56-460: Wran or WRAN may refer to: Neville Wran , 35th Premier of New South Wales and ALP President Thomas Wran , English-born architectural sculptor in Sydney, Australia WRAN (FM) , a radio station (97.3 FM) licensed to Taylorville, Illinois, United States WSVZ , a radio station (98.3 FM) licensed to Tower Hill, Illinois, United States that held
112-735: 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. 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
168-402: 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
224-422: A duty of 3 shillings a gallon. They were able to sell it for a huge profit and in turn the government refunded them the duty as a payment for their work, thereby gaining for their construction the title of the 'Rum Hospital'. Originally consisting of three buildings, the central main building was demolished in 1879 to make way for the new Sydney Hospital , which was completed in 1885. The first building, now known as
280-546: 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. However, as journalist David Hickie explains, Wran attempted to undermine
336-563: A long history, and owe much to Victorian era romanticism, having only been worn on the bonnet since the mid-19th century when the buckled strap device commonly used by the Order of the Garter was adopted as a popular design to encircle monogram escutcheons and heraldic crests. The crest badge came to be accepted in the mid-20th century as the emblem of both houses of Parliament. The emblem appears on official stationery, publications and papers, and
392-736: A month after his divorce was finalised and three months after becoming Premier of New South Wales, Wran married Jill Hickson, 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. 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. In his later years, Wran had dementia and from July 2012 had been under special care at
448-548: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Neville Wran 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 to 1986 and chairman of both
504-702: The Australian Colonies Government Act was passed by the Imperial Parliament , which expanded the New South Wales Legislative Council so that by 1851 there were 54 members – again, with two-thirds elected. In 1853, a select committee chaired by William Wentworth began drawing up a constitution for responsible self-government in the colony. While many of the provisions in the committee's proposed constitution were accepted when placed before
560-591: The Cabinet , and reflects the legislative agenda for which they seek the agreement of both houses of Parliament. Queen Elizabeth II opened the New South Wales Parliament on two occasions, on 4 February 1954, as part of her first visit to Australia, which was also the first occasion in which a monarch of Australia had opened a session of any Australian parliament. The other occasion was on 20 February 1992, during her visit to Sydney to celebrate
616-724: The Legislature of New South Wales , is the bicameral legislative body of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW). It consists of the monarch , the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (lower house) and the New South Wales Legislative Council (upper house). Each house is directly elected by the people of New South Wales at elections held approximately every four years. The legislative authority of
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#1732787776176672-662: The Liberal Club , 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 –
728-613: The Lionel Murphy Foundation and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) from 1986 to 1991. Wran was born in the Sydney suburb of Paddington , the eighth and last child of Joseph Wran and his wife Lillian (née Langley). He was educated at Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain , Fort Street Boys High and the University of Sydney , where he was a member of
784-652: The Sydney Mint , was given to the Royal Mint in 1851 to become the Australian branch of its operations; it remained a mint until 1927. The second building, originally built as the Chief Surgeon's quarters, was given to the government in 1829 for the purposes of a Parliament chamber. This chamber was added to following the growth of the legislature in 1843, and again in 1856. The last major renovation to
840-614: The General Secretary of the FMWU , Ray Gietzelt . 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
896-532: 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". Wran's first marriage was in 1946 at the age of 20, to Marcia Oliver, a showgirl at the New Tivoli Theatre . Oliver had a young son, whom Wran adopted, and they had one other child together, actress Kim Wran. In 1976,
952-549: The Legislative Assembly are elected at each general election from single-member districts using optional preferential voting to terms of up to four years. The 42 Legislative Council members are elected for two terms (a maximum of eight years), with half elected at each general election. Elections for the Legislative Council are conducted on a statewide, at-large basis (meaning all members represent
1008-417: The Legislative Assembly was reduced from 109 to 99 Members and then to 93 members in 1999. The Parliament building was originally built on the orders of Governor Lachlan Macquarie , to be Sydney's second major hospital. In 1810, he awarded the contract to Garnham Blaxcell , Alexander Riley and D'Arcy Wentworth . The contract gave the builders the right to import 45,000 gallons of rum, for which they paid
1064-426: The Legislative Council in 1921, but the appointment was ruled out of order. The first two women appointed to the Legislative Council were both Labor Party members proposed on 23 November 1931: Catherine Green , who took her seat the following day, and Ellen Webster , who joined her two days later. In 1925, 1926, and 1929, Premier Jack Lang made unsuccessful attempts to abolish the Legislative Council, following
