Kylie Kwong (born 1969 in Australia), is a prominent Australian television chef, author, television presenter and restaurateur. As a fifth generation Australasian, she learned the art and fundamentals of Cantonese cooking, by her mother's side. She undertook much of her apprenticeship at Neil Perry's Rockpool and Wokpool and then at Restaurant Manifredi. Kylie Kwong has since opened the appropriately labelled 'Billy Kwong' restaurant, her first, …

Andy Quan (born July 7, 1969, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), is a Chinese-Canadian author who now lives in Sydney, Australia. In his writing, he frequently explores the ways in which sexual identity and cultural identity interact. He is the author of three books: *"Calendar Boy" (a short fiction collection) *"Slant" (poetry) *"Six Positions" (erotica) He has also co-edited another book, …

Doctor Victor Leo Chang AC (Chang Yam Him 張任謙; pinyin: Zhāng Rènqiān; 21 November, 1936-4 July, 1991) was a Chinese Australian heart surgeon, and one of the pioneers of modern heart transplantation. Born in Shanghai to Australian-born Chinese parents, he spent his childhood in Hong Kong, before coming to Australia in 1953 and completing his secondary schooling at Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham.

Jeff Fatt (born July 21, 1953 in Casino, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian musician and actor. He is best known as a member of the children's band The Wiggles and the 1980's and 90's band The Cockroaches. Along with fellow Wiggle Anthony Field, Fatt was a member of the 1980s Australian rock/pop band The Cockroaches. He was invited to join the Wiggles by Field, becoming the last member to join in the 90s period. With the Wiggles Fatt wears a purple shirt.

John Chun Sai So is the Lord Mayor of City of Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, Australia. He was the first Lord Mayor in the city's history to be directly elected by the people; previously, Lord Mayors were elected by the Councillors. In office since 2001, So is currently the longest-serving Lord Mayor of Melbourne. Many regard So as the most important figurehead of Victoria's Chinese community.

Kwong Sue Duk, also known as Kwong See Tek, (1853 - 17 February 1929) was a Chinese Australian herbalist and merchant. Kwong Sue Duk was born in Guangdong Province, China, in 1853. In his teens, he travelled to the Californian gold rush where he made a modest fortune mining for gold. He returned to Toishan, China, and embarked on an education in Traditional Chinese medicine. In 1874, Kwong Sue Duk married his first of four wives, Gee An Gow.

Jack Wong Sue, DCM, JP also known as Jack Sue, born 12 September, 1925 is a prominent Chinese Australian mariner and soldier, a veteran of World War II and an author. Wong Sue was born and grew up in Perth, Western Australia (WA). Following the outbreak of the Pacific War, and even though he was only 16, Wong Sue was given a white feather, a symbol of perceived cowardice sometimes presented to men of military age in wartime.

Mei Quong Tart (1850-1903) was a leading nineteenth century Sydney merchant and importer from China. He was one of Sydney's most famous and well-loved personalities, and made a significant impact on the social and political scene of Sydney at a time of strong anti-Chinese sentiment in Australia. In Australia, he is usually referred to by his given name, "Quong Tart," or by a shortened nickname, "Quong."

Mabel Lee, B.A. (Hons I), Ph.D., is Honorary Associate of the School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Sydney where, from 1966 to 31 January 2000, she was a member of the Chinese studies academic staff. During this period she served on various interdisciplinary committees and was appointed founding Head of the School of Asian Studies (1991-3). She taught undergraduate Chinese courses at all levels and successfully supervised ten Ph.D graduates.

Andrew Chan (b. January 12, 1984), is an Australian from Enfield, New South Wales. Chan is the "godfather" of the Bali Nine, found guilty of attempted drug trafficking of heroin into Australia from Indonesia. Prosecutors recommended Chan be given the death penalty and on 2006-02-14 Chan was sentenced to death by the Denpasar District Court. Chan was 21 at the time of his arrest on 2005-04-17.

Terence Chi-Shen Tao is an Australian mathematician working primarily on harmonic analysis, partial differential equations, combinatorics, analytic number theory and representation theory. A child prodigy, Tao is currently a professor of mathematics at UCLA. He was promoted to a full professor at age 24. In August 2006, he was awarded the Fields Medal. Just one month later, in September 2006, he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship.

Doctor Cindy Pan is a physician from the University of Sydney who specialises in sexual health and women's health. She has appeared in advertisements, on the Channel Ten show "The Panel" and is a regular on "The Glass House" on the ABC. Cindy Pan is also well known for her "naughty, chortle-filled, but essential-fact-packed compedium on sex, drugs and relationships, …

Li Cunxin was born on January 26, 1961 in Qingdao (青岛 Qīngdǎo), China. The sixth of seven sons, he grew up in a caring and loving environment plagued by hunger and poverty. In the poverty-stricken town the typical villager worked in the fields, earning seventeen cents per day. Food was a daily concern, and occasionally the villagers had to resort to eating tree bark during especially difficult times. His mother served as a strong role model, …

Gordon Vuong (born 1989), educated at Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham, is a Chinese-Australian teenager currently serving a 13 year sentence in Cambodia for attempting to smuggle 2.1kg of heroin which was concealed on his body from Phnom Penh airport to Australia. He was arrested at the airport on January 22 2005 and sentenced in May 2005. Two other men, Cambodian-Australian Yen Karat, 26, and Cambodian national Ek Sam Oeun, 47, …

