Long-serving politician and former Labor party member Bill Hayden has died at the age of 90.
Tributes have poured in from several Australian politicians following the death of former governor-general and long-serving leader of the Australian Labor Party, Bill Hayden at the age of of 90. Hayden was well-known for leading the Labor Party for almost six years before he became the man who made way for Bob Hawke to head the ALP.
"He brought a quiet strength to the cause of progress and through his lifetime of service, he changed our party and our country for the better. May he rest in peace." Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen described Hayden as"one of the best Prime Ministers we never had" and praised him for being the architect of Medibank and Medicare.
Bill Hayden was the selfless servant of the Australian people & our Party. He was humble & grounded, responsible & respected, a wonderful Queenslander & Australian. He was our 27th Treasurer, but his impact went well beyond the 5 months he served in that role in 1975.Hayden had a political career that spanned more than three decades, beginning as the member for Oxley in 1961 until 1988.
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