Sam’s big fat pay rise isn’t quite what you think it is.

Look, I am as irritated as the rest of you that we still have a governor general in this country. Bring on the republic ASAP. And I’m even more irritated by the appointment of Sam Mostyn, now Samantha, as governor-general because she is way too good for that gig. Her contributions to Australian life go well beyond the parade of military blokes we’ve had so far.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in April announced Sam Mostyn as Australia’s next governor-general.Credit: AAP

Get as worked up as you like about soldiers and sailors, but we’ve had a lot of peace in this country, thank God, and their service isn’t what it used to be. Comparing like for like, Mostyn has contributed to not-for-profits most of her working life, including six years on our most serious battlefield, violence against women. She was a director and then chair of Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety, before running the Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce for the government. Sure, she has no brass buttons and no medals, but this is all hard, intense work. No pension. Fighting the war on........

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