Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

On Wednesday 12 October 2022, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), met with students from Bacchus Marsh Primary School, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria.

Afterwards, the Governor-General and Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley attended the National Memorial Service to mark the 20th anniversary of the 2002 Bali Bombings.

Later, the Governor-General and Mrs Hurley met with students from Tarro Public School, Tarro, New South Wales.

In the afternoon, the Governor-General received Major General Datuk Nizam, Commandant; Brigadier General Koey Tan Chai, Senior Directing Staff Air Force; Colonel Zunaidi bin Hassan, Colonel Coordinator National Resilience College, Malaysia; and Colonel Mahmad Fazil bin Idris, Malaysian Defence Advisor to Australia.

Afterwards, the Governor-General received Ms Indra McCormick, Head of Mission-designate, Portugal.

Later, the Governor-General met with Mr Steve Howard, Secretary General, The Global Foundation, via video conference.