AUSTRALIA
Herald Sun
AAP, Herald Sun
May 28, 2017
THE FAMILY of Anthony Foster has accepted the Victorian government’s offer of a state funeral, which Premier Daniel Andrews says was to honour a man who “quietly and profoundly changed Australian history.”
Mr Foster, 64, died this week, reportedly after a major stroke.
Mr Andrews said in a statement today:
“History will record that a man named Anthony Foster quietly and profoundly changed Australian history.
“This afternoon, I offered his family a State Funeral in his honour.
“His wife, Chrissie, has accepted.
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