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Australia to get a new Governor General?
Apr 13th, 2008 at 4:03pm
 
Think I just heard on the radio that some woman from Queensland is taking over from Michael Jeffereys.

Anyone confirm?
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Reply #1 - Apr 13th, 2008 at 7:21pm
 
yep, thats what i heard too. What a bad way to end a week off work.
Still, could be worse, she could have come from Vic !!!

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Reply #2 - Apr 13th, 2008 at 7:39pm
 
13th April 2008

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia is to have its first female governor-general, who is the representative of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, the country's head of state.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced on Sunday that Quentin Bryce, the governor of northern Queensland state and a former head of the federal sex discrimination commission, has been appointed to a five-year term.

Bryce, a 65-year-old former lawyer and academic, will replace Major General Michael Jeffery, a Vietnam war veteran whose term expires next month.

"Ms Bryce has an outstanding record of service to the entire Australian community," Rudd said in a statement. "She is highly qualified for the role of governor-general."

The prime minister is Australia's head of government, but formally reports on many matters to the Queen's representative.

The governor-general's role is largely symbolic, but does have little-used powers.

The then governor-general John Kerr sacked Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam during a constitutional crisis in 1975 and replace him with his conservative opponent, Malcolm Fraser.

The governor-general appoints ambassadors, ministers and judges and is commander-in-chief of the Australian Defence Forces
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Reply #3 - Apr 13th, 2008 at 7:41pm
 
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Re: Australia to get a new Governor General?
Reply #4 - Apr 13th, 2008 at 7:44pm
 
"Quentin " ???
Isn't that a gay name ?
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Re: Australia to get a new Governor General?
Reply #5 - Apr 13th, 2008 at 8:32pm
 
Like Tarantino?
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