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Robert James Lee Hawke AC GCL (9 December 1929 – 16 May 2019) was an Australian politician and trade unionist who served as the 23rd prime minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991. He held office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), having previously served as the president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions from 1969 to ...
May 16, 2019 · abc.net.au/news/bob-hawke-obituary-labor-party-23rd-prime-minister/11095968. Share article. In Bob Hawke — 23rd prime minister, true moderniser and Labor giant — Australia found a political ...
May 16, 2019 · Bob Hawke, the typical Australian who enjoyed extraordinary popularity as a public figure. Labor prime minister enjoyed extraordinary popularity and led one of Australia’s most transformative...
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May 16, 2019 · Former Australian prime minister and Labor Party leader Bob Hawke, who dominated the country's politics in the 1980s, has died at the age of 89. The charismatic politician, renowned for his...
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May 16, 2019 · Bob Hawke, Australia's 23rd prime minister and Labor Party legend, has died at the age of 89. Key points: Bob Hawke was prime minister from 1983 to 1991, making him the longest-serving Labor PM. He is survived by wife Blanche d'Alpuget, and his three children — Susan, Stephen and Rosslyn.
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May 16, 2019 · Bob Hawke, former Prime Minister of Australia, at the launch of his memoir in 1994 in Sydney, Australia. Patrick Riviere/Hulton Archive/Getty Images. CNN — Bob Hawke, one of Australia’ s...
Australia’s 23rd Prime Minister. Bob Hawke. 11 March 1983 to 20 December 1991. Under Bob Hawke the Australian Labor Party won four consecutive elections. During his first term in office, Hawke gained the highest popularity rating of any prime minister since the introduction of public opinion polls.