William Edward Sing DCM (1886-1943) was an Australian soldier of World War I, who was born in Clermont, Queensland, in 1886, of Anglo-Chinese ancestry, to John Sing (of Shanghai, China) and Mary Anne Sing (née Pugh) (of Stratford, England). Prior to the war, Sing was well known for his skills as a kangaroo shooter, and as a competitive target shooter as a member of the "Proserpine Rifle Club". On October 24, 1914, two months after the outbreak of war, …

Si Yi Chen (b. March 19, 1985), is an Australian from Doonside, New South Wales, arrested in Indonesia as part of the Bali Nine heroin smuggling group. His father had reported him missing to police and had no idea he was abroad. Chen was sentenced to life imprisonment on February 15, 2006. He appealed this sentence, and on September 6, 2006, it was reported his sentence has been upgraded to the death penalty.

Sir Leslie Joseph Hooker (August 18, 1903 - April 29, 1976) was an Australian real estate agent who established the firm L. J. Hooker. Born of Chinese Australian parents in the Sydney suburb of Canterbury, his surname was originally Tingyou but he changed it to Hooker by deed poll in 1925. After an earlier failed real estate venture, he established LJ Hooker in the Sydney suburb of Maroubra in 1928.

Lisa Ho was born in Albury, on the New South Wales and Victorian border. She began sewing at age four inspired by her grandmother, a tailor, whom Ho says she 'probably drove mad'. Ho made patterns out of newspaper and by age 10 had a sewing machine at the end of the kitchen table 'that nobody was allowed to move,' which she used ev…ery day to make things for herself and four sisters. She later trained in fashion design at East Sydney Technical College, …

Jimmy Chi was born in Broome, Western Australia, to a Scots/Bardi Aboriginal mother and a Chinese/Japanese/Anglo-Australian father. He is a composer, musician and playwright. His most acclaimed work was "Bran Nue Dae", written in collaboration with his band Kuckles, The Pigram Brothers and friends. "Bran Nue Dae", celebrates family, forgiveness and reconciliation, was a hit at the Festival of Perth in 1990 and went on to tour Australia extensively.

Victor Ma is a former student politician at Macquarie University who was forced to resign in 2007 following fraud allegations. He previously held the positions of president of the student union, …

Karen Tso is an Australian television journalist. Tso began her career as a general news reporter for the AAP after graduating with a commerce degree from Griffith University in Queensland. She has also worked for SBS TV as a freelance journalist and as a political reporter for WIN Television in Tasmania. In 2002, she joined the ABC as a general reporter in the radio newsroom before taking a position on the ABC's Finance Desk.

Moses Chan (b. April 16 1971) is an actor from Hong Kong. Having started his career working mostly on films, Chan has gained remarkable success in recent years while concentrating on his TV acting career with Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). His career has especially been boosted by his role in "War and Beauty", which was arguably one of the most successful TV dramas TVB has ever produced.

Hong Lim (born 11 November 1950), Australian politician, has been a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 1996, representing the seat of Clayton for the Australian Labor Party. Lim was born in Kandal Province, Cambodia, of Chinese-Cambodian ancestry. He was educated at schools in Phnom Penh before coming to Australia in 1970, and then at the University of Tasmania and Monash University, Melbourne, where he graduated in arts.

Nina Liu, (born June 15, 1977) is an Australian actress of Chinese descent. Her most prominent role was as Chloe in the television series, The Secret Life of Us. She also starred in the series Heartbreak High during its 5th season.

Rene Rivkin was an Australian entrepreneur, stockbroker, and investment adviser. He was the country's best known stockbroker, and one of its most successful until his conviction for insider trading and subsequent suicide.

Sam Poo was a Chinese bushranger in Australia who was active in the Coonabarabran region of New South Wales during 1865. Poo was a Chinese emigrant to Australia during the Gold Rush, but instead took to highway robbery on the road between Gulgong and Mudgee. He was a skilled and elusive bushman, and evaded capture from the authorities for several weeks, however early in 1865 he raped the son of a settler, …

William Poy (born 1907 in Chiltern, New South Wales, Australia -February 3,2002 in Toronto) was a Chinese businessman from Australia and amateur jockey in Hong Kong. He served with the The Royal Hong Kong Regiment (the Volunteers) during World War II as Lance Corporal messenger and worked for the Canadian Trade Commission in Hong Kong. He was awarded the Military Merit for his service in Hong Kong. He left Hong Kong and settled in Ottawa, …

Christopher Cheng is an Australian author. His 15 children's books include fiction and non-fiction. "One Child", a picture book illustrated by Steven Woolman, won the Wilderness Society Environment Award for Picture Books and was a Skipping Stones Honour Book. His historical novel "New Gold Mountain", in the My Australian Story series, is set in 1860-61 and involves the Chinese community in Australia.

Karmein Chan (born 1978?) was a 13 year old girl from Templestowe, Australia who was abducted and murdered in 1991. While both her parents worked at their Chinese restaurant, an individual abducted Karmein from the family home, locking her siblings Karly and Karen in another room. Before leaving, he spray painted slogans on a vehicle in their front yard. Karmein's mother, Phyllis Chan, made an emotional plea on television for Karmein's return.

Martin Gubby (born July 7, 1969), is a Chinese-Canadian author, poet, musician and community activist. Gubby was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. His writing frequently explores the ways in which sexual identity and cultural identity interact. Gubby lives in Sydney, Australia.