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49-566: The term was first used to describe an agreement made in November 1988 between Prime Minister Bob Hawke , and his Treasurer Paul Keating , which was effected at Kirribilli House . Hawke agreed that he would resign in favour of Keating at an unspecified time after the 1990 election but before the subsequent election. On Keating's insistence, this undertaking was witnessed by ACTU Secretary Bill Kelty and businessman Sir Peter Abeles ; both were mutual friends of Hawke and Keating. After securing

98-581: A barmaid. The couple moved to Brisbane during the Great Depression . Hayden spent his first year at a boardinghouse in Fortitude Valley , before the family moved to a rented cottage in the working-class area of Highgate Hill . The family became more financially stable after his father enlisted in the army in 1941. He began his education at St Ita's Catholic Primary School in South Brisbane , but

147-625: A challenge by Hawke in a party ballot but Hawke continued to plot against Hayden. In December, Labor surprised many pundits by its failure to win the vital Flinders by-election in Victoria, further raising doubts about Hayden's ability to lead the ALP to power. On 3 February 1983, in a meeting in Brisbane , various leading Labor figures, including Paul Keating and Senator John Button , told Hayden that he must resign. He reluctantly accepted their advice. Hawke

196-497: A consolation on Hawke's part for replacing Hayden earlier as Labor Leader in 1983 and thus denying him the chance to become prime minister. The Queen's appointment of Hayden as Governor-General to succeed Sir Ninian Stephen was announced in mid-1988. In the following months, Hayden resigned from Parliament and severed his political connections with the Labor Party. He took up the post of Governor-General in early 1989 and served during

245-449: A few hours before the election writs were issued. At a press conference that afternoon Hayden, still chagrined, said that "a drover's dog could lead the Labor Party to victory, the way the country is". Hayden's quip about a "drover's dog" became part of Australian political history. Hayden himself referred to it good-humouredly many years later when he said, "There are so many things I did in my political life that I am very proud of. ... But

294-522: A few weeks before the 1983 election , after months of speculation. Hayden served as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade from 1983 to 1988, then left parliament to assume the governor-generalship. He held that position for seven years, with only Lord Gowrie having served for longer. Hayden was born on 23 January 1933 at the Lady Bowen Lying-In Hospital in Spring Hill, Queensland . He

343-627: A few years before World War I. He worked as a piano-tuner and musical instrument salesman, moving to Rockhampton, Queensland , in the early 1920s. He held radical political views and was a member of the Industrial Workers of the World . Hayden's mother was born in Brandon, Queensland , to a working-class family of Irish descent. After the death of her first husband, a shearer , she worked in Rockhampton as

392-453: A formal agreement, with witnesses. Prime Minister Hawke invited ACTU Secretary Bill Kelty and Sir Peter Abeles to Kirribilli House, so that proper arrangement could be made. The two men came to an agreement, that presuming Hawke won the 1990 Australian election (which he did), he would step down as Prime Minister and hand over power to Keating – sometime during that term. Hawke made clear that if any details of their deal were made public,

441-780: A fourth term in March 1990, Hawke reneged on the agreement in January 1991 following a "treacherous" speech by Keating, called the Placido Domingo speech , delivered to the National Press Club in December 1990 which belittled Hawke's leadership. Keating resigned as Treasurer in June 1991 and challenged Hawke for the Prime Ministership . Although this initial challenge failed, he challenged Hawke

490-454: A gnawing pain in my heart and soul about what is the meaning of life". The baptismal ceremony was attended by a gathering of family, friends, and former colleagues. Hayden's siblings, Patricia Oxenham, John Hayden, and Joan Moseman, along with other members of family, were present for the event. Hayden died in Queensland on 21 October 2023, after a long illness at the age of 90; nine years to

539-423: A half terms. Howard reported that the meeting took place but that no exact deal was struck. After Howard became Prime Minister, approaching his 64th birthday and after two and a half terms in 2003, he asserted his intention to stay on as leader. Costello made several public statements that did little to hide his distemper at the decision. After the 2004 election , Costello did not exercise his right to challenge for

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588-813: A junior clerk in the State Government Stores, where he worked until joining the police. He was conscripted to the Royal Australian Navy for six months following the passage of the National Service Act 1951 , having earlier unsuccessfully applied to join the Royal Australian Air Force as an 18-year-old. Hayden joined the Queensland Police Force in 1953 following his father's death. He completed his training in Brisbane and

