RIP Wayne Goss

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WAYNE Goss, the man who, in 1989, became Queensland’s first Labor premier in 32 years, has died aged 63.

[freddie*rooster]

Oh a very sad day RIP Wayne Goss

[pct001wine]

RIP Wayne Goss.

Even down here in South Oz we knew of his achievements and the reform agenda he pursued in QLD after so many years of shonky business.   He can hold his head high.

[bluecat*dancing]

RIP

[twinkles**stars]

So young

[boris1gary]

sad but even sadder that QLD is now being dragged backwards.

In an earlier statement, Mr Shorten paid particular tribute to Mr Goss's "drought-breaking electoral triumph", which he said ended the "malaise and corruption that had eaten away at Queensland's democracy in the final stretch of 32 years of Conservative rule".

"The Goss government rebuilt Queensland: restoring fairness and transparency to the electoral system, bringing in merit-based appointments for the public service and implementing many of the recommendations of the Fitzgerald Inquiry into police corruption," Mr Shorten said.

"Goss' reforms modernised Queensland: decriminalising homosexuality, creating new national parks, preventing logging and abolishing the anachronistic Imperial Honours system."

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/federal-labor-pays-tribute-to-great-labor-man-...

[debra9275]

Though we're not Qlanders, we thought he was a pretty nice person and a pretty good Premier

RIP