Hawke remained committed to the ban on apartheid teams and later that year, the South African cricket team was successfully denied and no apartheid team was to ever come to Australia again. Australia in the World. [18], In his maiden speech in the House of Representatives, Hawke described his political beliefs as follows: "My brand of Liberalism is more interested in what we support than what we oppose. The cables record that Hawke volunteered to intervene informally, saying he felt concern and surprise at the militancy of the workers. "[19], Hawke increased his margin at the 2010 federal election. Malcolm Turnbull's son loathed it. They say such an inference would support their case that the decision was not properly considered by the minister. Bob Hawke, former Australian Labor prime minister, 1929-2019 Former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke is being remembered following his death for the way he changed Australia. According to the journalist Paul Kelly, "the most influential economic decisions of the 1980s were the floating of the Australian dollar and the deregulation of the financial system". [28] A year later, Hawke was recommended to the President of the ACTU to become a research officer, replacing Harold Souter who had become ACTU Secretary. While predicting a Labor win in the upcoming 2019 federal election, Hawke said he "may not witness the party's success". As well as campaigning against WorkChoices, Hawke also attacked John Howard's record as Treasurer, stating "it was the judgement of every economist and international financial institution that it was the restructuring reforms undertaken by my government, with the full cooperation of the trade union movement, which created the strength of the Australian economy today". [57] As part of his internal reforms package, Hawke divided the government into two tiers, with only the most senior ministers sitting in the Cabinet of Australia. But while his professional career continued successfully, his heavy drinking and womanising placed considerable strains on his family life. CANBERRA, Australia Bob Hawke, Australia's longest-serving Labor Party prime minister, whose charisma and powers of persuasion earned him near-folk hero status among many Australians, died on .
