Wayne Goss
Queensland Legislative Assembly for Salisbury | |
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In office 22 October 1983 – 1 November 1986 | |
Preceded by | Rosemary Kyburz |
Succeeded by | Len Ardill |
Personal details | |
Born | Wayne Keith Goss 26 February 1951 Labor |
Spouse |
Roisin Hirschfeld (m. 1981) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Allan James Goss Norma Josephine Dalton Goss |
Education | Inala State High School |
Alma mater | University of Queensland (LLB,MBA) |
Occupation |
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Wayne Keith Goss (26 February 1951 – 10 November 2014) was
Early life
He was born at
Political career
Goss entered state politics as a
Along with others, Goss was a key figure in the 1970s–1980s civil liberties fight against the Bjelke-Petersen Government, pursuing legal and political strategies against Bjelke-Petersen.[3] He was elected Leader of the Opposition in March 1988.[2]
Leader of the Labor Party
Goss led Labor into the
Goss seized on National ads[4] that argued his plans to decriminalise homosexuality would result in gays flooding into Queensland. He replied with ads painting Cooper as a wild-eyed reactionary and a carbon copy of Bjelke-Petersen.[citation needed]
Premiership
Goss and Labor won a strong majority government at the 1989 election, scoring a 24-seat swing, the worst defeat of a sitting government up until that time in Queensland. This was fuelled by a massive Labor wave that swept through Brisbane; Labor won all but five of the capital's 36 seats.
His election win, which ended 32 years of Coalition/National Party rule, was seen as "the end of the Bjelke-Petersen era" and the beginning of a new era,[5] with The Courier-Mail declaring "Goss the Boss".[6] Once installed in office, he presided over the implementation of many of the reforms of the landmark Fitzgerald Inquiry into police corruption.
The
Goss won a second term at the 1992 state election, maintaining the same 19-seat majority he won in 1989 over the National Party and the
Before the
After the 1995 election, Labor's majority hung on the Townsville seat of
Goss' defeat proved to be a harbinger of federal Labor's massive defeat in the federal election held a month later. Federal Labor suffered particularly heavy losses in Queensland at the subsequent federal election; it was cut down to only two seats there, its worst result in the state since being reduced to only one seat in 1975. Goss later said that Queensland voters had turned so violently on then-Prime Minister Paul Keating that they had been "sitting on their verandas with baseball bats" waiting for the writs to drop,[12] a phrase that has since entered the Australian political lexicon.[13][14][15]
Resignation of leadership
After resigning as Premier and Leader of the Labor Party on 19 February 1996,
Post-political career
After his retirement from politics, Goss served in a variety of community and business roles. He was awarded an
Goss was Chairman of the
Goss received a Centenary Medal in 2001.[20]
In business, Goss served as National Chairman of the Australian section of
Goss was also an Ambassador of the
Family
He lived in
Death, funeral and legacy
Goss battled a recurrent brain tumour for 17 years, undergoing four operations to manage it. He died aged 63 at his home in Brisbane on 10 November 2014, with his wife and children present.[30]
Condolence motions were moved in the
In marking Goss' death, former Prime Minister
Instead of a state funeral,
A central building at the Griffith University Logan City campus is named after Goss in recognition of his work as an “education visionary”. [39] The rainforest tree genus Gossia in the myrtle family is named after Wayne Goss in honour of his conservation work.[40]
See also
- Goss Ministry
- Gossia
References
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- ^ a b "20 Moments that Shaped Modern Queensland". Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
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- ^ "20 things you need to know about Kevin Rudd". The Age. 3 December 2006. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
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- ^ "Wayne Goss, a modernising leader who left Queensland a better place". 10 November 2014.
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- ^ a b Green, Antony (2010). "2010 election preview: Queensland". ABC News. Archived from the original on 19 September 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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- ^ a b "Transcripts: Wayne Goss". Talking Heads with Peter Thompson. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 6 May 2005. Archived from the original on 19 July 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "Hansard (29th November 1997)" (PDF). p. 4825 (Interruption). Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ Welford, Rob (12 October 2007). "Gallery chairman to retire after third term". Media Statements. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Wayne Goss resigns" (PDF). Brisbane Broncos. 14 February 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Centenary Medal". It's an Honour. 1 January 2001. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020.
- ^ Moore, Tony (10 November 2015). "Queensland arts growth proves Wayne Goss' international legacy". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Ausenco chairman resigns". Mining Australia. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ Wilson, Peter (21 April 2011). "Therese Rein the $1.4bn queen of British welfare". The Australian. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Free TV mourns Wayne Goss". 10 November 2014. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- abc.net.au. 23 August 2011. Archived from the originalon 6 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Business taskforce to help flood recovery effort". 19 January 2011. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018 – via www.abc.net.au.
- ^ "Way Goss farewelled". The Australian. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "2009 Rhodes Scholar maintains family winning streak". University of Queensland. 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "UQ pays tribute to Wayne Goss". University of Queensland. 1 January 2015. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Former Queensland premier Wayne Goss dies". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Goss to be honoured in Qld parliament – Yahoo!7". Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ "Federal Politics Live: November 24, 2014". 24 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Former Queensland premier Wayne Goss dead aged 63". The Courier-Mail. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Wayne Goss remembered: Colleagues and past foes pay tribute to former Queensland premier". The Courier-Mail. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Wayne Goss remembered as courageous Queensland reformer". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 November 2014. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Goss family turns down state funeral, in keeping with former Queensland premier's wishes". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 12 November 2014. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ Atfield, Cameron (21 November 2014). "Wayne Goss farewelled at GOMA". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Flags at half mast as Wayne Goss farewelled at public memorial". The Australian. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Centre named after education visionary, Wayne Goss". 10 December 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-9589436-7-3. page 243.
Further reading
- Walker, Jamie (1995). Goss : a political biography. St Lucia, Qld.: University of Queensland Press. ISBN 9780702227202.