This generation has probably never felt truly confident that a political leader cared more about the electorate than their own survival
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Everyone has their memories of Bob Hawke – some formed up close through long working collaborations, some from a distance through the impressions of a child.
He was prime minister as I came to adulthood. At uni I trusted him when I watched the TV at the pub that day Australia won the America’s Cup, and, true to Hawke’s word, the boss at my part-time job did not give me the sack. Later I interviewed him for the student newspaper about the reintroduction of university fees. Predictably, in hindsight, I didn’t get very far.
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