Former Prime Minister of Australia Bob Hawke was rushed to Sydney’s Royal North Shore Hospital late last night.
At this stage, it is unclear what the 88-year-old was suffering from with rumours of pneumonia or a stroke being put to rest by his wife, wife Blanche.
Blanche has assured those with concerns about her husband’s health that his condition was nothing worse than a case of the wobbles.
No further information is known about his condition at this time.
In an Australian first, Madame Tussauds Sydney have gifted the Hon. Bob Hawke’s wax figure with his very own Hawkes Lager tinnie. Hawke met his wax figure face-to-face for the first time at a celebration for his 88th birthday in Clovelly.
He has been called the heart and soul of Australia. Silver haired, charismatic, fiery tempered, a man of easy tears, champion of the worker, Australia’s mate, a Rhodes Scholar, the lovable larrikin.
Whatever label is pressed to the man, the fact remains, Robert James Lee Hawke is the most popular Australian Prime Minister of all time. A lover, a fighter, a hedonist – the labels are endless, but all serve to heighten public intrigue and interest in the man whose mum, Ellie, instilled in him a strong sense of self from the moment he was born in Bordertown, South Australia, on December 9, 1929.
Bob set a new world speed record for beer drinking, an achievement he would later say contributed to his political success by endearing him to a nation of beer lovers.
For that is the magic of Bob – his ability to appeal to the everyday, battling Aussie.
Our thoughts are with he and his family at this time.
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