List of Macquarie University people
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This is a list of Macquarie University people.
Academia and science
| Name | Macquarie University qualifications or faculty role | Notability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janine Deakin | BSc (Honours), PhD in Biology | Australian geneticist and a professor at the University of Canberra | [1] |
Business
| Name | Macquarie University qualifications or faculty role | Notability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Adler | Australian businessman and former HIH director | [2] | |
| Matt Barrie | MAppFin | Australian businessman | [2] |
| Peter Bush | BA | Australian businessman, Chairman of Pacific Brands and a director of Insurance Australia Group, former CEO of McDonald's Australia and former Chair of Nine Entertainment | [2] |
| Greg Coffey | BEcon | Australian hedge fund manager | [2] |
| David Leckie | Australian businessman and former CEO of Seven West Media | [2] | |
| Catherine Livingstone | BA (Hons) | Australian businesswoman and President of the Business Council of Australia, the Chairwoman of Telstra and a Director of Macquarie Group and Worley | [2] |
| David Murray | MBA | Australian businessman, former CEO of the Commonwealth Bank and Chairman of the Future Fund Board of Guardians | [2] |
| Napoleon Perdis | Australian makeup artist and businessman | [2] | |
| Stephen Ting | BEcon | Hong Kong businessman and CEO of Next Media | [2] |
Government and politics
Australia
- Peter Andren, Australian politician, former Member for Calare in the Australian House of Representatives
- Kerry Bartlett, Australian politician, former Member for Macquarie in the Australian House of Representatives
- Meredith Burgmann, Australian politician, former President of the New South Wales Legislative Council
- Sam Dastyari, Australian politician, former Senator representing New South Wales[3]
- Peter Debnam, Australian politician, former NSW Leader of the Opposition and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Vaucluse
- Victor Dominello, Australian politician, Minister in the O'Farrell, Baird, Berejiklian and Perrottet ministries
- Trish Doyle, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the electorate of Blue Mountains
- Harry Edwards, Australian politician and economist
- John Faulkner, Australian politician, former Senator representing New South Wales[3]
- John Hewson AM, Australian politician and former leader of the Liberal Party of Australia[4]
- Stephen Jones, Australian politician, Minister in the Albanese government[3]
- Mike Kelly AM, Australian politician, Minister in the Gillard and Rudd governments
- David Leyonhjelm, Australian politician, former Senator representing New South Wales[3]
- Jann McFarlane, Australian politician, former Member for Stirling in the Australian House of Representatives
- Sally McManus, Australian union leader, Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions
- Tania Mihailuk, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Council and former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- Rev. Fred Nile, Australian politician, former member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
- Rob Oakeshott, Australian politician, former Member for Lyne in the Australian House of Representatives
- Jamie Parker, Australian politician, former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Balmain
- Tanya Plibersek, Australian politician, Minister in the Rudd, Gillard and Albanese governments[3]
- Steven Pringle, former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- Eric Roozendaal, Australian politician, Minister in the Iemma, Rees, and Keneally ministries
- Janelle Saffin, Australian politician, Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and former Member for Page in the Australian House of Representatives
- Carl Scully, Australian politician, Minister in the Carr government
- Helen Sham-Ho OAM, Australian politician, former Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
- Lisa Singh, Australian politician, former Senator representing Tasmania[3]
- Jim Soorley, Australian politician, former Lord Mayor of Brisbane[2]
- Karin Sowada, Australian politician, former Senator representing New South Wales[2]
- Rob Stokes, Australian politician, Minister in the O'Farrell, Baird, Berejiklian and Perrottet ministries
International
| Name | Macquarie University qualifications or faculty role | Notability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maliina Abelsen | MPol, AppSocRes | Greenlandic politician, Finance minister of Greenland | [2] |
| Patricia Holmes | Australian diplomat, former Australian Ambassador to Argentina | [2] | |
