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Hospital - Australia's former prime minister Bob Hawke was admitted to a Sydney hospital on Monday night.

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Rumours - It is rumoured that he is suffering from a stroke or pneumonia.

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Spokesperson - Hawke's official spokesperson commented on The ABC and denied the stories saying: "he has neither of those conditions."

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"Fine" - A Labor representative told the ABC the 88-year-old former Labor leader is "fine" and "just in hospital for some minor tests, nothing serious".

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Wobbles - The representative said his condition was nothing more serious than "the 'wobbles'".

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Whatever - Whatever the condition may be, we wish him a speedy recovery.

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"OK" - After being admitted to hospital, his wife, Blanche d’Alpuget, said he was doing "OK", according to The Daily Mail.

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Legendary - The former ALP leader served as Australia’s 23rd prime minister from 1983 to 1991 and led Labor to four consecutive election victories.

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Lifelong - Hawke’s place in the Labor party's legendary history was formally acknowledged in 2009, when he became only the third person to be awarded national life membership of the party.

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Popular - Bob Hawke is often referred to as the most popular Australian Prime Minister due to his open personality and penchant for a cheeky beer.

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World record - Bob Hawke once held the world record for the fastest drinking of beer.

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Beer - He drank 1.4 litres in just 11 seconds and earned him a place in every Australian beer lover's heart forever.

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Brewing - Hawke even opened up his own beer brewing company called Hawke's Brewing Co.

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North Shore - He is in The Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney. The hospital has not commented on his condition.

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Quick succession - Hawke became Prime Minister after only two years in parliament.

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Minister - He never actually served as a minister

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Wife - He married his second wife, Josephine Blanche d'Alpuget, in 1995.

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Quote - In 1983, he gained infamy for his quote after the historic victory of the yacht Australia II winning the Americas Cup. He said "Any boss who sacks anyone for not turning up today is a bum".

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Anthem - 'Advance Australia Fair' was adopted as Australia's national anthem on a recommendation by the Hawke Labor government in 1984.

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Popularity contest - During his first term in office, Bob Hawke gained the highest popularity rating of any Prime Minister since the introduction of public opinion polls.

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Political family - Bob Hawke's uncle, Albert (Bert) RG Hawke, was Labor Premier of Western Australia for six years, from 1953 to 1959.

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SA - Hawke was born in Bordertown, South Australia and is the only Australian Prime Minister to have served from that state to date.

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Spill - He was the only Labor Prime Minister to have been removed by his own party (before Kevin Rudd in 2010) while still in office, when he was successfully challenged by Paul Keating in December 1991.

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Long service - By July 1990, Hawke had overtaken Malcolm Fraser as the second-longest-serving Australian Prime Minister. But in 2004, the record was overtaken by John Howard, making Hawke the third-longest-serving Prime Minister.

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Biography - His second wife was his biographer before they found love.

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Achievements - During his time in office, his achievements included the creation of Medicare, the formation of APEC, and the initiation of national superannuation.

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88 - Hawke celebrated his 88th birthday last December.

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Crowd pleaser - In 2012, he was famously handed a beer by a cricket fan and was filmed smashing it in front of a raucous crowd.

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Gwe well - Get well soon, Bob Hawke!

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