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Bob Hawke: His Life and Legacy
Jul 12, 2019 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
AEST
Abstract:
Troy Bramston will talk about the life and legacy of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke, who died in May aged 89. Troy is currently writing a biography of Hawke. He will reflect on Hawke's upbringing, his education, his time at the ACTU, his prime ministership and the contemporary relevance of his legacy. He will also discuss some of the discoveries he has made in Hawke's public and private archival collections. And he will reveal some of the interviews he has conducted with Hawke in recent years - the last that he gave.
Troy Bramston will talk about the life and legacy of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke, who died in May aged 89. Troy is currently writing a biography of Hawke. He will reflect on Hawke's upbringing, his education, his time at the ACTU, his prime ministership and the contemporary relevance of his legacy. He will also discuss some of the discoveries he has made in Hawke's public and private archival collections. And he will reveal some of the interviews he has conducted with Hawke in recent years - the last that he gave.
Biography:
Troy Bramston has been a senior writer and columnist with The Australian newspaper, and a contributor to Sky News, since 2011. He was previously a columnist with The Sunday Telegraph. Troy is the author or editor of nine books, including Robert Menzies: The Art of Politics (2019), Paul Keating: The Big Picture Leader (2016), and, co-authored with Paul Kelly, The Dismissal: in the Queen’s Name (2015). He was the co-winner of the Australian Book Industry Award for The Dismissal. His biography of Paul Keating was a finalist for the Walkley Award, shortlisted for the National Biography Award, and longlisted for the Australian Book Industry Award. He was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001.