Bob Hawke will urge Australians to consider Bill Shorten's union background as proof he can unite the country under a Labor government, fending off attacks on the Opposition Leader in the frantic final days of the election campaign.
Bob Hawke says Bill Shorten has set out a large policy agenda rather than being a"small target" politician.that Mr Shorten will succumb to "militant unions" if Labor wins the election this Saturday, following years of attacks on his past as leader of the Australian Workers Union. The letter repeats the rallying cry Mr Hawke used during the 1990 election when he campaigned on the message "if you can't govern yourselves, you can't govern the country" and defeated a divided Liberal Party. Then opposition leader Andrew Peacock had become Liberal leader 10 months before the March 1990 election by deposing John Howard in a party room spill., which Mr Hawke could not attend but watched on television.
"Not only has Bill led a united Labor team, as a former trade union leader he has the track record of bringing workers and business together.
sallymcmanus CroweDM Well what a surprise!! Whats that they say......takes one to know one!
CroweDM Umm. Of course he backs Labor...
sallymcmanus CroweDM A true leader. A true uniter; For a true fair go. May his ethos soon resonate and be realised through new Government.
CroweDM Ask any non Australian to to name an Australian Prime Minister and Bob Hawke will be top of the list....
sallymcmanus CroweDM Class traitor
sallymcmanus CroweDM A bad Apple dose not fall far from a tree
sallymcmanus CroweDM Hawke opened up the Australian economy to the world. Shorten will shut it down.
CroweDM And he was never accused of raping a 16 year old girl. Vale Bob (and Hazel).
CroweDM any boss who sacks anyone tomorrow for not turning up is a bum
CroweDM Shorten is no Bob Hawke RIP
CroweDM ValeBobHawke. Such a shame he didn’t last three more day,s to see an AustralianLabor government returned.
CroweDM Now lets bringithomeforbob
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