637-413: A scathing attack on Keating and many senior members of his government. Meanwhile, Keating wrote a letter outlining his disapproval of Hawke's perceptions of him and leaked it to The Australian . Bill Hayden William George Hayden AC (23 January 1933 – 21 October 2023) was an Australian politician who served as the 21st governor-general of Australia from 1989 to 1996. He was Leader of

686-476: A second time in December 1991 and won. Whilst still in opposition, John Howard reached a similar agreement with Peter Costello in December 1994 which was witnessed by the Liberal MP Ian McLachlan . McLachlan reported that Howard agreed, if Alexander Downer resigned and Howard became leader and subsequently Prime Minister after 1996, that he would hand over the leadership to Costello after one and

735-469: Is changing. We're an anomaly as a European country in this part of the world. There's already a large and growing Asian population in Australia and it is inevitable in my view that Australia will become a Eurasian country over the next century or two. Australian Asians and Europeans will marry another and a new race will emerge: I happen to think that's desirable." As Foreign Minister, Hayden had oversight of

784-415: The 1977 election in another landslide, Whitlam retired as leader. In the ensuing leadership ballot Hayden was elected over Lionel Bowen to succeed him; Bowen was then elected as Hayden's deputy. Aged almost 45, he was the youngest person to be elected leader of the Labor Party since Chris Watson in 1901. His political views had become more moderate, and he advocated economic policies which encompassed

833-720: The Council of Australian Humanist Societies . In 2007 at the 45th State Conference of the Queensland Branch of the Australian Labor Party , Hayden was made a Life Member of the party. In September 2017, in delivering the second Hayden Oration at the University of Southern Queensland in Ipswich, former Australian prime minister Paul Keating spoke at length of Hayden's contribution to the Labor Party. Keating spoke, in particular, of

882-825: The Order of the Three Stars 3rd Class. Hayden received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Queensland in 1990 for his distinguished contributions to Australian life. Other awards included admission to the Order of St John Australia and also the Gwanghwa Medal of the Korean Order of Diplomatic Merit. In 1996, Hayden was recognised as the Australian Humanist of the Year by

931-502: The University of Queensland . Hayden was elected to the House of Representatives at the 1961 federal election , aged 28 – along with Manfred Cross and Doug McClelland , Hayden was the earliest elected Labor MP still alive at the time of his death. When Gough Whitlam led the Labor Party to victory in 1972 , Hayden was made Minister for Social Security . He replaced Jim Cairns as Treasurer in 1975, but served for only five months before

980-456: The Australian foreign aid program. He pursued efforts to engage Vietnam and Cambodia despite vehement opposition from allied nations and key stakeholders. In 1983, Hayden announced a review of the Australian foreign aid program (known as the "Jackson Review" after the chair, Sir Gordon Jackson ), which reported in March 1984. The main recommendations of the report, which were directed at improving

1029-531: The Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB). He was later moved to police headquarters on Roma Street where he was rostered on at Government House , guarding the governor of Queensland . He was transferred again in 1957 to the two-man police station at Redbank , on the outskirts of Ipswich . Hayden held far-left views as a young man and attempted to join the Communist Party of Australia , but

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1078-543: The Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1977 to 1983, and served as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade from 1983 to 1988 under Bob Hawke and as Treasurer of Australia in 1975 under Gough Whitlam . Hayden was born in Brisbane , Queensland . He attended Brisbane State High School and then joined the Queensland Police , working as a police officer for eight years while studying economics part-time at

1127-512: The Labor party, Hayden was soon popularly elected as one of the then youngest members of the federal parliament (only 28 years old at the time he entered it). He proved to be a diligent, well-spoken parliamentarian. In 1969, he became a member of the Opposition front bench. When Labor won the 1972 election under Gough Whitlam , Hayden was appointed Minister for Social Security , and in that capacity, among other efforts to promoting reform, introduced

1176-537: The New South Wales right faction, a key sector of the Labor Party. It is believed that Hawke told Keating that "two terms should do him". This resulted in Keating throwing his support behind Hawke, causing then-Leader Bill Hayden to resign and make way for Hawke to become Leader. In 1988, Hawke was enjoying high approval ratings, and leadership questions were not covered in the media often. Treasurer Keating wanted to make

1225-554: The Queensland ALP". He became secretary of the electoral executive committee for the state seat of Bremer and president of the divisional executive for the federal seat of Oxley . In 1960 he began attending adult matriculation classes with a view towards attending university. He also attended political science lectures given by Max Poulter at the Brisbane Trades Hall. In October 1960, Hayden won ALP preselection for

