#bobhawke — Public Fediverse posts

My friend Blanche d’Alpuget often spoke to me about death. She once likened it to ‘untying a million little knots’ | Derek Rielly
By Derek Rielly

The woman so pivotal in Australian literature and politics blew into my orbit in a tornado of Doris Day hair and Sophia Loren lips in the winter of 2016

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/10/blanche-dalpuget-appreciation-derek-rielly

#BobHawke #Australianpolitics #Australianbooks #TheGuardian #DerekRielly

Blanche d’Alpuget wasn’t just Bob Hawke’s wife. She was a fierce intellect who only saw the good in people | Craig Emerson
By Craig Emerson

Blanche was an enthusiast for Bob’s reconciliation with Paul Keating – and delighted in the restoration of their friendship

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2026/sep/09/blanche-dalpuget-wasnt-just-bob-hawkes-wife-she-was-a-fierce-intellect-who-only-saw-the-good-in-people

#Laborparty #Australianews #Australianpolitics #BobHawke #TheGuardian #CraigEmerson

Blanche d’Alpuget, writer and wife of Bob Hawke, dies aged 82
By Krishani Dhanji

In her final statement, d’Alpuget said ‘our highest calling and greatest achievement is love’

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/09/blanche-dalpuget-writer-and-wife-of-bob-hawke-dies-aged-82

#BobHawke #Laborparty #Australianews #Australianpolitics #TheGuardian #KrishaniDhanji

Any boss who sacks anyone for not turning up to work tomorrow is a bum!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-25/world-cup-australia-paraguay-match-june-26/106837212

#Socceroos #BobHawke #FIFAWorldCup

Australia’s past economic “golden ages” show how bold reforms drove growth, but policymakers now face the challenge of boosting productivity and preparing the nation for a more competitive global environment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/16/world/australias-third-golden-age/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #australia #australianeconomy #paulkeating #andrewhauser #reservebankofaustralia #bobhawke

#Watching #NCISSydney pilot episode #Auspol #AUKUS #BobHawke
#Spoilers of sorts
there is a nuclear sub in sydney harbour, AFP and NCIS investigators turn up at a pub featuring photo of bob hawke, larrikin PM, famed for drinking beer. there is no cctv footage from inside the bar cos bob hawke (we are told) <hated spies>

yeah, nah… LOL … not a popular opinion but i never liked him (okay, he restored medicare[medibank] after fraser got rid of it) and shits all over the white house guy who wears a ferret on his head… but hawke always liked to have a bet each way

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jul/03/secret-embassy-cables-cast-the-bob-hawke-legend-in-a-different-light