| Martin Indyk | American academic and former diplomat, United States Ambassador to Israel | ||
| Freddie Pitcher | Nauruan politician, former President of Nauru | ||
| David Stuart | Australian diplomat, former Australian Ambassador to Austria | [2] | |
| Harini Amarasuriya | MA in Applied and Development Anthropology | Sri Lankan politician, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | |
| Rose Mwebaza | PhD, Environment and Natural Resource Governance | Uganda lawyer |
Other
- Peter Anderson, Australian former police minister and former Director of the Centre for Policing[2]
- John Avery, Australian Chief Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force[2]
- Alison Broinowski, Australian academic, journalist, writer and former Australian public servant[5]
- John Connor, Australian chief executive of Climate Institute of Australia[2]
- Kathryn Greiner, Australian politician, alderman of the City of Sydney[2]
- Frank Howarth, Australian public servant; former Director of the Australian Museum[2]
- Greg Lindsay, Australian founder and executive director of the Centre for Independent Studies[2]
- Judy Mundey, Australian feminist and activist[2]
- Cameron Murphy AM, Australian civil libertarian[2]
- Christine Nixon, Australian former Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police and Chair, Monash College and Deputy Chancellor, Monash University[2]
- Kathryn Paterson, Australian New Zealand public servant[2]
- Andrew Scipione, Australian Chief Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force[2]
- Patricia Scott, Australian public servant[2]
- Jeannette Young, Australian medical doctor and Chief Health Officer of Queensland
Arts
| Name | Macquarie University qualifications or faculty role | Notability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemary Blight | Australian film producer | [2] | |
| Murray Cook | Australian musician, founding member of The Wiggles | [2] | |
| Nevill Drury | MA (Hons) | Australian writer | [2] |
| Anthony Field | Australian musician, founding member of The Wiggles | [2] | |
| Adam Hills | Australian comedian | [2] | |
| Linda Klarfeld | Czech Australian sculptor | [2] | |
| Chris Lilley | BA | Australian comedian | [2] |
| Jennifer Maiden | Australian poet | [2] | |
| Greg Page | Australian musician, founding member of The Wiggles | [2] | |
- Thea Astley AO, Australian writer, four time Miles Franklin Award winner[6]
- Boey Kim Cheng, Singapore-born Australian poet[7]
- Timothy Hawkes OAM, Australian educator and writer, headmaster of The King's School, Parramatta[2]
- Paul Kraus, Australian writer[2]
- Jeni Mawter, Australian writer[2]
- Liane Moriarty, Australian writer
- Şahînê Bekirê Soreklî, Kurdish writer[2]
- Kimberley Starr, Australian writer[2]
- Les Wicks, Australian poet[2]
Media
| Name | Macquarie University qualifications or faculty role | Notability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachael Carpani | Australian film actress, television actress | [2] | |
| Sophie Falkiner | Australian television presenter | [2] | |
| Yalda Hakim | Australian television presenter and news presenter | [2] | |
| Margaret Pomeranz | Australian film critic | [2] | |
- Jane Caro, Australian writer[2]
- Anja Coleby, Australian model, television actress, television producer[2]
- Miranda Devine, Australian journalist[2]
- Michael Duffy, Australian journalist, writer, radio presenter[2]
- Martin Flood, Australian quiz show contestant, top prize winner on Australia's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?[2]
- Kate Forsyth, Australian writer and journalist[2]
- Hugh Mackay AO, Australian journalist, novelist, psychologist and sociologist[2]
- Robert Ovadia, Australian journalist and television presenter[2]
- Peter Overton, Australian journalist and television presenter[2]
- Hugh Riminton, Australian journalist and television presenter[2]
- Magdalena Roze, Australian meteorologist and television presenter[2]
- Shane Smith, Australian-Canadian film festival programmer and television producer[8]
- Keith Windschuttle, Australian historian and writer, editor of Quadrant[2]
- Irfan Yusuf, Australian social commentator and writer[9]
Law
- Lloyd Babb SC, Australian barrister and NSW Director of Public Prosecutions[2]
- Jayne Jagot, Australian judge, Judge of the Federal Court of Australia[2]
- Lindy Jenkins, Australian judge, Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia[2]
- Brian Preston SC, Australian judge, Chief Justice of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales[2]
Religion
- Paul Barnett, Australian Anglican bishop, historian and biblical scholar[2]
- Graham Joseph Hill, academic at the University of Divinity[10]
- Tony Nichols, Australian Anglican bishop[2]