1274-479: The daughter of a miner from Ipswich. They initially lived in a rented cottage in Dinmore before building a house in Ipswich's western suburbs. The couple had three daughters and a son. Their oldest daughter Michaela died in 1966 at the age of five after being struck by a car. In September 2018, Hayden was baptized as a Roman Catholic at St Mary's Church, Ipswich . He told The Catholic Leader that "there’s been

1323-505: The day after Gough Whitlam 's death. His death was commemorated by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese , who announced Hayden would be honoured with a state funeral . Hayden's wife, Dallas, a Member of the Order of Australia, died less than 3 months after her husband, on 15 January 2024. By virtue of being Governor-General, Hayden was the Chancellor of the Order of Australia and its Principal Companion (AC). In 1999, Latvia awarded him

1372-543: The entire agreement would be terminated. As the years went on, the relationship between Keating and Hawke deteriorated. Hawke won the 1990 federal election with a very slim majority. After securing a fourth term in March 1990, Hawke reneged on the agreement in January 1991 following a "treacherous" speech by Keating, called the Placido Domingo speech , delivered to the National Press Club in December 1990 which belittled Hawke's leadership. During his final two years in office, Hawke's popularity collapsed. Unemployment from

1421-565: The federal seat of Oxley, running as the Trades Hall candidate against Australian Workers' Union (AWU) candidate Bert Warren. At the 1961 federal election he unexpectedly defeated incumbent Liberal MP and cabinet minister Donald Cameron , winning 53 percent of the primary vote on an 11-point swing. Hayden's win was part of a 15-seat swing to Labor that nearly brought down the Menzies government. Overcoming initial resistance to his membership of

1470-460: The following year was transferred to Mackay in North Queensland . He was briefly stationed in the small country towns of Calen and Sarina . As he was supporting his mother and younger siblings, he also worked a second full-time job driving a milk truck and various seasonal jobs on rural properties. In 1956, Hayden was transferred back to Brisbane and worked as a plainclothes constable at

1519-605: The global recession was continually rising, and the economy was being battered. In June 1991 Keating decided to challenge for the leadership of the Labor party , which Hawke decided to contest. Keating's leadership bid failed and he moved to the backbench. During the final months of the Hawke Government, the economy weakened, and the government's popularity was falling, which prompted many high-profile Labor caucus members to throw their support behind Keating. Keating decided to challenge Hawke once more in December 1991. Keating won

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1568-429: The government was dismissed . In early 1977, Hayden challenged Whitlam for the party leadership and was defeated by just two votes. He defeated Lionel Bowen to succeed Whitlam as Leader of the Opposition at the end of the year, following Labor's defeat at the 1977 election . Hayden led the party to the 1980 election , recording a substantial swing but falling short of victory. He was replaced by Bob Hawke just

1617-517: The landslides of 1975 and 1977. He also slashed Fraser's majority in half, from 23 seats to 11. By 1982, it was evident that Fraser was manoeuvring to call an early election. But the main threat to Hayden came less from Fraser than from elements in Hayden's own party. Bob Hawke , a former union leader who had been elected to Parliament two years earlier, began mobilising his supporters to challenge Hayden's leadership. On 16 July 1982 Hayden narrowly defeated

1666-410: The leadership against Hawke, with 56 votes to 51. Keating was sworn in as Prime Minister of Australia on 20 December 1991. Hawke delivered his farewell address at Parliament House a day earlier. In recent times there has been continued tension between Hawke and Keating, which has been deliberately made public. In a biography of Hawke by Blanche d'Alpuget , Hawke's later second wife, d'Alpuget outlines

1715-795: The leadership in 2006, but Howard ultimately remained Prime Minister and Costello Treasurer up to the 2007 election , where Howard lost his seat of Bennelong and his government was defeated. Costello declined to assume the leadership, even after Howard endorsed him as his successor. The term has also been applied in various Australian state political environments including with Colin Barnett and Troy Buswell and with Mike Nahan and Liza Harvey in Western Australia ; with Peter Beattie and Anna Bligh in Queensland ; and in sport. Kirribilli Agreement of 1988 The Kirribilli Agreement of 1988

1764-407: The leadership. Speculation throughout 2005 saw multiple cabinet ministers begin to be mentioned as possible successors to Howard, including Brendan Nelson , Alexander Downer , Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull ; of the four, Downer had already been Liberal leader and the remaining three would all serve as Liberal leader in the future. Costello fuelled speculation that he would challenge Howard for

1813-420: The one thing I am remembered for is damn well saying 'A drover's dog could win the next election'. It seems to have settled into political idiom. The only person who didn't like it was Bob Hawke." Labor won the 1983 election, and Hayden became Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. In that post, he advocated closer integration between Australia and its Asian neighbours. In a 1983 interview, he stated: "Australia

