Uploaded November 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Mr Bill Kelty AC pays tribute to his long-time friend and colleague, the late Hon Robert JL Hawke AC, GCL.
Delivering the 22nd Annual Hawke Lecture, former ACTU Secretary Bill Kelty, outlines Hawke’s remarkable career. Kelty considers Hawke’s legacy - from educational access, multiculturalism, his role in the anti-Apartheid movement and sanctuary for Chinese students. Right to the end of his life, Bob Hawke had an indefatigable desire to advance Australia and the world. Kelty reflects on the issues that were Hawke’s “unfinished business”, including climate change and a Treaty with First Nations Peoples and shares his views on the future.
The Annual Hawke Lecture is presented by The University of South Australia as an opportunity to consider the larger issues of life, including the future of our nation and our world, and how we can shape it. We hope that you may join us for this special event and opportunity to reflect on Bob Hawke’s vision of Australia, and looking towards the future, consider how we can honour his memory.
Mr Bill Kelty AC pays tribute to his long-time friend and colleague, the late Hon Robert JL Hawke AC, GCL.
Delivering the 22nd Annual Hawke Lecture, former ACTU Secretary Bill Kelty, outlines Hawke’s remarkable career. Kelty considers Hawke’s legacy - from educational access, multiculturalism, his role in the anti-Apartheid movement and sanctuary for Chinese students. Right to the end of his life, Bob Hawke had an indefatigable desire to advance Australia and the world. Kelty reflects on the issues that were Hawke’s “unfinished business”, including climate change and a Treaty with First Nations Peoples and shares his views on the future.
The Annual Hawke Lecture is presented by The University of South Australia as an opportunity to consider the larger issues of life, including the future of our nation and our world, and how we can shape it. We hope that you may join us for this special event and opportunity to reflect on Bob Hawke’s vision of Australia, and looking towards the future, consider how we can honour his memory.
