CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 8 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:
With the passing of Graham Richardson, we have lost a giant of the Labor Party and a remarkable Australian.
He served as NSW Labor General Secretary. At 33, he arrived in Federal Parliament as the then youngest ever Senator and went on to serve as a Minister in the Hawke and Keating governments.
He served as Minister for Social Security, for Transport and Communications, and for Health - but it was his impact as Minister for the Environment he will be most remembered for. As Minister, he championed the protection of our natural environment, including saving the Daintree.
The scale of his achievements is indisputable, yet he was characteristicall...