- Peter Costello
Peter Howard Costello (born 14 August 1957), Australian politician, has been Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party since 1994, and Treasurer in the Australian government since 1996, making him the longest serving treasurer in Australian history. - Tim Costello
Tim Costello studied Law and Education at Monash University and is now CEO of Australia's largest aid and development organisations, World Vision. He is a leading spokesperson on issues relating to Australia's response to global poverty. He also continues to speak publicly about issues relating to social justice, social inclusion and strengthening communities. Mr Costello was ordained a Baptist Minister in 1986 and was elected as mayor of St Kilda in 1993. - Simon Findlay Crean
Simon Crean is the Minister for Trade and the member for Hotham (Victoria) in the Parliament of Australia. After graduating from Monash University, Mr Crean assumed several trade union leadership positions, including assistant general secretary and general secretary of the Federated Storemen and Packers Union of Australia from 1976-1985. In 1985, he was elected president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), having been active in the organisation since 1981. - Tim Flannery
Professor Timothy Fridtjof Flannery (born 28 January 1956) is an Australian mammologist, palaeontologist and global warming activist. Flannery was named Australian of the Year in 2007 and presently an adjunct professor at Macquarie University. His controversial views on shutting down conventional coal burning for electricity in the medium term are frequently cited in the media. - Margaret Jackson
Margaret Jackson is Chairman of FlexiGroup Limited and a director of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, Billabong International Limited and Florey Neuroscience Institutes. Before beginning her career as a full time company director in 1992, she was a partner of KPMG Peat Marwick's Management Consulting Division. Ms Jackson holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from Monash University and completed an MBA with distinction at Melbourne University. - Anna Burke
Anna Elizabeth Burke (born 1 January 1966), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Chisholm, Victoria. She was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and was educated at the University of Melbourne and Monash University. Before entering politics, Burke worked as an industrial officer. - Ian MacFarlane
Ian Macfarlane AC (born 22 June, 1946), Australian economist, and Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), Australia's central bank, from 1996 to September 17, 2006. He is also former Chairman of the Payments System Board of the Reserve Bank and Chairman of the Council of Financial Regulators. Macfarlane was educated at Monash University, Melbourne and tutored in economics there before joining the RBA in 1970. - Sharman Stone
Dr. Sharman Nancy Stone nee Bawden (born 23 April 1951), Australian politician, has been an Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Murray, Victoria. She was born in Pyramid Hill, Victoria, the daughter of Harvey Bawden and Nancy Chalmers, and was educated at Monash University, where she gained a PhD, and La Trobe University. She was Manager of International Development at the University of Melbourne, … - Brendan O'Connor
Brendan Patrick O'Connor (born 2 March 1962), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2001, representing the Division of Burke, Victoria 2001-04 and the Division of Gorton since October 2004. He was born in London, United Kingdom, to Irish parents, and was educated at Monash University and Harvard University. - David de Kretser
Professor de Kretser obtained his Doctorate of Medicine from Monash University in 1969, his research having focused on the structure and function of the human testis. Prior to studying at Monash, he received Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees from the University of Melbourne. During his career Professor de Kretser has made a significant contribution to the field of male fertility. - Chris Pearce
Christopher Pearce (born 1 March, 1963), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since July 2001, representing the Division of Aston, Victoria. He was born in Lismore, New South Wales, and was educated at Monash University in Melbourne. He was a business executive before entering politics. He was a member of the Knox City Council 1997-2000. Pierce was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer in October 2004. - Graeme Samuel
Graeme Samuel is Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. His previous positions include President of the National Competition Council and Chairman of the Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust. He was also a Commissioner of the Australian Football League. In 1998, Mr Samuel was appointed an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia. - Julian Burnside
Julian William Kennedy Burnside QC (born June 9, 1949) is an Australian barrister, human rights and refugee advocate, and author. He is known for his staunch opposition to the mandatory detention of asylum seekers, and has provided legal counsel in a wide array of high-profile cases. Burnside was born to Kennedy Byron Burnside and Olwen Lloyd Burnside. He graduated with a Bachelor of Economics from Monash University in 1972, and a Bachelor of Laws in 1973. - John Bertrand