1120-601: The Legislative Council in August that year, a proposal to create a colonial nobility was subject to heavy criticism and later withdrawn. The approved bicameral structure included a fully elected Legislative Assembly, as well as a Legislative Council whose members were appointed for life. A government assumed most of the Governor's legislative powers. The new constitution was sent to the Imperial Parliament and passed into law on 16 July 1855. On 22 May 1856,
1176-676: The Legislative Council. This authority is granted by section 5 of the Constitution Act 1902 (NSW); an act that itself was passed by the NSW Parliament under the authority granted to it from the Constitution Act 1855 . This was an act originating from a bill from the pre-responsible government Legislative Council, that was slightly modified and given the force of law by an act of the UK parliament. All 93 members of
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#17327877761761232-668: The Lulworth House aged care facility in Elizabeth Bay . He died there on Easter Sunday , 20 April 2014 at the age of 87. He was survived by his wife Jill and four children. A state funeral was held at the Sydney Town Hall on 1 May 2014. 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
1288-606: 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." Parliament of New South Wales Opposition (35) Crossbench (13) Opposition (14) Crossbench (13) The Parliament of New South Wales , formally
1344-620: The WRAN call sign from 1997 to 2014 WRAN-LP , a defunct low-power radio station (100.1 FM) formerly licensed to Randolph, Vermont, United States IEEE 802.22 , a standard for Wireless Regional Area Network (WRAN) using white spaces in the TV frequency spectrum See also [ edit ] Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS), a non-combat branch of the Royal Australian Navy that recruited women Topics referred to by
1400-573: 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
1456-435: The advice of the premier of New South Wales . The premier and government are directly accountable to Parliament through its control of public finances and the need for its confidence, and to the public through members of Parliament. The governor chooses the premier, usually depending on the results of the general election, who then forms a government from members of the houses of Parliament. This must be someone who can command
1512-507: The attention of the government particular issues affecting their constituents. For a bill to become law, it must be passed by both the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly and be assented to by the governor. Under Section 5A of the New South Wales Constitution Act (1902), a bill appropriating revenue for the ordinary annual services of the government can be presented to the governor for assent even if
1568-764: 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. 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
1624-482: The building was undertaken between 1974 and 1985, which saw a jumble of buildings that had become the parliamentary chambers demolished and replaced by a 12-story block linked by a fountain court to the original Parliament House. The building was also restored to its 1908 appearance. The legislative authority, the King-in-Parliament , has three separate elements: the monarch; the Legislative Assembly; and
1680-479: 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
1736-436: The confidence of a majority in the Legislative Assembly. This is usually a straightforward decision, though occasionally the governor has to make a judgment, as in August 1939 when the governor, Lord Wakehurst , handled a major political crisis brought about when the former deputy leader of the governing United Australia Party , Eric Spooner , brought down Premier Bertram Stevens in a motion of no confidence . Wakehurst asked
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1792-480: The entire state) using the single transferable vote system similar to that used for elections to the federal Senate . In the running of Parliament, the two presiding officers have a role that is similar to Ministers and their departments. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and the President of the Legislative Council are responsible for the employing of staff. In consultation with the parliamentary clerks,
1848-499: The example of the Queensland Legislative Council in 1922. These attempts led to further reform, and in 1933 the law was changed so that a quarter of the Legislative Council would be elected every three years by members of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council, rather than being appointed by the Governor. From 1926, people receiving aid could again be on the electoral roll. Compulsory voting
1904-484: The influence of organised crime, particularly in the area of illegal casinos. 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
1960-773: The loss of the Queensland seats. In 1901, New South Wales became a state of the Commonwealth of Australia , and many government functions were transferred to the new Commonwealth government. In 1902, the current constitution of New South Wales was adopted. Women gained the right to vote in Commonwealth elections in April 1902, and in New South Wales state elections in August 1902. In 1918, reforms permitted women to be members of Parliament, although no woman
2016-510: The magistracy over the 1977 committal of Kevin Humphreys , who had been charged with misappropriation of funds. He was completely exonerated, and sued the ABC for defamation. 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
2072-421: The newly constituted New South Wales Parliament opened and sat for the first time. With the new 54-member Legislative Assembly taking over the council chamber, a second meeting chamber for the 21 member upper house had to be added to the Parliament building on Macquarie Street. The Electoral Act of 1858 made additional changes. The right to vote was extended to most males over 21 years of age. However, men "in
