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Griffith University Griffith University is a public research university in South East Queensland on the east coast of Australia. Formally founded in 1971, Griffith opened its doors in 1975, introducing Australia's first degrees in environmental science and Asian ...

people, inclusive of the university's

Queensland Conservatorium Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University (formerly the Queensland Conservatorium of Music) is a selective, audition based music school located in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, and is part of Griffith University. History The Conservatori ...

, and including

alumni Alumni (singular: alumnus (masculine) or alumna (feminine)) are former students of a school, college, or university who have either attended or graduated in some fashion from the institution. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for grou ...

and staff.

Alumni

Academia

* Brian Fitzgerald, academic and barrister, with expertise in cyber law at the Australian Catholic University * Peter Monteath, historian and academic at Flinders University * Lola Montgomery, senior lecturer, SAE Creative Media Institute in Brisbane *

Thomas O'Regan Thomas ("Tom") Andrew O'Regan (10 May 1956 − 17 July 2020) was a Professor of Cultural and Media Studies at the University of Queensland. Early years and background Tom O'Regan was born in , Queensland, Australia, in 1956. He was in the firs ...

, academic in culture and media studies at the University of Queensland

Business

* Greg Clark, CEO of Symantec * Bruce Djite, former footballer, now business executive

Government

Politicians

Jim Chalmers James Edward Chalmers (born 2 March 1978) is an Australian politician, currently serving as Treasurer of Australia since 23 May 2022. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has served as a member of parliament for the division o ...

, politician *

Anthony Chisholm Anthony Chisholm may refer to: * Anthony Chisholm (actor) (1943–2020), American stage and screen actor * Anthony Chisholm (politician) Anthony David Chisholm (born 24 February 1978) is an Australian politician. He is a member of the Australia ...

, Senator for Queensland *

Peta-Kaye Croft Peta-Kaye Croft (born 5 August 1972, in Mount Isa) is an Australian Labor Party politician who represented the seat of Broadwater in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. She entered Parliament at the 2001 election by defeating Allan Gric ...

, former state politician * Mick de Brenni, state politician and minister *

Justine Elliot Maria Justine Elliot (née Borsellino; born 29 July 1967) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has served in the House of Representatives since the 2004 federal election, representing the New Sout ...

, federal politician *

Leeanne Enoch Leeanne Margaret Enoch is an Australian politician currently serving as the Minister for Communities and Housing and Minister for the Arts and Digital Economy of Queensland. She has also served as the Labor Party member for Algester in the Quee ...

, state politician and minister * Andrew Fraser, former state politician and

Deputy Premier A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president, ...

; winner of the University Medal *

Gary Hardgrave Gary Douglas Hardgrave (born 5 January 1960) is a former Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1996 to 2007, representing the Liberal Party. He was a minister in the Howard Government from 2001 to 2007, and later ...

, former federal politician and minister; and later, Administrator of Norfolk Island * Joanna Lindgren, former Senator for Queensland *

Matt McEachan Matthew John McEachan (born 2 July 1970) is a former Australian politician, political strategist and campaigner. He was the Liberal National Party member for Redlands in the Queensland Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of Quee ...

, former state politician * James McGrath, Senator for Queensland and assistant minister *

Aidan McLindon Aidan Patrick McLindon (born 26 February 1980) is an Australian politician. He was first elected for the seat of Beaudesert to the Queensland State Parliament for the Liberal National Party at the 2009 state election. He resigned from that p ...

, former state politician *

Lisa Neville Lisa Mary Neville (born 27 May 1964) is a former Australian politician, formerly serving as the member for Bellarine in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. She represented the Labor Party. Between 2014 and 2022, she was the Minister for Police ...

, Victorian state politician and minister *

Julie Owens Julie Ann Owens (born 17 October 1958) is an Australian former politician who served as a member of the Australian House of Representatives for Division of Parramatta, Parramatta from 2004 to 2022 , when she retired from politics. Early life Ow ...

, federal politician * Duncan Pegg, state politician * Ted Radke, former state politician *

Phil Reeves Phil Reeves is an American film and television actor and screenwriter. He is known for the roles of Charles Swedelson on the sitcom '' Girlfriends'', new Vice President Andrew Doyle in HBO's ''Veep'', as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff G ...

, former state politician and minister * Mark Robinson, state politician * Meaghan Scanlon, state politician *

Judy Spence Judith Caroline Spence (born 19 May 1957) is an Australian politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for the Labor Party, from the 1989 election to 2012. She represented Mount Gravatt until 2009, but after a redis ...

, former state politician and former minister *

Amanda Stoker Amanda Jane Stoker ( Fell; born 30 October 1982) is an Australian politician who became a Senator for Queensland in 2018 until 2022. She is a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) and sits with the Liberal Party in federal p ...

, Senator for Queensland and barrister *

Jackie Trad Jacklyn Anne Trad (born 25 April 1972) is a former Australian politician. She was Deputy Premier of Queensland from 2015 to 2020, Treasurer of Queensland from 2017 to 2020 and represented the Electoral district of South Brisbane for the Labor ...

, state politician and the former Deputy Premier of Queensland * Ross Vasta, federal politician *

Larissa Waters Larissa Joy Waters (born 8 February 1977) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Greens and has served as a Senator for Queensland since 2018. She previously served in the Senate from 2011 to 2017, resigning during the ...

, former federal politician

Civil servants

Dayan Jayatilleka Dayan Jayatilleka ( si, දයාන් ජයතිලක; born 1956) is a leftist Sri Lankan academic, diplomat, writer and politician. Early life and family Jayatilleka was born in 1956. He is the son of Mervyn de Silva and Lakshmi Sylvia Fe ...

