Samantha Mostyn will succeed David Hurley when she is sworn into office on July 1.
A Republican businesswoman who once branded Australia Day 'invasion day' in controversial deleted tweets has been appointed Governor-General of the Oceania country.
A gender and climate activist, she called Australia Day - which celebrates the first landing of the British fleet in 1788 - 'invasion day' and showed her support for the country's former leader because 'he wanted a republic'. READ MORE: Sam Mostyn: Backlash erupts over Anthony Albanese's new governor-general as Andrew Bolt and the Voice No campaign lash out after old Australia Day tweets were revealed Advertisement She then included another hashtag which stated: '#AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe.'
It attracted praise from left-wing personalities like Peter FitzSimons, Magda Szubanski and the Chair of the Australian Republic Movement, Craig Foster. EXCLUSIVEREAD MORE: EXCLUSIVE Sam Mostyn: Read Australia's next Governor-General's controversial deleted tweets: 'Invasion Day' Advertisement 'In fact, Sam would be a wonderful President of the Australian Republic.'
Conservative lobby group Advance Australia told The Australian she had been paid to 'represent an institution she doesn't believe in.' But in January Matt Thistlethwaite, who is supervising the push for Australia to become independent from the monarchy, admitted it's 'not a priority' - prompting him to be confronted by an ABC anchor asking why he even has the job in the first place.
READ MORE: Who is Samantha Mostyn? Meet Australia's new governor general Advertisement In 2021 she was awarded the Order of Australia for distinguished service to business, sustainability and to the community and was a founding supporter and chair of the women's climate action group 1 Million Women.
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