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Battle of Balikpapan. Sir Robert William Askin, GCMG (4 April 1907 – 9 September 1981), was an Australian politician and the 32nd Premier of New South Wales from 1965 to 1975, the first representing the Liberal Party. He was born in 1907 as Robin William Askin, but always disliked his first name and changed it by deed poll in 1971.
- 1925–1929, 1942–1946
Apr 9, 2021 · He builds his case by quoting a long list of people who have criticised Hickie, including Waller, Askin’s ministerial colleagues and staff, and investigative journalist Bob Bottom, all of whom said they had seen no or insufficient evidence of Askin’s corruption.
Sir Robert William (Bob) Askin (1907-1981), bank officer and premier, was born on 4 April 1907 in Sydney, eldest of three sons of Adelaide-born William James Askin, sailor and later tram driver, and Ellen Laura Halliday, née Rowe, a widow, born in New South Wales.
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Apr 23, 2007 · Apr 23, 2007. The most successful Liberal premier in NSW — and only two have won elections — would have been 100 this month but no one bothered (or dared) to remember. I am referring to the late Sir Robert Askin, who died 26 years ago, and is recalled nowadays merely as a corrupt politician best forgotten (especially by the Liberal Party).
May 2, 2017 · Sir Robert Askin, Liberal premier of NSW from 1965 to 1975, was "notoriously corrupt". Everyone knows it, everyone says it – and yet there's no hard evidence for it. Askin is the most senior...
Official site. Hand to God is a play written by Robert Askins. The play was produced Off-Broadway in 2011 and 2014 and on Broadway in 2015. The Broadway production received five Tony Award nominations, including for Best New Play.
Aug 6, 2015 · Wiebe writes that a long-time critic of the project, Robert Askin, ended up as Premier of New South Wales, the state that contains Sydney. His Minister for Public Works, Davis Hughes,...
