RIP Bob Hawke

Former Australian PM Bob Hawke

Former Australian PM Bob Hawke Source: AAP

'His legacy will endure forever': Australia remembers former PM Bob Hawke


Leaders from across the political spectrum have paid tribute to former prime minister Bob Hawke, who has died aged 89.

Labor's longest-serving prime minister, who led Australia from 1983-1991, died at his Sydney home on Thursday.

In a statement, his wife Blanche d'Alpuget said, "Today we lost Bob Hawke, a great Australian - many would say the greatest Australian of the post-war era".

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