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Bob Hawke : The Great Australian Communicator and Mediator

Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Library, December 2009 - February 2011

This exhibition highlighted the key roles that Bob Hawke played throughout his career in facilitating communication and co-operation between various groups. Using extracts from speeches, and photos, held within Bob Hawke’s archival collection, this exhibition drew on his academic, ACTU, political, and post-political career to trace a common thread of mediation, through his work on issues such as Apartheid, Israel, Indigenous Affairs, Asia-Pacific economic cooperation, and Papua New Guinea.

The exhibition was installed to coincide with Bob Hawke’s 80th birthday celebrations at UniSA.