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Bob Hawke was born on 9 December 1929 in Border Town, South Australia, [10] the second child of Arthur "Clem" Hawke (1898–1989), a Congregationalist minister, and his wife Edith Emily (Lee) (1897–1979) [11] [12] (known as Ellie), a schoolteacher. [13] His uncle, Bert, was the Labor premier of Western Australia between 1953 and 1959. [14]
"Today we lost Bob Hawke, a great Australian – many would say the greatest Australian of the post-war era," his wife and former biographer Blanche d’Alpuget said in a statement. While others ...
The results of the election surprised most analysts; [citation needed] the expectation had been that Bob Hawke – who had been polling a record ACNielsen approval rating of 75 percent [1] on the eve of the election – would win by a significantly larger margin. Labor instead suffered a 2-point swing against it and had its majority cut from 25 ...
The following lists events that happened during 1984 in Australia. 1984 in Australia; Monarch: ... Prime Minister – Bob Hawke. Deputy Prime Minister – Lionel Bowen;
Bob Hawke, a transformative and charismatic left-wing lawmaker with a "larrikin' streak who served as Australian prime minister from 1983 to 1991, died on Thursday aged 89, his family said.
Bill Hayden had been leader of the Labor Party since shortly after the 1977 landslide defeat, and he led the party to a much improved result at the 1980 election.However, after only just surviving a challenge from Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations Bob Hawke, a disappointing by-election result in December 1982 caused many [who?] to question his ability to win the impending federal ...
The ALP, with Bob Hawke as leader wins with one of the biggest parliamentary majorities in Australian political history. 8 March – The Australian dollar is devalued by 10 per cent. 11 March – The Hawke government's new ministry is sworn in, Andrew Peacock becomes Federal Opposition Leader after he wins the Liberal Party leadership.
In response, Hawke asked the Governor-General Sir Ninian Stephen for a double dissolution, which was granted on 5 June 1987, followed by an election on 11 July. The government was returned, but still without a majority in the Senate. Nevertheless, the legislation was reintroduced, even though it was expected to be blocked in the Senate once more.