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    Bob Hawke was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia, serving from 1983 to 1991, and was the longest serving Labor Party Prime Minister. He had a highly successful term as Prime Minister, establishing important programs like Medicare and Landcare, and was very popular with Australians, receiving a record high approval rating of 75% in 1984. Hawke passed away in 2019.

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    Bob Hawke was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia, serving from 1983 to 1991, and was the longest serving Labor Party Prime Minister. He had a highly successful term as Prime Minister, establishing important programs like Medicare and Landcare, and was very popular with Australians, receiving a record high approval rating of 75% in 1984. Hawke passed away in 2019.

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    Bob

    Hawke
    Bob Hawke was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia born in Bordertown, South Australia on
    the 9th of December 1929.

    Bob Hawke had 4 children:Stephen Hawke, Rosslyn Dillon, Susan Pieters-Hawke and Robert
    Hawke Jr

    Education:University College, The University of Western Australia, Perth Modern School,


    University of Oxford, The Australian National University and ANU College Of Law

    Achievements:23rd Prime Minister Of Australia and Leader of the Labor Party(1983-1991)


    Bob Hawke was Australia’s third longest serving Prime Minister and the longest serving PM
    in the Labor Party.He recorded a 75% approval in 1984, the highest popularity rate ever
    recorded by an Australian poll.
    He was also the president of the Australian Council of Trade Union from 1969-1980

    Significant Contributions:The Hawke Government created:


    • Medicare
    • Landcare
    • Advance Australia Fair(national anthem)
    • Family Assistance Scheme
    • Established APEC
    Plus a lot more!

    Died:16 May 2019, Northbridge, New South Wales

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