12 Notable alumni of
University of Southern Queensland
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The University of Southern Queensland is 2202nd in the world, 41st in Oceania, and 32nd in Australia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from the University of Southern Queensland sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Jason Gann
- Occupations
- television producerexecutive producertelevision actorfilm directorfilm producer
- Biography
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Jason Gann is an Australian-born former actor, comedian, writer and producer. He is best known for his role as the title character in the Australian comedy series Wilfred, directed by Tony Rogers, and the U.S. reboot of the same name.
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Jamus Lim
- Enrolled in the University of Southern Queensland
- 1996-1998 graduated with Bachelor of Business in economics
- Occupations
- economistpolitician
- Biography
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Jamus Jerome Lim Chee Wui is a Singaporean politician, economist and associate professor. A member of the Workers' Party (WP), Lim has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Anchorvale division of Sengkang GRC. Since 2020, he has been Deputy Head of Policy Research of the party's Central Executive Committee (CEC).
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Deb Frecklington
- Occupations
- politiciansolicitor
- Biography
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Deborah Kay Frecklington is an Australian politician who serves as the member for Nanango in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, having won the seat at the 2012 state election. She was the Leader of the Queensland Opposition and leader of the Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) before resigning as party leader following the LNP’s loss at the 2020 Queensland state election.
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Anne Ruston
- Enrolled in the University of Southern Queensland
- Graduated with Bachelor of Business
- Occupations
- political adviserpoliticianbusinessperson
- Biography
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Anne Sowerby Ruston is an Australian politician who served as Minister for Families and Social Services in the Morrison government from 2019 to 2022. She has been a Senator for South Australia since 2012.
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Atul Khare
- Years
- 1959-.. (age 65)
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Atul Khare is a career international diplomat and civil servant who currently serves as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations in UN Department of Operational Support and previously as Under Secretary General in United Nations Department of Field Support and Assistant Secretary General for UN Peacekeeping Operations.
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John McVeigh
- Occupations
- politicianfarmer
- Biography
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John Joseph McVeigh is an Australian former politician. He was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2016 federal election, representing the Division of Groom. He was a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland and sat in the Liberal party room. During the Turnbull government he served in cabinet as Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government from 2017 to 2018. He previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2012 to 2016 and was Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry under Premier Campbell Newman.
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Stuart Mayer
- Years
- 20th Century
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Vice Admiral Stuart Campbell Mayer, AO, CSC & Bar is a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy. He joined the navy via the Royal Australian Naval College at HMAS Creswell in 1984 and qualified as a Principal Warfare Officer in 1994. He commanded HMAS Canberra (2002–04), HMAS Anzac (2007–09) and the International Stabilisation Force (2009–10), and deployed on operations to the Persian Gulf, East Timor, and the Arabian Sea during the Iraq War. He served as Commander Australian Fleet from 2014 to 2018, Head Force Design within the Vice Chief of Defence Force Group from 2018 to 2019, and Deputy Commander United Nations Command, based in South Korea, from 2019 to 2021. He retired from the navy in 2022 and was appointed a partner in Ernst & Young's consulting division.
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Chris Field
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Major General Christopher Antony Field, DSC, AM, CSC is a retired senior officer of the Australian Army. He joined the army via the Australian Defence Force Academy in 1984 and was commissioned into the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. He has commanded the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, Combined Joint Task Force 635 (2004–05) and the 3rd Brigade (2015–17), coordinated reconstruction efforts in Queensland in the wake of the 2010–11 Queensland floods and Cyclone Debbie, and deployed on operations to East Timor, Iraq, the Solomon Islands and Afghanistan. He was Commander Forces Command from June 2019 to February 2020, Deputy Commanding General – Operations for United States Army Central from March 2020 to November 2021, and was Assistant to the Chief of the Defence Force from 2022 until his retirement in 2023.
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Ian Stewart
- Occupations
- police officer
- Biography
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Ian Duncan Hunter Stewart is a retired police officer who served as the Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service from 2012 until 2019. In 2019 Stewart was appointed the Queensland State Recovery Coordinator.
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Richard Dalla-Riva
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Richard Alex Gordon Dalla-Riva is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 2002 to 2018, representing East Yarra Province (2002–2006) and Eastern Metropolitan Region (2006–2018). He served as Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations and Minister for Manufacturing in the Baillieu Ministry from 2010 to 2013, but was dropped in a reshuffle when Denis Napthine replaced Baillieu as Premier.
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Lana Harch
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Lana Harch is a former Australia women's national soccer team international who plays for Queensland Lions FC.
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Manuel Aston
- Enrolled in the University of Southern Queensland
- 2003-2007 graduated with bachelor's degree in psychology
- Occupations
- playwright
- Biography
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Manuel 'Manny' Aston is an Australian playwright and academic best known for his 1993 play, Fossils.
