Paul Keating and Bill Kelty hatched Australia’s extraordinary superannuation system over tandoori chicken in Melbourne. Thirty years later, they explain why they tore up the retirement rule book.
The jobs summit has promoted the need for greater support for women to help meet the challenges of a modern economy and a dramatically altered culture.
The Albanese government will be hoping for a repeat of the success of the 1983 economic summit but wages growth is much lower today and Bob Hawke benefitted from a stroke of sheer good luck.
Fifty years ago, Victoria’s longest-serving premier, Sir Henry Bolte, announced he would retire in August that year after 17 years in the state’s top job.