Knew Bob Hawke reasonably well - travelled with him and did a bit of work for him. The question Bob would have asked in current circumstances would have been “What do we have to do to ensure no one gets left behind?” Bob would have risen to this occasion.

The question Morrison asks himself is “What do I have to do to make sure I remain Prime Minister?” He calculates that he can ignore the plight of casuals, international students, backpackers, 457 visa holders, fruitpickers etc and it won’t hurt him politically.

There were those who laughed at Bob’s “No child shall live in poverty”, but it was a worthy ambition, and his wholesale grant of asylum to Chinese students after Tiananmen was a humane and worthy act.