88-968: The Australia national netball team , also known as the Australian Diamonds , represent Netball Australia in international netball tournaments such as the Netball World Cup , the Commonwealth Games , the Constellation Cup , the Netball Quad Series and the Fast5 Netball World Series . They have also represented Australia at the World Games . Australia made their Test debut in 1938 . As of 2023, Australia have been World champions on 12 occasions and Commonwealth champions on 4 occasions. They are regularly ranked number one in
176-672: A ban on mining in Antarctica and overseeing passage of the Australia Act that removed all remaining jurisdiction by the United Kingdom from Australia. In June 1991, Hawke faced a leadership challenge by the Treasurer , Paul Keating , but Hawke managed to retain power; however, Keating mounted a second challenge six months later, and won narrowly, replacing Hawke as prime minister. Hawke subsequently retired from parliament, pursuing both
264-500: A 3.1% swing against the national trend, although he fell short of ousting longtime Liberal incumbent Hubert Opperman . Hawke rejected several opportunities to enter Parliament throughout the 1970s, something he later wrote that he "regretted". He eventually stood for election to the House of Representatives at the 1980 election for the safe Melbourne seat of Wills , winning it comfortably. Immediately upon his election to Parliament, Hawke
352-523: A Day . In retaliation, unions grounded Sinatra's private jet in Melbourne, demanding he apologise. The popular view was that Mr Hawke engaged in protracted, boozy negotiations with Ol' Blue Eyes to reach a settlement. The [diplomatic] cables say the US embassy reached a deal with Mr Hawke to end the standoff, no apology was sought from Sinatra and that most of Mr Hawke's time was spent with the singer's lawyer. Hawke
440-479: A biography of Hawke. His popularity with the public was, if anything, enhanced by this period of rehabilitation, and opinion polling suggested that he was a more popular public figure than either Labor Leader Bill Hayden or Liberal Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser . During the period of 1973 to 1979, Hawke acted as an informant for the United States government. According to Coventry, Hawke as concurrent leader of
528-604: A business career and a number of charitable causes, until his death in 2019, aged 89. Hawke remains his party's longest-serving Prime Minister, and Australia's third-longest-serving prime minister behind Robert Menzies and John Howard . He is also the only prime minister to be born in South Australia and the only one raised and educated in Western Australia. Hawke holds the highest-ever approval rating for an Australian prime minister, reaching 75% approval in 1984. Hawke
616-460: A close relationship with the United States, assisted by Hawke's close friendship with US Secretary of State George Shultz ; this led to a degree of controversy when the Government supported the US's plans to test ballistic missiles off the coast of Tasmania in 1985, as well as seeking to overturn Australia's long-standing ban on uranium exports. Although the US ultimately withdrew the plans to test
704-714: A decision he soon regretted. After Labor was defeated at the election, Whitlam initially offered the leadership to Hawke, although it was not within Whitlam's power to decide who would succeed him. Despite not taking on the offer, Hawke remained influential, playing a key role in averting national strike action. During the 1977 federal election , he emerged as a strident opponent of accepting Vietnamese boat people as refugees into Australia, stating that they should be subject to normal immigration requirements and should otherwise be deported. He further stated only refugees selected off-shore should be accepted. Hawke resigned as President of
792-477: A decrease in both inflation and unemployment through to 1990. Criticisms of the Accord would come from both the right and the left of politics. Left-wing critics claimed that it kept real wages stagnant, and that the Accord was a policy of class collaboration and corporatism . By contrast, right-wing critics claimed that the Accord reduced the flexibility of the wages system. Supporters of the Accord, however, pointed to
880-404: A five-shilling increase. The 1959 case found for a fifteen-shilling increase, and was regarded as a personal triumph for Hawke. He went on to attain such success and prominence in his role as an ACTU advocate that, in 1969, he was encouraged to run for the position of ACTU President, despite the fact that he had never held elected office in a trade union. He was elected ACTU President in 1969 on
968-527: A funding crisis where Netball Australia lost A$ 7 million over two COVID -impacted years, in 2022 the organisation announced that it had secured Hancock Prospecting as high performance program partner from 2022 to 2025, with an investment of A$ 15 million over four years. Netball Australia announced that Hancock would invest directly in the Diamonds’ athletes and coaches, and provide funding support for training camps and competitions. The Diamonds team