John Edwin Bertrand <small>AM</small> (born December 20, 1946 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a yachtsman from Australia, who skippered "Australia II" to victory in the 1983 America's Cup, ending 132 years of American supremacy. Bertrand won the bronze medal in the Finn competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. He is a member of Royal Brighton Yacht Club in Melbourne Australia, and currently competes in the Etchells class boats. - Robert Doyle
Robert Doyle (born 20 May 1953) is an Australian former politician. He was the Opposition Leader of Victoria from 2002 to 2006, representing the Liberal Party of Australia. On 4 May 2006 Doyle announced his resignation as Leader and from State Parliament. He is now the chairman of Melbourne Health and a director of management consultancy firm The Nous Group. Born in Melbourne, Doyle attended secondary school in Geelong. - Robert Ray
Robert Francis Ray (born 8 April 1947), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Senate since July 1981, representing the state of Victoria. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and was educated at Monash University, Melbourne, where he graduated in arts and education. He worked as a teacher in government schools and as a taxi-driver before entering politics. A leading member of the right-wing faction of the ALP, … - James Alexander Forrest
Sir James "Jim" Alexander Forrest (March 10, 1905-September 26, 1990) was an Australian lawyer, businessman and philanthropist. Born in Kerang, Victoria, Forrest was educated at Caulfield Grammar School in Melbourne before studying an articled clerk's course at the University of Melbourne. Although this course did not end with him receiving a law degree, Forrest became qualified to work as both a barrister and solicitor in Victoria. - David Williamson
David Keith Williamson AO (born 19 February, 1942) is one of Australia's most well-known playwrights who has also developed screenplays for film and television. - Siri Gamage
Dr. Siri Gamage was born in Walasmulla, Sri Lanka and had his university education in Sociology at the University of Ceylon (1968-72). He obtained an M.A. in Sociology from the University of Hawaii (1977-79) and a Ph. D in anthropology & Sociology from Monash University, Australia. His research focused on social inequality in rural Kandyan highlands. From 1974-1986 he served on the academic staff of the sociology department, University of Peradeniya. - George Pell
George Cardinal Pell, AC, DD, STL, MEd, DPhil, FACE (born 8 June 1941) is an Australian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinal Pell currently serves as Archbishop of Sydney and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2003. Since his appointment to Sydney, Pell has become one of the most well-known Christian leaders in Australia. - Jeannie Ferris
Jeannie Ferris (14 March 1941 - 2 April 2007) was an Australian politician, lobbyist, journalist, and Liberal Senator for South Australia. She was educated at Monash University, where she graduated in agricultural economics. Ferris was born Jeanne Margaret Whitlow in Auckland, New Zealand. During the period between her endorsement as a candidate for the 1996 election and 1 July 1996, when she took her seat, Ferris was employed by Senator Nick Minchin. - Michael Clyne
Michael George Clyne AM is an Australian linguist and academic. Educated at Caulfield Grammar School, Clyne studied for his Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees the University of Melbourne, focusing on Germanic and French languages. He undertook further graduate studies in German and general linguistics at Utrecht and Bonn Universities, before joining the German language faculty at Monash University in Melbourne in 1962. He earned a Ph.D. from Monash in 1965, … - Damian Conway
Damian Conway (born 1964) was, until August 2005, an Associate Professor in the School of Computer Science and Software Engineering (formerly Department of Computer Science) at Monash University. He is a prominent member of the Perl community and exponent of object-oriented programming, and the author of several books. Damian completed his B.Sc. (with honours) and Ph.D. at Monash. He is perhaps best known for his contributions to CPAN and Perl 6 language design, … - Laurie Duggan
Laurence James Duggan (born 1949) is an Australian poet. - John Thwaites
Johnstone William (John) Thwaites (born 15 October 1955), Australian politician, is Deputy Premier of the state of Victoria. Thwaites was born in Oxford, in the United Kingdom, and came to Australia as a child with his family. He was educated at Melbourne Grammar School and Monash University, Melbourne, where he graduated in science and law. He practised as a barrister before entering politics. - John Langmore
John Vance Langmore (born September 3, 1939) is an Australian academic and politician. He was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1986 to 1996. He studied for a Bachelor of Commerce degree at the University of Melbourne, a Master of Economics degree from Monash University, and a Diploma of Developmental Economics from the University of Cambridge. He then worked as a lecturer in economics at the University of Papua New Guinea from 1969 to 1973. - Gavan O'Connor
Gavan Michael O'Connor (born 2 December 1947), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993, representing the Division of Corio, Victoria. He was born in Colac, Victoria, and was educated at St Patrick's College, Ballarat, Monash University and the University of New England. He was a farmer, high school teacher, and member of the Colac City Council before entering Parliament. - Kay Patterson
