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|name = Neville Wran |
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|birth_name = Neville Kenneth Wran |
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| office = Chairman of the [[Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation|CSIRO]] |
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|order = {{Br list | 35th [[Premier of New South Wales]] | Elections: [[1976 New South Wales state election|1976]], [[1978 New South Wales state election|1978]], [[1981 New South Wales state election|1981]], [[1984 New South Wales state election|1984]]}} |
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| term_start = 5 December 1986 |
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| predecessor = [[Norman Boardman]] |
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| successor = [[Adrienne Clarke]] |
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|office1 = 35th [[Premier of New South Wales]] |
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|term_start1 = 14 May 1976 |
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|term_end1 = 4 July 1986 |
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|term_start1 = 8 September 1980 |
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|deputy1 = {{Ubl | [[Jack Ferguson]] (1976–84) | [[Ron Mulock]] (1984–86) }} |
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|predecessor1 = [[Eric Willis|Sir Eric Willis]] |
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|successor1 = [[Barrie Unsworth]] |
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|term_start2 = 8 September 1980 |
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|term_end2 = 3 July 1986 |
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|predecessor2 = [[Neil Batt]] |
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|successor2 = [[Mick Young]] |
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|parliament3 = New South Wales |
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|term_start3 = 17 November 1973 |
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|predecessor3 = [[Clarrie Earl]] |
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|birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|10|11|df=y}} |
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|10|11|df=y}} |
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|birth_place = [[Paddington, New South Wales]], Australia |
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⚫ | '''Neville Kenneth Wran''', {{postnominals|country=AUS|sep=,|AC|CNZM|QC}} (11 October 1926 – 20 April 2014) was an Australian politician who was the [[Premier of New South Wales]] from 1976 to 1986. He was the national president of the [[Australian Labor Party]] (ALP) from 1980<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/125620827 |title=Joy at ALP summit |date=9 September 1980 |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |page=1 |via=[[Trove]]}}</ref> to 1986 and chairman of both the [[Lionel Murphy]] Foundation and the [[Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation]] (CSIRO) from 1986 to 1991. |
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⚫ | '''Neville Kenneth Wran''', {{postnominals|country=AUS|sep=,|AC|CNZM|QC}} (11 October 1926 – 20 April 2014) was an Australian politician who was the [[Premier of New South Wales]] from 1976 to 1986. He was the national president of the [[Australian Labor Party]] (ALP) from 1980<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/125620827 |title=Joy at ALP summit |date=9 September 1980 |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |page=1 |via=[[Trove]]}}</ref> to 1986 and chairman of both the [[Lionel Murphy]] Foundation and the [[Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation]] (CSIRO) from 1986 to 1991. |
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In 2021, allegations arose in an ABC documentary that linked Wran to corrupt actions, including the [[1979 Luna Park fire]], though these accusations have been disputed.<ref name="exposed">{{Cite AV media|url=https://iview.abc.net.au/show/exposed-the-ghost-train-fire|title=EXPOSED: The Ghost Train Fire : ABC iview|date=March 2021|language=en-AU|website=iview.abc.net.au}}</ref> |
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==Early years== |
==Early years== |
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Wran was born in the Sydney suburb of [[Paddington, New South Wales|Paddington]], the eighth and last child of Joseph Wran and his wife Lillian (née Langley).<ref>{{Cite news|title=Neville Wran, former NSW premier and Labor hero, dies at 90|work=[[The Australian]]|access-date=21 April 2014|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/neville-wran-former-nsw-premier-and-labor-hero-dies-at-87/story-e6frgczx-1226890650993}}</ref> He was educated at Nicholson Street Public School, [[Balmain, New South Wales|Balmain]], [[Fort Street High School|Fort Street Boys High]] and the [[University of Sydney]],<ref name=nsw>{{cite NSW Parliament|title=The Hon. Neville Kenneth Wran (1926–2014) |id=1860 |former=Yes |access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> where he was a member of the [[Sydney University Liberal Club|Liberal Club]],<ref>{{cite web|title=History|publisher=Sydney University Liberal Club|url=http://www.liberals-usyd.org/history.html|access-date=6 May 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504030758/http://www.liberals-usyd.org/history.html|archive-date=4 May 2007}}</ref> and from which he gained a Bachelor of Laws in 1948. He was admitted as a solicitor in 1951, called to the [[Bar association|Bar]] in 1957, and became a [[Queen's Counsel]] in 1968. |
Wran was born in the Sydney suburb of [[Paddington, New South Wales|Paddington]], the eighth and last child of Joseph Wran and his wife Lillian (née Langley).<ref>{{Cite news|title=Neville Wran, former NSW premier and Labor hero, dies at 90|work=[[The Australian]]|access-date=21 April 2014|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/neville-wran-former-nsw-premier-and-labor-hero-dies-at-87/story-e6frgczx-1226890650993}}</ref> He was educated at Nicholson Street Public School, [[Balmain, New South Wales|Balmain]], [[Fort Street High School|Fort Street Boys High]] and the [[University of Sydney]],<ref name=nsw>{{cite NSW Parliament|title=The Hon. Neville Kenneth Wran (1926–2014) |id=1860 |former=Yes |access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> where he was a member of the [[Sydney University Liberal Club|Liberal Club]],<ref>{{cite web|title=History|publisher=Sydney University Liberal Club|url=http://www.liberals-usyd.org/history.html|access-date=6 May 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504030758/http://www.liberals-usyd.org/history.html|archive-date=4 May 2007}}</ref> and from which he gained a Bachelor of Laws in 1948. He was admitted as a solicitor in 1951, called to the [[Bar association|Bar]] in 1957, and became a [[Queen's Counsel]] in 1968. |
