Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is an Australian politician. She has been member of the Australian House of Representatives since No

Is an Australian politician. She has been member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2001, representing the Division of Calwell, Victoria for the Australian Labor Party. She is a member of its Socialist Left faction, loyal to Senator Kim Carr.

Is a former Australian field hockey player. Bell played in 50 international matches for Australia.Sh

Is a former Australian field hockey player. Bell played in 50 international matches for Australia.She captained the Australian team 10 times to 1983, including the Hockey World Cup before temporarily retiring to prepare for the birth of her daughter. Afte

A New Zealand politician, was a Labour Member of Parliament from 1996 to 2008. She was initially a l

A New Zealand politician, was a Labour Member of Parliament from 1996 to 2008. She was initially a list MP and then (from 1999) represented the Wellington Central electorate. She served as one of two Assistant Speakers of the House of Representatives.

Is an Australian association footballer currently playing for Australian W-League team Perth Glory.

Is an Australian association footballer currently playing for Australian W-League team Perth Glory.

Was a soprano opera singer. She was born in Germany.In October 1939 she immigrated to Sydney, New So

Was a soprano opera singer. She was born in Germany.In October 1939 she immigrated to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Is the current Governor of New South Wales and Chancellor of the University of Sydney

Is the current Governor of New South Wales and Chancellor of the University of Sydney

Is known as a committed conservationist, the first practicing female solicitor in New South Wales, m

Is known as a committed conservationist, the first practicing female solicitor in New South Wales, mountaineer, explorer and avid bushwalker, feminist, author and an original member of the Buddhist Society in New South Wales. She was also a travel and non-fiction writer.

Was an Australian politician. She was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from

Was an Australian politician. She was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1978 to 1988.In 1978, Fisher was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council as a Labor member. She served until 1988. She died in 2008 at Lismore.

Was an Australian operatic soprano.Marie Collier was born in Ballarat, Victoria. She first came to p

Was an Australian operatic soprano.Marie Collier was born in Ballarat, Victoria. She first came to prominence in 1952 singing the role of Santuzza in Cavalleria rusticana for the National Theatre Opera company in Melbourne. However she became a household name in Australia in 1953-4 performing Magda Sorel in The Consul, for a total of seventy-five performances in Melbourne, Sydney and regional areas.

Is a former Australian politician.In 1984, she was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Coun

Is a former Australian politician.In 1984, she was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council for the Call to Australia Group, which was led by Fred Nile. Her appointment was the result of the resignation, due to ill health, of fellow party memb

An Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the e

An Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Peats for the Australian Labor Party between 1995 and 2007 and then the electorate of Gosford since 2007.Prior to entering politics, Andrews w

Is an Australian swimmer who is the world record holder in the 50 metres butterfly short course. She

Is an Australian swimmer who is the world record holder in the 50 metres butterfly short course. She clocked 24.99 seconds.

Is a professional Australian tennis player. Mirkovic's highest WTA singles ranking is 276, which she

Is a professional Australian tennis player. Mirkovic's highest WTA singles ranking is 276, which she reached on July 6, 2009. Her career high in doubles was at 666 set at February 18, 2008.

Is an Australian association footballer currently playing for Australian W-League team Adelaide Unit

Is an Australian association footballer currently playing for Australian W-League team Adelaide United.

Is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria

Is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria

Is a New Zealand feminist, an activist for "female human rights", an author and an academic. She hol

Is a New Zealand feminist, an activist for "female human rights", an author and an academic. She holds a Ph.D. in political economy. A member of the conservative National Party, she became at 22 the youngest member of the New Zealand Parliament in 1975, f

Is a professional tennis player from New Zealand. She was born in Split, Croatia, then Yugoslavia. S

Is a professional tennis player from New Zealand. She was born in Split, Croatia, then Yugoslavia. She emigrated to Auckland, New Zealand in 1994 as a 6 year old with her family. Her career high WTA singles ranking is World No. 49, achieved on July 7, 2008. Her career high WTA doubles ranking is World No. 43, achieved on October 27, 2008.

An Australian singer and actress.When she was a young child her parents returned to Australia and sh

An Australian singer and actress.When she was a young child her parents returned to Australia and she grew up in Melbourne, attending Syndal South Primary School and Korowa Anglican Girls' School. She began to take singing lessons at the age of twelve and also learnt piano, flute and guitar.While studying for a Bachelor of Music at the University of Melbourne in 1983, she auditioned for the Victoria State Opera production of The Pirates of Penzance; she was accepted and cast as "Mabel", launching her career in musical theatre.

