Australia mourns the passing of its 23rd and third longest-serving Prime Minister, the Honourable Robert James Lee Hawke AC, GCL.
\nProfoundly Australian, Bob Hawke was a conviction politician who became a political legend.
\nBob Hawke was a great Australian who led and served our country with passion, courage, and an intellectual horsepower that made our country stronger.
\nHe was true to his beliefs in the Labor tradition and defined the politics of his generation and beyond.
\nHe was the most electorally-successful Federal Labor leader in history: the winner of four successive elections and the longest-serving Labor Prime Minister.
\nBefore arriving in Parliament, as president of the ACTU, Bob Hawke\u2019s ability to build consensus not only with unionists, but with his opponents, employers and government representatives, cemented his reputation as a man of great skill, courage and tenacity.
\nWe remember him for his unique capacity to speak to all Australians as one \u2013 from everyday battlers to business leaders. His larrikinism was a big part of that.
\nHis popularity, coupled with his strong intellect and discipline, achieved many important reforms in the national interest, strongly supported by the Liberal and Nationals Opposition at the time.
\nOn behalf of all Australians, I extend to Mr Hawke\u2019s widow Blanche and to his family, our deepest condolences, and acknowledge the support and contribution of the late Hazel Hawke.
\n— Scott Morrison<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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