- Fiona Stanley
Professor Stanley is the Founding Director of the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research; Executive Director of the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth; and Professor, School of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of Western Australia. Professor Stanley was also Australian of the Year in 2003. - Barry Marshall
Barry James Marshall, AC FRS FAA (born 30 September 1951) is an Australian physician, Nobel Prize winner, and Professor of Clinical Microbiology at the University of Western Australia. He is well-known for proving that the bacteria "Helicobacter pylori" is the cause of most stomach ulcers, reversing decades of medical doctrine which held that ulcers were caused by stress, spicy foods, and too much acid - Robin Warren
Dr J. Robin Warren AC (born June 11, 1937 in Adelaide) is an Australian pathologist and researcher who is credited with the 1979 re-discovery of the bacterium "Helicobacter pylori". He received his M.B. B.S. from the University of Adelaide. In 1967 he was admitted into the Royal College of Pathologists of Australia and became a senior pathologist at the Royal Perth Hospital where he spent the majority of his career. - Stephen Smith
Im stephen Im 16 years old. I was born in guelph Ontario I went to eastdale, southside public school and now I'm going to CASS. I like hanging out with my friends and parties. - Cheryl Praeger
Cheryl Elisabeth Praeger, AM (born September 7, 1948, Toowoomba, Queensland) is an Australian mathematician. She is currently a professor of mathematics at the University of Western Australia. She is best known for her works in group theory, algebraic graph theory and combinatorial designs. Praeger received BSc and MSc degrees from the University of Queensland, and doctorate from the University of Oxford in 1973 under direction of Peter M. Neumann. - Geoff Gallop
Professor Geoffrey Ian Gallop (born 27 September 1951), Australian academic and former politician, was the Premier of Western Australia from 2001 to 2006. Gallop was born in Geraldton and joined the Australian Labor Party in 1971. After studying economics at the University of Western Australia (UWA), he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 1972, and as an undergraduate studying Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at St John's College, … - Carmen Lawrence
Dr. Carmen Mary Lawrence (born 2 March 1948), is an Australian politician, former Premier of Western Australia and became the first directly elected Federal President of the Australian Labor Party in 2003. She is currently the Federal member for Fremantle. Carmen Lawrence was the first woman to become premier of an Australian state. Lawrence was born in Northam, a country town in Western Australia. - Ken Michael
Dr. Kenneth Comninos Michael, AC (born 1938) is the 30th Governor of Western Australia, succeeding Lieutenant-General John Sanderson. His vice-regal appointment was announced on June 6 2005 by the then Premier Geoff Gallop and he was sworn in at Government House, Perth on January 18 2006 by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia and Lieutenant-Governor, David Malcolm. Previously, Dr Michael was Chancellor of the University of Western Australia. - Richard Court
Richard Fairfax Court AC (born Nedlands, 27 September 1947), was a Western Australian politician, representing the seat of Nedlands in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the Liberal Party of Australia from 1982 to 2001. He served as Premier of Western Australia from 1993 to 2001. Court was born into an old political family. His father, Sir Charles Court, was the previous member for Nedlands (1953-1982) and served as Premier from 1974 to 1982. - Samina Yasmeen
Dr Samina Yasmeen is a Pakistani born Associate Professor in the Discipline of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Western Australia. She teaches courses on world politics, strategy and diplomacy, and Islam and world politics. Her research interests include the analysis of the domestic and foreign policies of the states of South Asia, confidence building in international relations, women and citizenship, … - David Blair
David G. Blair is an Australian physicist and professor of physics at the University of Western Australia and director of the Australian International Gravitational Research Centre. Blair works on methods for the detection of gravity waves. In 2005 - the World Year of Physics, he was awarded the Anzaas Medal. He is also involved in physics education though the Gravity Discovery Centre in Western Australia. - Fiona Wood
Fiona Wood AM is a plastic surgeon working in Perth, Western Australia. She is the director of the Royal Perth Hospital burns unit and the Western Australia Burns Service. In addition, Dr Wood is also a Clinical Professor with the School of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of Western Australia and Director of the McComb Research Foundation. - Gail Jones
Gail Jones (born 1955) is an Australian novelist and academic. Gail Jones was born in Harvey, Western Australia and educated at the University of Western Australia. She has traveled extensively, and is currently Associate Professor in the English Department of the University of Western Australia. - Chris Evans
Christopher Vaughan Evans (born 14 May 1958), Australian politician, is a member of the Australian Senate for the state of Western Australia, representing the Australian Labor Party. Evans was born in Cuckfield, United Kingdom. He was educated at the University of Western Australia, where he graduated in arts. He was an industrial officer with the Federated Miscellaneous Workers' Union 1982-1987 and State Secretary of the Fire Brigade Union of Western Australia 1987-1990. - Paul Hasluck
