Judge Thomas Bradley sworn in as Queensland's 28th Governor
Judge Thomas Bradley has become Queensland's 28th Governor, succeeding Dr Jeanette Young, in what was described as a historic changing of the guard.
Judge Thomas Bradley has become Queensland's 28th Governor, in what was described as a historic changing of the guard on Sunday 1 November.
Judge Bradley is the first openly gay man in Australia to take on the role of governor.
He succeeds Dr Jeanette Young, the state's former Chief Health Officer, who left the position expressing "enormous gratitude". She described the job as the "greatest honour of her life".
The change was the lead item in 9 News Brisbane's Sunday bulletin, presented by Wendy Kingston. The bulletin also reported that a grandstand holding hundreds of people had collapsed at a music festival on the Gold Coast. The summary available does not include further details on that incident, such as injuries or the festival involved.
Video: 9 News Australia.
Key questions
- Who is Queensland's new Governor?
- Judge Thomas Bradley became Queensland's 28th Governor on Sunday 1 November.
- Who did Judge Thomas Bradley replace?
- He succeeds Dr Jeanette Young, the former Chief Health Officer, who described the role as the greatest honour of her life.
- What else was reported in the bulletin?
- The bulletin also reported that a grandstand holding hundreds of people collapsed at a Gold Coast music festival. Further details were not available in the source.