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We did but see him passing by.

Publication: Arena Magazine
Publication Date: 01-JUN-03 		Format: Online - approximately 1094 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: We did but see him passing by.(resignation of Governor-General Peter Hollingworth)(Editorial)

Article Excerpt
Whatever his sins of commission or omission, Peter Hollingworth has performed one invaluable service to Australia in his role as Governor-General--his passing from the office has exposed and demystified the process by which the Australian vice-regal representative is chosen. Hollingworth was not the author of this, of course. From start to finish, it was Prime Minister John Howard's doing--a product of his determination to pursue cultural politics at the expense of the civil and political institutions that he, as a conservative, purports to respect. It may well be true that Hollingworth was not Howard's first choice for the job. Yet he should not have been on the list at all--not because of the allegations regarding the treatment of paedophiles, but because of his position within the Anglican church. It was typical of Howard that he could not see the problem in appointing someone from the Church of England, even though he would clearly have seen the problem in appointing a Roman Catholic archbishop--and...

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