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#17328588752801056-647: A major public stand after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre ; despite having spent years trying to get closer relations with China, Hawke gave a tearful address on national television describing the massacre in graphic detail, and unilaterally offered asylum to over 42,000 Chinese students who were living in Australia at the time, many of whom had publicly supported the Tiananmen protesters. Hawke did so without even consulting his Cabinet, stating later that he felt he simply had to act. The Hawke government pursued
1144-514: A modernising platform by the narrow margin of 399 to 350, with the support of the left of the union movement, including some associated with the Communist Party of Australia . He later credited Ray Gietzelt , General Secretary of the FMWU , as the single most significant union figure in helping him achieve this outcome. Questioned after his election on his political stance, Hawke stated that "socialist
1232-869: A non-racially biased team for the rugby union tour , with the intention of unions agreeing not to serve the team in Australia. Prior to arrival, the Western Australian branch of the Transport Workers' Union , and the Barmaids' and Barmens' Union, announced that they would serve the team, which allowed the Springboks to land in Perth. The tour commenced on 26 June and riots occurred as anti-apartheid protesters disrupted games. Hawke and his family started to receive malicious mail and phone calls from people who thought that sport and politics should not mix. Hawke remained committed to
1320-466: A one-goal victory for Australia. The match, which was broadcast live on Network 10 , was hailed as one of the greatest netball games ever. Bob Hawke , the Prime Minister of Australia and a lifelong sports enthusiast, called it the best sporting contest he had seen. It was also the first of a hat-trick of World titles for Australia. In 1992 , the team and their head coach, Joyce Brown, were all awarded
1408-451: A percentage fall in real money wages from 1983 to 1991, the social wage of Australian workers was argued by the Government to have improved drastically as a result of these reforms, and the ensuing decline in inflation. The Accord was revisited six further times during the Hawke government, each time in response to new economic developments. The seventh and final revisiting would ultimately lead to
1496-481: Is New Zealand . Between 1963 and 2015 , the two teams dominated the World Netball Championships and Commonwealth Games tournaments. Since 2010 the two teams have also competed for the Constellation Cup . Notable and memorable clashes have included the finals of the 1991 , 1999 and 2011 World Netball Championships , the finals of the 2010 and the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the final match of
1584-556: Is frequently ranked within the upper tier of Australian prime ministers by historians. Bob Hawke was born on 9 December 1929 in Border Town , South Australia , the second child of Arthur "Clem" Hawke (1898–1989), a Congregationalist minister, and his wife Edith Emily (Lee) (1897–1979) (known as Ellie), a schoolteacher. His uncle, Bert , was the Labor premier of Western Australia between 1953 and 1959. Hawke's brother Neil, who
1672-571: Is not a word I would use to describe myself", saying instead his approach to politics was pragmatic . His commitment to the cause of Jewish Refuseniks purportedly led to a planned assassination attempt on Hawke by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine , and its Australian operative Munif Mohammed Abou Rish . In 1971, Hawke along with other members of the ACTU requested that South Africa send
1760-554: Is often cited by economic historians as being a "turning point" from a protectionist, agricultural model to a more globalised and services-oriented economy. According to the journalist Paul Kelly , "the most influential economic decisions of the 1980s were the floating of the Australian dollar and the deregulation of the financial system". Although the Fraser government had played a part in the process of financial deregulation by commissioning
1848-424: The 2013 Constellation Cup . Australia has competed at every World Netball Championships and/or Netball World Cup since the 1963 inaugural tournament. Between 1963 and 2015 , Australia have won 11 championships. With a team coached by Lorna McConchie , captained by Joyce Brown and also featuring Margaret Caldow and Wilma Ritchie , Australia were the inaugural champions after winning all ten matches during
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#17328588752801936-727: The ANZ Championship , the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league and the Esso/Mobil Superleague . Netball Australia was originally founded in 1927 as the All Australia Women's Basket Ball Association . In 1970, after "women's basket ball" became known as netball , the organisation changed its name to the All Australia Netball Association . It adopted its current name in 1993. Netball Australia
