Tributes are being paid to Australia's 23rd Prime Minister

(Audio in Dinka)Tributes are being paid to Australia's 23rd Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, who has died at his home at the age of 89.The Labor leader has been remembered as "a larrikin" who brought the nation together. With less than 48-hours to the federal election, campaigns have ground to a halt with the sudden news of the death of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke.

Floral tributes to the late former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke are seen at the Opera House in Sydney. Source: AAP