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His great-grandfather, the eminent High Victorian architectural sculptor, [[Thomas Vallance Wran]] (1832-1891), whose carvings can be seen on the Martin Place front of the General Post Post Office, came from Chichester. Thomas Wran – the surname is Austrian – settled initially at [[St Lawrence, Queensland]], before he established himself in Caroline Street, Balmain, in 1872. |
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==Political career== |
==Political career== |
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Wran began his political career in 1970 when he became a member of the upper house of the [[Parliament of New South Wales]], the [[New South Wales Legislative Council|Legislative Council]]. Three years afterwards, he moved to the lower house, the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]], in the seat of [[Electoral district of Bass Hill|Bass Hill]]. Support for this move had been organised by the General Secretary of the [[FMWU]], [[Ray Gietzelt]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.unitedvoice.org.au/news/vale-ray-gietzelt |publisher=United Voice |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |title=Vale Ray Gietzelt |date=20 December 2012 |author=Lawrence, Jeff |access-date=26 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407162330/http://www.unitedvoice.org.au/news/vale-ray-gietzelt |archive-date=7 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He then challenged [[Pat Hills]] for the state leadership of the [[Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)|Labor Party]] (which Hills had held since 1968). In this challenge he had cross-faction support from right-wing powerbroker [[John Ducker]] and left-winger [[Jack Ferguson]]. There were two rounds to the leadership vote which resulted in a tie between Hills and Wran in the second ballot. However, under Labor Party rules of the time, in the event of a tie in the second ballot, the candidate who won the most votes in the first ballot would be the winner. Since Wran had won one vote more than Hills in the first ballot, Wran was therefore declared the new leader. |
Wran began his political career in 1970 when he became a member of the upper house of the [[Parliament of New South Wales]], the [[New South Wales Legislative Council|Legislative Council]]. Three years afterwards, he moved to the lower house, the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]], in the seat of [[Electoral district of Bass Hill|Bass Hill]]. Support for this move had been organised by the General Secretary of the [[FMWU]], [[Ray Gietzelt]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.unitedvoice.org.au/news/vale-ray-gietzelt |publisher=United Voice |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |title=Vale Ray Gietzelt |date=20 December 2012 |author=Lawrence, Jeff |access-date=26 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407162330/http://www.unitedvoice.org.au/news/vale-ray-gietzelt |archive-date=7 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He then challenged [[Pat Hills]] for the state leadership of the [[Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)|Labor Party]] (which Hills had held since 1968). In this challenge he had cross-faction support from right-wing powerbroker [[John Ducker]] and left-winger [[Jack Ferguson]]. There were two rounds to the leadership vote which resulted in a tie between Hills and Wran in the second ballot. However, under Labor Party rules of the time, in the event of a tie in the second ballot, the candidate who won the most votes in the first ballot would be the winner. Since Wran had won one vote more than Hills in the first ballot, Wran was therefore declared the new leader. |
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In May 1976, six months after [[Gough Whitlam]]'s federal Labor government's dismissal, Wran led Labor to victory, narrowly defeating the [[Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division)|Liberal Party]] premier, [[Eric Willis|Sir Eric Willis]]. Wran's win was not assured until it became clear that [[Electoral district of Gosford|Gosford]] and [[Electoral district of Hurstville|Hurstville]] had fallen to Labor by only 74 and 44 votes respectively, giving Wran a one-seat majority. |
In May 1976, six months after [[Gough Whitlam]]'s federal Labor government's dismissal, Wran led Labor to victory, narrowly defeating the [[Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division)|Liberal Party]] premier, [[Eric Willis|Sir Eric Willis]]. Wran's win was not assured until it became clear that [[Electoral district of Gosford|Gosford]] and [[Electoral district of Hurstville|Hurstville]] had fallen to Labor by only 74 and 44 votes respectively, giving Wran a one-seat majority. |
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In 1978, the former premier resigned causing a by-election to be held for the seat of Earlwood, which had been held by the Liberal party for three decades. Labor won the by-election, beating the Liberal Candidate [[Alan Jones (talkback host)|Alan Jones]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theleader.com.au/story/6241780/leader-flashback-when-alan-jones-ran-for-parliament/|title = Leader Flashback | when Alan Jones ran for parliament|date = 26 June 2019}}</ref> Later that year, campaigning with the slogan "Wran's our Man", his government won a 13-seat swing, popularly known as the "Wranslide". This came on the back of 57.7 percent of the primary vote, the largest primary vote for any party in a century. The Opposition Leader on that occasion, [[Peter Coleman]], lost his seat. |
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In 1981, Wran won a second "Wranslide", picking up a six-seat swing for what is still NSW Labor's largest proportion of seats in Parliament (69 out of 99 seats, 69.7 percent of the chamber). The Opposition Leader, [[Bruce McDonald (Australian politician)|Bruce McDonald]], failed to be elected to the seat that he contested, marking the second time in a row that an Opposition Leader had failed to be elected to Parliament. Labor also reduced the Liberals to 14 seats, the same as its nominal junior partner, the [[National Party of Australia – NSW|National Country Party]]. He won a fourth term in 1984; although he suffered an 11-seat swing, he still won a larger majority than any of the victories won by the Liberals' Sir [[Robert Askin]] in the 1960s and 1970s. |