2024-582: The Medal of the Order of Australia . In 2012 they were inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. In the 1999 final, Australia were trailing New Zealand 28–34 after three quarters. However, they snatched the title 42–41 with a last minute goal from Sharelle McMahon . The win gave Australia its third straight world title. In 2014, the 1999 team became the third Australia national netball team to be inducted into
2112-521: The University of Western Australia and went on to study at University College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar . In 1956, Hawke joined the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) as a research officer. Having risen to become responsible for national wage case arbitration, he was elected as president of the ACTU in 1969, where he achieved a high public profile. In 1973, he was appointed as president of
2200-443: The University of Western Australia , graduating in 1952 with Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees. He was also president of the university's guild during the same year. The following year, Hawke won a Rhodes Scholarship to attend University College, Oxford , where he began a Bachelor of Arts course in philosophy, politics and economics (PPE). He soon found he was covering much the same ground as he had in his education at
2288-483: The World Netball Rankings . On 20 August 1938, at Royal Park, Melbourne , Australia defeated New Zealand 40–11. This was the first netball Test between Australia and New Zealand. It was also the world's first international netball match. The Australia team included Lorna McConchie and the umpires included Anne Clark . Australia were due to tour New Zealand in 1940. However the tour was cancelled due to
2376-462: The 1963 tournament. In 2005, the 1963 team were inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame . In the 1991 final, Australia defeated reigning champions, New Zealand , 53–52 at a packed Sydney Entertainment Centre . New Zealand held a one point lead at each change, Australia then went ahead with minutes to go. With seconds to spare, Roselee Jencke made a match-saving intercept to ensure
2464-616: The 1970s, there were other prominent people at that time who secretly gave information. Biographer Troy Bramston rejects the view that Hawke's prolonged, discreet involvement with known members of the Central Intelligence Agency within the US Embassy amounted to Hawke being a CIA "spy". Hawke's first attempt to enter Parliament came during the 1963 federal election . He stood in the seat of Corio in Geelong and managed to achieve
2552-557: The 1981 Campbell Report, opposition from Fraser himself had stalled this process. Shortly after its election in 1983, the Hawke government took the opportunity to implement a comprehensive program of economic reform, in the process "transform(ing) economics and politics in Australia". Hawke and Keating together led the process for overseeing the economic changes by launching a "National Economic Summit" one month after their election in 1983, which brought together business and industrial leaders together with politicians and trade union leaders;
2640-427: The ACTU and ALP informed the US of details surrounding labour disputes, especially those relating to American companies and individuals, such as union disputes with Ford Motor Company and the black ban of Frank Sinatra . The major industrial action taken against Sinatra came about because Sinatra had made sexist comments against female journalists. The dispute was the subject of the 2003 film The Night We Called It
2728-653: The Antarctic drilling ban was his "proudest achievement". As a former ACTU President, Hawke was well-placed to engage in reform of the industrial relations system in Australia, taking a lead on this policy area as in few others. Working closely with ministerial colleagues and the ACTU Secretary, Bill Kelty , Hawke negotiated with trade unions to establish the Prices and Incomes Accord in 1983, an agreement whereby unions agreed to restrict their demands for wage increases, and in turn
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2816-574: The Australian Labor Party , and within five weeks led Labor to a landslide victory at the 1983 election , and was sworn in as prime minister. He led Labor to victory a further three times, with successful outcomes in 1984 , 1987 and 1990 elections , making him the most electorally successful prime minister in the history of the Labor Party. The Hawke government implemented a significant number of reforms, including major economic reforms,
2904-472: The Basket Ball Association of Perth ( Western Australia ). Tasmania began competing in national tournaments in 1933. The Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory joined in 1975 and 1977 respectively. In 1970, after "women's basket ball" became known as netball , the organisation changed its name to the All Australia Netball Association . It adopted its current name in 1993. Amid
