19 Notable alumni of
Australian Catholic University
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Australian Catholic University is 2496th in the world, 42nd in Oceania, and 33rd in Australia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 19 notable alumni from Australian Catholic University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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James Tedesco
- Occupations
- rugby league player
- Biography
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James Tedesco, nicknamed "Teddy", is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback and captains the Sydney Roosters in the NRL and Australia. A former Australian International Test and New South Wales State of Origin captain, Tedesco is widely regarded as one of the best rugby league fullbacks of all time.
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Will Skelton
- Occupations
- rugby union player
- Biography
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William Skelton is an Australian rugby union player, who plays as a lock for La Rochelle in the French Top 14 competition.
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Ryan Papenhuyzen
- Occupations
- rugby league player
- Biography
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Ryan Papenhuyzen is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for the Melbourne Storm of the National Rugby League (NRL) in Australia. He is a NRL premiership winning player of 2020.
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Morris West
- Occupations
- writernovelist
- Biography
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Morris Langlo West AO was an Australian novelist and playwright, best known for his novels The Devil's Advocate (1959), The Shoes of the Fisherman (1963) and The Clowns of God (1981). His books were published in 27 languages and sold more than 60 million copies worldwide. Each new book he wrote after he became an established writer sold more than one million copies.
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Des Hasler
- Occupations
- rugby league player
- Biography
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Desmond John Hasler is an Australian professional rugby league coach and former player who is the current head coach of the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League.
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Tim Costello
- Occupations
- chief executive officer
- Biography
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Timothy Ewen Costello AO is an Australian Baptist minister who was the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Advocate of World Vision Australia. Costello worked as a lawyer and served as mayor of St Kilda. He has authored a number of books on faith and life. A National Trust poll in 2014 elected him one of Australia's 100 national living treasures.
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Deborah O'Neill
- Occupations
- politicianlecturer
- Biography
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Deborah Mary O'Neill is an Australian politician who has served as a Senator for New South Wales with the Australian Labor Party since 2013. She previously served as Member of Parliament for Robertson from 2010 to 2013. Before entering politics O'Neill was a school teacher and university academic. In her Senate role, she has been described as taking "a fierce approach to accountability." In June 2023, O'Neill was appointed to chair the newly formed Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services. In this role, the committee has largely focused on failures of governance and public accountability amongst the large consulting firms Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC.
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Matt Burke
- Occupations
- rugby union player
- Biography
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Matthew Coleman Burke is an Australian former international rugby union player and sport presenter on Sydney's 10 News First.
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Ben Cummins
- Occupations
- rugby union match official
- Biography
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Ben Cummins is an Australian former rugby league referee, who last officiated in the National Rugby League.
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Sam Hibbins
- Years
- 1982-.. (age 43)
- Occupations
- social workerpoliticiancommunity organization
- Biography
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Samuel Peter Hibbins is an Australian politician who served as the member for Prahran in the Victorian Legislative Assembly between 2014 and 2024. He served as the co-deputy leader of the Victorian Greens from April 2024 until resigning from the party to sit as an independent in November 2024.
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Paige Greco
- Years
- 1997-.. (age 28)
- Occupations
- sport cyclist
- Biography
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Paige Greco OAM is an Australian Paralympic cyclist who won gold medals at the 2019 World Track Championships in C1-3 women's pursuit 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. She broke the World Record setting a new one of 3:52.283 in the 3000m individual pursuit at the Tokyo Paralympics.
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Raymond Apple
- Occupations
- authorrabbi
- Biography
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Raymond Apple AO RFD was an Australian and Israeli rabbi who worked in England and Australia and retired to Israel. He was the Senior Rabbi of The Great Synagogue of Sydney between 1972 and 2005. In this role, he was one of Australia's highest profile rabbis and the leading spokesman for Judaism in Australia.
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Guy Zangari
- Enrolled in Australian Catholic University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Education
- Occupations
- teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Gaetano "Guy" Zangari is an Australian former politician. He was a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from March 2011 to March 2023, representing the electorate of Fairfield. Zangari is a dual Australian and Italian citizen.
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Anba Suriel
- Occupations
- religious figure
- Biography
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Anba Suriel is a bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Los Angeles, United States. He previously led the Diocese of Melbourne and affiliated regions in Australia from 1999 to 2018, and first served as a bishop in New Jersey, United States, in the Archdiocese of North America.
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Alan Whiticker
- Occupations
- non-fiction writer
- Biography
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Alan James Whiticker is an Australian non-fiction author and publisher, with over 50 published books on history, sport, biography, true crime and lifestyle.
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Joe Barakat
- Occupations
- rugby union coach
- Biography
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Joe Barakat is an Australian rugby union Coach. He has just returned home from two years in Japan as a forwards and defense coach for the NTT Communications Shining Arcs in Tokyo, Japan after an extensive national and international career.
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Elizabeth Miller
- Years
- 1967-.. (age 58)
- Occupations
- politiciannurse
- Biography
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Elizabeth Miller is a former Australian politician who was elected in the 2010 Victorian state election for the Electoral district of Bentleigh, defeating the then incumbent Labor MP Rob Hudson. She served as the MP for Bentleigh for four years before losing the seat in 2014 to Nick Staikos of the Labor Party.
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Martin Dixon
- Years
- 1955-.. (age 70)
- Occupations
- teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Martin Francis Dixon is a former Australian politician. Dixon was a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 2018, representing the electorates of Dromana (1996–2002) and Nepean (2002–2018). He was Minister for Education in the Baillieu and Napthine governments from 2010 to 2014.
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Bronwen Neil
- Years
- 1969-.. (age 56)
- Occupations
- classical philologisttheologianuniversity teacherhistorian of classical antiquityphilologist
- Biography
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Bronwen Neil FAHA is an Australian academic. She is a Professor of Ancient History at Macquarie University. She is an expert on Byzantine Greek and medieval literature, early Christianity, and ancient letter collections in Greek and Latin.
