About Bob Hawke: Robert James Lee "Bob" Hawke is an Australian politician who was the Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Labor Party from 1983 to 1991.
My point was that the war was intrinsically wrong, and as a result of our participation we haven't improved Australia's security but created a greater danger at home and abroad.
I think it is just stupid economics for a government to approach economic management from a strand of thinking regarding unions as enemies.
There is no doubt that this government and this country are benefiting from the reforms that we brought in the 1980s, and that couldn't have been done without the co-operation of the trade union movement.
The things which are most important don't always scream the loudest.
Unless and until something concrete is done about addressing the Israeli-Palestinian issue you won't get a real start on the war against terrorism.
