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Sam Mostyn’s experience and interests ‘qualify her beyond her innate ability, values and sense of the world for such an exalted position,’, former prime minister Paul Keating says.Sam Mostyn’s experience and interests ‘qualify her beyond her innate ability, values and sense of the world for such an exalted position,’, former prime minister Paul Keating says.“I sent quite a few expletive-laden texts to various people, including the governor general,” Cooper said.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup In 2021, Mostyn was appointed an officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to business, the community and women. McCarthy said Mostyn took that experience and applied it to every aspect of her working life. “She’s also a lifelong learner,” McCarthy said.
“She certainly doesn’t shy away from things when they’re difficult,” Georgie Dent, the executive director of The Parenthood, said.“She’s got a really unique depth and breadth of experience. She has done a lot of things and she’s done them really well and for a decent period of time. And I don’t know if we’ve had a governor general with that particular set of experiences.”
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