Who is Australia's current Governor-General?

• A. David Hurley
• B. Anthony Albanese
• C. Roger Cook
• D. King Charles

Answer: (A)

The position being tested is who serves as Australia’s federal representative of the monarch and what that role involves. The Governor-General acts as the monarch’s representative in Australia, carrying out constitutional duties such as giving royal assent to laws, opening and dissolving Parliament, and appointing the Prime Minister (on the monarch’s advice). This role is meant to be neutral and largely ceremonial, though it includes reserve powers in rare circumstances. The current holder is David Hurley, who has been in the job since 2019. Anthony Albanese is the Prime Minister, not the Governor-General; Roger Cook is the Premier of Western Australia; and King Charles is the monarch, not the Governor-General.