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Is an Australian politician and member of the Australian Labor Party. He was elected to the Australi

Is an Australian politician and member of the Australian Labor Party. He was elected to the Australian Senate representing South Australia at the 2010 federal election.

He is one of only two bowlers to have bowled consecutive overs in a Test innings; this occurred on 2

He is one of only two bowlers to have bowled consecutive overs in a Test innings; this occurred on 28 March 1951, the fourth day of the Wellington Test, on either side of the tea interval. The other recorded instance of this violation of the Laws of cricket in a Test match was in 1921, the bowler being Warwick Armstrong.

An Australian novelist. Born in London, England, he migrated to Australia at the age of 16. After wo

An Australian novelist. Born in London, England, he migrated to Australia at the age of 16. After working and travelling he graduated from the University of Melbourne in English and History in 1965. He was co-founder of the Anthill Theatre and a founding member of the Melbourne Writers' Theatre.[1]

Australian politician

Australian politician

A leading Australian architect working in the Late 20th Century Modern style.Alex Popov was born in

A leading Australian architect working in the Late 20th Century Modern style.Alex Popov was born in Shanghai of Russian parents and moved to Sydney aged twelve. He was educated at Newington College (1958-1960)[1] and the University of Sydney before studying further in Denmark. Popov graduated in architecture from the Royal Danish Academy of Art in 1971 and then worked with Henning Larsen and Jørn Utzon. He returned to Australia in 1983 and established Alex Popov Architects Pty Ltd (now known as Alex Popov & Associates). The practice has been successful in a number of design competitions and has received numerous major awards from the Royal Australian Institute of Architects including several Wilkinson Awards and the Robin Boyd Award.

In 1962 Jock Sturrock was Australian of the Year, Australian Yachtsman of the Year, and Australian S

In 1962 Jock Sturrock was Australian of the Year, Australian Yachtsman of the Year, and Australian Sportsperson of the Year (the Lindy Trophy). In 1975 he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to yachting.. And in 19

Was an Australian politician. He was born in Launceston. In 1914 he was elected to the Tasmanian Hou

Was an Australian politician. He was born in Launceston. In 1914 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Liberal member for Bass. He became a Nationalist in 1917 and was Chair of Committees from 1922. Marshall was defeated in 1925. He died

Was an Australian entomologist mainly interested in butterflies.Scott was elected to the new Legisla

Was an Australian entomologist mainly interested in butterflies.Scott was elected to the new Legislative Assembly, representing Northumberland and Hunter from 1856 to 1859, Northumberland 1858 to 1859 and Lower Hunter from 1860 to 1861. He supported the s

Is an Australian football (soccer) player. He is currently the captain of the Central Coast Mariners

Is an Australian football (soccer) player. He is currently the captain of the Central Coast Mariners. Alexander's bright career began in Epping Boys' High School where he showed excellent talent on the field as a sportsman and off the field in his sportsm

S an Association football player from New Zealand who is currently a member of FC Gold Pride in the

S an Association football player from New Zealand who is currently a member of FC Gold Pride in the Women's Professional Soccer league. Riley is a member of the New Zealand women's national football team. She captained the Stanford soccer team to two NCAA

Is a New Zealander figure skater. In her ISU Junior Grand Prix debut at the Croatia Cup, she placed

Is a New Zealander figure skater. In her ISU Junior Grand Prix debut at the Croatia Cup, she placed 7th with a score of 115.17 points. At the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, Rout finished 22nd overall. She became the fir

Is an athlete from Australia who competes in archery.

Is an athlete from Australia who competes in archery.

