- John Howard
John Winston Howard is an Australian politician and the 25th Prime Minister of Australia. He is the second-longest serving Australian Prime Minister after Sir Robert Menzies. He previously served as Treasurer in the government led by Malcolm Fraser from 1977–1983 and was Leader of the Liberal Party (thus also Leader of the Coalition Opposition) from 1985–1989 through the 1987 federal election against Bob Hawke. Elected again as Leader of the Opposition in 1995, …
- John Howard
John Howard (born October 22, 1952) is an Australian stage and screen actor. He is best known for his appearances in the film "The Club", the Australian comedy film, "The Crop" and the television series "SeaChange" and "Always Greener". He currently plays the regular role of Dr. Frank Campion in the Australian medical TV drama, "All Saints".
- Kevin Rudd
Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957), is the leader of the federal Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Parliament. He has been a member of the Australian House of Representatives since 1998, representing the Division of Griffith, Queensland. Should Labor win a majority of lower house seats at the upcoming 2007 federal election, Rudd will succeed John Howard and become the 26th Prime Minister of Australia.
- Heath Ledger
Heathcliff Andrew Ledger (April 4, 1979 – January 22, 2008) was an Academy Award-nominated Australian actor. After appearing in television roles during the 1990s, Ledger developed a Hollywood career. He starred in both critical and financial successes, including The Patriot, Monster's Ball and Brokeback Mountain, and completed the role of The Joker in the forthcoming The Dark Knight. Ledger was found dead in a New York City apartment on January 22, 2008.
- Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman mini-bio : Nicole Mary Kidman is an Academy Award-winning actress, and one of Hollywood's leading actresses. She has also ventured into singing. In 1995, she appeard in To Die For, a satirical comedy that earned her praise from critics and she won a Golden Globe Award for her work in the film. In 2002, Kidman received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in Moulin Rouge! and in 2003 she won the Oscar for her work in The Hours.
- Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue (born 28 May 1968) is an Australian dance-pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Minogue rose to prominence in the mid '80s through her role in the Australian television soap opera "Neighbours", before she commenced her career as a pop artist in the late '80s. According to Warner Music Australia, Minogue has sold over 65 million records worldwide. Signed to a contract by British songwriters and producers Stock, Aitken & Waterman, …
- Phrase
Phrase is an Australian hip hop MC, originating from Melbourne, Victoria.
- Pressure
Pressure MC (Dan Smith) is one of the MC's of the Adelaide-based Hip-Hop group the Hilltop Hoods. He's spent nearly his entire life in the hills of Adelaide and still lives there to this day. From a young age he was in to Hip-Hop and with Suffa MC, DJ Next and (when DJ Next left) DJ Debris formed the Hilltop Hoods.
- Greg Norman
Gregory John Norman AM (born February 10, 1955) is an Australian professional golfer and entrepreneur who spent 331 weeks as the world's number one ranked golfer in the 1980s and 1990s. He is nicknamed "The Great White Shark", or simply, "The Shark", a reference to a shark inhabiting Australian waters as well as Norman's size and blond locks.
- Jimmy Barnes
Jimmy Barnes is a popular Australian rock singer. He was born James Dixon Swan on April 28, 1956 in Glasgow, Scotland. His father Jim Swan was a prizefighter and his older brother John Swan is also a rock singer. His career as both a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel has made him one of the most popular and best-selling Australian music artists of all time.
- Alexander Downer
Alexander Downer is one of the most influential South Australians of all time. His experience with not only the United Nations, but also with diplomacy and politcs, provides insight and understanding from which all delegates will benefits greatly. Mr Downer was born on 9 September 1951. After commencing his education in South Australia, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Politics and Economics and is a Doctor of Civil Laws (honoris causa) in the United Kingdom.
- 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.
