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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.
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 9, 2021 · Essays & Reportage. Was Bob Askin corrupt? With a new book reopening the debate about the one-time NSW premier’s behaviour in office, our correspondent assesses the evidence. Mike Steketee 9 April 2021 2359 words. NSW premier Robert Askin with the Queen at the opening of the Sydney Opera House in October 1973. Newspix. Share.
Apr 23, 2007 · Robert Askin: the legacy that dare not speak its name. 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. Norman Abjorensen. Apr 23, 2007.
May 2, 2017 · Sir Robert Askin, Liberal premier of NSW from 1965 to 1975, was "notoriously corrupt". In Sydney Noir: The Golden Years, Michael Duffy and I do not argue that Askin was innocent of...
Jun 30, 2023 · When he found Utzon’s letter in the NSW state archives politely declining then premier Robert Askin’s invitation, he was stunned. Utzon’s reply was also extraordinarily polite and diplomatic. The invitation had pleased him and the many architects who had worked with him, he wrote.
SIR Robert Askin was NSW's longest-serving Premier and had the reputation as its toughest. ...
