December 1982
- Dec 07: Bob Hawke denies that he is challenging Bill Hayden for the ALP leadership. He tells reporter Barrie Cassidy that “you are just being a bloody pest”. Seven weeks later, Hawke replaced Hayden as leader and went on to defeat Malcolm Fraser in the March election. Barrie Cassidy eventually became his press secretary.
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