- Cadel Evans
Cadel Evans (born 14 February, 1977 in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia) is a professional cyclist. Prior to turning to road cycling in 2001, Evans was a champion mountain biker, riding for the Volvo-Cannondale MTB team, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing 7th in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
- Paul Kelly
Paul Maurice Kelly (born 13 January 1955 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian singer-songwriter and is recognised as an icon of Australian rock music as a member of the ARIA Hall of Fame. He is now based in Melbourne, Australia. His output has ranged from bluegrass to studio-oriented dub reggae, but his core output comfortably straddles folk, rock, and even some country.
- Ricky Ponting
Ricky Thomas Ponting (born December 19 1974, in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian cricketer and current captain of the Australia national cricket team (for both One-Day International and Test cricket). Ricky Ponting is also Captain of the Tasmanian Tigers, although international duties make it difficult for him to appear for them. He is a specialist right-hand batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as being a very occasional, but aggressive, …
- Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born February 24, 1981), is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Australia. In 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked number one. His career best achievements are winning the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon men's singles titles. Hewitt is known for his competitiveness and wins most of his matches with relentless aggression, fitness, consistent shots, and highly skilled footwork. His serve improved greatly in 2004 and 2005.
- Shane Warne
Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969 in Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria), is an Australian cricketer and the current captain of Hampshire. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in cricket history. Warne retired from international cricket in January 2007, following Australia's 5-0 Ashes series victory over England. Two other players integral to the Australian team of recent years, Glenn McGrath and Justin Langer, …
- Brendan Nelson
Dr. Brendan John Nelson (born 19 August 1958), Australian politician, has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Bradfield, New South Wales. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and was educated at Saint Ignatius' College, Adelaide, before attending Flinders University, Adelaide, where he graduated in medicine. He was a general practitioner in Hobart, Tasmania, 1985-95, …
- Tim Blair
Tim Blair is a journalist, commentator and blogger working in Sydney, Australia. His columns and blog are generally written in a humorous style, from a conservative viewpoint. He was born in Werribee, Victoria. In 2004, the "Sydney Morning Herald" described Blair thus: "Blair, 39, is top dog among the new Australian digerati. He is a conservative political commentator.
- Mel Gibson
Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3 1956) is an American-born actor, director, and producer raised primarily in Australia. After establishing himself as a household name with the "Mad Max" and "Lethal Weapon" series, Gibson went on to direct and star in the Academy Award-winning "Braveheart". Gibson's direction of "Braveheart" made him the sixth actor-turned-filmmaker to receive an Oscar for Best Director.
- Steve Irwin
Stephen Robert "Steve" Irwin, nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian wildlife expert and television personality. He achieved world-wide fame from the television program "The Crocodile Hunter", an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series co-hosted with his wife Terri Irwin. Together with her, he also co-owned and operated Australia Zoo, founded by his parents in Beerwah, Queensland.
- Cate Blanchett
Born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1969, Cate Blanchett began her career in theatre, after graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1992. ... Cate's first high-profile, international role was lead in the 1998 movie Elizabeth, for which she won Best Actress awards at both the BAFTAs and Golden Globes, plus an Academy Award nomination.
- Nick Cave
Nicholas Edward Cave (born September 22, 1957) is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional actor. He is best known for his work in the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and his fascination with American music and its roots. He currently lives in Brighton & Hove in England.
- Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John AO OBE (born 26 September 1948) is a Grammy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated English-born Australian pop singer, songwriter and actress of Welsh and German descent. Her highly acclaimed vocal musical and acting talents made her a globally recognized name. Olivia Newton-John is also a small business entrepreneur and an avid activist in ecological or environmental issues.
- Rachael Taylor
Rachael Taylor (born July 11, 1984) is an Australian actress.
- David Hicks
David Matthew Hicks also known as Abu Muslim al-Austraili and Muhammed Dawood (born August 7, 1975) is an Australian citizen. After five years in legal limbo, he confessed in 2007 to a retroactive charge of "providing material support to terrorism." and was sentenced to 7 years jail, most of which was suspended.
