PMs Pay Tribute to ‘Architect of Medicare’ Bill Hayden

Hayden, former Labor leader and governor-general, has died at the age of 90.

Former Governor-General and Opposition Leader Bill Hayden attends the Labor Party election campaign launch at the Brisbane Convention Centre, on Aug. 16, 2010. AAP Image/Steve Gray

Former federal Labor leader and governor-general Bill Hayden is being remembered as a great Australian after his death aged 90.

Mr. Hayden led Labor in opposition from 1977 to 1983 before serving as foreign minister in Bob Hawke’s government. He had previously served as a minister and briefly as treasurer under Gough Whitlam.