2128-650: The parliament derives from section 5 of the Constitution Act 1902 (NSW). The power to make laws that apply to New South Wales is shared with the Federal (or Commonwealth) Parliament . The houses of the New South Wales Parliament follow the Westminster parliamentary traditions of dress, green–red chamber colours and protocols. The houses of the legislature are located in Parliament House on Macquarie Street , Sydney . The Parliament of New South Wales
2184-580: The presiding officers determine policy for the operation of their respective chambers and jointly for the Parliament. The final step for a bill passed by the houses of parliament to become a law is the granting of royal assent by the governor on behalf of the King. Other powers of the governor in relation to Parliament include the power to prorogue, summon and dissolve the houses, issue writs for elections and administer oaths to new members of parliament. These powers are in almost all circumstances exercised on
2240-430: The receipt of aid from any charitable institution" were ineligible. This was deemed to include all people living on Aboriginal stations and reserves . Other men not able to vote included those "of unsound mind", incarcerated individuals, and members of the military or the police. In 1859 Queensland separated from New South Wales to form an independent colony. The Legislative Assembly was reduced from 80 to 72 members by
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2352-709: The sesquicentenary of the incorporation of the City of Sydney , on which occasion she stated: This is my second opportunity to address this Parliament – a Parliament which I described on the previous occasion, in 1954, as the Mother Parliament of Australia. It is interesting to reflect that that was the first time on which the Sovereign had opened a Session of an Australian Parliament. I was also on my first visit to Australia as your Queen. I have returned to New South Wales eight times since then and am always delighted by
2408-463: 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
2464-584: The state attending. The New South Wales Parliament maintains many of the traditions of the original Parliament of the United Kingdom , from which the New South Wales Parliament was founded. The governor, or occasionally the monarch , reads a prepared speech, known as the Speech from the Throne , outlining the government's agenda for the coming year. The speech is not written by the governor, but rather by
2520-711: The surname is Austrian – settled initially at St Lawrence, Queensland , before he established himself in Caroline Street, Balmain, in 1872. 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
2576-566: 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
2632-495: 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
2688-417: The treasurer, Alexander Mair , to form a government. The current premier of New South Wales is Chris Minns of the Labor Party . Government ministers (including the premier) must regularly answer questions in the chambers and there are a number of select committees that scrutinise particular issues and the workings of the government. There are also mechanisms that allow members of Parliament to bring to
2744-561: The upper house has not agreed to it. The state opening of Parliament is an annual event that marks the commencement of a session of the Parliament of New South Wales. It is held in the Legislative Council Chamber, usually in November or December, or in a general election year, when the new Parliament first assembles. It is an occasion for much pomp and ceremony, usually with a guard of honour and with dignitaries of
2800-428: The warm and generous hospitality accorded to Prince Philip and me by the people of this State. On this occasion I have come to join in commemorating Sydney's first one hundred and fifty years as a city. The official emblem of the New South Wales Parliament is a crowned circlet featuring the coat of arms of New South Wales taking the form of a Scottish crest badge . Crest badges, much like clan tartans , do not have
2856-504: Was elected until 1925 when Millicent Preston-Stanley was elected to represent the Eastern Suburbs . That same year, a proportional representation system was introduced for the Legislative Assembly with multiple representatives from each electorate; this system lasted until it was abolished in 1926. Women were not able to be appointed to the Legislative Council until 1926; Premier John Storey attempted to appoint Kate Dwyer to
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#17327877761762912-664: Was introduced in 1928. In 1978, the Council became a directly elected body in a program of electoral reform introduced by the Wran Labor government. The number of members was reduced to 45, although transitional arrangements meant that there were 43 members from 1978 to 1981, and 44 from 1981 to 1984. Further reform in 1991 by the Greiner Liberal – National government saw the size of the Legislative Council cut to 42 members, with half being elected every 4 years. In 1991,
2968-664: 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 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
3024-562: 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 . Later that year, campaigning with
3080-477: Was the first of the Australian colonial legislatures, with its formation in the 1850s. At the time, New South Wales was a British colony under the control of the Governor . A small, appointed Legislative Council began meeting in 1824 to advise the Governor on legislative matters. By 1843, this had been enlarged, with two-thirds of its members elected by adult males who met certain property requirements. In 1850,
3136-442: 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
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