Is a professional Australian tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is No. 144, which he rea

Is a professional Australian tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is No. 144, which he reached on October 25, 2010. His career high ranking in doubles was No. 541, set on September 28, 2009. From the age of 13 Marinko trained under Jay Salter at

Born in Leigh Creek, South Australia, Andreacchio graduated from Flinders University with a degree i

Born in Leigh Creek, South Australia, Andreacchio graduated from Flinders University with a degree in Psychology (after originally going to University to study Experimental Physics), and then was selected to study at the Australian Film & Television School to train as a film director. He has directed seven cinema feature films, made a series of television specials, two telemovies, three children's mini-series and a variety of documentaries. In 1988, he won an International Emmy Award for Captain Johnno.

Is an Australian association footballer currently playing for Brisbane Roar on a short-term injury r

Is an Australian association footballer currently playing for Brisbane Roar on a short-term injury replacement contract.Karlovic commenced his football career at Adelaide City Force however he has spent the majority of his football career playing in Italy

A contemporary Australian artist based in Sydney. While originally trained as a painter, she also wo

A contemporary Australian artist based in Sydney. While originally trained as a painter, she also works in other media such as installation and mixed media. During the 1970s Borgelt trained at the South Australian School of Arts, the Torrens College of Advanced Education and the New York Studio School.In her work Anima/Animus: Splitting Into One No. III, there is a reference to a Jungian theory of the archetypes[1]. What is noticeable in these works is the presence of the circle shape. This shape often occurs in Borgelt’s oeuvre. While various shapes have different significance for Borgelt, the circle, as she states,“ […] embraces to me the most, and the oval too to a certain degree, but the circle seems to represent to me ‘totality.’ Because the circle is […] a contained thing without […] any tension.” [2].

Known as Ellis Rowan was an Australian naturalist and well known illustrator.Marion, the daughter of

Known as Ellis Rowan was an Australian naturalist and well known illustrator.Marion, the daughter of Charles and Marian Ryan, was born at Killam, one of her father's stations in Victoria. She was educated at Miss Murphy's private school in Melbourne, and in 1873 married Captain Charles Rowan, who had fought in the New Zealand wars. Her husband was interested in botany and he encouraged her to paint wild flowers. She had had no training but working conscientiously and carefully in water-colour; her work is noted for being botanically informative as well as artistic. Rowan returned to Melbourne in 1877, and for many years travelled in Australia painting the flora of the country, at times in the company of her painting companion, Margaret Forrest. She published in 1898 A Flower-Hunter in Queensland and New Zealand, largely based on letters to her husband and friends.

A contemporary Australian novelist and academic.New South Wales,[1] Campbell earned a BA in French L

A contemporary Australian novelist and academic.New South Wales,[1] Campbell earned a BA in French Literature studying first at the University of New South Wales and completing her degree at the University of Western Australia.[2] She then pursued post-graduate study at Aix en Provence, writing a dissertation on the work of Stéphane Mallarmé.Campbell's novels explore professional and personal relationships between women and literary theoretical concerns, often in a non-standard 'experimental' writing style. In addition to novels her work includes short fiction, poetry, and essays and reviews for journals. For the stage, Campbell has written the musical theatre piece Dr Memory in the Dream House which was first performed in 1990 and an adaption of Not Being Miriam entitled Ariadne's Understudies in 1991.

An Australian writer and novelist. She was born and educated in Newcastle, New South Wales, and work

An Australian writer and novelist. She was born and educated in Newcastle, New South Wales, and worked as a school teacher and journalist before publishing her first short stories. Halligan has served as chairperson of the Literature Board of the Australia Council and the Australian National Word Festival. She currently lives in Canberra.For a number of years she was a member of a group of women writers based in Canberra known as the "Canberra Seven" or "Seven Writers". The group began with three members in 1980, growing to seven by 1984. In addition to Marion Halligan, they were Dorothy Johnston, Margaret Barbalet, Sara Dowse, Suzanne Edgar, Marian Eldridge and Dorothy Horsfield. The group essentially disbanded after Marian Eldridge's death in 1997. However, before that they met regularly to critique each other's work, and published a book of short stories called Canberra Tales in 1988.[1