Sport
- Grant Brits, Australian swimmer[2]
- Christine Jensen Burke, Australian-New Zealand mountain climber[2]
- Liz Ellis, Australian netball player, former captain of Australian netball team
- Rachael Gunn, Australian Olympian and academic
- Patrik Hefti, Liechtenstein association football player[2]
- Lauren Jackson, Australian basketball player
- Holly Lincoln-Smith, Australian water polo player[2]
- Joel Milburn, Australian athlete[2]
- Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer (attended)[2]
- Tom Trbojevic, rugby league player, currently playing for Manly Sea Eagles
- Melissa Wu, Australian diver
Administration
Chancellor
| Order | Chancellor | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Garfield Barwick AK, GCMG, QC | 1967–1978 | [4] |
| 2 | Percy Partridge AC | 1978–1984 | [4] |
| 3 | Michael Kirby AC, CMG | 1984–1993 | [11][4] |
| 4 | Tim Besley AC | 1994–2001 | [4] |
| 5 | Maurice Newman AC | 2002–2008 | [12][4][13] |
| 6 | Michael Egan AO | 2008–2019 | [4] |
| 7 | Martin Parkinson AC, PSM | 2019–present |
Deputy Chancellor
| Order | Name | Title | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lincoln AM | Deputy Chancellor | 1976–2000 | [4] |
| Emeritus Deputy Chancellor | 2000–2011 |
Vice-Chancellors
| Order | Chancellor | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Mitchell | 1965–1975 | |
| 2 | Edwin Webb | 1976–1986 | |
| 3 | Dianne Yerbury AO | 1987–2006 | [4] |
| 4 | Steven Schwartz AM | 2006–2012 | [4] |
| 5 | S Bruce Dowton | 2012–present | [14][15] |
Other faculty
Notable past and current faculty members include:
- Wally Abraham, Australian architect and town planner[16]
- Deidre Anderson, Australian sports psychologist and Deputy Vice-Chancellor[17]
- Joan Beck, Egyptian archaeology, Honorary Fellow of Macquarie University[18]
- David Christian, British-American historian
- Max Coltheart AM, Australian cognitive scientist and academic at Macquarie University[4]
- Raewyn Connell, Australian sociologist
- Stephen Crain, American-Australian linguist
- Paul Davies, British physicist, writer and broadcaster
- Patrick De Deckker (de), Australian paleontologist
- William Dumbrell, Australian biblical scholar
- Tim Flannery, Australian mammalogist, palaeontologist, environmentalist and global warming activist
- Jacqueline Jarrett Goodnow, Australian cognitive psychologist[19]
- Jenny Hammond, Australian linguist
- Anita Heiss, Australian writer, presenter and commentator
- Ann Henderson-Sellers, Australian climatologist
- Ian Hogbin, British-born Australian anthropologist[20]
- Bryan Horrigan, Australian legal academic
- Geoffrey Hull, Australian linguist
- Sohail Inayatullah, Pakistani-Australian futurologist
- Naguib Kanawati, Egyptian-Australian Egyptologist
- Daniel Kane, Australian linguist
- Konrad Kwiet, German Australian historian
- Marion Maddox, Australian writer, academic and political commentator
- Richard Makinson, Australian physicist
- Gabriele Marranci, Italian anthropologist
- John Mathews, Australian competitive dynamics and global strategist
- Christian Matthiessen, Swedish linguist[21]
- Pat Michie, Australian neuroscientist/psychologist and academic at Newcastle University
- B. K. Misra, neurosurgeon[22]
- Michael Morgan AO, Australian neurosurgeon[4]
- José Enrique Moyal, Israeli-Australian mathematician
- Alanna Nobbs, Australian historian and writer
- Marlene Norst, Austrian Australian linguist
- Boyo Ockinga, Australian Egyptologist, epigrapher, and philologist
- Suzanne O'Reilly, Australian geologist
- Brian Orr, Australian physicist
- Pam Peters, Australian linguist
- Josef Pieprzyk, Polish-Australian cryptologist
- Ingrid Piller, Australian linguist
- Jim Piper AM, New Zealand-Australian physicist[4]
- Andrew Pitman, British atmospheric scientist
- Arthur William Pryor, Australian physicist
- Murry Salby, American atmospheric scientist
- Leonie Sandercock, Canadian Australian urban theorist
- Patricia Margaret Selkirk, Australian biologist
- David Skellern AO, Australian electronic engineer and computer scientist[4]
- Christina Slade, Australian academic and vice-chancellor of Bath Spa University
- Ross Street, Australian mathematician and Fellow of the Australian Mathematical Society[23]
- Keith Suter, Australian social scientist
- Esther Szekeres, Hungarian–Australian mathematician
- David Throsby AO, Australian economist[4]
- Andrew Tink AM, Australian former politician, writer and legal academic[24][4]
- Alfred van der Poorten, Dutch Australian mathematician and Fellow of the Australian Mathematical Society[23]
- John Veevers, Australian geologist
- Neil Weste, Australian inventor and engineer
- Clive Williams, British Australian political scientist