Frank Sinatra Picked a Fight With Australian Unions

Frank Sinatra insulted Australian journalists, unions responded, and his tour became a national industrial dispute.

In 1974, Frank Sinatra insulted Australian reporters on stage - and Australian unions hit back so hard he nearly got stranded in the country. This is the bizarre true story of Sinatra, the press, Bob Hawke, and one of the strangest celebrity-vs-union standoffs in Australian history. Subscribe to Who Cares History for more crazy real history that sounds made up. #WhoCaresHistory #FrankSinatra #BobHawke #AustralianHistory #TradeUnions #HistoryShorts #WeirdHistory #MusicHistory #RealHistory #DidYouKnow

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