In 1981, Wran won a second "Wranslide", picking up a six-seat swing for what is still NSW Labor's largest proportion of seats in Parliament (69 out of 99 seats, 69.7 percent of the chamber). The Opposition Leader, [[Bruce McDonald (Australian politician)|Bruce McDonald]], failed to be elected to the seat that he contested, marking the second time in a row that an Opposition Leader had failed to be elected to Parliament. Labor also reduced the Liberals to 14 seats, the same as its nominal junior partner, the [[National Party of Australia – NSW|National Country Party]]. He won a fourth term in 1984; although he suffered an 11-seat swing, he still won a larger majority than any of the victories won by the Liberals' Sir [[Robert Askin]] in the 1960s and 1970s. |
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Wran was also very popular, at one stage rating over 80 per cent approval in opinion polls. He was often talked about as a national political leader and rated highly in national polls as an alternative Labor Leader to [[Bill Hayden]]. He featured in Hayden's 1980 federal election campaign, along with [[Bob Hawke]]. |
Wran was also very popular, at one stage rating over 80 per cent approval in opinion polls. He was often talked about as a national political leader and rated highly in national polls as an alternative Labor Leader to [[Bill Hayden]]. He featured in Hayden's 1980 federal election campaign, along with [[Bob Hawke]]. |
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[[File:(1)Neville Wrans childhood home.jpg|Wran's childhood home in the Sydney suburb of Balmain|thumb|right|200px]] |
[[File:(1)Neville Wrans childhood home.jpg|Wran's childhood home in the Sydney suburb of Balmain|thumb|right|200px]] |
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Wran's first half of his tenure as a Labor premier came at a time when most Australian governments were held by [[Coalition (Australia)|conservative]] coalitions, a trend subsequently reversed in the early 1980s following the elections of Labor governments to both federal and state parliaments. During his 10 years as Premier of New South Wales, the government embarked on a program of reform and change. Priorities were public transport (with the exception of the Warringah Transport Corridor which was cancelled despite a recommendation by Justice [[Michael Kirby (judge)|Michael Kirby]] that it be built), the environment, consumer protection and job creation. He also achieved significant electoral institutional reform such as a democratic Legislative Council, four-year terms, public funding and disclosure laws and a pecuniary interests register for members of parliament. He called on [[Edwin Lusher]], firstly while a [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] and then as a [[Judge]] of the [[Supreme Court of New South Wales]], to chair commissions of inquiry into police administration and gambling.<ref> |
Wran's first half of his tenure as a Labor premier came at a time when most Australian governments were held by [[Coalition (Australia)|conservative]] coalitions, a trend subsequently reversed in the early 1980s following the elections of Labor governments to both federal and state parliaments. During his 10 years as Premier of New South Wales, the government embarked on a program of reform and change. Priorities were public transport (with the exception of the Warringah Transport Corridor which was cancelled despite a recommendation by Justice [[Michael Kirby (judge)|Michael Kirby]] that it be built), the environment, consumer protection and job creation. He also achieved significant electoral institutional reform such as a democratic Legislative Council, four-year terms, public funding and disclosure laws and a pecuniary interests register for members of parliament. He called on [[Edwin Lusher]], firstly while a [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] and then as a [[Judge]] of the [[Supreme Court of New South Wales]], to chair commissions of inquiry into police administration and gambling.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/search~S2?%2FaLusher%2C+E.+A.+%28Edwin+Augustus%29%2Falusher+e+a+edwin+augustus%2F1%2C1%2C2%2CB%2Fexact&FF=alusher+e+a+edwin+augustus&1%2C2%2C |title=State Library of New South Wales Catalogue |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=7 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007144249/http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/search~S2?%2FaLusher%2C+E.+A.+%28Edwin+Augustus%29%2Falusher+e+a+edwin+augustus%2F1%2C1%2C2%2CB%2Fexact&FF=alusher+e+a+edwin+augustus&1%2C2%2C |url-status=dead }}</ref> He also undertook the state's largest capital works program and refurbished many iconic places in Sydney. His government also built the modern-day [[Darling Harbour, New South Wales|Darling Harbour]] precinct. |
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[[File:Neville Wran 1983.jpg|alt=Man with head down walking on street with journalists holding microphones and camera attempting to ask questions|left|thumb|259x259px|Wran confronted by journalists after appearing before the Street Royal Commission, 1983]] |
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⚫ | In 1983, Wran faced the [[Laurence Street|Street]] [[List of New South Wales royal commissions#1980s|Royal Commission]] over claims by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ([[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]) current affairs show ''[[Four Corners (Australian TV program)|Four Corners]]'' that he had tried to influence the magistracy over the 1977 committal of [[Kevin Humphreys (rugby league)|Kevin Humphreys]], who had been charged with misappropriation of funds.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/comment/neville-wrans-lowest-ebb-was-a-high-water-mark-for-four-corners-20140424-zqyr8.html |title=Neville Wran's lowest ebb was a high water mark for Four Corners |author=Holmes, Jonathan |author-link=Jonathan Holmes (journalist) |date=24 April 2014 |access-date=26 April 2014 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] }}</ref> He was completely exonerated, and sued the ABC for defamation.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/bombshell-corruption-claim-about-former-premier-neville-wran-20210305-p5788k.html |title= Bombshell corruption claim about former premier Neville Wran |author= McClymont, Kate |author-link=Kate McClymont |date=6 March 2021 |access-date=3 May 2021 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] }}</ref> His Corrective Services Minister, [[Rex Jackson]], was jailed in 1987 for accepting bribes for the early release of prisoners. |