Is an Australian diver and gymnast who is a dual Olympic representative. She represented Australia a

Is an Australian diver and gymnast who is a dual Olympic representative. She represented Australia as a gymnast at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and after a strong performance at the 2008 Australian national Diving Championships, she was selected for Australia's diving team for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

An Australian actress who came to prominence with parts in two major soap operas of the 1980s: Angel

An Australian actress who came to prominence with parts in two major soap operas of the 1980s: Angela Hamilton in Sons and Daughters and Zoë Davis in Neighbours.[1]. Fowler is also known for her role in the 1990's Australian TV series Big Sky alongside actor Gary Sweet.On 24 August 2001 she appeared on the Australian-American science fiction series Farscape in the episode "Fractures" as the voice of Orrhn. Since 15 November 2005 she has also had a recurring role on the Australian drama series All Saints. She was one of four female vocalists in the 1980s Australian band, Chantoozies.[2]

She is an Australia cricketer who has played for the Otago Sparks in the State League and is vice-ca

She is an Australia cricketer who has played for the Otago Sparks in the State League and is vice-captain of her state team, the New South Wales Breakers. She is the twin sister of Kate Blackwell. She played in the World Cups of 2005 (Champions) and 2009

Is a football (soccer) player who represents New Zealand at international level . She captained the

Is a football (soccer) player who represents New Zealand at international level . She captained the Stanford Soccer team to two NCAA semi-finals and one final and is currently a member of FC Gold Pride in the Women's Professional Soccer league.

Is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level and plays for Pali

Is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level and plays for Pali Blues in the W-League.

Is an Australian professional racing cyclist. She is currently a member of Team Webcor Builders.On 1

Is an Australian professional racing cyclist. She is currently a member of Team Webcor Builders.On 18 July 2005, Alexis suffered major trauma in an accident involving a car near Zeulenroda, Germany. This accident resulted in the death of her team-mate, Am

Is an Indigenous Australian writer

Is an Indigenous Australian writer

Was an Australian cyclist who won more than 400 races on three continents, including 15 six-day race

Was an Australian cyclist who won more than 400 races on three continents, including 15 six-day races. He set world records from two-thirds of a mile to 50 miles, and the record for the distance ridden in a six-day race.[

Was an Austrian geographer and travel writer who made several trips to the deserts of Iran, during 1

Was an Austrian geographer and travel writer who made several trips to the deserts of Iran, during 1927-8, 1933, and 1937. Gabriel wrote five books about his trips and findings. His book Durch Persiens Wüsten (1935) is translated into Persian.

Was a boxer from New Zealand, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amst

Was a boxer from New Zealand, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Was an Australian rules footballer who played for Norwood in the South Australian Football Associati

Was an Australian rules footballer who played for Norwood in the South Australian Football Association (SAFA) during the 19th century. He also played a couple of first-class cricket matches with South Australia. He had started his career at Albert Park and then crossed to Carlton. After playing in Carlton's 1877 VFA premiership side, Waldron was convinced by a friend to go to Norwood and he joined them for their second season in the SAFA. He also captained South Australia in three inter colonial games and played in three others. When the South Australian Football Hall of Fame was opened to inductees in 2002, Waldron was one of the first added and the oldest. His two first-class cricket matches were played almost five years apart, in the 1881/82 and 1887/88 summers. Waldron failed with the bat in both but took 3 for 18 against Victoria at the Adelaide Oval in what was the only innings he bowled in. One of those wickets was Test cricketer Tup Scott.

Was an Austrian medical doctor, psychologist and founder of the school of Individual Psychology. In

Was an Austrian medical doctor, psychologist and founder of the school of Individual Psychology. In collaboration with Sigmund Freud and a small group of Freud's colleagues, Adler was among the co-founders of the psychoanalytic movement. He was the first major figure to break away from psychoanalysis to form an independent school of psychotherapy and personality theory. This was after Freud decided Adler's ideas were too threatening to his own efforts to tolerate coexistence and issued an ultimatum to all members of the psychoanalytic society (which he shepherded) to drop Adler or be expelled (Makari, 2008). Following this split, Adler would come to have an enormous,

Was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he was a company director, and served in the military

Was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he was a company director, and served in the military 1942-45. A member of Blacktown City Council, he was the mayor from 1961–65 and 1968-71. In 1972, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives