Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

On Monday 30 November 2020, Their Excellencies General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) and Mrs Linda Hurley, as guests of Commodore Richard Boulton AM RAN, Commandant, Australian War College, attended a Graduation Ceremony for the Defence and Strategic Studies Course.

Afterwards, the Governor-General received the Honourable Patricia Forsythe AM, Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand.

Later, the Governor-General and Mrs Hurley met with cadets and staff of Sirius College’s newly formed Australian Army Cadets unit, via video conference.

Then, the Governor-General received a phone call from the Honourable Scott Morrison MP, Prime Minister of Australia.

In the evening, the Governor-General and Mrs Hurley, as guests of Professor Ian Chubb, Committee Chair, participated in the Rhodes Australia-at-Large candidate virtual interviews at the Australian National University.