‘A giant oak tree has crashed in the forest’: Alan Jones remembers Bob Hawke

Alan Jones has remembered Bob Hawke as “a wonderful human being” who brought all Australians together. Labor longest-serving prime minister died on Thursday, aged 89. Alan borrowed a famous quote from British politics to mark the significance of his passing. “A giant oak tree has crashed in the forest.” Known for introducing Medicare and HECS, … Continue reading ‘A giant oak tree has crashed in the forest’: Alan Jones remembers Bob Hawke