Prime Minister Gillard has announced that Bill Shorten’s mother in law is going to have an extended term as Governor-General:
Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO was appointed as Australia’s 25th Governor-General in September 2008.
I am pleased to announce that Her Majesty The Queen, on my advice, has agreed that Ms Bryce will serve as Governor-General for an extended term until March 2014.
It probably does a bit of a favour to a possible incoming Liberal Government to not have a new five year Labor appointee taking up the office next year.
SnapperJack said :
And Micheal Kirby.
Chop71 said :
What: Miss Summernats??????
Chop71 said :
Friday night lotto?
dtc said :
He has his eyes on a bigger prize
They should have offered it to Malcolm Turnbull.
54-11 said :
A bit like Sir William Deane – Paul Keating’s present to John Howard.
That will be handy for Shorty, if he gets handed the keys to the Lodge prior to next election.
54-11 said :
I think Bomber would make a fantastic GG!
“It probably does a bit of a favour to a possible incoming Liberal Government to not have a new five year Labor appointee taking up the office next year.”
That’s right. They could have done a John Howard and stacked the position with one of their favoured ones (Bomber Beazley, perhaps?) just to make life difficult should there be a change of office.
But of course Abbott will not recognise this clearly bipartisan approach.
bigfeet said :
I’d agree with this.
She seems to be doing exacxtly what a GG should do, and she’s doing it well.
She seems to be doing very well in the role. From what I hear she is incredibly hard working and puts in amazing hours that would shame someone half her age.