'His legacy will endure forever': Bill Shorten mourns the death of Bob Hawke and recalls the last time he saw the 'Australia's favourite son'
By Australian Associated Press
Published: 12:35 BST, 16 May 2019 | Updated: 12:35 BST, 16 May 2019
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Labor leader Bill Shorten says Bob Hawke's legacy will live forever in an Australia he brought together.
The former Labor prime minister died on Thursday, two days before Mr Shorten is favoured by polls to lead the party back to government.
'Tonight the nation and Labor are in mourning. We have lost a favourite son,' Mr Shorten said in