Topic: Quentin Bryce

Governor-General praises flood victims

AdelaideNow, Australia - 10 days ago
GOVERNOR-General Quentin Bryce has paid tribute to flood-affected Queenslanders and the role of farmers while reflecting on what Australia Day ...

URGENT: Australian cabinet members sworn in by Governor General

Investors Business Daily - 509 days ago
Australian Governor-General Quentin Bryce on Tuesday signed in the new Labor cabinet made up of 19 cabinet ministers, 10 ministers and 12 parliamentary secretaries at Government House in Canberra.

Australian PM poised to call August 28 election

AFP Asian Edition - 569 days ago
New Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is expected Saturday morning to call a general election for August 28, public broadcaster ABC reported.Gillard, who took power in a party coup against her predecessor Kevin Rudd just three weeks ago, was expected to ...

Quentin Bryce

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 911 days ago
Dec. 23, 1942, Brisbane, Australia), In 2009 Quentin Bryce enjoyed a lively first full year as Australia's governor-general. A former governor of the state of Queensland and a noted lawyer, educator, and human rights activist, Bryce was appointed governor-general by Prime ...

Australia swears in first female governor general

guardian.co.uk - 1246 days ago
Australia has sworn in its first female governor general - the Queen's representative in the country.Quentin Bryce, 65, a former lawyer and governor in the state of Queensland, is Australia's 25th governor-general, replacing Major General Michael Jeffery, who retired after ...

Australia's first female governor general sworn in

AFP Asian Edition - 1248 days ago
Lawyer, academic, women's activist and grandmother Quentin Bryce was sworn in as Australia's governor general Friday, the first woman to act as the British queen's representative Down Under.Bryce, 65, is the only woman to take on the vice-regal ...