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Isaac Isaacs was the first Australian born governor-general.
The Australian Governor General.
Governor-General
The Prime Minister, usually with the Attorney-General pick a Governor-General and then tell the queen to nominate that person to the office.
The first Australian-born governor-general was Sir Isaac Isaacs, who served from 1931 to 1936. He also served as the 3rd Chief Justice of Australia.
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.
The prominent duties of a Governor general comprise of opening and dissolving the Australian Parliament. A Governor general also perform the duty of appointing ministries after elections and commissioning the Prime Minister.
No Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia has requested the resignation of a prime minister. Rather, the Honourable Gough Whitlam, A.C., Q.C., the 21st prime minister, was dismissed by the Right Honourable Sir John Kerr, the 18th Governor-General.
Sir Isaac Isaacs
There is no Governor of the Australian Capital Territory. State Governments, as distinct from 'Territory' (ie Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory) have State Governors who are representatives of the Queen. Australian Capital Territory hasa Chief Minister. Australia has a Governor-General who resides in Canberra, Ms Quentin Bryce.
The traditional role of the Governor General was to report to the Queen what the Australian government was up to and to give instructions from the British government and the Queen to the Australian Government. Since Australia became an independent Country in its own right the position of GG has became largely symbolic.
The traditional role of the Governor General was to report to the Queen what the Australian government was up to and to give instructions from the British government and the Queen to the Australian Government. Since Australia became an independent Country in its own right the position of GG has became largely symbolic.