Early Years and Background
Hawke's maternal grandparents migrated from Greece in 1953 as part of the post World War II migration to Australia from Europe. He attended Hills Grammar School then Cumberland High School. Hawke then studied at the University of Sydney, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters in Government and Public Affairs. At university he joined the Australian Army Reserve and became a Lieutenant and served for six years with the 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers.
On 3 September 2005, The Sydney Morning Herald journalist Mike Carlton described Hawke as an Anglican. However, in a correction published a week later, Carlton reported that Hawke was not an Anglican and that Hawke attends Hillsong Church,.
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