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labor under priminister bob hawke retained government.
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in the exchange of labor party leadership, paul keating became prime minister , succeeding bob hawke , who left parliament on 20 february 1992 after 12 years representing the seat of wills.
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the first coalition government for 13 years was sworn in with john howard as prime minister.
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ministers of the new Labour government led by Kevin Rudd, with Julia Gillard as Australias first female deputy priminister , sworn in by the governor general.
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after the closest election result since 1961 produces a hung parliament , intense negotiations enable labour to form a minority government with the support of four cross-bench members.
