally began the role during a swearing-in ceremony at Parliament House.

“Women and men and often children stop me regularly to talk about this country they love. Across a wide range of backgrounds, life experiences and opinions, all of them wished for a brighter future for Australia,” she said in her address.

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“A desire for unity and optimism, a renewed sense of national possibility in building the future together.

“It struck me that the former governors-general whom I met expressed the same desires for this country in almost the same words as did everyday Australians.

“They also reminded me that the role of governor-general is not simply to be an observer of Australian life, but to be a participant.

“To reflect the Australian character and its fundamentally democratic spirit.”

Mostyn is the second woman to become governor-general, following in the footsteps of Quentin Bryce, who held the role between 2008 and 2014.

More to come.

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