On Tuesday 1 December 2015, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, hosted a morning tea for the 2015 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Graduates and Indigenous Australian Government Development Program Trainees.

Afterwards, the Governor-General received the Ambassador to Timor-Leste, Mr Peter Doyle.

The Governor-General, as Patron, and Lady Cosgrove, attended the New Colombo Plan 2016 Scholarships Presentation dinner at the National Gallery of Australia.

On Monday 30 November 2015, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), received the Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq, His Excellency Mr Mouayed Saleh.

Afterwards, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove hosted a lunch for the European Union Heads of Mission of the Canberra Diplomatic Corps.

Later, the Governor-General received the Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Poland, Mr Paul Wojciechowski.

On Sunday 29 November 2015, at Government House, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove hosted a dinner for the 2015 Rhodes Australia-at-Large candidates.

On Saturday 28 November 2015, at Rosebery, Sydney, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Captain, Mr Stuart Cox, attended the Championship buffet lunch at the Australian Golf Club, at which the Governor-General viewed the Emirates Australian Open.

At Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, hosted a morning tea for delegates of the 2015 Australia-China High-Level Dialogue.

On Friday 27 November 2015, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, hosted a morning tea for delegates of the 2015 Australia-China High-Level Dialogue.

Afterwards, at Mosman, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Acting-Principal, Mrs Carole Jaye, visited Middle Harbour Public School, at which the Governor-General delivered an address on leadership.

On Thursday 26 November 2015, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.

Earlier, the Governor-General received the Prime Minister, The Honourable Malcolm Turnbull MP.

Afterwards, the Governor-General received the Ambassador-designate to the Russian Federation, Mr Peter Tesch.

At Government House, the Governor-General as Patron, and Lady Cosgrove, hosted a presentation ceremony for the Menzies Foundation, at which the Governor-General presented scholarship awards.

In Broadmeadows, Melbourne, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the President, Broadmeadows Turkish Islamic Cultural Centre, Mr Ramazan Öztas, visited the Broadmeadows Mosque and met with the Imam, Mr Erkan Aycicek, the Turkish Consul-General, Mr Mehmet Küҫüksakalli and Turkish community leaders.