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A governor-general from the Chairman’s Lounge

The PM is truer than he knows when he says Sam Mostyn represents modern Australia. It’s a nation of talkers, not doers.

John RoskamColumnist

Apr 4, 2024 – 2.09pm

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It’s official. The Qantas Chairman’s Lounge really does run the country. We’ve always suspected it, but now we know it.

That’s the best way to understand Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s decision to appoint Sam Mostyn Australia’s next governor-general.

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