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⚫ | In 1984, Neville Wran introduced a [[private members bill]] to decriminalise adult gay male sex, and the bill passed the [[NSW Parliament]]. This was the first time in NSW history a [[conscience]] vote was both introduced and passed by the NSW Parliament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/30-years-since-homosexuality-was-decriminalised-in-nsw/123148|title=30 years since homosexuality was decriminalised in NSW|date=22 May 2014}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In 1983, Wran faced the [[Laurence Street|Street]] [[Royal Commission]] over claims by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ([[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]) current affairs show ''[[Four Corners (Australian TV program)|Four Corners]]'' that he had tried to influence the magistracy over the 1977 committal of [[Kevin Humphreys (rugby league)|Kevin Humphreys]], who had been charged with misappropriation of funds.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/comment/neville-wrans-lowest-ebb-was-a-high-water-mark-for-four-corners-20140424-zqyr8.html |title=Neville Wran's lowest ebb was a high water mark for Four Corners |author=Holmes, Jonathan |author-link=Jonathan Holmes (journalist) |date=24 April 2014 |access-date=26 April 2014 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] }}</ref> He was completely exonerated, and sued the ABC for defamation.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/bombshell-corruption-claim-about-former-premier-neville-wran-20210305-p5788k.html |title= Bombshell corruption claim about former premier Neville Wran |author= McClymont, Kate |author-link=Kate McClymont |date=6 March 2021 |access-date=3 May 2021 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] }}</ref> His Corrective Services Minister, [[Rex Jackson]], was jailed in 1987 for accepting bribes for the early release of prisoners. |
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⚫ | In 1984, Neville Wran introduced a [[private members bill]] to decriminalise adult gay male sex, and the bill passed the [[NSW Parliament]]. This was the first time in |
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Wran resigned both the premiership and his seat in Parliament on 4 July 1986, after continuously holding office longer than any other premier in the history of New South Wales until that time (10 years and 81 days). [[Bob Carr]] has since broken that record. ([[Henry Parkes]] served longer than both Wran and Carr in total, serving for 11 years and 278 days over five terms between 1872 and 1891.) The by-election for Wran's seat of Bass Hill was narrowly won by [[Michael Owen (politician)|Michael Owen]] for the Liberal Party–a harbinger of his party's heavy defeat at the state election two years later |
Wran resigned both the premiership and his seat in Parliament on 4 July 1986, after continuously holding office longer than any other premier in the history of New South Wales until that time (10 years and 81 days). [[Bob Carr]] has since broken that record. ([[Henry Parkes]] served longer than both Wran and Carr in total, serving for 11 years and 278 days over five terms between 1872 and 1891.) The by-election for Wran's seat of Bass Hill was narrowly won by [[Michael Owen (politician)|Michael Owen]] for the Liberal Party–a harbinger of his party's heavy defeat at the state election two years later. |
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In March 2021, ABC Television broadcast<ref>ABC Television</ref> an investigative documentary series, "The Ghost Train Fire" as a second series of the Exposed program which directly implicated Saffron in an arson plot at "Luna Park Sydney" in 1979, resulting in the deaths of seven people, six of them children.[3] Former senior police officers Steve Bullock and Paul Egge, supported by the testimony of other involved officers and former licensing magistrate James Swanson, stated on camera their belief that Saffron ordered the crime, which was swiftly and systematically covered up by corrupt police and government figures. |
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==Corruption allegations== |
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Wran’s alleged links to notorious Sydney underworld figure [[Abe Saffron]] and senior corrupt police associates were aired in an [[1979 Sydney Ghost Train Fire#Exposed: The Ghost Train Fire|ABC investigative series]] on the [[1979 Sydney Ghost Train Fire|Luna Park fire]] which killed 6 young children and a father.<ref name="exposed"/> The series alleges that the fire was a deliberate act of arson, carried out with the intention of delivering control of the Luna Park foreshore property into the hands of Saffron and his associates via a corrupt tender process. The alleged aim was to award the tender to Saffron who was supposed to have used solicitor Morgan Ryan to influence High Court judge [[Lionel Murphy]], who in turn allegedly used his close friendship with Wran to influence him to intervene in the tender process on Saffron's behalf. Wran (who was claimed to have known Saffron socially) also allegedly protected Saffron from police investigation by ordering the destruction of taped evidence of Saffron's involvement in the property.<ref>{{cite news |title='Set the truth free': Urgent inquiry needed into Ghost Train fire foul play claims, former police and judicial figures say |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-31/luna-park-ghost-train-fire-calls-for-new-inquiry/12420940 |work=www.abc.net.au |date=30 March 2021 |language=en-AU}}</ref> These allegations are controversial and have been rejected by David Hill, a former Wran staffer and chairman and managing director of the ABC from 1987 to 1995, and others.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bramston|first=Troy|date=25 April 2021|title=Call for Luna Park ghost train fire inquiry to clear Neville Wran of cover-up|work=Australian|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/call-for-luna-park-ghost-train-fire-inquiry-to-clear-neville-wran-of-coverup/news-story/4a8bd3851d53904a4048a514b126cd90|access-date=11 May 2021}}</ref> Gary Sturgess, the architect of the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption and Director-General of the Cabinet Office under Liberal Premier Nick Greiner, has rejected the accusations of a link between Wran and Saffron.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sturgess|first=Garry|date=30 April 2021|title=ICAC founder Gary Sturgess calls for Luna Park probe but rejects Neville Wran slur|work=Australian|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/icac-founder-gary-sturgess-calls-for-luna-park-probe-but-rejects-neville-wran-slur/news-story/901bcea50712163c48e2a38333e7959a|access-date=11 May 2021}}</ref> The corruption claims were also disputed by journalist and historian Troy Bramston in the ''Australian.''<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bramston|first=Troy|date=24 April 2021|title=Luna Park fire: Neville Wran burnt at ABC's stake|work=The Australian}}</ref> |
