Peter Dutton damned Sam Mostyn with faint praise as Australia's next Governor-General was announced. Here's what happened when they met

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has cosied up to Australia's adjacent Governor-General for a photograph conscionable weeks aft helium issued a noticeably level connection astir her appointment.

Businesswoman Samantha Mostyn was announced arsenic General David Hurley's replacement as the King's typical successful Australia erstwhile his word comes to an extremity connected July 1.

Ms Mostyn's committedness to an Indigenous Voice to Parliament and past acquisition moving with the Labor party sparked disapproval from blimpish lobby radical Advance.

Mr Dutton offered a little than effusive connection addressing her assignment astatine the time, telling reporters: '(She's) idiosyncratic who's been progressive successful concern and athletics for a agelong play of time.

'(She) evidently is well-known to galore radical wrong the authorities implicit a agelong play of time.

'I privation her the precise champion successful her appointment.'

His words were worlds distant from the praise Ms Mostyn was receiving from Labor politicians, who recited the agelong database of committee positions she's held, and her bequest of championing women's rights and clime alteration policy.

ABC expert Annabel Crabb wrote: 'As commendations go, it was the slightest helium could do. 

'Literally, the existent least.' 

Now, Mr Dutton has posed for a representation alongside Ms Mostyn up of her authoritative commencement date, smiling successful beforehand of the Australian flag, the Indigenous emblem and the Torres Strait Island flag.

'Pleased to drawback up with Australian Governor-General Designate Ms Sam Mostyn AO today,' helium tweeted.

'I privation her my precise champion successful her assignment erstwhile she assumes the relation successful July and convey David Hurley AC DSC for his fantabulous work to our country.'

Ms Mostyn wiped her societal media beingness earlier Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced her caller role. 

Mr Albanese said: 'Ms Mostyn has had an extended vocation successful the Australian concern community, including moving astatine elder levels successful telecommunications and security companies successful Australia and globally. 

'She has besides held elder non-executive roles connected boards including Transurban, Virgin Australia, and has been seat of Citibank Australia. She presently chairs AWARE Super and Alberts Music Group and is connected the committee of Mirvac.

'Ms Mostyn has been a Commissioner with the Australian Football League (AFL) and a driving unit down the AFL Women's (AFLW).'

The erstwhile prolific tweeter - who boasted 22,000 followers connected X - wiped cleanable her X, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts conscionable anterior to her assignment to the vice-regal role.

But Daily Mail Australia obtained a bid of posts she had made implicit the years, offering an penetration into the authorities of the pistillate present tasked with representing King Charles successful Australia.

Ms Mostyn was a starring advocator for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, hosting and participating successful panels astir the referendum alongside Yes campaigner Thomas Mayo.

She advocated for a Yes ballot online, took portion successful Michael Long's 'Long Walk Oz' to Canberra promoting the Indigenous advisory sheet and joined virtual yarning circles with Pat Anderson AO and Professor Megan Davis.

In a podcast interrogation with erstwhile premier curate Julia Gillard connected December 14 past year, Ms Mostyn lamented the decision of Mr Albanese's program to enshrine an Indigenous advisory assemblage successful the constitution.

'Frankly, aft the referendum I felt wholly untethered,' Ms Mostyn said.

'I thought possibly we were a large capable nation, and determination was capable understanding, to marque that step. 

'There's each sorts of reasons wherefore that hasn't happened.' 

Ms Mostyn added she 'wished [she'd] grown up successful an epoch erstwhile we were really told the truth.' 

Lobby radical Advance deed retired astatine the assignment aft Daily Mail Australia's article, describing it arsenic 'an insult to mainstream Australians'.

'Mostyn is the worst benignant of firm activistic who campaigned against the bulk of Australians successful the divisive Voice referendum.

'The PM's appointment... confirms helium cares much astir the activists and elites than the radical moving hard to marque this federation great.

'If Australians privation to spot an illustration of the left's march done retired institutions - this is it, close successful beforehand of us.' 

Advance described the assignment arsenic 'deeply political', and said the relation should person gone to idiosyncratic who was 'non-political'.