Tribute to Major General the Hon Philip Michael Jeffery AC, CVO, MC

4 February 2021

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Major-General Michael Jeffery was a soldier, a governor, a governor-general, a patriot, a statesman—somebody who was deeply concerned with and interested in Australia, its history, its institutions and its future. I was delighted to have the opportunity to pay tribute to him.

Click here to watch my speech to parliament: https://m.facebook.com/watch/?v=473275040334131&_rdr

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