2992-818: The Diamonds refused to wear the sports uniform with Hancock Prospecting logo. Within a month of announcing the sponsorship deal, Hancock Prospecting withdrew their offer, saying it did not wish to add to netball's “disunity problems”. Hancock offered Netball Australia short-term funding until such time as a more permanent arrangement could be secured. Netball Australia hosts the annual the Australian Netball Awards. Current and recent awards include: Former awards include: Sources : Source : Bob Hawke Prime Minister of Australia Term of government (1983–1991) Ministries Elections Robert James Lee Hawke (9 December 1929 – 16 May 2019)
3080-445: The Government guaranteed to both minimise inflation and promote an increased social wage, including by establishing new social programmes such as Medicare. Inflation had been a significant issue for the previous decade prior to the election of the Hawke government, regularly running into double-digits. The process of the Accord, by which the Government and trade unions would arbitrate and agree upon wage increases in many sectors, led to
3168-526: The Government's time in office included the public health campaign regarding HIV/AIDS, and Indigenous land rights reform, with an investigation of the idea of a treaty between Aborigines and the Government being launched, although the latter would be overtaken by events, notably the Mabo court decision . The Hawke government also drew attention for a series of notable environmental decisions, particularly in its second and third terms. In 1983, Hawke personally vetoed
3256-516: The Labor Party in August 1978. Neil Batt was elected in his place. The strain of this period took its toll on Hawke and in 1979 he suffered a physical collapse. This shock led Hawke to publicly announce his alcoholism in a television interview, and that he would make a concerted—and ultimately successful—effort to overcome it. He was helped through this period by the relationship that he had established with writer Blanche d'Alpuget , who, in 1982, published
3344-401: The Labor Party was absolute. This enabled him to persuade MPs to support a substantial set of policy changes which had not been considered achievable by Labor governments in the past. Individual accounts from ministers indicate that while Hawke was not often the driving force behind individual reforms, outside of broader economic changes, he took on the role of providing political guidance on what
3432-460: The Labor Party. In 1980, Hawke stood down from his roles as ACTU and Labor Party president to announce his intention to enter parliamentary politics, and was subsequently elected to the Australian House of Representatives as a member of parliament (MP) for the division of Wills at the 1980 federal election . Three years later, he was elected unopposed to replace Bill Hayden as leader of
3520-574: The Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Sources : Between 1985 and 1993 , Australia competed at the World Games , winning one gold and two silver medals. Source : Australia has competed at every netball tournament at the Commonwealth Games . In 1990 they defeated New Zealand in a one-off match when netball was a demonstration sport . Between 1998 and 2022 they have played in every tournament final, winning four gold and three silver medals. In 1998, Jill McIntosh guided Australia to
3608-629: The University of Western Australia, and transferred to a Bachelor of Letters course. He wrote his thesis on wage-fixing in Australia and successfully presented it in January 1956. In 1956, Hawke accepted a scholarship to undertake doctoral studies in the area of arbitration law in the law department at the Australian National University in Canberra . Soon after his arrival at ANU, he became
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3696-472: The age of seventeen, Hawke had a serious crash while riding his Panther motorcycle that left him in a critical condition for several days. This near-death experience acted as his catalyst, driving him to make the most of his talents and not let his abilities go to waste. He joined the Labor Party in 1947 at the age of eighteen. Hawke was educated at West Leederville State School, Perth Modern School and
3784-535: The ban on apartheid teams and later that year, the South African cricket team was successfully denied and no apartheid team was to ever come to Australia again. It was this ongoing dedication to racial equality in South Africa that would later earn Hawke the respect and friendship of Nelson Mandela . In industrial matters, Hawke continued to demonstrate a preference for, and considerable skill at, negotiation, and
3872-417: The beginning of the Hawke government to 7 in 10 by its conclusion in 1991. Considerable progress was also made in directing assistance "to the most disadvantaged recipients over the whole range of welfare benefits." Although criticisms were leveled against the Hawke government that it did not achieve all it said it would do on social policy, it nevertheless enacting a series of reforms which remain in place to
