Australia appointed Samantha Mostyn on Monday as only its second woman governor-general, a largely ceremonial role representing the British monarch who is the nation’s head of state. It is the first such Australian appointment since the reign of King Charles III began in 2022 and the first by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s center-left Labor Party government which wants to replace the British monarch with an Australian president as head of state.
Australia appoints second woman governor-general in 123 years to represent British monarch
Australia appointed Samantha Mostyn on Monday as only its second woman governor-general, a largely ceremonial role representing the British monarch who is the nation’s head of state. It is the first such Australian appointment since the reign of King Charles III began in 2022 and the first by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s center-left Labor Party government which wants to replace the British monarch with an Australian president as head of state.