David Johnston
Admiral David Johnston is the head of the Australian Defence Force, known for his leadership in military operations and policy. Recently, he was in the news following concerns about a lack of communication regarding Chinese live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea, which led to significant operational challenges and questions about surveillance capabilities between Australia and New Zealand.
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Former governor-general David Johnston attended the unveiling.
Harper continues call for national unity at portrait unveiling
Canada· 2026-02-04
Add to that, a new Australian Defence Force chief to succeed David Johnston.
Anthony Albanese avoids tribalism and breaks with tradition with Rudd replacement
Australia· 2026-01-25
Admiral David Johnston represented Australia at the NATO meeting in Brussels.
NATO chief plans Australian visit with China concerns a top priorityAustralia· 2026-01-24
David Johnston was the Governor-General who presented Thomas King with an award.
Thomas King’s storytelling now feels like a betrayalCanada· 2025-11-26
Mr. King receives the Governor-General's Literary Award for fiction from Governor-General David Johnston in 2014.
Thomas King withdraws next novel from publication after revelation he is not part CherokeeCanada· 2025-11-26
David Johnston is the former Governor General of Canada who presented Thomas King with the Governor General's Literary Award for fiction in 2014.
Inconvenient Indian author Thomas King says he is not part CherokeeCanada· 2025-11-24
David Johnston is a former governor-general who led a proposal to enhance Canada’s scientific capacity.
Universities may jump to hire foreign researchers if Ottawa allocates funds to attract top talentCanada· 2025-11-02
David Johnston is the Chief of the Australian Defence Force who commented on Indonesia's plan to purchase J-10 fighter jets from China.
Australia Hormati Keputusan Indonesia Beli J-10 dari China
Indonesia· 2025-10-17
David Johnston, vice president of the Furniture Manufacturers Credit Association, is tapping the brakes on mass reshoring talk.
In America’s furniture capital, a mix of hope and fear as tariffs arrive
United States· 2025-10-14
David Johnston, vice president of asset protection and retail operations for the National Retail Federation, noted progress against organized retail crime.
What ever happened to America’s shoplifting crisis?United States· 2025-09-09
David Johnston is the listing agent for the condo.
Buyers leverage soft market in deal for two-bedroom Calgary condoCanada· 2025-08-23
David Johnston is a former defence minister mentioned in the context of lobbying.
How Scott Morrison, Christopher Pyne, and Australia’s top military brass are cashing in on government’s defence spending bonanzaAustralia· 2025-08-01
General Sahir Shamshad met with Chief of Defence Forces Admiral David Johnston during his visit.
جنرل ساحر شمشاد مرزا کی آسٹریلین اعلیٰ سول و عسکری قیادت سے ملاقاتیں
Pakistan· 2025-06-27
David Johnston was named an 'All-American' for his contributions to the Harvard team.
Mark Carney is part of Harvard’s history of Canadian hockey players. Trump’s foreign-student ban could imperil that traditionCanada· 2025-06-12
Admiral David Johnston said that Australia now had to plan to wage war from its own continental territory.
‘Progressive patriot’ PM Anthony Albanese faces his call to armsAustralia· 2025-06-06
David Johnston was the governor-general at the time Marc Garneau was sworn in as transport minister.
Marc Garneau, first Canadian in space, remembered for aspirations he held for his countryCanada· 2025-06-06
David Johnston was seated on the governors-general bench during the Throne Speech.
King Charles delivers soaring poetry and gristly prose in Throne Speech to giddy SenateCanada· 2025-05-28
Certainly, there was pomp, and then-governor-general David Johnston received the royal salute.
Mark Carney’s royal Canadian symbolismCanada· 2025-05-27
David Johnston stepped down in March, 2023, to become a special rapporteur on foreign interference.
Globe editorial: There’s no question: Debates should be for voters, not the partiesCanada· 2025-04-20
David Johnston revealed that the Australian military learned about the live-fire exercises late.
Peter Dutton comments lashed by Penny Wong as ‘bellicose rhetoric’Australia· 2025-02-27
Admiral David Johnston, head of the Australian Defence Force, stated that they were informed about the drills only after they had begun.
China agrees to consider concerns about live-fire drills, NZ saysAustralia· 2025-02-26