- Peter Roebuck
Peter Michael Roebuck (born March 6, 1956, in Oxford, United Kingdom) is a former cricket player and is now a well-respected newspaper columnist and radio commentator. He was trained as a lawyer at Cambridge University, and was the captain of the English county side Somerset. He also captained an England one-day cricket team to defeat in Holland.
- Keith Urban
Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967, Australia), is an austrailian country music singer. Two of his albums, "Be Here" (2004) and "Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing" (2006) have reached the Top 10 on the "U.S. Billboard 200" albums chart & #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Album charts. He has scored seven number one songs in the United States to date and a total of fifteen top ten hits, …
- Greg Sheridan
Greg Sheridan is the most influential foreign affairs commentator in Australia. He has spent 30 years in the field. He knows Asia - its leaders and societies - intimately. He has had unparalleled access to the decision-makers in Asia and America and around the world.
- Tony Abbott
Anthony John "Tony" Abbott (born 4 November 1957), Australian politician, is the Minister for Health and Ageing in the Australian federal government and Leader of the House in the Federal Parliament. Since 1994, he has been the Member for Warringah, in New South Wales in the House of Representatives for the Liberal Party.
- Russell Crowe
Russell Ira Crowe (born April 7, 1964) is a New Zealand-Australian actor. Crowe is a recipient of an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in 2000's Gladiator.
- Adam Gilchrist
Adam Craig Gilchrist (born 14 November 1971 in Bellingen, New South Wales), nicknamed "Gilly" or "Church", is an Australian cricketer. He made his first-class debut in 1992, his first One-Day International appearance in 1996 and his Test debut in 1999. He has been Australia's vice-captain in both forms of the game since 2000, captaining the team when regular captains Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting were unavailable.
- Brett Lee
Brett Lee (born 8 November, 1976 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer.
- Bob Hawke
Robert James Lee (Bob) Hawke, AC (born 9 December 1929) is a former Australian trade union leader turned politician who became the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia. After a decade as president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, he entered politics at the 1980 elections and became Prime Minister within three years. He became by far the longest-serving and most electorally successful Labor Prime Minister, …
- Malcolm Turnbull
Malcolm Bligh Turnbull (born 24 October 1954), Australian politician, is the Federal Minister for Environment and Water Resources. He is a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Wentworth in Sydney's eastern suburbs since October 2004. He was a barrister, merchant banker, and leader of the Australian Republican Movement before entering parliamentary politics.
- Peter Lloyd
Peter Lloyd is the South Asia correspondent for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Based in New Delhi, Lloyd reports for the Australian national broadcaster across all national and international radio and television news and current affairs programs.
- Alan Jones
Alan Jones MBE (born November 2, 1946) is an Australian former Formula One racer. He was the first driver to win a Formula 1 championship with the Williams team.
- Paul Smith
Paul Smith (born 1968 in Sydney) is an Australian actor, most known for his role as the original Simon in the TV sitcom "Hey Dad...!", and as Steve in children's series "The Henderson Kids". His last major role was in the Australian television movie "The Private War of Lucinda Smith" in 1990. After disappearing from the acting scene, he moved to Hobart, and managed a computer company called DAP Computers.
- Alan Jones
Alan Belford Jones AO (born 13 April 1941 or 1943) is an Australian radio broadcaster and convicted criminal. He has had a parallel career as a rugby union and rugby league coach and administrator. Before this, he was a teacher at several all-boy private schools, and he later became a speech writer for politicians, including the then-Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser. Like his colleague and competitor John Laws, the popularity of Jones' program (a mixture of talkback, …
- Andrew Symonds
Andrew Symonds (born 9 June, 1975, Birmingham, England) is an Australian cricketer of West Indian heritage who moved to Australia with his parents, after they adopted him, when he was one year old. Symonds is a talented, powerful, right-handed batsman. He can also bowl off spin or medium pace, making him a good all-rounder. He is an exceptional fielder, with a report prepared by Cricinfo in late 2005 showing that since the 1999 Cricket World Cup, …