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Australia's recent Governor-General, Major General Michael Jeffery, MC is a Freemason

http://www.freemasonrysaust.org.au/freemason.html


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Time for G-G to face a few facts May 30, 2005 LABOR MP Daryl Melham vows that if ever he is appointed governor-general he will resign from Revesby Workers' Club. His vow is big deal. He has been federal member for the local electorate of Banks for the past 15 years, is vice-president of the Revesby club and was raised in the area. Mr Melham would agree that porcine squadrons would need be airborne before he was given the vice-regal nod. He thinks he would be terrific in the job but doubts it will ever come his way. Nevertheless, his offer of a Revesby Workers' Club sacrifice is not flippant. Mr Melham wants to define and establish a principle: governors-general must divest themselves of outside allegiances, or at least publicly declare them, on taking office. Otherwise, the public will not be able to determine whether questionable or politically biased organisations are benefiting by vice-regal association. For example, Mr Melham says, the public should know whether the official residences of Yarralumla in Canberra and Admiralty House in Sydney are being used for non-public purposes when the governor-general hosts organisations there. It's in defence and prosecution of that principle that Mr Melham has been asking whether Governor-General Michael Jeffery is a Mason. The Masonic Lodge is not the secret organisation it was and certainly does not constitute a criminal or dangerous body. Mr Melham doesn't like it because Masons don't admit women members, and he thinks a governor-general ought not belong to a "sexist" group. For the same reasons, he disapproves of Mr Jeffery's membership of men-only clubs in Sydney and Melbourne. This campaign for vice-regal transparency might not have gone far had there not been confusion over Mr Jeffery's status as a Mason. His official secretary Malcolm Hazell last week told a Senate committee he didn't know if the Governor-General was a member as it was "a personal thing". Later, The Age quoted Mr Jeffery's spokesman: "The Governor-General says he has not attended a Freemasons' meeting for five years and on that basis, to say he is not actively involved seems a fair interpretation." Tell that to former NSW Police Commissioner Tony Lauer, or, as Freemason magazine calls him, "MW Bro Anthony Lauer Grand Master UGL of NSW and ACT". In the December edition of the magazine, Mr Lauer announced Mr Jeffery would open the VIII World Conference of Masonic Grand Lodges in Sydney in November 2005. The article comes with a photograph of Mr Lauer and Mr Jeffery. It wasn't his first appearance in the pages of Lodge publications. Mr Jeffery was sworn in as Governor-General in August 2003, and the August edition of Freemasonry Victoria hailed the elevation of a brother"committed Freemason" who had been initiated in St George's Lodge in Western Australia in N.ovember 1994, later a Senior Warden. "Freemasonry fundamentally teaches morality, self-knowledge and an approach to life to make a brother a better man within himself," Mr Jeffrey said in an exclusive interview. The accompanying text said the new Governor-General "sees the battle being for the future of our youth in an area in which Freemasons should become involved". None of this is in any way sinister. In fact, it is part of a governor-general's job to get community groups involved in good works. But it makes it hard to assert that Mr Jeffery has no contact with the Freemasons. Mr Melham has now put a series of related questions on notice to the PM. He wants to know where Mr Jeffery and Mr Lauer met to discuss the conference opening; when Mr Jeffery agreed to be patron of the conference; and why this wasn't mentioned in previous inquiries about Mr Jeffery's clubs and associations. There have been whispers that the Governor-General is unpopular for being a bit of a snob, and pushy with ministers. All I know for a fact is that people who have witnessed investitures have admired how Mr Jeffery has carefully prepared for each recipient of an award and been able to knowledgably and sympathetically discuss their work with them. He gives good gong. Unfortunately for Mr Jeffery, an ex-army Major-General used to having the enlisted jump at his command and not being questioned, the job of governor-general is under question. Gradually, the shield of royal protection has been taken from the role by monarchists and republicans, and essentially he's seen as a very senior public servant. Public servants at all levels are accountable through their political masters, and the resident of Yarralumla will find he is no exception. farrm@dailytelegraph.com.au

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In 1972 he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel to command the 2nd Battalion of the Pacific Islands Regiment. In 1975, he assumed command of the SAS in Perth, and was then promoted to Colonel as the first Director of the Army's Special Action Forces (7 January 1976 – 22 October 1977). He was instrumental in developing the surveillance concept for Northern Australia and as Director of Special Action Forces, he prepared the development of the Australian Counter terrorist concept and capability. From 1981 to 1983 he headed Australia's national counter-terrorist co-ordination authority. In 1985 he was promoted to Major General and appointed to command the Army's 1st Division. In 1990 he became Deputy Chief of the General Staff and in 1991 he was appointed Assistant Chief of the General Staff for Materiel. Although he retired from the army in 1993, he is still considered the "Honorary Colonel" of the SASR, where he holds the ceremonial role of inducting new soldiers into the regiment and presenting them with their famous sandy beret.

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Following the resignation of Governor-General Dr Peter Hollingworth, Prime Minister John Howard announced on 22 June 2003 that he had chosen Major General Jeffery to succeed him. He was formally appointed by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, and was sworn in on 11 August 2003, becoming the first Australian soldier to become Governor-General. His appointment was generally welcomed, although there was some critical comment about the appointment of another Anglo-Australian male to the post, and also some comment about his conservative views. A journalist wrote in The Australian: "Jeffery is Howard's perfect Governor-General. The ex-soldier is deeply conservative, steeped in the military and strong on traditional family values."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jeffery Wikipedia is generally accurate for politicians, or if it is inaccurate, it is only as inaccurate as the politician would want, as their staffers edit the pages.

Just who is this bastard loyal to? Australia, the SASR, the ADF, or an international secret society with shady connections and secret handshakes, which he has allowed access to official government buildings for private functions?