Overview
- The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Bruce Baird, a long-serving Liberal politician, has died at 84 and that further coverage and official statements may follow.
- Baird began in state politics after winning the now-abolished Northcott seat in 1984 and served in senior NSW ministries for tourism, roads, environment and transport.
- He moved to federal politics in 1998 as member for Cook, represented the electorate for nine years and retired before the 2007 election, a vacancy later filled by Scott Morrison.
- Baird was credited with playing a key role in securing the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games while working on Macquarie Street and was widely respected across party lines for his public‑project work.
- Family and community responses have been prominent with tributes from his local 'Bold & Beautiful' swim squad and note of his children Mike Baird, a former NSW premier, and journalist Julia Baird.