I never wanted to separate from either wife. It was accumulated stress. We had virtually no time to ourselves. After politics we were both working very hard to establish new careers.

In June 1993 Hewson visited Hamiltion at the time of the proposal to increase floor price [9]. [2] In the lead up to the 1990 election Hewson the trained economist performed well against the then-Treasurer Paul Keating. While also trying to find a solution for the Aboriginies.

He was federal leader of the Liberal Party of Australia from 1990 to 1994 and led the party to defeat at the 1993 federal election.