1862-644: The period of transition from the Hawke government to the Keating government in December 1991. The usual term served by a Governor-General was five years but, by agreement between the government and Hayden, his term was extended for an additional two years to early 1996. Upon his appointment as Governor-General, he became, ex officio , Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order of Australia . Other Governor-Generals had been appointed by The Scout Association as its Chief Scout of Australia but Hayden declined because he

1911-527: The position of Governor-General, Hayden continued to contribute to public policy discussion in Australia. While on the board of Quadrant , he took time to lend personal support to the publication and wrote a tribute to its editor P.P. McGuinness on his death in 2008. He also continued to write opinion and comment pieces for other magazines and newspapers in Australia about current social, economic and political issues including foreign affairs. In May 1960, Hayden married Dallas Broadfoot (born 28 September 1936),

1960-563: The private sector and the American alliance. At the 1980 election , Labor finished a mere 0.8 percent behind Fraser's government on the two-party vote, having gained a nationwide swing of over four percent. Yet, due to the geographically uneven nature of the swing (strong in Victoria and, to a lesser degree, Western Australia and New South Wales, but comparatively weak everywhere else), Labor fell 12 seats short of making Hayden Prime Minister. Hayden did, however, regain much of what Labor had lost in

2009-466: The professional quality of the Australian aid program, were accepted by the Government. During the next few years, in various speeches, Hayden set out the foreign aid priorities of the government. After winning the 1987 election , Prime Minister Hawke announced that Queen Elizabeth II , Queen of Australia had approved of Hayden’s appointment as Governor-General of Australia . This was widely viewed as

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2058-502: The reform period during the Hawke Labor government in the 1980s in Australia. He noted that the foundations for the reforms had been set down before the Labor Party won office in 1983 during the period when Hayden was Leader of the Opposition and was working to prepare the Party for government. "Those great reforms", Keating said, "began with the frameworks Bill Hayden brought to the front bench,

2107-549: The single mothers pension and Medibank , Australia's first system of universal health insurance. On 6 June 1975, he succeeded Jim Cairns as Treasurer , a position he held until the Whitlam government was dismissed by the Governor-General , Sir John Kerr , on 11 November 1975. Labor suffered its worst-ever defeat in the election held a month later , and Hayden was left as the only Labor MP from Queensland. When Labor lost

2156-552: Was a secret meeting between the Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke and Treasurer Paul Keating . The two men met at Kirribilli House , the Prime Minister's official Sydney residence, to make an agreement as to when Hawke would hand over the leadership of the Australian Labor Party . Several years earlier, while Labor was in opposition, Hawke was seeking the leadership. Keating was a primary figure of

2205-468: Was an atheist, which was incompatible with the Scout Promise . Instead, The Scout Association of Australia appointed him as its national patron. By the late 1990s, Hayden joined the board of Quadrant . In the debate preceding the 1999 republic referendum , he rejected the specific proposal and sided with the monarchists, stating he supported the direct election of a president. After retiring from

2254-552: Was refused membership due to his police ties. He first attempted to join the ALP in South Brisbane in 1953, but was also regarded with suspicion in the context of the ALP split of the mid-1950s . He was ultimately recruited to the Redbank branch of the ALP in 1957. Hayden became "an active and energetic party worker, closely aligned with the left-wing Trades Hall faction that now controlled

2303-510: Was the first child born to Violet Quinn and George Hayden, who married a few weeks after his birth. He had a younger brother and two younger sisters, as well as an older half-brother from his mother's first marriage who was raised by an aunt. His parents both had prior marriages which ended in widowhood. Hayden's father was an American seaman, probably born in California, who jumped ship in Sydney

2352-565: Was then elected leader on 8 February, unopposed. Fraser had been well aware of the infighting within Labor and wanted to call an election before the party could replace Hayden with Hawke. He believed that if he put Parliament into "caretaker mode" early enough, Labor would essentially be frozen with Hayden as its leader. On the same morning that Hayden resigned, Fraser asked for, and was granted, an election for 5 March . Unknown to Fraser, however, Hayden resigned two hours before Fraser travelled to Yarralumla . He only learned of Hayden's resignation

2401-462: Was withdrawn from the school when it rescinded his father's contract to tune the school pianos. He switched to Dutton Park State School and was later highly critical of the quality of education that he received. Hayden went on to South Brisbane Intermediate School, where he passed the state scholarship exam in 1947. This allowed him to complete his secondary education at Brisbane State High School in 1948 and 1949. After leaving school, he found work as

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