3960-420: The business community—the "main loser" from the 1985 Tax Summit according to Paul Kelly—was the introduction of full dividend imputation , a reform insisted upon by Keating. Funding for schools was also considerably increased as part of this package, while financial assistance was provided for students to enable them to stay at school longer; the number of Australian children completing school rose from 3 in 10 at
4048-664: The concealment of the size of the budget deficit by Fraser before the 1983 election to great effect, damaging the Liberal Party's economic credibility as a result. However, Hawke's time as Prime Minister also saw friction develop between himself and the grassroots of the Labor Party, many of whom were unhappy at what they viewed as Hawke's iconoclasm and willingness to cooperate with business interests. Hawke regularly and publicly expressed his willingness to cull Labor's "sacred cows". The Labor Left faction, as well as prominent Labor backbencher Barry Jones , offered repeated criticisms of
4136-625: The construction of the Franklin Dam in Tasmania , responding to a groundswell of protest around the issue. Hawke also secured the nomination of the Wet Tropics of Queensland as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, preventing the forests there from being logged. Hawke would later appoint Graham Richardson as Environment Minister, tasking him with winning the second-preference support from environmental parties, something which Richardson later claimed
4224-696: The election called at the same time that Hawke became Labor leader this meant that Hawke never sat in Parliament as Leader of the Opposition having spent the entirety of his short Opposition leadership in the election campaign which he won. After Labor's landslide victory, Hawke was sworn in as the Prime Minister by the Governor-General Ninian Stephen on 11 March 1983. The style of the Hawke government
4312-679: The establishment of Landcare , the introduction of the universal healthcare scheme Medicare , brokering the Prices and Incomes Accord , creating APEC , floating the Australian dollar , deregulating the financial sector, introducing the Family Assistance Scheme , enacting the Sex Discrimination Act to prevent discrimination in the workplace, declaring " Advance Australia Fair " as the country's national anthem, initiating superannuation pension schemes for all workers, negotiating
4400-403: The establishment of the enterprise bargaining system, although this would be finalised shortly after Hawke left office in 1991. Arguably the most significant foreign policy achievement of the Government took place in 1989, after Hawke proposed a south-east Asian region-wide forum for leaders and economic ministers to discuss issues of common concern. After winning the support of key countries in
4488-569: The expulsion of Iraqi forces from Kuwait . The success of the campaign, and the lack of any Australian casualties, led to a brief increase in the popularity of the Government. Through his role on the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting , Hawke played a leading role in ensuring the Commonwealth initiated an international boycott on foreign investment into South Africa , building on work undertaken by his predecessor Malcolm Fraser, and in
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#17328588752804576-582: The field of competition was exclusive and with no scientific accountability; the record was first published in a beer pamphlet; and Hawke's recollections were unreliable." Not long after Hawke began work at the ACTU, he became responsible for the presentation of its annual case for higher wages to the national wages tribunal, the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission . He was first appointed as an ACTU advocate in 1959. The 1958 case, under previous advocate R.L. Eggleston, had yielded only
4664-467: The final straw in convincing Hayden that he would have to resign as Labor Leader. Less than two months after the Flinders by-election result, Hayden announced his resignation as Leader of the Labor Party on 3 February 1983. Hawke was subsequently elected as Leader unopposed on 8 February, and became Leader of the Opposition in the process. Having learned that morning about the possible leadership change, on
4752-671: The final. Caitlin Bassett scored 49 from 53 at 92% accuracy to clinch the title. Source : Since 2010 Australia and New Zealand have competed for the Constellation Cup . Since 2016 , Australia have competed in the Netball Quad Series , playing against England , New Zealand and South Africa . When competing at the Fast5 Netball World Series , the team is referred to as the Fast5 Flyers . The Diamonds have played their home matches at various home venues around Australia . The courts they most recently used include: The current squad
4840-630: The government into two tiers, with only the most senior ministers sitting in the Cabinet of Australia . The Labor caucus was still given the authority to determine who would make up the Ministry, but this move gave Hawke unprecedented powers to empower individual ministers. After Australia won the America's Cup in 1983 Hawke said "any boss who sacks anyone for not turning up today is a bum", effectively declaring an impromptu national public holiday. In particular,
