Sam Mostyn has been sworn in as Australia’s 28th governor general in a ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday.
Sam Mostyn vows to reflect Australia 's 'democratic spirit' as she is sworn in as the 28th governor general amid controversy over her $200,000 pay rise
Ms Mostyn was welcomed to Parliament House with an Indigenous smoking ceremony and military fanfare, before being sworn in on the floor of the Senate by High court Chief Justice Stephen Gageler. Australia’s 28th governor general will receive an annual salary of $709,017, which equates to a 43 per cent increase from her predecessor’s $495,000.
"Every day I met impressive Australians who do not hold high office or any office at all. I listened to them in airports, shopping centres, on the boundaries of sporting grounds, in theatre foyers and galleries and just often on the street," she said. Ms Mostyn said she was reminded by her interactions to not simply be an “observer” of the Australian way of life, but to be a “participant” and to reflect the Aussie character and “democratic spirit”.
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