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It was alleged by the program that the motive was control of the valuable harbourside land next to the Sydney Harbour Bridge and with unobstructed views of the Sydney Opera House. It was the intention of Saffron and associate Jack Rooklyn, a poker-machine promoter, to gain control of and redevelop the Luna Park site. NSW premiers Robert Askin and Neville Wran have been named as corrupt close associates of Saffron, along with the police commissioner Norman "Bill" Allan, the High Court justice Lionel Murphy and lawyer Morgan Ryan, among others. |
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==Personal life== |
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Wran's first marriage was in 1946 at the age of 20, to Marcia Oliver, a showgirl at the [[New Tivoli Theatre, Sydney|New Tivoli Theatre]].<ref name=nifty>{{cite news|last=Lawson|first=Valerie|title=Forever Nifty|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=28 December 1991}}</ref> Oliver had a young son, whom Wran adopted, and they had one other child, |
Wran is remembered by the phrase "Balmain boys don't cry" in his speech at the June 1983 ALP Annual Conference. At a press conference after announcing his departure Wran was asked what was his greatest achievement as premier. He answered, "saving the rainforests".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.greatwalks.com.au/news/green-groups-remember-neville-wran-s-achievements|title = Bushwalkers should remember Neville Wran for his great work - Great Walks}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://johnmenadue.com/laurie-patton-time-to-stop-digging-our-way-out-of-trouble-a-lesson-from-the-past/|title=LAURIE PATTON. Time to stop digging our way out of trouble. A lesson from the past?|date=7 October 2019}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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[[Image:Neville Wran CNZM (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Wran in 2010]] |
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Wran's first marriage was in 1946 at the age of 20, to Marcia Oliver, a showgirl at the [[New Tivoli Theatre, Sydney|New Tivoli Theatre]].<ref name=nifty>{{cite news|last=Lawson|first=Valerie|title=Forever Nifty|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=28 December 1991}}</ref> Oliver had a young son, whom Wran adopted, and they had one other child together, actress Kim Wran. In 1976, a month after his divorce was finalised and three months after becoming Premier of New South Wales, Wran married Jill Hickson,<ref name=ww>{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55479544 |title=NEVILLE WRAN'S WEDDING. |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] | date=1 September 1976 |access-date=20 April 2014 |page=4 |via=Trove}}</ref> and they had two children together. Wran and Hickson separated several times, first briefly in 2006, then in August 2011 after Hickson said she had been "frozen out" of her husband's personal affairs by his daughter Kim and his friend and business partner Albert Wong.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ailing Wran and his wife bury hatchet|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/ailing-wran-and-his-wife-bury-hatchet/story-e6frewz0-1226532374512|access-date=20 April 2014|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=8 December 2012}}</ref> They had reconciled by December 2011. |
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A severe throat infection in 1980 required injections of [[teflon]] to strengthen his damaged [[vocal cords]], resulting in his characteristic croaky voice.<ref>{{cite news|last=Thomsen|first=Simon|title=Former NSW Premier Neville Wran Has Died, Aged 87|url= |
A severe throat infection in 1980 required injections of [[teflon]] to strengthen his damaged [[vocal cords]], resulting in his characteristic croaky voice.<ref>{{cite news|last=Thomsen|first=Simon|title=Former NSW Premier Neville Wran Has Died, Aged 87|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/former-nsw-premier-neville-wran-has-died-aged-87-2014-4|access-date=21 April 2014|newspaper=Business Insider|date=20 April 2014}}</ref> |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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In his later years, Wran had [[dementia]] and from July 2012 had been under special care at the Lulworth House aged care facility in [[Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales|Elizabeth Bay]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Browne|first=Rachel|title=Wran to spend twilight years with Whitlam|url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/wran-to-spend-twilight-years-with-whitlam-20120721-22guc.html|access-date=20 April 2014|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=22 July 2012}}</ref> He died there on 20 April 2014 at the age of 87. He was survived by his wife Jill and four children.<ref name=death>{{cite news|title=Neville Wran dead aged 87|url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/neville-wran-dead-aged-87-20140420-36ywh.html|access-date=20 April 2014|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=20 April 2014}}</ref> |
In his later years, Wran had [[dementia]] and from July 2012 had been under special care at the Lulworth House aged care facility in [[Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales|Elizabeth Bay]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Browne|first=Rachel|title=Wran to spend twilight years with Whitlam|url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/wran-to-spend-twilight-years-with-whitlam-20120721-22guc.html|access-date=20 April 2014|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=22 July 2012}}</ref> He died there on [[Easter Sunday]], 20 April 2014 at the age of 87. He was survived by his wife Jill and four children.<ref name=death>{{cite news|title=Neville Wran dead aged 87|url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/neville-wran-dead-aged-87-20140420-36ywh.html|access-date=20 April 2014|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=20 April 2014}}</ref> |
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A state funeral was held at the [[Sydney Town Hall]] on 1 May 2014. |
A state funeral was held at the [[Sydney Town Hall]] on 1 May 2014. |
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* In June 1987 he was appointed an Officer in the [[Order of the Golden Ark]] (Netherlands) "for his contribution to the environment".<ref name=us>{{cite web| title =Neville Kenneth Wran AC QC| work =Sydney University Senate| publisher =[[University of Sydney]]| url =http://www.usyd.edu.au/senate/committees/advisoryNKWran.shtml| access-date = 8 February 2010 }}</ref> |
