Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a former Labour then Independent Member of Parliament for Nelson, in the South Island of New Zeal

Is a former Labour then Independent Member of Parliament for Nelson, in the South Island of New Zealand.In March 1981 Mel Courtney announced that he had let his membership of the Labour Party lapse. Soon after, he withdrew from the Labour Party caucus and

Is a field hockey midfielder from New Zealand, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer

Is a field hockey midfielder from New Zealand, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she finished in sixth place with the Women's National Team. Orr made her international senior debut for the Black Sticks

Is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Smith made her full

Is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Smith made her full Football Ferns debut in a 0-3 loss to China on 14 November 2006, and represented New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China,where they

A contemporary Philippine-Australian writer and academic.in the Philippines province of Albay, Merli

A contemporary Philippine-Australian writer and academic.in the Philippines province of Albay, Merlinda Bobis attended Bicol University High School then completed her B.A. at Aquinas University in Legaspi City. She holds post-graduate degrees from the University of Santo Tomas and University of Wollongong, and now lives in Australia. Written in various genres in both Filipino and English, her work integrates elements of the traditional culture of the Philippines with modern immigrant experience.

Was an Australian artist active as a ceramicist, painter, and sculptor.Merric Boyd is credited as th

Was an Australian artist active as a ceramicist, painter, and sculptor.Merric Boyd is credited as the father of studio pottery in Australia; he is less well-known as a painter and sculptor. A member of the famous Boyd artistic dynasty, he was the brother of landscapist Penleigh Boyd, writer Martin Boyd, and painter Helen Read, and father of the painters Arthur Boyd and David Boyd (artist), and sculptor Guy Boyd; his daughter Mary Boyd married artist John Perceval and later Sydney Nolan.

An Australian comedy duo, best known for their typically Australian attitude and form of humour

An Australian comedy duo, best known for their typically Australian attitude and form of humour

An Australian pop music singer and songwriter. Her debut was in 1994 with the single, "Mouth", which

An Australian pop music singer and songwriter. Her debut was in 1994 with the single, "Mouth", which peaked at number-one for six consecutive weeks in Australia and became a top five hit in the United States.[1].Bainbridge started performing when she was at the age of nine and her first performance was at a carnival and her sisters persuaded her into entering, because the prize was free carnival tickets.[2] She came third and won twenty dollars worth of tickets.[2] After six years of performing in a variety of bands in Australia, and doing backup vocal work in exchange for studio time[3], Bainbridge began a solo career under the tutelage of producer Siew[4]. Bainbridge stated that she and Siew "really connected well, from a creative point. I liked the way he worked and I knew I had so much more to learn in that environment [and] that's how it started.

Is an Australian politician. He was the state Member of Parliament for the electorate of Lake Macqua

Is an Australian politician. He was the state Member of Parliament for the electorate of Lake Macquarie representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1991 and was the Shire President of the City of

Is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who won the bronze medal with the Men's National Te

Is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[citation needed] Four years earlier, when Rome, Italy hosted the Games, he made his Olympic debut.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1938.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1938.

A right-arm fast bowler, he represented Australia between 1985 and 1994 in 53 Test matches, taking 2

A right-arm fast bowler, he represented Australia between 1985 and 1994 in 53 Test matches, taking 212 wickets and scoring over 1000 runs. He played 33 One Day Internationals, taking 38 wickets. He took a hat trick in a Test against the West Indies at the WACA in 1988-89 and went on to take 8-87. In 1993 he took 31 wickets in the Ashes Series against England. He was a useful lower-order batsman, scoring two half-centuries in tests.

Is a former Australian pair skater who competed at the 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics in a pairing wi

Is a former Australian pair skater who competed at the 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics in a pairing with Jacqueline Mason. In 1956 they failed to take to the ice after Bower was injured. In 1960, they placed 12th out of 13 duos.

Was an Australian male tennis player. He was born in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales and turned profe

Was an Australian male tennis player. He was born in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales and turned professional in 1959. He is renowned for coaching the likes of Billie Jean King, Margaret Court, Brett Prentice, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Eleni Daniilidou, Nadi

Was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1947.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1947.

Was an Australian politician. Born in Broadford, Victoria, he was educated at Kingswood College in M

Was an Australian politician. Born in Broadford, Victoria, he was educated at Kingswood College in Melbourne before becoming a Commonwealth public servant. After serving in World War II 1941-46, he became a drapery and hardware merchant. In 1966, he was e

Is a former rugby league player. His position of preference was at Lock, although he was somewhat of

Is a former rugby league player. His position of preference was at Lock, although he was somewhat of a utility. Meti was also a competent goal scorer, being a left footed goal kicker.

Is a member of Parliament for the Green Party of New Zealand. She was first elected at number 8 on t

Is a member of Parliament for the Green Party of New Zealand. She was first elected at number 8 on the Greens' list in the 2002 election, and retained her place at number 6 on the Greens' list in the 2005 election. Currently she is ranked number 4 on the

Was a New Zealand professional wrestler, known by his ringname Lofty Blomfield, who was arguably the

Was a New Zealand professional wrestler, known by his ringname Lofty Blomfield, who was arguably the country's most popular wrestler during the 1930s and 40s. He competed primarily for promoter Walter Miller and the Dominion Wrestling Union for nearly 20

An Australian singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She shot to fame with her 2003 album Cold Water and

An Australian singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She shot to fame with her 2003 album Cold Water and her subsequent follow-up album, Parking Lots, which won "Best Blues & Roots album" at the 2005 ARIA Awards.When queried by the Sydney Morning Herald on how she went from a settled family life, in the Victorian beachside resort town of Torquay to playing and singing blues and roots music she responded by saying:

Is an Australian slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. She finished 14th in the K-1 event at

Is an Australian slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. She finished 14th in the K-1 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Is an Australian politician.In 2008, she was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council a

Is an Australian politician.In 2008, she was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council as a National Party member, representing Agricultural Region. Her term commenced on 22 May 2009.

(born on December 25, 1966) is a female touring professional golfer

(born on December 25, 1966) is a female touring professional golfer

Is a female basketball player for New Zealand. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games she won a silver medal

Is a female basketball player for New Zealand. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games she won a silver medal as part of the Tall Ferns New Zealand women's basketball team.

He has been a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since February 2001. He re

He has been a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since February 2001. He represented the electorate of Collie from 2001 to 2005 and has represented the electorate of Collie-Preston since an electoral redistribution in 2005.

Is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is currently coachin

Is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is currently coaching English Super League club Bradford Bulls. Potter played in the Australian club competition for the Canterbury Bulldogs, St. George Dragons and Western Re