ALP Stands for the "Australian Labour Party" and has nothing to do with the Governor general of Australia.
At present in 2009 The ALP is the government, However the Governor general has no political affiliation.
In 2012, the governor-general of Australia is Quentin Bryce.
Sir John Kerr was the Governor General of Australia from 1974 to 1977
In 2014, Australia's Governor General is Peter Cosgrove.His Excellency was appointed by Her Majesty the Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Honourable Tony Abbott, the Prime Minister, and sworn in on 28 March 2014.Recent information about the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is found in the links below.
The Governor-general of Australia is recommended by the Prime Minister, and officially appointed by the Queen.
Which governor-general? The governor-general of Canada is in a different position than the governor-general of Australia.
The Governor-General has this position throughout Australia. Currently (2009), Australia's Governor-General is Quentin Bryce. However, the current Governor of New South Wales (not Governor-General) is Professor Marie Bashir AC, CVO.
No. Australia's first Governor General was Sir Charles FitzRoy.
The Governor-general of Australia lives in Canberra for part of the year, but it is not his/her permanent residence.When in Canberra, the Governor-General of Australia lives in Government House in the suburb of Yarralumla.The Sydney residence of the Governor-General is Admiralty House, in the suburb of Kirribilli.
In 2011, Australia's Prime Minister is Tony Abbott, and the Governor-General is Quentin Bryce.
Quetin Bryce is important to Australia because she is our governor general. Quetin Bryce is the first female governor general in Australia.
He is the governor-general of Australia.
The Queen.