23 June -- Launching a long campaign at the Sydney Opera House, Prime Minister Bob Hawke promises that ``no child will be living in poverty by the year 1990'' and woos the environmental vote by promising no mining in Kakadu. 25 June -- Federal Opposition Leader John Howard makes his policy speech as a rousing call to middle Australia. 11 July -- With a good deal of help from the Joh for Canberra campaign which splits the conservative vote between his National Party and the Liberal Party's John Howard, prime minister Bob Hawke's ALP government is re-elected for a third term.
John Howard
Bob Hawke