Sir Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck, KG, GCMG, GCVO (1 April 1905-9 January 1993), Australian historian, public servant and politician, and 17th Governor-General of Australia, was born in Fremantle, Western Australia, into a family of Salvationists, whose values he retained throughout his career. He was educated at the prestigious Perth Modern School (where Prime Minister Bob Hawke was also educated) and at the University of Western Australia, … - Jim McGinty
James Andrew "Jim" McGinty (born 22 September, 1949) is an Australian politician. A member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), he currently represents the Electoral district of Fremantle in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. His positions within the Government of Western Australia include posts as Attorney General, Minister for Health, and Minister for Electoral Affairs. McGinty studied Arts and Law at the University of Western Australia. - Michael Chaney
Michael Alfred Chaney AO (born in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian businessman, and current Chairman of the National Australia Bank, a role which he assumed in September 2005. He was also former Managing Director of Wesfarmers, a post which he left in July 2005 after 13 years with the business. Son of Sir Fred Chaney, a minister in the Menzies government and brother to Fred Chaney, a former Western Australian Senator, … - Sally Morgan
Sally Jane Morgan, born 18 January, 1951 is an Australian Aboriginal author, scriptwriter and artist. Morgan's works are on display in numerous private and public collections in both Australia and around the world. She was born in in Perth, Western Australia and was the eldest of five children. As a child, Morgan became aware that she differed from other children at her school, because of her non-white physical appearance, … - George Seddon
George Seddon AM; BA (Hons); MSc; PhD, University of Minnesota; Hon D.Lit, University of Western Australia; Hon FAILA; Hon FRAPI; FTS was an Australian academic who held university chairs in a range of subjects. His research interests and understanding of how these disciplines connect, led him to write popular books on the Australian landscape embracing diverse points of view. - Fred Chaney
The Honorable Frederick (Fred) Chaney (born in Perth, Western Australia in 1941) AO is a former Western Australian politician who currently holds the position of Deputy President of the Australian Native Titles Tribunal and is co-chairman of Reconciliation Australia. Educated at the University of Western Australia, Chaney practised law and was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in Western Australia in 1963, and in Papua New Guinea in 1964. - Greg Egan
Greg Egan (August 20, 1961, Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian computer programmer and science fiction author. Egan specialises in hard science fiction stories with mathematical and quantum ontology themes, including the nature of consciousness. Other themes include genetics, simulated reality, mind transfer, sexuality, artificial intelligence, and the superiority of rational materialism over religion. - Rica Erickson
Rica Erickson is an Australian naturalist, botanical artist, historian, and author. She was born August 10, 1908 in Boulder, Western Australia. In 1980 she was awarded an honorary degree of doctor of letters from the University of Western Australia for her research and work in the field of botany. In the same year she was named Western Australian Citizen of the Year in the category of the Arts, Culture and Entertainment, … - Daryl Williams
Daryl Robert Williams AM QC (born 21 August 1942), Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1993 to October 2004, representing the Division of Tangney, Western Australia. He was born in East Fremantle, Western Australia, and was educated at the University of Western Australia and Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar in 1965. In 1968, Williams started work as a barrister. - Stephen Hopper
Stephen Donald Hopper (born 1951) is a Western Australian botanist, specialising in conservation biology and vascular plants. He has written eight books, and has over 200 publications to his name. He was Director of Kings Park in Perth for seven years, and CEO of the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority for five. He is currently Foundation Professor of Plant Conservation Biology at the University of Western Australia. - Rolf Harris
Rolf Harris, CBE, AM (born 30 March 1930) is an Australian musician, composer, painter, and television host. He was born in Bassendean, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, Australia, to Cromwell ("Crom") Harris and Agnes Margaret Harris (née Robbins) who had emigrated from Wales. He was named after Rolf Boldrewood, an Australian writer whom his mother admired. Harris attended Perth Modern School in Subiaco, and the University of Western Australia. - John Dawkins
John Sydney "Joe" Dawkins (born 2 March 1947), Australian politician, was Treasurer in the Keating Labor government from December 1991 to December 1993. Dawkins was born in Perth, Western Australia, a member of Western Australia's wealthy landed elite. He was educated at private schools and the University of Western Australia, where he graduated in economics. At university during the Vietnam War, Dawkins became radicalised and was active in student politics, … - Bob McMullan
Robert Francis "Bob" McMullan (born 10 December 1947), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 1996-98 and the Division of Fraser, Australian Capital Territory, since 1998. He was born in Perth, Western Australia, and educated at the University of Western Australia, studying economics and arts. - David Brooks
