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Aussie cave rescuers to receive medals

NINE Australians involved in the Thai cave rescue will receive medals from Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove to honour...

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23rd July 2018 1:07 PM

Dr. Richard “Harry” Harris who helped rescue the trapped soccer team in a Thai cave swill received a medal for his heroic efforts. Picture: Greg Higgs.

Governor-General: Anzacs wore mateship as armour

CONFRONTED with the horror of modern war, our Anzacs wore their courage and pride as armour.

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25th April 2015 10:04 AM

Ramos-Horta honoured for service to foreign relations

THE former President of Timor-Leste and leader of East Timor’s independence movement was recognised for his service to...

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07th Sept. 2014 6:09 PM

Former Timor Leste President Dr Jose Ramos-Horta is invested by the Governor-General His Excellency General Sir Peter Cosgrove as an Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia at Admiralty House on Fathers Day in Sydney, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014.

Leaders gather in Sydney for unofficial MH17 memorial

MOURNERS of some of those lost in the devastating attack on Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 gathered in a Sydney Cathedral...

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21st July 2014 6:07 AM

From right: New South Wales Governor Marie Bashir, Margie Abbott, Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Lady Lynne Cosgrove and Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove attend a mass at St. Mary's Cathedral commemorating victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, July 20, 2014.

All hail the new GG, His Excellency Sir Peter Cosgrove

HE helped bring East Timor independence, resurrect Queensland from devastating natural disasters and was this week knighted...

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28th March 2014 1:03 PM

General Peter Cosgrove guest speaker at St Joseph's College during Catholic Education Week. Photo: Bev Lacey / The Chronicle

Tony Abbott brings back Knighthood and Dame titles

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has awarded Governor-General Designate General Peter Cosgrove a Knighthood.

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25th March 2014 4:03 PM

New GG Peter Cosgrove vows to stay out of politics

FORMER General Peter Cosgrove has vowed to stay out of political debate once he is officially appointed as Australia’s 26th...

28th Jan. 2014 3:01 PM

General Peter Cosgrove poses with his wife Lynne in Canberra. General Cosgrove has been appointed the next Governor General of Australia on the retirement in March of the present Governor General Quentin Bryce.

Peter Cosgrove tipped to be Australia's next GG

FORMER military general Peter Cosgrove is widely tipped to be named Australian Governor-General next month.

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26th Dec. 2013 1:12 PM

Retired General Peter Cosgrove addresses the crowd at the Westpac Agribusiness forum in Kershaw House, Rockhampton.