Nick Bolkus, long-time Labor senator and Hawke-Keating-era minister, dies aged 75

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…