Jane Campion (born Elizabeth Jane Campion,]30 April 1954) is a New Zealand screenwriter, producer, and director based in Australia. Campion is the second of four women ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and is also the first female filmmaker in history to receive the Palme d'Or for...
Rachel Perkins is a film and television director, film and television producer and writer who has contributed extensively to the development of indigenous filmmakers in Australia and, more broadly, the Australian film industry. In addition to her experience as an executive producer for both the ABC and SBS, Ms Perkins...
Margaret Hannah Olley AC (24 June 1923 – 26 July 2011) was an Australian painter and was the subject of more than 90 solo exhibitions. She is noted for her colourful still life paintings and intimate interiors.
Not easily swayed by changing fashions and movements of the art world, Olley chose...
Leunig, a fifth generation Australian, was born in East Melbourne, Victoria, grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray and went to Maribyrnong High School before entering an arts degree at Monash University. His first cartoons appeared in the Monash University student newspaper, Lot's Wife, in the late 1960s. He...
Natasha Jessica Stott Despoja AM (born 9 September 1969) is an Australian former politician and former leader of the Australian Democrats. She was a Democrats senator for South Australia from 1995 to 2008. Appointed to the Senate at the age of 26, she was the youngest woman ever to become...
Professor Ian Brighthope graduated in Agricultural Science in 1965. For the next three years he was involved in teaching and research. His research interests were in the fields of agriculture and veterinary nutrition, including the nutritional health of cattle, horses, sheep, dogs, pigs and poultry. His involvement in the...
Ian James Gawler (born 25 February 1950) is an Australian author and a prominent advocate for the therapeutic application of mind-body medicine and meditation. In 1987, Gawler was awarded an Order of Australia (OAM) for his contributions to the community.
Gawler was born in 1950 to Alan Gawler, an engineer, and...
Petrea King N.D., D.R.M., D.B.M., Dip.Cl.Hyp., I.Y.T.A. Petrea King is Founding Director and CEO of the Quest for Life Foundation, which she established in 1989. She is a well-known author, inspirational keynote speaker, teacher and facilitator. She is also qualified as a naturopath, herbalist, clinical hypnotherapist, yoga and meditation teacher.
In...
Christine Anu was born in Cairns, Queensland to a Torres Strait Islander mother from Saibai. Christine is arguably one of Australia’s most successful indigenous performers and most popular recording artistes, a statement which is backed by an award-winning repertoire which includes music, theatre, dance, film, television and children’s entertainment.
Anu began...
Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor and film producer. He is one of the few people who have won the “Triple Crown of Acting”: an Academy Award, a Tony Award and an Emmy Award. He is also the foundation President of the Australian Academy of...