* In June 1987 he was appointed an Officer in the [[Order of the Golden Ark]] (Netherlands) "for his contribution to the environment".<ref name=us>{{cite web| title =Neville Kenneth Wran AC QC| work =Sydney University Senate| publisher =[[University of Sydney]]| url =http://www.usyd.edu.au/senate/committees/advisoryNKWran.shtml| access-date = 8 February 2010 }}</ref> |
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* In October 1987 he was appointed a Grand Officer (2nd Class) of the [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]] by the President of Italy, [[Francesco Cossiga]].<ref name=us/> |
* In October 1987 he was appointed a Grand Officer (2nd Class) of the [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]] by the President of Italy, [[Francesco Cossiga]].<ref name=us/> |
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* He was appointed a [[Companion of the Order of Australia]] on 26 January 1988 "For service to government and politics and to the New South Wales Parliament".<ref>{{cite web| title =WRAN, Neville Kenneth: AC| work =It's an Honour| publisher =[[Australian Government]]| url = |
* He was appointed a [[Companion of the Order of Australia]] on 26 January 1988 "For service to government and politics and to the New South Wales Parliament".<ref>{{cite web| title =WRAN, Neville Kenneth: AC| work =It's an Honour| publisher =[[Australian Government]]| url =https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/884369| access-date = 23 February 2009 }}</ref> |
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* On 6 May 1995 the [[University of Sydney]] awarded Wran the degree of [[Doctor of Laws]] (honoris causa).<ref name=us/> |
* On 6 May 1995 the [[University of Sydney]] awarded Wran the degree of [[Doctor of Laws]] (honoris causa).<ref name=us/> |
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* In the [[2010 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|2010 New Year Honours]], Wran was appointed a [[New Zealand Order of Merit|Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit]] for services to New Zealand–Australia relations.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/new-year-honours-list-2010 | title=New Year honours list 2010|date=31 December 2009| publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | access-date=5 January 2018}}</ref> |
* In the [[2010 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|2010 New Year Honours]], Wran was appointed a [[New Zealand Order of Merit|Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit]] for services to New Zealand–Australia relations.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/new-year-honours-list-2010 | title=New Year honours list 2010|date=31 December 2009| publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | access-date=5 January 2018}}</ref> |
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==Named in Panama Papers== |
==Named in Panama Papers== |
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On 12 May 2016, the name of Neville Wran was found in the [[Panama Papers]] (which also named then-Prime Minister [[Malcolm Turnbull]]), due to his former directorship of the Mossack Fonseca-incorporated company ''Star Technology Systems Limited''. Wran resigned from that position in 1995. A report by the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] notes that "There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing by either Mr Turnbull or Mr Wran."<ref name="ABC Turnbull">{{cite |
On 12 May 2016, the name of Neville Wran was found in the [[Panama Papers]] (which also named then-Prime Minister [[Malcolm Turnbull]]), due to his former directorship of the Mossack Fonseca-incorporated company ''Star Technology Systems Limited''. Wran resigned from that position in 1995. A report by the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] notes that "There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing by either Mr Turnbull or Mr Wran."<ref name="ABC Turnbull">{{cite news |title=Malcolm Turnbull denies any wrongdoing after being listed in Panama Papers|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-12/turnbull-listed-in-panama-papers/7407424 |website=[[ABC News (Australia)]] |date=11 May 2016 |access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref> |
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Neville Wran | |
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Chairman of the CSIRO | |
In office 5 December 1986 – 4 December 1991 | |
Preceded by | Norman Boardman |
Succeeded by | Adrienne Clarke |
35th Premier of New South Wales | |
In office 14 May 1976 – 4 July 1986 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor |
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Deputy |
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Preceded by | Sir Eric Willis |
Succeeded by | Barrie Unsworth |
National President of the Labor Party | |
In office 8 September 1980 – 3 July 1986 | |
Preceded by | Neil Batt |
Succeeded by | Mick Young |
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Bass Hill | |
In office 17 November 1973 – 4 July 1986 | |
Preceded by | Clarrie Earl |
Succeeded by | Michael Owen |
Personal details | |
Born | Neville Kenneth Wran 11 October 1926 Paddington, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 20 April 2014 Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 87)
Political party | Australian Labor Party |
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Children | 4 |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Nickname | Nifty[1] |
Neville Kenneth Wran, AC, CNZM, QC (11 October 1926 – 20 April 2014) was an Australian politician who was the Premier of New South Wales from 1976 to 1986. He was the national president of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1980[2] to 1986 and chairman of both the Lionel Murphy Foundation and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) from 1986 to 1991.
Early years
[edit]Wran was born in the Sydney suburb of Paddington, the eighth and last child of Joseph Wran and his wife Lillian (née Langley).[3] He was educated at Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain, Fort Street Boys High and the University of Sydney,[4] where he was a member of the Liberal Club,[5] and from which he gained a Bachelor of Laws in 1948. He was admitted as a solicitor in 1951, called to the Bar in 1957, and became a Queen's Counsel in 1968.
His great-grandfather, the eminent High Victorian architectural sculptor, Thomas Vallance Wran (1832-1891), whose carvings can be seen on the Martin Place front of the General Post Post Office, came from Chichester. Thomas Wran – the surname is Austrian – settled initially at St Lawrence, Queensland, before he established himself in Caroline Street, Balmain, in 1872.
