the governor-general is also commander-in-chief of the defence forces. What does this mean in practice?
- Written by Anne Twomey, Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney
Australia’s new Governor-General, Sam Mostyn, recently said that she does not fit the usual idea of a governor-general – especially the type of person we expect to see as the commander-in-chief of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). But those expectations are beginning to change, and Mostyn, from a military family, is challenging...
