On Wednesday 9 July 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) received the Chief Executive of Defence SA, Mr Andrew Fletcher.
Afterwards, the Governor-General, as Patron, received the Chair of the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture Board, Professor Ross Chambers and the Executive Director, Right Reverend Professor Stephen Pickard.
On Tuesday 8 July 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove received the Prime Minister of Japan, His Excellency Mr Shinzo Abe, and Mrs Akie Abe.
At Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove welcomed the Prime Minister of Japan, His Excellency Mr Shinzo Abe, and Mrs Abe, before holding discussions.
On Monday 7 July 2014, at Parliament House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove attended a ceremony at which the Governor-General administered the oath or affirmation of allegiance to Senators elected to serve in the Senate from 1 July 2014.
At Parliament House, Canberra, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove attended a ceremony at which the Governor-General administered the oath or affirmation of allegiance to Senators elected to serve in the Senate from 1 July 2014.
On Friday 4 July 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), received the Chairperson of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Professor Mick Dodson AM; the Principal, Mr Russell Taylor; and the Deputy Principal, Ms Michelle Patterson.
On Wednesday 2 July 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove, attended a ceremony at which the Governor-General was invested as a Knight of Justice in the Most Venerable Order of St John.
On Tuesday 1 July 2014, in Page, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as guest of the President of the Vietnam Veterans and Veterans Federation – ACT, Major James Wain (Retd), re-dedicated the Stephen King Memorial Centre and attended a morning tea with Veterans.
On Monday 30 June 2014, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), attended a morning tea with the Senior Leadership Group of the Indonesia-Australia Defence Alumni Association.
On Thursday 26 June 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.
Afterwards, in Milsons Point, New South Wales, the Governor-General, as guest of the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Soldier On, Mr John Bale, officially opened the Michael Fussell Reintegration and Recovery Centre.