List of La Trobe University people
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La Trobe University has had numerous notable alumni and staff.
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[edit] Staff
[edit] Current
[edit] Politics
- Robert Manne - One of Australia's foremost academics/public intellectuals
- Dennis Altman - One of Australia's most prominent academics
- Judith Brett - Prominent academic in the field of politics
- Joseph Camilleri - One of Australia's most prominent academics in the field of International Relations
[edit] Sociology
- John Carroll - Prominent academic in the field of sociology. Public intellectual
- Peter Beilharz - Public intellectual
[edit] Law
- Mike Moore - Former Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and former Prime Minister of New Zealand
[edit] Philosophy
- Peter Singer - world renowned philosopher and ethicist
[edit] English
[edit] History
- Marilyn Lake - Internationally recognised historian
- John Hirst
[edit] Cinema & Media Studies
- John Flaus - film academic and theorist, actor
- Ryhs L Issac - Pulitzer Prize winner
- Lawrie Zion
[edit] Biochemistry
- Bruce Stone - cereal scientist
- David Vaux - internationally acclaimed cell biology researcher
[edit] Past
- Andrew Robb (also former La Trobe student) - Current Federal Liberal MP, former Liberal Party treasurer
- Petro Georgiou - Federal Liberal MP
- Burkhard Dallwitz - Composer, Golden Globe winner
- Peter Höj - CEO of the Australian Research Council
- James McConvill- prominent legal academic, who at only 29 years of age, is one of the most well-known lawyers in Australia.
[edit] Alumni
Some notable alumini are:
- John Silvester, crime writer, prominent Age journalist
- Andrew Demetriou, AFL CEO
- Don Watson, Author, academic, political commentator, former speechwriter to Paul Keating
- Bill Kelty, former ACTU secretary, union official, AFL Commissioner, Union icon
- Andrew Robb, Federal MP, Parliamentary secretary, Former Liberal Treasurer
- David Morgan, Westpac CEO, former Treasury official
- Mary Delahunty, Victorian MP, former minister, former ABC TV presenter
- Phil Cleary, Former Federal Independent MP, Author, social activist, political and sports commentator, former VFL Footballer, ABC Presenter
- Sharman Stone, Federal MP, Minister
- Susan Ley, Federal MP
- Michael Danby, Federal MP
- Theo Theophanous, Victorian Government Minister
- Corinne Grant, TV Personality, comedian, actor
- Virginia Trioli, ABC Presenter,journalist, author, political commentator
- Neil O'Keefe, Former Federal Government minister, political commentator
- Jacinta Allan, Victorian Government Minister
- Garry Weaven, Founder of Industry Funds Services, superannuation pioneer
- Christian Zahra, Former Federal Opposition frontbencher
- Tony Sheean, Former Treasurer
- Jacinta Collins, Federal Senator
- John Flaus, Film script writer, social activist, film critic, social commentator
- John Safran
- Maureen Wheeler, Founder of Lonely Planet
- Jane Gazzo, BBC presenter, personality
- Helen Buckingham, MP
- Ian Watt, Secretary of the Commonwealth Department of Finance, former Treasury and cabinet official, former diplomat
- Terry Moran, Head of the Premiers Department, Head of the Public Service
- Dr Margaret Brumby, General Manager of Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
- Morag Fraser, Prominent Academic, social commentator, journalist
- Geoff Raby Foreign Affairs secretary, Australia's most senior Trade official, World Trade Organisation negotiator
- Tim Ross, TV and Radio Personality, Comedian (Merrick and Rosso)
- Naomi Robson, National TV Presenter, Journalist
- John Ilhan.
- Nathan Ernest, Creator of the mini series cartoon "The College".
- Fran Kelly, ABC Presenter, journalist
- Samuel Johnson (actor), Actor