Sir Charles Moses CBE (born January 21 1900 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England, died February 9 1988 in Sydney, Australia) headed the Australian Broadcasting Commission (to become the "Australian Broadcasting Corporation" in 1983) from 1935 until 1965. Educated at Oswestry School, Moses graduated from the Royal Military College Sandhurst in 1918 and emigrated to Australia in 1922. After a few years farming and selling cars, …

Sir Talbot Duckmanton (1921 - 1995) was General Manager of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 1965 until 1982. Born on the 25th of October to parents Sidney James Duckmanton and Rita Margaret Hutchins, he married Florence Simmonds in 1947 and had four children, Christine, Susan, Craig Talbot and Kim.

John Keane, born 1949 in Australia and educated at the Universities of Adelaide, Toronto and Cambridge, is Professor of Politics at the University of Westminster and at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (WZB). In 1989 he founded the Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD). Among his many books are The Media and Democracy (1991), …

Patrick Thomas, MBE (born June 1, 1932) is an Australian conductor. He was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and began his career in close association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He first performed for the ABC as a flautist in 1944 and joined its Queensland Symphony Orchestra in 1951, remaining with it till the end of 1955.

Norman Frederick Hetherington (born 29 May 1921 in Lilyfield, New South Wales) is an Australian cartoonist and creator of the long-running Australian children's television show "Mister Squiggle". Hetherington worked as a cartoonist (initially freelance, but full-time from 1946) for "The Bulletin" magazine until 1961. During the late 1950s, he pursued his interest in puppetry, eventually finding work on the Australian public broadcaster, …

Dymphna Cusack (September 21, 1902 - October 19, 1981) was an Australian author. Born in West Wyalong, New South Wales, Dymphna Cusack graduated from Sydney University with a degree in Arts and a diploma in Education. She worked as a teacher until her retired in 1944 for health reasons. Cusack wrote twelve novels (two of which were collaborations), seven plays, three travel books, two children's books and one non-fiction book.

Harold Blair AO (1924-1976) was an Australian tenor and Aboriginal activist. Blair was born at the Cherbourg Aboriginal Reserve, 5km from Murgon in Queensland. At the age of 17 he was working as a tractor driver at the Fairymead Sugar mill. Communist trade union organiser Harry Green heard him singing and encouraged him to further his singing. Blair entered a radio amateur hour talent quest in early 1945, and attracted a record tally of listeners’ votes.

Gwenyth Valmai Meredith OBE (November 18 1907 - October 3 2006) was an Australian author, playwright, and radio writer. She is best known as the writer of the long-running radio serial, "Blue Hills".

Sir James Darling (1899/1900-1996) was an Australian educator. He served as Head Master of Geelong Church of England Grammar School from 1930 until 1961. During this time he set up Timbertop and was a founder of the Australian College of Education and the Headmasters' Conference. after which he was for several years Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Commission. In retirement he wrote often for newspapers and published his own books.

James "Jim" Maxwell (born 1950) is a sports commentator with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He is one of the most experienced and respected sports commentators in Australia. Maxwell is best known for his coverage of Australian cricket. He has provided radio commentary for 200 Tests (as at 4<sup>th&lt;/sup> Ashes Test, 2006) and numerous One-day Internationals, including four World Cups. He has edited the "ABC Cricket Magazine" since 1988, …

Sir Robert Bowden Madgwick, OBE (10 May 1905- 25 March 1979), Australian teacher, soldier, academic and public servant, was the first vice-chancellor of the University of New England from 1954 until 1966, and chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Commission from 1967 until 1973. Born in North Sydney, New South Wales in 1905, Madgwick was the second child of Richard and Annie Madgwick. Educated at Naremburn Public and North Sydney Boys High schools, …

Peter Nicholson (born 1946) is an Australian political cartoonist and caricaturist whose work has been published in "The Age", "The Australian", and "The Australian Financial Review" newspapers. Nicholson has also produced animated political cartoons for the Australian Broadcasting Commission, and was involved in the Rubbery Figures television program.

Arnold Christopher "Kit" Denton (5 May 1928 - April 1997) was a British-born Australian writer, soldier and broadcaster. He was also the father of comedian and television presenter Andrew Denton. Born in London, England in 1928, Denton was raised in the East End until he joined the British Army where he served a radio broadcaster with the British Forces Broadcasting Service in Germany. He emigrated to Australia in the late 1940s, and worked as a gold miner in Kalgoorlie, …

Phyllis Rosina Raisbeck MBE (28 July 1916 - 23 December 2006) was an Australian opera and concert mezzo-soprano singer. Her fine voice was basically a dramatic mezzo, with a warm middle register supporting strong top notes. Rosina Raisbeck was born Ballarat, Victoria on 28 July 1916 but grew up in Maitland and Newcastle, New South Wales. In 1942 she began vocal studies at the New South Wales Conservatory in Sydney, where she worked for five years.

Eric Jupp (January 7, 1922 - January 2, 2003) was a British-born musician, composer, arranger and conductor who gained wide popularity in Australia after settling there in the 1960s, hosting a long-running light music TV show and composing for film and TV. He is best remembered for his theme music to the TV series "Skippy the Bush Kangaroo". Eric Jupp was born in Brighton in 1922 and began to study piano at seven.

