Labor In Power: 1x3

Conserving Power

By 1987, the Hawke government was fighting for its life. Bob Hawke craved something no other Labor Prime Minister had ever achieved – three terms in government. A miracle, preferably more than one, was needed to prevent the government being wiped out by angry voters. But out of the wilderness came great political opportunities – the environment rose to the fore, to rekindle Labor’s electoral fortunes.