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The Latest Breaking News from Bob Hawke

Labor is careful not to write him off, but the pressure is all on Scott Morrison

The PM of 2019 could have won with this budget – he still can, but now he has three years of baggage to carry

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: what comes after this grinding election campaign passes?

Political observers hang out for when the prime minister will announce the election date, marking the start of the “campaign”.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: We can't know what sort of PM Albanese would be – but not for the reasons the government says

Years ago, Kevin Rudd sold himself as a version of Howard-lite, as he sought to reassure voters he wouldn’t be scary. This week, Anthony Albanese invoked a Labor icon to soothe fears of change.

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'I just go to school with no food' – why Australia must tackle child poverty to improve educational outcomes

About one in six children in Australia live in poverty. These children generally have poorer educational outcomes than more advantaged children. Our recently published research shows students who live in poverty also experience more social exclusion at school than their more advantaged peers.

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Albanese pledges Hawke-style government

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says he wants to govern like former Labor prime minister Bob Hawke if he is successful at the May federal election.

AAP

Anthony Albanese to embrace Labor luminary Bob Hawke’s consensus style if ALP wins election

Opposition leader will use speech to business summit to present himself as a consensus figure with a ‘renewal’ agenda

The Guardian - AU

Elect me and I'll govern like Bob Hawke: Albanese

Anthony Albanese will declare he would govern on the Hawke model of consensus, in a Wednesday economic speech that also directs a strong pitch to business.

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Morning mail: Nato says no signs of Russian de-escalation, tax cuts would ‘favour men’, Sydney shark attack

Thursday: Secretary general of military alliance contradicts Vladimir Putin’s claim of a partial withdrawal of troops from Ukraine’s border. Plus: sadness as Bob Hawke’s watering hole set to close

The Guardian - AU

‘We just can’t let go’: sadness as Bob Hawke’s watering hole, the Curtin hotel, set to close

Time called for Melbourne pub named after another Labor PM and favourite of unionists, students, journos and more recently live music fans

The Guardian - AU

It could be last drinks at famous John Curtin Hotel as owners put iconic pub up for sale

The managers of the John Curtin Hotel say the historic Melbourne pub may be sold to developers and turned into apartments, but unions want to step in and save it.

ABC News

Former Liberal Party leader Andrew Peacock farewelled at state memorial service

Former Liberal Party leader Andrew Peacock, who was defeated by Bob Hawke at the 1984 and 1990 federal elections, is farewelled at a memorial service almost a year after his death.

ABC News

New, exclusive letters between the queen and Australia's governors-general show the evolution of a relationship of equals

More than a year after the High Court’s decision in the “Palace letters” case, which said the queen’s correspondence with Governor-General Sir John Kerr is not “personal”, more letters have now been made public.

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