Shaun Brown is Managing Director of Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) in Australia. Appointed 14 February 2006 for four years, Mr Brown was previously SBS Head of Television from January 2003. Mr Brown began his career in broadcasting with the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) in Perth in 1970. He later worked as a reporter, presenter and producer with Television New Zealand (TVNZ) on a wide range of news and factual programs.

Alan Wearne (born 1948) is an Australian poet. Alan Wearne was born and grew up in Melbourne. He studied history at Monash University where he met the poets Laurie Duggan and John A. Scott. Having published two collections of poetry he branched out into the verse novel with "The Nightmarkets", published in 1986 which won the Banjo Award and has been adapted for performance. He has since continued with the verse novel form despite distinctly uncooperative publishers.

David Tacey (b. 29 October 1953) is a frequent commentator on issues of spirituality in Australia, having appeared in programs broadcast by the ABC, SBS and Channel Four (London). Dr Tacey is an occasional columnist for The Age and a reviewer for "The Australian" and occasional reviewer for the "Australian Book Review". He is frequent contributor to a number of national and international journals on psychology, psychoanalysis, religion, literature, …

William Bemister is an Emmy award-winning documentary film maker and journalist.

Debra Byrne, born in Melbourne, Australia on 30 March, 1957, is an Australian entertainer. Byrne made her television debut on "Brian and the Juniors", an early predecessor of "Young Talent Time", which was hosted by a young Brian Naylor. She stayed with the show for 12 months. In 1971 she was cast as one of the original six "Young Talent Time" cast members.

Concetta Anna ("Connie") Fierravanti-Wells (born 20 May, 1960), Australian politician, is a member of Australian Senate for the state of New South Wales. She was elected at the 2004 federal election, representing the Liberal Party. Normally she would have taken her seat on 1 July, 2005. However following the resignation of Senator John Tierney in April (his term was due to expire on 30 June), Fierravanti-Wells was appointed to the resulting vacancy, …

David Dale is an Australian author and journalist. He contributes a popular culture column called The Tribal Mind to "The Sydney Morning Herald", and a column called 'Who We Are' to "The Sun-Herald". David Dale graduated from Sydney University with honours in psychology, and then pursued journalism. He has been a political reporter for "The Australian", a sub-editor for "General Practitioner" (London), features editor of "The Sun-Herald", …

William Roderick Collins OAM (known as Bill Collins) (born December 4, 1934 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian film critic and television presenter. Originally a school teacher, Collins' appreciation of cinema led him to write reviews in the early 1960s and resulted in him working as a film presenter for the Australian Broadcasting Commission.

The Honourable Kerry Finch is a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council or upper house in the electoral division of Rosevears. His electorate includes the West Tamar region and the Launceston suburbs of Riverside, West Launceston and Trevallyn. He was first elected on 4 May, 2002 narrowly defeating Rick Shegog through the distribution of preferences ("see single transferable vote").

Peter Spencer is a former Australian Rules Football player, from the East Perth Football Club. He is son of footballer Jim Spencer, a dual Sandover Medalist, winning the award in 1976 and 1984. He is also a triple F.D. Book Medalist (best and fairst at East Perth FC), winning the award in 1975, 1976 and 1984. He played for Western Australia in the 1979 State of Origin match. He is currently a sports commentator with the ABC. He is an old boy of Aquinas College, Perth

William Hart-Smith (23rd November, 1911-15th April 1990) was a New Zealand/Australian poet who was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. His family moved to New Zealand in 1924. He had about "seven years of formal schooling" in England, Scotland and NZ before getting work at 15. His first job was as a radio mechanic. In 1936, he emigrated to Australia working in commercial radio, and then the Australian Broadcasting Commission. He then did army service, returned to ABC, …

Mark Bin Bakar is an Indigenous Australian radio announcer based in the Kimberley region of Western Australia who is best known for his television character Mary Geddarrdyu or Mary G who hosted a variety show broadcast nationally on ABC Television. The son of a Catholic Indigenous mother and a Muslim Singaporean father, Bin Bakar created Mary G, a Stolen generation woman like his mother, …

Dr. Michael Kimber has performed with Summerfest since 1995. His career has included concerts throughout North America, Australia, and Europe as violist of the Kronos Quartet, the Alexandria Quartet, and the Atlanta Virtuosi; twelve seasons as principal violist of the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra; and numerous solo recitals and solo performances with orchestra.

Maureen Murphy Maureen has a strong commercial background and has worked in senior management roles (including CEO, Managing Director, General Manager) in competitive, globally oriented industries for the last 18 years. Maureen draws on a background in strategic planning and business process development to provide services to clients that have included CSIRO, Australian Stock Exchange and AAPT.

Anna is an organisational psychologist, trainer and Executive Coach with over 12 experience in Organisational Development, Coaching, Management Development, Training, Psychological Assessment and Career Development.

Geoffrey Michaels, a graduate of Philadelphia's prestigious Curtis Institute, was born in Western Australia and began playing the violin at the age of five. At fourteen, he became the youngest performer ever to win the Australian Broadcasting Commission’s concerto competition, and he toured Australia as a recitalist and soloist with the major orchestras.