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Businesswoman and gender equality advocate Samantha Mostyn has been appointed Australia's next governor-general. She is only the second woman to hold the role.

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Governor-General of Australia Sam Mostyn, center, speaks during the swearing in ceremony in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, July 1, 2024, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia appointed Sam Mostyn on Monday as only its second woman governor-general, a largely ceremonial role representing the British monarch who is the nation’s head of ...