4928-561: The improvements in the social security system that occurred, including the introduction of rental assistance for social security recipients, the creation of labour market schemes such as NewStart, and the introduction of the Family Income Supplement. In 1986, the Hawke government passed a bill to de-register the Builders Labourers Federation federally due to the union not following the Accord agreements. Despite
5016-477: The inaugural Commonwealth title after they defeated New Zealand 42–39 in the final. In 2002 , Australia defended their title, again after defeating New Zealand in the final, this time courtesy of a Sharelle McMahon goal in double extra time. During the 2010 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony , McMahon, now team captain, carried the flag for the overall Australia team. In 2014 , Australia won their third Commonwealth title after defeating New Zealand 58–40 in
5104-451: The leadership in 1983, the two formed a personal as well as political relationship which enabled the Government to pursue a significant number of reforms, although there were occasional points of tension between the two. The Labor Caucus under Hawke also developed a more formalised system of parliamentary factions , which significantly altered the dynamics of caucus operations. Unlike many of his predecessor leaders, Hawke's authority within
5192-606: The missiles, the furore led to a fall in Hawke's approval ratings. Shortly after the 1990 election , Hawke would lead Australia into its first overseas military campaign since the Vietnam War , forming a close alliance with US President George H. W. Bush to join the coalition in the Gulf War . The Royal Australian Navy contributed several destroyers and frigates to the war effort, which successfully concluded in February 1991, with
5280-482: The next election. Hawke decided to challenge Hayden in the spill, but Hayden defeated him by five votes; the margin of victory, however, was too slim to dispel doubts that he could lead the Labor Party to victory at an election. Despite his defeat, Hawke began to agitate more seriously behind the scenes for a change in leadership, with opinion polls continuing to show that Hawke was a far more popular public figure than both Hayden and Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser . Hayden
5368-641: The offer, moving to Melbourne with his wife Hazel . Hawke is well known for a "world record" allegedly achieved at Oxford University for a beer skol (scull) of a yard of ale in 11 seconds. The record is widely regarded as having been important to his career and ocker chic image. A 2023 article in the Journal of Australian Studies by C. J. Coventry concluded that Hawke's achievement was "possibly fabricated" and "cultural propaganda" designed to make Hawke appealing to unionised workers and nationalistic middle-class voters. The article contends that "its location and time remain uncertain; there are no known witnesses;
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#17328588752805456-462: The original HECS, a $ 1,800 fee was charged to all university students, and the Commonwealth paid the balance. A student could defer payment of this HECS amount and repay the debt through the tax system, when the student's income exceeds a threshold level. As part of the reforms, Colleges of Advanced Education entered the university sector by various means. by doing so, university places were able to be expanded. Further notable policy decisions taken during
5544-469: The outbreak of World War II . In 1948, an Australia team eventually toured New Zealand for the first time, winning all three test matches. The Australia team included Myrtle Craddock . In 1956, with a team coached by McConchie and captained by Pat McCarthy , Australia toured England , Scotland and Ceylon . During the tour Australia played their first tests against Ceylon , Scotland and England . One of Australia's main rivals in international netball
5632-596: The political partnership that developed between Hawke and his Treasurer , Paul Keating , proved to be essential to Labor's success in government, with multiple Labor figures in years since citing the partnership as the party's greatest ever. The two men proved a study in contrasts: Hawke was a Rhodes Scholar ; Keating left high school early. Hawke's enthusiasms were cigars, betting and most forms of sport; Keating preferred classical architecture , Mahler symphonies and collecting British Regency and French Empire antiques. Despite not knowing one another before Hawke assumed
5720-409: The present day. From 1983 to 1989, the Government oversaw the permanent establishment of universal health care in Australia with the creation of Medicare , doubled the number of subsidised childcare places, began the introduction of occupational superannuation , oversaw a significant increase in school retention rates, created subsidised homecare services, oversaw the elimination of poverty traps in
