“Hawke is someone who the Australian people still love, and when we had that loss of trust in Australian political leaders nowadays, no one for me exemplified better than someone who could connect with the people than Bob Hawke.” 9News
There was no time in my life when there was no Bob Hawke. Who will ever forget the way he came to power, when he took over from Bill Hayden and Bill Hayden famously said “a drover’s dog could lead the Labor Party to an election in 1983”. Well, he led them to four. The question is, might he have an effect on a fifth?
Hawke is someone who the Australian people still love, and when we had that loss of trust in Australian political leaders nowadays, no one for me exemplified better than someone who could connect with the people than Bob Hawke. He was called the larrikin Prime Minister, but he was more than a larrikin: he was great thinker, he was a Rhodes Scholar, he was a sportsman, so he represented all those things which are great about Australia - not just being a larrikin or someone who could drink a yard glass, but someone who thought long and hard about what sort of nation this should be.
The first Hawke cabinet in 1983 was widely regarded as perhaps being one of the best we’ve ever had, and one of the reasons he was a great Prime Minister was he encouraged his ministers to be their best.One significant moment was again in 1983 with Australia II winning the America’s Cup, which was something we never thought would happen.
And what did Bob Hawke famously say, when he was covered in champagne at the celebration? That “any boss who sacks his worker for not turning up today is a bum”.
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