Prime Minister’s Desk

This desk was installed in the Prime Minister’s Office after its remodelling and extension in 1972-73. The desk was used, and is still located, in the Prime Minister’s office, and was last used by Bob Hawke who served as Australia’s twenty-third Prime Minister from 1983 to 1991. The desk is also associated with Bob Hawke’s predecessors Gough Whitlam, who served as Prime Minister from 1972-1975, and Malcolm Fraser, who served in the role from 1975-1983. The desk is made from black bean veneer with dark brown vinyl veneer sides and back; two drawers on the left hand side have spherical brass handles.