Political career
[edit]Wran began his political career in 1970 when he became a member of the upper house of the Parliament of New South Wales, the Legislative Council. Three years afterwards, he moved to the lower house, the Legislative Assembly, in the seat of Bass Hill. Support for this move had been organised by the General Secretary of the FMWU, Ray Gietzelt.[6] He then challenged Pat Hills for the state leadership of the Labor Party (which Hills had held since 1968). In this challenge he had cross-faction support from right-wing powerbroker John Ducker and left-winger Jack Ferguson. There were two rounds to the leadership vote which resulted in a tie between Hills and Wran in the second ballot. However, under Labor Party rules of the time, in the event of a tie in the second ballot, the candidate who won the most votes in the first ballot would be the winner. Since Wran had won one vote more than Hills in the first ballot, Wran was therefore declared the new leader.
In May 1976, six months after Gough Whitlam's federal Labor government's dismissal, Wran led Labor to victory, narrowly defeating the Liberal Party premier, Sir Eric Willis. Wran's win was not assured until it became clear that Gosford and Hurstville had fallen to Labor by only 74 and 44 votes respectively, giving Wran a one-seat majority.
In 1978, the former premier resigned causing a by-election to be held for the seat of Earlwood, which had been held by the Liberal party for three decades. Labor won the by-election, beating the Liberal Candidate Alan Jones.[7] Later that year, campaigning with the slogan "Wran's our Man", his government won a 13-seat swing, popularly known as the "Wranslide". This came on the back of 57.7 percent of the primary vote, the largest primary vote for any party in a century. The Opposition Leader on that occasion, Peter Coleman, lost his seat.
In 1981, Wran won a second "Wranslide", picking up a six-seat swing for what is still NSW Labor's largest proportion of seats in Parliament (69 out of 99 seats, 69.7 percent of the chamber). The Opposition Leader, Bruce McDonald, failed to be elected to the seat that he contested, marking the second time in a row that an Opposition Leader had failed to be elected to Parliament. Labor also reduced the Liberals to 14 seats, the same as its nominal junior partner, the National Country Party. He won a fourth term in 1984; although he suffered an 11-seat swing, he still won a larger majority than any of the victories won by the Liberals' Sir Robert Askin in the 1960s and 1970s.
In 1977, Wran supported Al Grassby, former Federal Immigration Minister, in allowing Domenico Barbaro, a Mafia figure in the Griffith region of New South Wales, back into Australia after having been earlier deported because of his criminal record.[8] However, as journalist David Hickie explains, Wran attempted to undermine the influence of organised crime, particularly in the area of illegal casinos.[9]
Wran was also very popular, at one stage rating over 80 per cent approval in opinion polls. He was often talked about as a national political leader and rated highly in national polls as an alternative Labor Leader to Bill Hayden. He featured in Hayden's 1980 federal election campaign, along with Bob Hawke.
Wran's first half of his tenure as a Labor premier came at a time when most Australian governments were held by conservative coalitions, a trend subsequently reversed in the early 1980s following the elections of Labor governments to both federal and state parliaments. During his 10 years as Premier of New South Wales, the government embarked on a program of reform and change. Priorities were public transport (with the exception of the Warringah Transport Corridor which was cancelled despite a recommendation by Justice Michael Kirby that it be built), the environment, consumer protection and job creation. He also achieved significant electoral institutional reform such as a democratic Legislative Council, four-year terms, public funding and disclosure laws and a pecuniary interests register for members of parliament. He called on Edwin Lusher, firstly while a QC and then as a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, to chair commissions of inquiry into police administration and gambling.[10] He also undertook the state's largest capital works program and refurbished many iconic places in Sydney. His government also built the modern-day Darling Harbour precinct.
In 1983, Wran faced the Street Royal Commission over claims by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) current affairs show Four Corners that he had tried to influence the magistracy over the 1977 committal of Kevin Humphreys, who had been charged with misappropriation of funds.[11] He was completely exonerated, and sued the ABC for defamation.[12] His Corrective Services Minister, Rex Jackson, was jailed in 1987 for accepting bribes for the early release of prisoners.
In 1984, Neville Wran introduced a private members bill to decriminalise adult gay male sex, and the bill passed the NSW Parliament. This was the first time in NSW history a conscience vote was both introduced and passed by the NSW Parliament.[13]
Wran resigned both the premiership and his seat in Parliament on 4 July 1986, after continuously holding office longer than any other premier in the history of New South Wales until that time (10 years and 81 days). Bob Carr has since broken that record. (Henry Parkes served longer than both Wran and Carr in total, serving for 11 years and 278 days over five terms between 1872 and 1891.) The by-election for Wran's seat of Bass Hill was narrowly won by Michael Owen for the Liberal Party–a harbinger of his party's heavy defeat at the state election two years later.
In March 2021, ABC Television broadcast[14] an investigative documentary series, "The Ghost Train Fire" as a second series of the Exposed program which directly implicated Saffron in an arson plot at "Luna Park Sydney" in 1979, resulting in the deaths of seven people, six of them children.[3] Former senior police officers Steve Bullock and Paul Egge, supported by the testimony of other involved officers and former licensing magistrate James Swanson, stated on camera their belief that Saffron ordered the crime, which was swiftly and systematically covered up by corrupt police and government figures.
It was alleged by the program that the motive was control of the valuable harbourside land next to the Sydney Harbour Bridge and with unobstructed views of the Sydney Opera House. It was the intention of Saffron and associate Jack Rooklyn, a poker-machine promoter, to gain control of and redevelop the Luna Park site. NSW premiers Robert Askin and Neville Wran have been named as corrupt close associates of Saffron, along with the police commissioner Norman "Bill" Allan, the High Court justice Lionel Murphy and lawyer Morgan Ryan, among others.
