environment". 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. 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". On 6 May 1995 the University of Sydney awarded Wran the degree of Doctor of Laws (honoris causa). 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. Named in Panama Papers 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." References Biographies External links 1926 births 2014 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales Australian King's Counsel Australian republicans Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit Companions of the Order of Australia Deaths from dementia in Australia Delegates to the Australian Constitutional Convention 1998 20th-century Australian politicians Leaders of the Opposition in New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Premiers of New South Wales People educated at Fort Street High School People named in the Panama Papers Treasurers of New South Wales University of Sydney alumni Grand Officers of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Attorneys General of New South Wales