Former prime minister John Howard greets Sir Peter at the ceremony. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen Rain on the parade: Sir Peter Cosgrove inspects the guard of honour as part of his official swearing in as ...

In a nation which so deeply prides itself on its ANZAC legend it seems fitting that today one of Australia’s most celebrated and revered diggers found himself sworn into the highest constitutional ...

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 ...

Former Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove has apologised for his part in a system of bullying that shattered the military dreams of an Adelaide man and forced him to quit Duntroon Royal Military ...

SIR Peter will also visit Vanuatu to see recovery efforts from the deadly Cyclone Pam.

During a visit to Turkey for the centenary of the battle of Lone Pine, the former chief of the defence force said Australia would continue to support Iraq with military assistance out of its Middle ...

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 ...