Ex Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke (Leftist Labor Party) has died at a suspiciously convenient time for leftists - one day out from a federal election. The news sites are full of tributes. The Sydney Morning Herald has 6 stories. news.com.au has 7 stories. With the Australian Federal election on Saturday, you can't buy publicity like that… or can you?

It's like something out of Soviet Russia. Timing, as they say, is everything.

Those sick bastards either kept him on ice or sacrificed him to get a boost at the ballot box - the timing is just too perfect.