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Misogynist Labor and their Financiers are at it again

10 December 2009

Mr Hawke was joined last night by about 150 friends and former Labor colleagues, including fellow occupants of the top job Kevin Rudd, Paul Keating and Gough Whitlam, at a black-tie gala in his honour at Sydney Opera House's restaurant, Guillaume At Bennelong.

The after-dinner performer, who has become known for her shows dressed as Mr Howard, was reportedly arranged to reflect the character of the birthday boy, who was known for his twin fancies of alcohol and women.

Mr Hawke (r) and his wife Blanche d'Alpuget (l)

The burlesque artist previously performed a similar show in Sydney two years ago, the night before Mr Howard's election loss, in which a fellow stripper posing as former US president George Bush also featured.

A tuxedo-clad Mr Rudd arrived late and without wife Therese Rein, but was there just in time for dinner.

"Bob? Fantastic - an Australian legend from central casting," Mr Rudd told media outside the gathering.

"He's reached 80. I reckon he's got another 20 in him yet. Watch out Australia."

Other prominent Labor Party figures at the birthday celebration included former opposition leader Kim Beazley, Trade Minister Simon Crean, Minister for Defence Personnel Greg Combet, parliamentary secretary for infrastructure Maxine McKew and trade unionist Bill Kelty.

The pre-drinks part of the evening lasted nearly two hours but Mr Hawke and his wife Blanche d'Alpuget were among the first to arrive.

In his 1994 autobiography, The Hawke Memoirs, he downplayed the role of alcohol in his life even though he had a reputation for being a heavy drinker at times.

Advertising guru John Singleton and partner Yvett Hartman rocked up to the birthday gala in style, with Singleton reminiscing to the media about the bad old days with his fellow larrikin Mr Hawke.

When asked what he expected from the evening in the way of a good time, he predicted a "Blanche" night.

"I think it will be more unlike Bob than like Bob," Singleton told reporters.

"Like the real Bob I've been with in a public bar somewhere, we wouldn't have paparazzi. It's actually (going to be) one of those Blanche nights."

Singleton took the opportunity to recommend Mr Hawke as the people's choice to occupy his former job.

"He should still be prime minister," Singleton said.

Mr Hawke, one of the country's most popular leaders, has remained politically active since retiring from Parliament soon after losing the prime ministership to Mr Keating in December 1991.

In August this year, he was awarded life membership of the ALP at the party's national conference.

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