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Sam Mostyn may face a constitutional crisis next year

Sam Mostyn takes on a role that emphasises continuity and stability. But the voting public may have other plans and Australia’s second female GG could end up being our most significant.

Andrew Clark
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At first blush, Sam Mostyn does not present as a Trojan horse.

Impressive, credentialled, well-spoken, experienced, compassionate, bespectacled and pleasant-looking, she knows her way around the law, business, corporate boards, sport, women’s affairs, and mental health issues.

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Andrew Clark is a former editor of The Sun-Herald and Australian Business. He was a correspondent in Europe and North America, a political correspondent in Canberra and has been a journalist for more than 55 years. Email Andrew at aclark@afr.com.au

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