David Brooks was born in Canberra, Australia in 1953. He graduated from the Australian National University in 1974. Brooks then studied abroad in America and received an M.A. degree from the University of Toronto. Continuing his education, he also completed his Ph.D from the University of Toronto after returning back to Australia in 1981 while teaching at the Royal Military College, Duntroon located in Canberra. - Ian Constable
Ian Jeffrey Constable AO is an Australian ophthalmologist and the founder and director of the Lions Eye Institute in Perth, Western Australia. He is also the Foundation Lions Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Western Australia, and the Foundation Director of UWA’s Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science. Constable is also the Chairman of the West Australian State Science Council, the Director of Ophthalmology Services for the WA Department of Health, … - David Johnston
David Albert Lloyd Johnston (born 14 April, 1956), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 2002, representing the state of Western Australia. Johnston was born in Perth and was educated at University of Western Australia, where he graduated in law. He was a barrister in Kalgoorlie before entering politics. On 6 March 2006, Johnston was made Minister for Justice and Customs (effective 9 March), … - Van Ikin
Dr. Van Ikin is an academic and science fiction writer and editor. He is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Western Australia. He is probably best known for his editorship of the long-running critical journal "Science Fiction." He has reviewed science fiction and fantasy for "The Sydney Morning Herald" since 1984. - Randolph Stow
Julian Randolph Stow (born 28 November 1935) is an acclaimed Australian writer. Born in Geraldton, Western Australia, he attended Guildford Grammar School and University of Western Australia. He lectured in English Literature at the University of Adelaide, the University of Western Australia and University of Leeds. He has also worked on an Aboriginal mission as an anthropologist, … - Alexandra Hasluck
Dame Alexandra Hasluck, Lady Hasluck, AD, (26 August 1908 - 18 June 1993) was an author and social historian in Western Australia. Born Alexandra Darker in Perth, Western Australia in 1908, she graduated from the University of Western Australia. In 1932 she married Paul Hasluck, who (as Sir Paul) would later become Governor-General of Australia 1969-74. - Michelle Roberts
Michelle H. Roberts (born 1960) is an Australian politician. A member of the Australian Labor Party, she currently represents the Electoral district of Midland in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. Roberts grew up in Inglewood, in Western Australia. She was educated at Mercedes College and the University of Western Australia. She worked as a teacher at the John Curtin Senior High School from 1983 until 1987, teaching English, Italian and Mathematics. - Janet Holmes à Court
Janet Holmes à Court AC, (born Janet Lee Ranford in 1943) is an Australian businesswoman, and one of Australia's wealthiest women. She is the owner of one of Australia's largest private companies, Heytesbury, turning around the fortunes of the struggling group that she began to manage after the death of her husband Robert Holmes à Court. She attended the University of Western Australia, majoring in organic chemistry, the only woman in her course. - H. C. Coombs
Herbert Cole Coombs (24 February 1906 - 29 October 1997), referred to in his professional life as Dr. H. C. Coombs but commonly known as "Nugget" Coombs, Australian economist and public servant, was born near Perth, Western Australia, one of six children of a railway station-master. He was educated at the Perth Modern School (where Bob Hawke was also educated), the University of Western Australia and the London School of Economics, … - Brenda Walker
Dr Brenda Walker was born in Grafton, New South Wales in 1957. She studied at the University of New England in Armidale and, after gaining a PhD in English (on the work of Samuel Beckett) at the Australian National University, she moved to Perth in 1984. She is now Senior Lecturer in English and Cultural Studies at the University of Western Australia. - Colin Barnett
Colin James Barnett (born 15 July 1950), Australian politician, was Leader of the Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition in Western Australia from 2001 until his resignation in February 2005. Barnett was born in Perth, Western Australia and was educated at Nedlands Primary School and Hollywood Senior High School - the same school attended by federal Labor Leader Kim Beazley. - Ric Charlesworth
Dr Richard "Ric" (or "Rick") Ian Charlesworth <small>AM</small> (born December 6 1952, Subiaco, Western Australia) is a sports and performance consultant and a former Australian cricketer and field hockey player and coach. He is a Doctor of Medicine. Charlesworth attended Christ Church Grammar School until he graduated in 1969. He then attended The University of Western Australia. - Fay Zwicky
Fay Zwicky (born 1933) is a contemporary Australian poet and academic. Fay Zwicky was born and grew up in Melbourne where she began writing as a student at Melbourne University. She has since been a concert pianist and lectured in American and comparative literature at University of Western Australia until her retirement. After which she has concentrated on writing, achieving international recognition. The exploration of her Jewish heritage is a recurrent motif in her work.
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