The Hon Dr Kay Patterson (Liberal Senator for Victoria)<br /> BA (Hons) (Syd), PhD, Dip Ed (Monash), MAPss.<br /><br /> "Born: 21 November 1944" Kay Patterson was elected to the Senate in 1987. Prior to entering the Senate she commenced her working life as a secretary and then manager of a small business. Returning to school when she was 20 she completed matriculation, a degree at the University of Sydney and a PhD in psychology at Monash University. - Carolyn Hirsh
Carolyn Dorothy Hirsh (born August 1, 1937) is an Australian politician representing Silvan Province in the Victorian Legislative Council. Elected as a member of the Australian Labor Party, she was forced to resign from the party in September 2004 after being booked for driving a car without a licence. This followed an incident earlier in the year when she had lost her licence after being booked by police with an alcohol reading of 0.07, … - Ann Corcoran
Ann Kathleen Corcoran (born 21 September 1951), an Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since August 2000 representing the Division of Isaacs, Victoria. She was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and was educated at Swinburne College of Technology (now Swinburne University) and Monash University. She was an accountant and business manager for a local private school before entering politics. - Greg Wilton
Gregory Wilton (November 6, 1955 - June 14, 2000) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Isaacs, from 1996 until his suicide at the age of 44. - Alan Wearne
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. - Peter Hall
Peter Ronald Hall (born May 27, 1952) is an Australian politician. He has been a National member of the Victorian Legislative Council since 1988, representing Gippsland Province. He is the current leader of the National Party in the Legislative Council, as well as their spokesperson for the portfolios of Education, Training, Resources, Environment and Energy Industries. Due to the reforms of the Legislative Council introduced by the Bracks Labor Government, … - Diane Bell
Diane Bell is Professor of Anthropology and Director of Women’s studies at the George Washington University in Washington DC, USA Originally a teacher in Victoria, Australia,went back to school at Monash University, Victoria to concentrate on anthropology, and received a Ph.D. from Australian National University in 1981. She has since written numerous books about Australian aboriginal culture with a focus on women. - Clare O'Neil
Clare O'Neil is an Australian politician and student. She attended Loreto Mandeville Hall, and studied for a Bachelor of Arts (Australian history) and then a Bachelor of Laws degree at Monash University. She became a member of the Australian Labor Party at age 17, and in March 2003 - while still studying at university - O'Neil ran for and was elected as a city councillor in the City of Greater Dandenong at the age of 22. After one year in this position, … - Peter Hogg
Peter Wardell Hogg, CC, QC, Ph.D, FRSC, LL.D (born 1939) is a Canadian lawyer, author and legal scholar. He is best known as a leading authority on Canadian constitutional law. Born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, Hogg earned his LL.B from the University of New Zealand in 1962, his LL.M from Harvard University in 1963, and his Ph.D from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia in 1970. - Joshua Frydenberg
Joshua Frydenberg (born 17 July, 1971) is an Australian banker and political aspirant. He was a candidate for Liberal Party preselection for the Victorian seat of Kooyong for the 2007 Federal election. Frydenberg was born in Melbourne and educated at Bialik and Mount Scopus Colleges. His mother is a psychologist and University of Melbourne Professor, and his father is a general surgeon. He studied law and economics at Monash University, earning honours in both degrees, … - Geoff Hunt
Geoffrey Brian ("Geoff") Hunt, MBE (born March 11 1947) is a retired squash player from Australia who is widely considered to be one of the greatest squash players of all time. Hunt won the World Open title four times (1975, 1976, 1979 and 1980), and the World Amateur Individual Championship title three times (1967, 1969, and 1971). He also won the British Open title eight times between 1969 and 1981. - Julian McGauran
Julian McGauran (born March 5, 1957), Australian politician, is a member of the Australian Senate, representing the state of Victoria. Elected as a member of the National Party, in January 2006 he resigned from the Nationals and joined the Liberal Party of Australia in February. McGauran attended the prestigious Jesuit school - Xavier College in Kew, Melbourne and Monash University, before becoming a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA). - Elaine Carbines
Elaine Cafferty Carbines (born February 4, 1957) is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council since September 1999, representing Geelong Province. A former teacher and community campaigner, Carbines has been a prominent backbench member of the government, often raising issues of local concern. She is a member of the Labor Right faction. Carbines was born in Manchester in the United Kingdom, …
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