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13 unusual facts about Bob Hawke


1983 America's Cup

Prime Minister Bob Hawke was interviewed at the dawn celebration in Claremont, Western Australia, and said, "Any boss who sacks anyone for not turning up today is a bum".

Alan Missen

His death was recorded in The Age on 31 March 1986, including a tribute from the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke.

Arthur Lehman Goodhart

Students during Goodhart's Mastership of University College included Bob Hawke, matriculated 1953, who was later Prime Minister of Australia.

Australian Labor Party leadership spill, June 1991

Bob Hawke had been leader of the Labor Party since 3 February 1983, and Prime Minister since 11 March 1983, with Labor winning four elections under his leadership.

It was the first of two ballots that year with Prime Minister Bob Hawke surviving the ballot against Treasurer Paul Keating, who then went to the backbench.

Cecil G. Murgatroyd

After his move to Australia, he stood in elections there too against, among others, Prime Minister Bob Hawke in two federal elections in the 1980s and 1990s.

Chapter VIII of the Constitution of Australia

The Constitutional Commission which was established by the Hawke government in 1985 recommended in its final report in 1988 that Section 128 be altered to allow the parliaments of the states to initiate referendums by passing bills containing a proposed change.

Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem

Leaders such as Jack Kemp, Jeane Kirkpatrick and numerous U.S. Senators, as well as former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke all prayed for the "Peace of Jerusalem".

Ephraim Kholmyansky

US Secretary of State George P. Shultz, three US Senators (including Ted Kennedy), ten US Congressmen, Margaret Thatcher, Bob Hawke and other public figures took part in the struggle to free Kholmyansky.

Holden VN Commodore

Under the Hawke government's Button car plan, which saw a reduction in the number of models manufactured locally, and the introduction of model sharing, the VN Commodore was rebadged as the Toyota Lexcen, named after the late America's Cup yacht designer, Ben Lexcen.

How Green was my Cactus

The program commenced in 1986 during the tenure of the Labor Hawke Government in Australia, and featured Bob Hawke as its main character, although the program usually referred to him as "King Bonza the Charismatic" - a reflection of Hawke's larrikin image and populist appeal.

Inter-State Commission

In 1984, following the re-election of Labor Party under Bob Hawke, the Commission received its appointments and was charged with investigating all matters relating to interstate transport.

No Fixed Address

The album was launched at the Hilton Hotel by the Australian Prime Minister, Bob Hawke.


Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly

The federal Labor government of Prime Minister Bob Hawke set up a Self-Government Task Force in 1986 to report on the government of the ACT.

Australian Federation of Air Pilots

They argued that if they were to be treated in exactly the same way as employees in other industries, their work conditions should also be the same, the position adopted by the government of Prime Minister Bob Hawke.

Bob Bottom

He was consulted by then Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser before announcing a National Crimes Commission in late 1982 and was a delegate to a National Crime Summit in July 1983 when the new government of Prime Minister Bob Hawke opted to transform the Fraser model into the National Crime Authority.

College of Advanced Education

This sector ceased to exist when, between 1989 and 1992, the Hawke-Keating government implemented the sweeping reforms of Education Minister John Dawkins.

Constitutional Commission

In 1985 a Constitutional Commission was established (by the Hawke Labor government) to review the Australian Constitution.

Fremantle by-election, 1994

John Dawkins had held Fremantle for the Labor Party since 1977, and he had been a minister in the Hawke and Keating governments, and had been Treasurer since December 1991.

Northbridge, New South Wales

As of 2010, several notable Australians live in Northbridge including former Prime Minister Bob Hawke, former rugby league champions Laurie Daley, Jason Taylor, former Wallabies player Phil Waugh, journalists Chris Reason, Kathryn Robinson, Nina Stevens and Kellie Connolly.

Pam O'Neil

In 1984, she was appointed Australia's first Sex Discrimination Commissioner by the Hawke Government, holding the position until 1988 when she was succeeded by Quentin Bryce.

Sleepers, Wake!

Barry Jones was Australia's Minister for Science in the Hawke government from 1983 to 1990.

Sport in the Australian Capital Territory

The Prime Minister's XI started by Robert Menzies in the 1950s, was revived by Bob Hawke in 1984, and has since been played every year at Manuka Oval.