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home / archives / politics / australian / federal / bob hawke /  7th August 1989
 

Surprise!

Captain Allan Border and the Australian Cricket Team had brought home The Ashes for the first time since 1948. Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke and Treasurer Paul Keating were dealing with an economy that was feeling the impact of globalization.