Bob Hawke: A life in pictures
GALLERY: A titan of Australian politics and hero of the people. These are the photos that define and celebrate the life of one of Australia’s greatest public figures, former Prime Minister Bob Hawke.
1/47The Honourable Bob Hawke - by Harold David, National Portrait Gallery
2/47New Labor and Oppostion leader Bob Hawke surrounded by advisors and media (L-R) journalist Colin Parks, Senator Kerry Sibraa, journalist Peter Logue, senior advisor Geoff Walsh, staffers Kate Moore and Janet Willis, lights up a cigar on a VIP flight during the 1983 Federal Election Campaign, which saw Labor swept to a landslide victory. Picture: Ray Strange
3/47Diana Princess of Wales in Australia with Bob Hawke, 1983.
4/47Bob Hawke addresses a conference in 1984.
5/47Nelson Mandela with Bob Hawke at Parliament House, 1990.
6/47Bob Hawke and Gough Whitlam.
7/47Prime Minister Bob Hawke and President Ronald Reagan at the White House, 1986.
8/47Former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke talks with the Australian players during training at the SCG ahead of their World Cup Semi Final against India. Picture: Phil Hillyard
9/47Prime Minister Bob Hawke has his glasses broken & face bruised when he misses an ambitious hook during a friendly game against the Canberra press gallery in 1984. Picture: Graeme Thomson
10/47Prime Minister-elect Bob Hawke (R) and Treasurer Paul Keating during 1983 press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, 1983.
11/47Prime Minister Bob Hawke with a young Bill Shorten.
12/47Former Australian Prime Minister, The Hon. Bob Hawke, at the launch of Australian beer brand, Hawke’s Brewing Co., with the first product, Hawke’s Lager, at The Clock Hotel, today. Picture: Justin Lloyd
13/47ACTU President Bob Hawke and Ian Sykes of XL Petroleum trying to avert oil strike chaos in 1972.
14/47Bob Hawke Has A Beer
15/4711/10/2006 — Kim Beazley chats to former Prime Minister, Bob Hawke in a courtyard at Parliament House in Canberra.
16/47Bob Hawke and wife Blanche d'Alpuget backstage at Woodfordia. 28th, December. 2018. Picture: Megan Slade
17/4723/12/1974. Bob Hawke drinking a yard of ale at the official opening of the Bob Hawke Hotel. At left is Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.
18/47John Singleton with former Austalian Prime Minister Bob Hawke and wife Blanche d'Alpuget celebrating Golden Slipper win of Belle Du Jour at Rosehill 15 April, 2000.
19/47Prime Minister Bob Hawke (L) and Treasurer Paul Keating during Premiers Conference at Parliament House in Canberra, 1991.
20/47Prime Minister Bob Hawke (C) and Treasurer Paul Keating (L) interviewed by host Ray Martin on the TV show 'Midday', during the 1989 election campaign.
21/47Prime Minister Bob Hawke and Treasurer Paul Keating appearing on the Ray Martin show, 1989.
22/47Paul Keating and Bob Hawke, in the Prime Minister’s Office, on one of their last days in Old Parliament House in 1988.
23/47Former Labor Australian Prime Ministers Bob Hawke (R) and Paul Keating (L) before a speech by Opposition Labor Party Leader Rudd at the party's campaign launch in Brisbane, Queensland, November, 2007.
24/47Prime Minister Bob Hawke and Foreign Minister Gareth Evans at the National Press Club for a book launch in 1991.
25/47Former prime minister Bob Hawke poses for a photograph with a wax figure of himself at a media event to celebrate his 88th birthday, in Sydney, Thursday, December 7, 2017. Mr Hawke was presented with a wax sculpture of himself holding a can Hawkes Brewing Co. beer. Picture: Dan Himbrechts
26/47Chancellor of The Australian National University Gareth Evans and Former Prime Minister of Australia Bob Hawke at the National Press Club in Canberra. Picture: Gary Ramage
27/47Australian politician Bob Hawke with author Blanche d'Alpuget on their wedding day.
28/47Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke at the BOAO Forum at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in Melbourne. Picture: Paul Jeffers
29/47Former Prime Minister of Australia Bob Hawke with Chancellor of The Australian National University Gareth Evans at the National Press Club in Canberra. Picture: Gary Ramage
30/47Australian politician Bob Hawke with author Blanche d'Alpuget on their wedding day.
31/47Former prime minister Bob Hawke poses for a photograph with a wax figure of himself at a media event to celebrate his 88th birthday, in Sydney, Thursday, December 7, 2017. Mr Hawke was presented with a wax sculpture of himself holding a can of Hawkes Brewing Co. beer. Picture: Dan Himbrechts
32/47Former PM Bob Hawke (L) launches former ambassador Richard Woolcott's (C) book, 'Undiplomatic Activities', with former PM Gough Whitlam present in Sydney.
33/47Chancellor of The Australian National University Gareth Evans and Former Prime Minister of Australia Bob Hawke at the National Press Club in Canberra. Picture: Gary Ramage
34/47Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke skoles a beer during the 2nd day of the Sydney Test on Friday, January 5, 2018.
35/47Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke (R) and Opposition Leader Kim Beazley (L) at the celebration of Gough Whitlam's 90th birthday at Machiavelli restaurant in Sydney CBD.
36/47China's ambassador to Australia, HE Zhang Junsai, shakes hands with former Prime Minister Bob Hawke, at the Australia-China Business Council conference in Sydney.
37/47Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke along with Foreign minister Bob Carr, takes part in celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and China, in Sydney. Pictured painting the eye of a Chinese dragon.
38/47Former prime minister Bob Hawke drinks a beer at a media event to celebrate his 88th birthday, in Sydney, Thursday, December 7, 2017. Mr Hawke was presented with a wax sculpture of himself holding a can Hawkes Brewing Co. beer. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts)
39/47Kim Beazley attends a Labor Party function at Randwick racecourse, sitting next to former leader Bob Hawke.
40/47Former Prime Minister of Australia Bob Hawke with Chancellor of The Australian National University Gareth Evans at the National Press Club in Canberra. Picture: Gary Ramage
41/47Prime Minister Bob Hawke hustled on the pool table with the blokes at Port Noarlunga's Perry Park Nursing Home, the first stop on his SA tour, 19 May 1989. The PM applauds a good shot in his game.
42/47PM Bob Hawke with his Treasurer Paul Keating.
43/47Hawke and Whitlam in 1975.
44/47Labor leader Bob Hawke farewells crowds at the Sydney Opera House, 16th of February 1983, after giving an ALP policy speech for the upcoming 1983 Federal election. Picture: Ray Strange
45/47Former PM Bob Hawke enjoys smoking a cigar at celebrity pro am event at the Royal Sydney Golf Course in Sydney.
46/47Rhodes Scholas former Australian Prime Minister Robert Hawke with his honorary degree, awarded by Oxford University, in front of the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, England in 2003.
47/47Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke clasp hands in salute at ALP rally in 1975.
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