Bob Hawke, Australia’s 23rd Prime Minister yesterday passed away aged 89.
Mr Hawke led the country and the Labor party from 1983 to 1991, and his contribution to public life helped shape modern Australia.
Hawke’s wife, Blanche d'Alpuget [DAPOOSHAY] in a statement said he died peacefully at home" and that his three children, stepson Louis, and his grandchildren would hold a private funeral ahead of a memorial service in Sydney in the coming weeks.