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[1] - Prominent academic in the field of sociology. Public intellectual
- Peter Beilharz - Public intellectual
[edit] Economics and Finance
- Dr Don Brash - Former Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and former New Zealand Opposition Leader.
[edit] Law
- Mike Moore - Former Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and former Prime Minister of New Zealand
- Chris Field - West Australian Ombudsman (also former La Trobe Law student)
- Jianfu Chen
- Spencer Zifcak
- Randy Peerenboom
- Jill Murray
[edit] Philosophy
- Peter Singer - world renowned philosopher and ethicist
- Agnes Heller - world renowned philosopher
[edit] English
[edit] History
- Marilyn Lake - Internationally recognised historian
- John Hirst
[edit] Cinema & Media Studies
- John Flaus - film academic and theorist, actor
- Rhys L Isaac - Pulitzer Prize winner
- Lawrie Zion
- Terrie Waddell
[edit] Biochemistry
- Bruce Stone - cereal scientist
- David Vaux - internationally acclaimed cell biology researcher
- Daniel Tillett - Genomics and DNA sequencing 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
- Gerard Henderson
[edit] Administrative
- Fran Kelly - Journalist, ABC Presenter
[edit] Alumni
Some notable alumni 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, BHP Billiton Director
- Tim Flannery, Well known biologist, author and prominent commentator on global warming, 2007 Australian of the Year
- Neil J. Gunther Australian/American physicist and computer scientist
- Brian Loughnane, Federal Director of the Liberal Party of Australia
- 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
- Sussan Ley, 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
- Rob Hunt, CEO Bendigo Bank
- Ahmed Fahour, CEO National Australia Bank
- Carlo Montagner, Bioscientist
- Garry Weaven, Founder of Industry Funds Services, superannuation pioneer
- Christian Zahra, Former Federal Opposition frontbencher
- Tony Sheean, Former Treasurer, deputy opposition leader
- Martin Dixon, Victorian MP, opposition frontbencher
- Jacinta Collins, Federal Senator
- Maureen Wheeler, Founder of Lonely Planet
- Helen Buckingham, MP
- Ian Watt, Secretary of the Commonwealth Department of Finance, former Treasury and cabinet official, former diplomat
- Terry Moran, Head of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Head of the Federal Public Service
- Geoff Walsh, Former ALP National Secretary, UN official and delegate, adviser to Prime Ministers Bob Hawke and Paul Keating, Consul General to Hong Kong, Age and AFR journalist
- 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 and the Australian ambassador to China.
- Lindsay Falvey
- Chris Field -West Australian Ombudsman, former Chairman of the Australian Consumers Association (CHOICE)
- John Ilhan
- Michael Danby, Federal Labor MP
- John Flaus, film maker, writter, social activist
- Leonard French, artist
- Jennifer Keyte, journalist, TV news presenter
- Naomi Robson, journalist, presenter
- Jane Gazzo, BBC presenter
- Tim Ross, TV and Radio Personality, Comedian (Merrick and Rosso)
- Wendy Hughes, well known actor
- Linda Beilharz, Adventurer
- Fran Bailey, Federal Liberal MP, former federal governmenr minister
- Judith Kinnear, Vice Chancellor, Massey University, NZ
- Martyn Dunne, CEO, NZ Customs
- Adrian Collette, CEO, Opera Australia
- Scott Pape, The Barefoot Investor
- Tricia Caswell, CEO, Victorian Association of Forest Industries
- Linzi Wilson-Wilde, forensic scientist
- Geoff Love, Australian Director of Meteoroogy
- Tim Matthews, Paralympian
- Matthew Guy, Liberal MP
[edit] Current Students
- Rebecca Twigley - Model
- Angus Monfries - AFL Player, Essendon
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