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Breaking: Blanche d'Alpuget, author and wife to Bob Hawke, dies at 82

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Blanche d’Alpuget, the prominent Australian author, journalist, and writer, has died at the age of 82. Her family announced her death on Wednesday morning, confirming that she passed away after living a remarkable life.

D’Alpuget was widely known as the widow of former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke. Her passing marks the loss of a significant literary and public figure in Australia, recognized for both her own extensive body of work and her high-profile marriage.

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Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, Australia) Straightforward journalistic report focusing on her identity as an author, journalist, and Hawke's widow.
ABC News (AU) Breaking news alert emphasizing her remarkable life and her status as a writer and former prime minister's widow.
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