Bob hawke brief biography of martin

PRIME INISTE
TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW WITH RAY MARTIN, MIDDAY SHOW,
22 MARCH
E 0 E PROOF ONLY
MARTIN: Welcome PM.
PM: Thanks.
MARTIN: You've had seven years in office, you've spent
the best part of 20 million bucks on trying to convince
the electorate that you should win this election. Why
haven't you convinced them?
PM: Well, I thought it was a bit of an even split there,
but we've got, we've got a bit of a hard fight on our
hands. MARTIN: Let's ask again. Those who think Bob Hawke has
the answers put your hands up. Can I be honest?
Here's your chance.
PM: Yes, let's ask.
MARTIN: Well those who don't think he has? Alright go
ahead. So you've only convinced half.
PM: Yes, well half, half plus one will be enough, but I
admit I know that people here in this audience and out
there in Australia have had some tough times and I just
want to make this point. I've been in public life all my
adult life. I've worked for ordinary Australians all my
life and I wouldn't impose hardship for the sake of doing
it. We just reached the point where we had to slow
things down a bit because we were importing too much and
I--know it's hurt and I'm sorry about that. But now the
banking industry is saying the rates can come off and
they will.
MARTIN: I want to talk about that
PM: Yes.
MARTIN: I mean, I suggest one of the reasons people have
some doubts about both sides is the headlines and what
they've seen over the last five weeks. In some ways the

Alice in Wonderland headlines for non economists, people
simply reading it
PM: Sure.
MARTIN: Such as jobless up, housing down, Government
happy. Or today's brink of recession, headlines we see,
Australia in the brink of recession and a headline that
says Keating, beautiful figures. How do they make sense
out of that?
PM: Well, it's hard for people who are, are not
economists to, to understand the complexities of the
figures, but could I quickly try and make it as simple as
I can?

English cricketer (–)

"Lord Hawke" redirects here. For other holders of the title, see Baron Hawke.

Martin Bladen Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke (16 August – 10 October ), generally known as Lord Hawke, was an English amateurcricketer active from to who played for Yorkshire and England. He was born in Willingham by Stow, near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, and died in Edinburgh. He appeared in first-class matches, including five Test matches, as a righthanded batsman, scoring 16, runs with a highest score of and held catches. He scored 13 centuries and 69 half-centuries.

Since an inheritance of his father, Hawke was styled Hon.; he inherited the barony on 5 December on the death of his father, Hon. Edward Henry Julius Hawke, Rector of Willingham –, after which the family returned to its seat (main home held for a generation or more), Wighill House and Park, near Tadcaster, Yorkshire. Admiral Hawke, the first Baron, was among the few Admirals elevated for his roles during the Seven Years' War: at the Battle of Quiberon Bay, off Nantes, France, and promoting the Western Squadron blockade of France.

Hawke was educated at Eton, where he was a member of the school cricket eleven in and As he had been a moderate scholar, his father decided he should receive private tuition at home for two years. In October , Hawke went up to Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the Cambridge University Cricket Club team from to He won a Cambridge blue three times: in , and He was captain of the Cambridge team in the season.

After Hawke left Eton in July and began his two years of private tuition, he was invited by the Reverend Edmund Carter to play for the Yorkshire Gentlemen's Cricket Club, which was based at the Yorkshire Gentlemen Cricket Club Ground in York. Living at Wighill Park since had given Hawke a residential qualification to play for the county club.

In September , Carter invited him to the Scarborough Festiv

Blanche has been a committed life member and patron of Inala for over 20 years, and together with Bob has supported Inala in a wide range of social events, celebrations and fundraising campaigns.

Joint Inala CEO Martin Porteous says:

‘Both Blanche and Bob have given generously of their time, care and enthusiasm to support and improve the lives of the wonderful individuals supported by Inala. Their involvement in our organisation has been an honour and a privilege for which we are indebted.’

Bob’s attendance at Inala events will be well remembered. Golf was, of course, a great love of his and his passion for hosting and MCing events in his natural, inimitable style was unforgettable.

Larger than life, Bob would often rally support for Inala unbidded and entertain everyone with his well-known larrikin nature and quick humour. ‘Everyone loved him,’ recalls Events Manager Sharni Anson.

Many will remember his stirring rendition of Waltzing Matilda at the Kurri Burri Mother’s Day polo event, and his signed Prime Minister XI cricket bats and offers of board room presentations at our charity auctions were always sought after.

Ever willing to help, Inala was privileged to have had such a longstanding engagement with Bob and his involvement with Inala will be missed.

‘Along with the rest of Australia, we recognise Bob’s enormous contribution to our country and are grateful: there is nothing so powerful as a life well lived,’ reflected Martin.

Inala is honoured and grateful to have been selected as a recipient of donations in memory of Bob Hawke. Donations can be made online.

All contributions will directly support individuals living with disability to Create a life of meaning, Connect with others and Grow to discover what is possible.

Australian politician

Martin John FergusonAM (born 12 December ) is an Australian former Labor Party politician who was the Member of the House of Representatives for Batman from to He served as Minister for Resources and Energy and Minister for Tourism in the Rudd and Gillard governments from to

Before entering Parliament, Ferguson spent a long career as a trade unionist, being General Secretary of the Federated Miscellaneous Workers' Union from to and President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions from to He is the son of Jack Ferguson who was Deputy Premier of New South Wales from to His brother is Laurie Ferguson, also a long-serving Labor MP.

Trade unionist

Born in Sydney to Jack Ferguson and Mary Ellen, Ferguson was educated at St Patrick's College, Strathfield, and the University of Sydney. After leaving university, he became a research officer at the Federated Miscellaneous Workers' Union, eventually rising to become Assistant General Secretary, and later General Secretary in , during which time he was also appointed as a member of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) executive board.

As FMWU General Secretary, and from to as Vice President of the ACTU, Ferguson worked closely alongside the likes of Bill Kelty and Simon Crean to negotiate with the Hawke-Keating government the Prices and Incomes Accord. After Crean's election to the House of Representatives at the election, Ferguson was elected his replacement as ACTU President, and became a member of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization. For his services to industrial relations in Australia, Ferguson was made a Member of the Order of Australia in

Political career

Ferguson won preselection for the safe Labor seat of Batman in , after a deal was negotiated between the right-wing Labor Unity faction in Victoria and the ALP National Executive. At the local level, the majority Greek par