Wran is remembered by the phrase "Balmain boys don't cry" in his speech at the June 1983 ALP Annual Conference. At a press conference after announcing his departure Wran was asked what was his greatest achievement as premier. He answered, "saving the rainforests".[15][16]
Personal life
[edit]Wran's first marriage was in 1946 at the age of 20, to Marcia Oliver, a showgirl at the New Tivoli Theatre.[1] Oliver had a young son, whom Wran adopted, and they had one other child together, actress Kim Wran. In 1976, a month after his divorce was finalised and three months after becoming Premier of New South Wales, Wran married Jill Hickson,[17] and they had two children together. Wran and Hickson separated several times, first briefly in 2006, then in August 2011 after Hickson said she had been "frozen out" of her husband's personal affairs by his daughter Kim and his friend and business partner Albert Wong.[18] They had reconciled by December 2011.
A severe throat infection in 1980 required injections of teflon to strengthen his damaged vocal cords, resulting in his characteristic croaky voice.[19]
Death
[edit]In his later years, Wran had dementia and from July 2012 had been under special care at the Lulworth House aged care facility in Elizabeth Bay.[20] He died there on Easter Sunday, 20 April 2014 at the age of 87. He was survived by his wife Jill and four children.[21]
A state funeral was held at the Sydney Town Hall on 1 May 2014.
Honours
[edit]- In June 1987 he was appointed an Officer in the Order of the Golden Ark (Netherlands) "for his contribution to the environment".[22]
- In October 1987 he was appointed a Grand Officer (2nd Class) of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by the President of Italy, Francesco Cossiga.[22]
- He was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia on 26 January 1988 "For service to government and politics and to the New South Wales Parliament".[23]
- On 6 May 1995 the University of Sydney awarded Wran the degree of Doctor of Laws (honoris causa).[22]
- In the 2010 New Year Honours, Wran was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to New Zealand–Australia relations.[24]
Named in Panama Papers
[edit]On 12 May 2016, the name of Neville Wran was found in the Panama Papers (which also named then-Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull), due to his former directorship of the Mossack Fonseca-incorporated company Star Technology Systems Limited. Wran resigned from that position in 1995. A report by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation notes that "There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing by either Mr Turnbull or Mr Wran."[25]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lawson, Valerie (28 December 1991). "Forever Nifty". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Joy at ALP summit". The Canberra Times. 9 September 1980. p. 1 – via Trove.
- ^ "Neville Wran, former NSW premier and Labor hero, dies at 90". The Australian. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "The Hon. Neville Kenneth Wran (1926–2014)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "History". Sydney University Liberal Club. Archived from the original on 4 May 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2007.
- ^ Lawrence, Jeff (20 December 2012). "Vale Ray Gietzelt". The Sydney Morning Herald. United Voice. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ "Leader Flashback | when Alan Jones ran for parliament". 26 June 2019.
- ^ Bottom, Bob (198). Shadow of Shame: How the mafia got away with the murder of Donald Mackay. South Melbourne: Sun Books. pp. 13–14.
- ^ Hickie, David (1985). The Prince and the Premier: The story of Perce Galea, Bob Askin and the others who gave organised crime its start in Australia. NSW, Australia: Angus & Robertson Publishers.
- ^ "State Library of New South Wales Catalogue". Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ Holmes, Jonathan (24 April 2014). "Neville Wran's lowest ebb was a high water mark for Four Corners". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ McClymont, Kate (6 March 2021). "Bombshell corruption claim about former premier Neville Wran". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "30 years since homosexuality was decriminalised in NSW". 22 May 2014.
- ^ ABC Television
- ^ "Bushwalkers should remember Neville Wran for his great work - Great Walks".
- ^ "LAURIE PATTON. Time to stop digging our way out of trouble. A lesson from the past?". 7 October 2019.
- ^ "NEVILLE WRAN'S WEDDING". The Australian Women's Weekly. 1 September 1976. p. 4. Retrieved 20 April 2014 – via Trove.
- ^ "Ailing Wran and his wife bury hatchet". The Daily Telegraph. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ Thomsen, Simon (20 April 2014). "Former NSW Premier Neville Wran Has Died, Aged 87". Business Insider. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ Browne, Rachel (22 July 2012). "Wran to spend twilight years with Whitlam". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ "Neville Wran dead aged 87". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ a b c "Neville Kenneth Wran AC QC". Sydney University Senate. University of Sydney. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ "WRAN, Neville Kenneth: AC". It's an Honour. Australian Government. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2010". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Malcolm Turnbull denies any wrongdoing after being listed in Panama Papers". ABC News (Australia). 11 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- Biographies
- Bramston, Troy, ed. (2006). The Wran Era. Sydney: Federation Press.
- Clune, David (2020). Neville Wran. Australian Biographical Monographs. Vol. 5. Redland Bay, Qld: Connor Court Publishing. ISBN 9781922449092.
- Dale, Brian (1985). Ascent to Power. North Sydney: Allen and Unwin Australia.
- Steketee, Mike; Cockburn, Milton (1986). Wran: An Unauthorised Biography. North Sydney: Allen and Unwin Australia.
External links
[edit]- Feneley, Rick (20 April 2014). "Obituary: Neville Wran: Praise, controversy and 'Balmain boys don't cry' quote marked time in office". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- "Neville Wran: Former New South Wales premier dies aged 87". ABC News. Australia. 21 April 2014.
- "Obituary: Nifty Nev showed ALP how to win again". The Australian. Australian Associated Press. 20 April 2014.
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