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.
“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.
