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13th June 2014

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by Paul Madden

British Ambassador to Japan

Celebrating the Queen’s Birthday with the Governor General

Australia’s new Governor General, Sir Peter Cosgrove, is clearly enjoying his role. He gave a very warm speech at a dinner in Canberra last night, hosted by the Royal Commonwealth Society and the Australia Britain Society (of which I am the Patron) to celebrate the birthday of HM The Queen. The Governor General used the […]

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1st April 2014

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by Paul Madden

British Ambassador to Japan

New Australian High Commissioner in London

The new Australian High Commissioner in London will be moving back into his teenage home when he takes up his position in May. Alexander Downer, whose appointment was announced yesterday, lived at the splendid official residence, Stoke Lodge near Hyde Park, when his father was High Commissioner in London from 1964-72. He went to school […]

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13th September 2013

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by Paul Madden

British Ambassador to Japan

Remembering the Battle of Britain

The “light blue” uniforms were on full display at the High Commission’s annual Battle of Britain Day commemoration this week. Two Royal Australian Air Force Air Marshals were present – Vice Chief of the Defence Force Mark Binskin and Chief of Air Force Geoff Brown – together with a range of serving military personnel and […]

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16th March 2012 Toronto, Canada

High Commissioner visits Toronto Rehab

SIN Toronto had the pleasure of a visit by the High Commissioner last week, and took the opportunity (with the Consul-General) to get a tour of the state-of-the-art facilities over at Toronto Rehab. After a cordial chat covering research collaboration, rehabilitation science and the Paralympics (Dr. Gaétan Tardif, Chief Medical Officer at Toronto Rehab, is […]

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