澳大利亚前联邦议员、州部长布鲁斯·贝尔德逝世，享年84岁

澳大利亚前自由党联邦议员布鲁斯·贝尔德已于84岁去世。1贝尔德曾在1988年至1995年担任新南威尔士州运输部长，1在争取2000年悉尼奥运会举办过程中发挥了关键推动作用。1随后他进入联邦议会，代表库克选区。1贝尔德是前州总理迈克·贝尔德的父亲。1

贝尔德以倡导难民权益而著称，他反对霍华德政府对寻求庇护者的强制拘留政策。1他曾加入凯文·陆克文总理的难民安置咨询委员会，1并在2010年批评了柯蒂恩拘留中心的重新开放。1贝尔德于2007年大选前退休，此后斯科特·莫里森赢得了库克选区。1

Bruce Baird, a prominent Australian Liberal politician who served as New South Wales transport minister and later as a federal member of parliament, has died at the age of 841. Baird held the transport portfolio in NSW from 1988 to 1995 and was instrumental in securing Sydney as the host city for the 2000 Olympic Games1. He subsequently entered federal parliament representing the Cook electorate1.

Beyond his ministerial roles, Baird became known for his advocacy on refugee rights and his opposition to the mandatory detention of asylum seekers, notably challenging the Howard government's policies on the issue1. He served on Kevin Rudd's refugee resettlement advisory committee and publicly criticized the reopening of the Curtin detention centre in 20101. Baird retired from federal parliament before the 2007 election, after which Scott Morrison won the Cook seat1. He was the father of former NSW Premier Mike Baird1.