Former governor-general and retired defence chief Sir Peter Cosgrove has criticised One Nation’s “clumsy and close to authoritarian’’ attack on multiculturalism.

On his first official duty since being sworn in as governor-general, Sir Peter was asked about how his knighthood fitted with his already lengthy title. A reporter asked: "Are you still getting used ...

He first wore the military uniform as a cadet 54 years ago. Today, Sir Peter Cosgrove doned the uniform for his last official duties as Governor-General and Commander in Chief ahead of his retirement ...

Despite the oft sung words in the national anthem, Australians live often detached from the reality that “…our home is girt by sea”. In Canberra on 30 January, senior Defence leaders gathered at the ...

Sir Peter Cosgrove saw a side of Queen Elizabeth the public don’t get to see during a picnic at Balmoral complete with the corgis and 11 other royals. The war hero said he had just stepped down from ...

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott decided to introduce a new “gracenote in our national life” – knights and dames – for “extraordinary and pre-eminent servants of the Australian people”, because ...