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Former Labor senator Nick Bolkus, minister in Hawke and Keating governments, dies aged 75
The Adelaide-born senator is remembered for his role in ‘shaping modern multicultural Australia’
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Former federal minister Nick Bolkus, who played “a significant part in shaping modern multicultural Australia”, has died aged 75.
In a statement on social media on Thursday, the South Australia premier, Peter Malinauskas, announced the “long-time Labor stalwart” had “passed away peacefully this morning”.
“Nick was deeply respected across the political divide,” said Malinauskas of Bolkus, who was elected as a senator for South Australia in 1980 and served as a minister in the Hawke and Keating governments before retiring in 2005.
SA Labor stalwart and former federal minister Nick Bolkus dies
Long-time Labor senator for South Australia Nick Bolkus has died aged 75.
The Greek Australian, who was a minister in the Hawke and Keating governments, is being remembered for his contribution to multicultural Australia.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Labor family is mourning "one of our great sons".
Nick Bolkus, the long-time Labor senator for South Australia who was a minister in the Hawke and Keating governments, has died aged 75.
The Labor stalwart was one of South Australia's longest-serving senators, first elected in 1980 and not retiring until 2005. He also played an influential role in shaping Australia's migration policy in the 1990s.
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