5808-412: The process clashing publicly with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher , who initially favoured a more cautious approach. The resulting boycott, led by the Commonwealth, was widely credited with helping bring about the collapse of apartheid , and resulted in a high-profile visit by Nelson Mandela in October 1990, months after the latter's release from a 27-year stint in prison. During
5896-442: The region, this led to the creation of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). The first APEC meeting duly took place in Canberra in November 1989; the economic ministers of Australia, Brunei , Canada, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and the United States all attended. APEC would subsequently grow to become one of the most pre-eminent high-level international forums in
5984-454: The same that Hawke assumed the leadership of the Labor Party, Malcolm Fraser called a snap election for 5 March 1983 , unsuccessfully attempting to prevent Labor from making the leadership change. However, he was unable to have the Governor-General confirm the election before Labor announced the change. At the 1983 election, Hawke led Labor to a landslide victory, achieving a 24-seat swing and ending seven years of Liberal Party rule. With
6072-401: The students' representative on the University Council. A year later, he was recommended to the President of the ACTU to become a research officer, replacing Harold Souter who had become ACTU Secretary. The recommendation was made by Hawke's mentor at ANU, H. P. Brown, who for a number of years had assisted the ACTU in national wage cases. Hawke decided to abandon his doctoral studies and accept
6160-460: The subsidisation of loss-making industries, and sold off part of the state-owned Commonwealth Bank . The taxation system was also significantly reformed, with income tax rates reduced and the introduction of a fringe benefits tax and a capital gains tax; the latter two reforms were strongly opposed by the Liberal Party at the time, but were never reversed by them when they eventually returned to office in 1996. Partially offsetting these imposts upon
6248-400: The three-day summit led to a unanimous adoption of a national economic strategy, generating sufficient political capital for widespread reform to follow. Among other reforms, the Hawke government floated the Australian dollar , repealed rules that prohibited foreign-owned banks to operate in Australia, dismantled the protectionist tariff system, privatised several state sector industries, ended
6336-448: The visit, Mandela publicly thanked the Hawke government for the role it played in the boycott. Hawke benefited greatly from the disarray into which the Liberal Party fell after the resignation of Fraser following the 1983 election. The Liberals were torn between supporters of the more conservative John Howard and the more liberal Andrew Peacock , with the pair frequently contesting the leadership. Hawke and Keating were also able to use
6424-403: The welfare system, increased the real value of the old-age pension, reintroduced the six-monthly indexation of single-person unemployment benefits, and established a wide-ranging programme for paid family support, known as the Family Income Supplement. During the 1980s, the proportion of total government outlays allocated to families, the sick, single parents, widows, the handicapped, and veterans
6512-797: The world, particularly after the later inclusions of China and Russia, and the Keating government 's later establishment of the APEC Leaders' Forum. Elsewhere in Asia, the Hawke government played a significant role in the build-up to the United Nations peace process for Cambodia , culminating in the Transitional Authority; Hawke's Foreign Minister Gareth Evans was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in negotiations. Hawke also took
6600-495: Was an Australian politician and trade unionist who served as the 23rd prime minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991. He held office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), having previously served as the president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions from 1969 to 1980 and president of the Labor Party national executive from 1973 to 1978. Hawke was born in Border Town , South Australia . He attended
6688-491: Was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet by Labor Leader Bill Hayden as Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations. Hayden, after having led the Labor Party to narrowly lose the 1980 election, was increasingly subject to criticism from Labor MPs over his leadership style. To quell speculation over his position, Hayden called a leadership spill on 16 July 1982, believing that if he won he would be guaranteed to lead Labor through to
6776-448: Was deliberately distinct from the Whitlam government , the Labor government that preceded it. Rather than immediately initiating multiple extensive reform programs as Whitlam had, Hawke announced that Malcolm Fraser 's pre-election concealment of the budget deficit meant that many of Labor's election commitments would have to be deferred. As part of his internal reforms package, Hawke divided
