Media Release
September 15 2003
A tribute to Hawke in history
Twenty years since he was first elected Prime Minister of Australia,
Bob Hawke is in Adelaide for a week of activities including the launch
of a book documenting the Hawke Prime Ministerial era.
The Hawke Government: A Critical Retrospective, edited by Troy Bramston
and Susan Ryan is a definitive account of one of Australia's most
important reformist governments. According to reviewers the book for the
first time puts on record, the candid views of cabinet ministers,
political insiders and commentators providing a unique insight into the
nature of leadership and the struggles of government
It will be officially launched by Premier Rann at a special tribute
function at the University of South Australia on Tuesday September 16 at
6 pm at the City West campus.
Premier Mike Rann will take the opportunity to pay tribute to Bob Hawke,
recognising the importance of his leadership, the remarkable legacy of
the Hawke era in Australian society, and his continuing international
standing and associations.
The book launch and tribute fall in a week of important events for the
former Prime Minister, including the Annual Hawke Lecture to be
delivered by former government colleague, Gareth Evans, on Thursday
evening at the Adelaide Town Hall, and the Famous People, Famous
Collections Conference, being hosted this week by the UniSA Bob Hawke
Prime Ministerial Library.
Director of the Hawke Centre at UniSA, Liz Ho says having been born in
SA, Bob Hawke increasingly enjoyed a special relationship with the state
through the Hawke Centre and the Prime Ministerial Library and more
recently, his work with the Economic Development Board.
What: Book launch and tribute to former Prime
Minister Bob Hawke
Where: Level 4 Yungondi Building, UniSA City West campus
When: September 16 2003 from 6 pm
Media contact
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Michèle Nardelli (08) 8302 0966 or 0418823673