'His legacy will endure forever': Tributes flow for Bob Hawke who has died aged 89

His wife, Blanche d'Alpuget, has confirmed that the former Labor prime minister died on Thursday.

Former prime minister Bob Hawke died at his home in Sydney, aged 89. Source: AAP

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

Former prime minister Bob Hawke. Source: AAP

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".