Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called him a "legend of our labour movement".
Born in 1933 in the inner north of Brisbane, Hayden left school at the age of 16 and worked in various jobs including as a police officer before entering federal parliament in 1961 at the age of 28, having won the Queensland seat of Oxley for Labor.
In early 1983 he resigned his position as Labor leader when the party made it clear that Bob Hawke - who would be elected prime minister shortly afterwards - was the preferred choice.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese issued a statement on Saturday in which he saluted a man who he called "a legend of our labour movement".
"My first thoughts are with Dallas, his beloved wife of 63 years, their children and all those who knew and loved him best.
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