Foreword
Neville Wran
Foreword
Mark Arbib
Preface
Contributors
Abbreviations
Introduction
Troy Bramston
Part One: The Wran Era and Political Style
The Path to Power
Brian Dale
Elections, Policy and Politics: An Overview
David Clune
The ‘Wranslides’ and Electoral Politics
Antony Green
The Wran Leadership Model
Troy Bramston
Part Two: Managing Government
Working for Wran
David Hill
The Wran Cabinet
Rodney Cavalier
The Public Service
Gerry Gleeson
Neville Wran: The Voice of Sydney
Graham Freudenberg
Wran and the Media
Rodney Tiffen
Part Three: Policy and the Wran Government
Health
Laurie Brereton
Education
Michael Hogan
Transport
John Black
The Economy
Russell Ross
Policing, Law and Order
Andrew Clark
Social Policy
Gary Moore
Social Policy and the Reform Agenda
Frank Walker
The Environment: Reform, National Parks and City Decline
Jeff Angel
Women’s Policy: Courage with Caution – The decade in which NSW led the world in women’s rights
Carmel Niland
An Aboriginal Perspective
Pat O’Shane
Reforming the Institutions of Governance
David Bradbury
Neville Wran and the Labor Council of NSW
Michael Easson
Part Four: Reflections and Assessments
Reflections of a Minister
Terry Sheahan
An Assessment from the Outside
Dennis Shanahan
An Assessment from the Inside
Stephen Loosley
Appendix 1: Neville Wran’s Resignation Speech, 7 June 1986Appendix 2: Cabinets and Ministries 1976-86 Appendix 3: NSW Leaders of the Opposition 1976-88 Appendix 4: Election Results 1973-86
Notes and Additional Sources
Index