Yet much of the reaction to Andy Burnham’s speech has been that he will be unable to do much until after he has called (and won) an election, and hence his suggested reforms imply an early election.

What could be a more fitting farewell for one who had lived such an eclectic, exotic, diverse and quintessentially Australian life than this?

There were tears, laughter, bagpipes and plenty of sunshine as family, friends and some of Australia’s best-known faces ...

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Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke's widow Blanche d'Alpuget has left behind a multi-million dollar estate that could result in ...

The family of the award-winning writer confirmed on Wednesday that she had died, aged 82, following complications from influenza.

Blanche d’Alpuget, the acclaimed Australian writer and widow of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke, has died at the age of 82, her family has said. ABC News reported on Wednesday that d’Alpuget died ...

A secret meeting between Kerry Packer and Bob Hawke that sought to make West Indies legend Clive Lloyd the supremo of Australian cricket is the subject of a new play.

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Twenty years after Peter Brock’s death, Craig Lowndes recalls what made the nine-times Bathurst winner “bigger than the sport ...

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The highly-regarded author knew her subject well; Hawke and d’Alpuget had started a love affair – off and on, on and off – since 1976. Romantic turbulence ensued. Hawke, apparently drunk, proposed to ...