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William Robert Wood (born 13 November 1949) is a UK-born Australian who was elected to the Australian Parliament in the 1987 elections as Senator for New South Wales. ==Background== Robert Wood was born in Gateshead in England. His father was an English steelworker; his mother was Italian.〔Paul Willoughby, 'A splash of colour in a grey world', ''The Advertiser'' (Adelaide), 23 Jan 1988〕 The family emigrated to Australia in 1963 as assisted passage migrants.〔David Solomon, 'Doubt on Senator may force new poll', ''The Australian'', 13 February 1988〕 Wood studied social work in both Sydney and Melbourne, and had a career as a youth and social worker prior to becoming a member of parliament.〔''Parliamentary Handbook'', 1987 edition, Canberra〕 However, he was unemployed at the time of his election, with one newspaper suggesting he was 'probably the only Member of Parliament to have been elected while on the dole'.〔Keith Scott, 'Robert Wood: a man committed to peace', ''Canberra Times'', 12 November 1987.〕 Wood has two children.〔'Parenthood is No. 1 for anti-nuclear Senator', ''The West-Australian'', 26 Aug 1987〕
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