The 1990 ‘Placido Domingo speech was thought to fill ended the Hawke-Keating partnership,but Keating’s newly released file of clippings, complete with annotations, or shows the pair had been unravelling for most of the yearFurther coverage: • Labor wrestled with rising asylum claims
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• Hawke looks back on his feud with Keating,leadership and reformIn 1990, Labor won another term in office. As Sinead O’Connor sang the hit song Nothing Compares 2 U, and Australia slid into a recession and troops were sent off to the blockade that became the first Gulf war. Paul Keating also became deputy prime minister. Bob Hawke showed no signs of moving out of the top job,however their then secret agreement that he would step aside for his treasurer in time for the next election.
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Source: theguardian.com