1983 Sounds

• Labor Defeats Fraser (March 5)
  • Malcolm Fraser Concedes - the brief statement, complete with quivering lip, from the nation's then second longest-serving Prime Minister.
  • Bob Hawke Claims Victory - the magnanimous statement from the man who would supplant Fraser as the second longest-serving Prime Minister. Note the reference to Tasmania, the only State to swing against the ALP.

• Final Broadcasts - These are the final telecasts by the major parties on March 2, 1983:
  • Liberal Party
  • Australian Labor Party
  • National Party
  • Australian Democrats

• Put Your Money Under The Bed - as the campaign continued, Fraser became more and more strident in his denunciations of the ALP. In one speech, he said that if a Labor government was elected people would be better off keeping their money under the bed. This is Hawke's response.

• Leadership - This Liberal Party advertisement is a "leadership" pitch, with people such as John Newcombe, Peter Brock and Alan Jones lauding the virtues of Malcolm Fraser.

• The Messiah - This telecast by the ALP is another solo effort from Bob Hawke.

• The Last of the Really Tough National Party Leaders - This National Party advertisement features Doug Anthony in one of his last appearances.

• Liberal Party advertisement - In retrospect, an interesting item featuring Andrew Peacock, Ian MacPhee and Malcolm Fraser.

• 1983: Electoral Commission advertisement - This television commercial offers advice on how to cast a formal ballot.

• Policy Speeches:
  • Feb 15, 1983: Liberal - Fraser
  • Feb 16, 1983: ALP - Hawke
  • Feb 21, 1983: National - Anthony

• ALP Advertisement - The political parties receive free air-time from the ABC during the election campaign. This item is an address by Bob Hawke.

• The Blood On Your Hands Interview - This is the famous interview involving the ABC's Richard Carleton and Bob Hawke just hours after Hawke ascended to the leadership following Bill Hayden's resignation. A Hawke classic!