Former Australian prime minister Bob Hawke dies, aged 89

Former Australian prime minister Bob Hawke, one of the nation’s longest serving premiers, died on Thursday just days ahead of a federal election, the opposition Labor party said.Hawke, 89, served from 1983 to 1991 as the country’s 23rd prime minister.“With his passing, the labour movement salutes our greatest son … and Australians everywhere remember and honour a man who gave so much to the country and people he cared for so deeply,” Labor leader Bill Shorten said in a statement.Hawke was noted…