and later described to media that Obeid and Macdonald were "partners in crime" and that there was a "goat track" worn between their two offices. O'Grady died at Sacred Heart Hospice in Darlinghurst on 18 January 2015. His long-term partner, Murray Ward, had died in 1994. O'Grady's contribution to public life was commemorated by the Federal Member for Newcastle, Sharon Claydon, in a constituency statement on 23 February 2015, noting: Several years later, during the second reading debate on the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017, the Member for Grayndler, Anthony Albanese, also reflected on O'Grady and his role in the moves toward LGBT equality: References 1960 births 2015 deaths Australian people of Irish descent Australian trade unionists Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council LGBT legislators in Australia Australian LGBT rights activists Gay politicians Politicians from Sydney AIDS-related deaths in Australia Deaths from cancer in New South Wales Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales