Australia 🇦🇺 has a new GG from 1 July 2024
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Anthony Albanese announces Samantha Mostyn as Australia's next governor-general
Mostyn was born about 1965[6] and grew up within the army, being the daughter of an army colonel.She is married with one daughter. One of Mostyn's earliest positions was working with Michael Kirby, within the NSW Court of Appeal. She was subsequently a communications advisor to the office of Prime Minister Paul Keating.
Mostyn holds a BA/LLB from the Australian National University (ANU). In 2018 she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws, from ANU. She was an advisor to Bob Collins, as well as Michael Lee, and the former Prime Minister, Paul Keating. Mostyn is also the Deputy chair of the Diversity Council of Australia.
Mostyn was one of the Australia 2020 Summit participants. She is a chair of the Climate Council and has written about bushfires and climate change for the Climate Council. In a 2021 event on climate leadership prior to Glasgow 2021, Mostyn interviewed Professor Lesley Hughes.
She is a board member of Climate Works, and was the winner of the IGCC Climate awards in 2019. Her Doctor of Laws was awarded in recognition of her leadership climate change work.