In a nation which so deeply prides itself on its ANZAC legend it seems fitting that today one of Australia’s most celebrated and revered diggers found himself sworn into the highest constitutional ...

THE Governor-General has recounted memories of former Prime Minister John Howard visiting troops in East Timor during his first official visit to South Australia. Sir Peter Cosgrove and his wife ...

THE Australian embassy in Paris was put under virtual lockdown as the terror attack in the south of France unfolded, with a host of dignitaries including the Governor ...

Despite the oft sung words in the national anthem, Australians live often detached from the reality that “…our home is girt by sea”. In Canberra on 30 January, senior Defence leaders gathered at the ...

The Governor-General of Australia was so moved by the work of a special group of Port Adelaide players he made a special trip to Alberton on Tuesday to meet them. His Excellency General the Honourable ...

SIR Peter will also visit Vanuatu to see recovery efforts from the deadly Cyclone Pam.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott decided to introduce a new “gracenote in our national life” – knights and dames – for “extraordinary and pre-eminent servants of the Australian people”, because ...

Sir Peter, who is spearheading the business-led program to help fire-impacted communities, told The Daily Telegraph he was trying to reach retailers “virtually in despair” before more were forced to ...

King George V, knighting Lieutenant General Sir John Monash, at the Corps Headquarters in the Chateau de Bertangles. Photo: Australian War Memorial The arrival of King George V at General Sir John ...

Labor says the recall of parliament by the governor-general to obtain a political advantage is evidence of the need for Australia to become a republic. Australian Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove ...