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We will not allow to become a political issue in this country the question of Asianisation.
Bob Hawke
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Bob Hawke
Age: 89 †
Born: 1929
Born: December 9
Died: 2019
Died: May 16
Former Prime Minister Of Australia
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Robert James Lee Hawke
The Honourable Bob Hawke
Robert James Lee Bob Hawke
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