6864-416: Was described by US diplomats as "a bulwark against anti-American sentiment and resurgent communism during the economic turmoil of the 1970s", and often disputed with the Whitlam government over issues of foreign policy and industrial relations. US diplomats played a major role in shaping Hawke's consensus politics and economics. Although Hawke was the most prolific Australian informer for the United States in
6952-626: Was elected as the Federal President of the Labor Party . Two years later, when the Whitlam government was controversially dismissed by the Governor-General , Hawke showed an initial keenness to enter Parliament at the ensuing election . Harry Jenkins , the MP for Scullin , came under pressure to step down to allow Hawke to stand in his place, but he strongly resisted this push. Hawke eventually decided not to attempt to enter Parliament at that time,
7040-463: Was electorally feasible and how best to sell it to the public, tasks at which he proved highly successful. Hawke took on a very public role as Prime Minister, campaigning frequently even outside of election periods, and for much of his time in office proved to be incredibly popular with the Australian electorate; to this date he still holds the highest ever AC Nielsen approval rating of 75%. The Hawke government oversaw significant economic reforms, and
7128-728: Was founded on 26/27 August 1927 as the All Australia Women's Basket Ball Association during an interstate women's basketball carnival. Its founding members included the Sydney City Girls' Amateur Sports Association ( New South Wales ), the Australian Ladies Basket Ball Association ( Queensland ), the South Australian Women's Basket Ball Association ( South Australia ), the Melbourne Girls Basket Ball Association ( Victoria ) and
7216-888: Was further weakened after Labor's unexpectedly poor performance at a by-election in December 1982 for the Victorian seat of Flinders , following the resignation of the sitting member, former deputy Liberal leader Phillip Lynch . Labor needed a swing of 5.5% to win the seat and had been predicted by the media to win, but could only achieve 3%. Labor Party power-brokers, such as Graham Richardson and Barrie Unsworth , now openly switched their allegiance from Hayden to Hawke. More significantly, Hayden's staunch friend and political ally, Labor's Senate Leader John Button , had become convinced that Hawke's chances of victory at an election were greater than Hayden's. Initially, Hayden believed that he could remain in his job, but Button's defection proved to be
7304-516: Was generally liked and respected by employers as well as the unions he advocated for. As early as 1972, speculation began that he would seek to enter the Parliament of Australia and eventually run to become the Leader of the Australian Labor Party . But while his professional career continued successfully, his heavy drinking and womanising placed considerable strains on his family life. In June 1973, Hawke
7392-472: Was photographed in uniform bearing the Hancock Prospecting logo. It was later revealed that some players did not support Hancock Prospecting as a sponsor due to historical comments made by the company's founder, Lang Hancock on indigenous issues and the company's record on environmental issues. The controversy led to the resignation of Netball Australia Chair, Marina Go, citing personal reasons; and
7480-595: Was selected for the 2024 Constellation Cup . Sources : Sources : Netball Australia Netball Australia is the main governing body for netball in Australia . It is affiliated to World Netball . It is responsible for organising and administering the Australia national netball team , Suncorp Super Netball , Australian National Netball Championships , and the Australian Netball Championships . It previously organised and administered
7568-421: Was seven years his senior, died at the age of seventeen after contracting meningitis , for which there was no cure at the time. Ellie Hawke subsequently developed an almost messianic belief in her son's destiny, and this contributed to Hawke's supreme self-confidence throughout his career. At the age of fifteen, he presciently boasted to friends that he would one day become the prime minister of Australia . At
7656-490: Was significantly higher than under the previous Fraser and Whitlam governments. In 1984, the Hawke government enacted the landmark Sex Discrimination Act 1984 , which eliminated discrimination on the grounds of sex within the workplace. In 1989, Hawke oversaw the gradual re-introduction of some tuition fees for university study, creating set up the Higher Education Contributions Scheme (HECS). Under
7744-574: Was the major factor in the government's narrow re-election at the 1990 election . In the Government's fourth term, Hawke personally led the Australian delegation to secure changes to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty , ultimately winning a guarantee that drilling for minerals within Antarctica would be totally prohibited until 2048 at the earliest. Hawke later claimed that
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