Popular forever: the intellectual larrikin that was Bob Hawke | Barrie Cassidy

Barrie Cassidy on a PM who was ‘just as dedicated to forging economic accords as he was to picking winners at the track’

Bob Hawke’s head was buried in papers, his brow furrowed, a pen in one hand, a cigar in the other.

It was 11 November 1986. A long flight to Perth. My first day as senior press secretary and, I thought, an ideal opportunity to get to know him better.

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