, Sri Lankan academic, diplomat, writer and politician *

Humanities

Arts

Tony Albert Tony Albert (born 1981) is a contemporary Australian artist working in a wide range of mediums including painting, photography and mixed media. His work engages with political, historical and cultural Aboriginal and Australian history, and his ...

, contemporary indigenous artist *

Daniel Amalm Daniel Amalm (born 16 February 1979) is an Australian actor and musician. Early life Amalm's mother is Maltese and his father is Swedish. Amalm's father introduced him to guitar from an early age. Amalm's first performances were as a busker ...

, musician and actor and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium * Garry Andrews, contemporary artist * Jason Barry-Smith, operatic baritone, vocal coach, composer, arranger, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium * Betty Beath, composer, pianist, and music educator, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium * Robert Braiden, film director *

Liz Cantor Liz Cantor (born 11 October 1982) is an Australian television presenter. She was the winner of the reality television game show ''The Mole'' in 2005. Education Cantor attended high school at St Peters Lutheran College at Indooroopilly, west ...

, television personality * Eddy Chen, violinist, YouTuber *

Ray Chen Ray Chen (born 6 March 1989) is a Taiwanese-Australian violinist. He was the first prize winner of the 2009 Queen Elisabeth Competition and the 2008 International Yehudi Menuhin Violin Competition. Career Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Chen began ...

, violinist and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium *

Gerry Connolly Gerald Edward Connolly (born March 30, 1950) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 11th congressional district, first elected in 2008. The district is anchored in Fairfax County, an affluent suburban coun ...

, comedian, actor, impressionist, pianist, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium *

Sarah Crane Sarah Crane (born 9 September 1972 in Brisbane) is an Australian operatic soprano. Education After attending All Hallows' School in Brisbane, Crane graduated in 1997 from the Queensland Conservatorioum of Music and received the Brisbane Lord M ...

, operatic soprano and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium *

Brett Dean Brett Dean (born 23 October 1961) is an Australian composer, violist and conductor. Biography Brett Dean was born, raised and educated in Brisbane. He started learning violin at the age of eight, and later studied viola with Elizabeth Morgan ...

, composer, violist, and conductor, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium * Emma Dean, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium *

Lucy DeCoutere Lucy DeCoutere (born 5 September 1970) is a Canadian actress and Royal Canadian Air Force officer, best known for her role as the character Lucy in the television series ''Trailer Park Boys''. Life and career DeCoutere grew up as the youngest c ...

, Canadian actress *

Candy Devine Candy Devine, Order of the British Empire, MBE (born ca. 1939) is the stage name of Faye Ann McLeod (born Faye Ann Guivarra), an Australian-born broadcaster, singer, and actress. She was a radio broadcaster and singer in Northern Ireland for o ...

, broadcaster, singer, and actress, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium * Diana Doherty, oboist and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium *

Robin Donald Donald Robin Smith (born 26 March 1942) is an Australian operatic tenor who is known professionally as Robin Donald. He is the son of the Australian operatic tenor Donald Smith. Robin performed leading operatic tenor roles, including Rudolfo i ...

, operatic tenor and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium * Helen Donaldson, operatic soprano and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium * Lisa Gasteen , internationally acclaimed Australian operatic soprano, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium * Jayson Gillham, classical pianist and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium *

Dami Im Dami Im ( , , ; born October 17, 1988) is a South Korean-born Australian singer and songwriter. She represented Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 held in Stockholm, Sweden with the song " Sound of Silence", placing second and ach ...

, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist performing artist, who represented Australia at Eurovision 2016 * Graeme Jennings, classical pianist and music educator, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium *

Natalie Jeremijenko Natalie Jeremijenko (born 1966) is an artist and engineer whose background includes studies in biochemistry, physics, neuroscience and precision engineering. She is an active member of the net.art movement, and her work primarily explores t ...

, experimental design artist *

Jung Ryeo-won Jung Ryeo-won (born January 21, 1981) is a South Korean-born Korean Australian actress. She began her entertainment career as a singer in the now-defunct girl group Chakra, and first rose to fame in the hit television series '' My Name Is Kim S ...

, actress and singer * JVMIE, singer-songwriter and music producer, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium * Kanon, singer-songwriter and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium *

Rosario La Spina Rosario La Spina is an Australian operatic tenor who has had an active international career since the early 2000s. He has worked with many leading opera houses and orchestras, singing under such conductors as Renato Palumbo, Bruno Bartoletti, ...

, operatic tenor and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium * Piers Lane , internationally acclaimed classical pianist and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium * Lola the Vamp, performance artist * Adam Lopez, pop musician, vocal coach, and session vocalist * Mirusia Louwerse, soprano and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium *

Tahu Matheson Tahu John Parke Matheson (born 1977) is an Australian classical pianist and conductor. He was born in London, grew up in Australia, and currently resides in London. Career Piano Tahu began his piano studies at the age of five with his father, ...

, pianist and conductor, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium *

Kate Miller-Heidke Kate Melina Miller-Heidke (; born 16 November 1981) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Although classically trained, she has generally followed a career in alternative pop music. She signed to Sony Australia, Epic in the US and RCA in th ...

, singer-songwriter and actress, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium *

Katie Noonan Katie Anne Noonan (born 2 May 1977) is an Australian singer-songwriter. In addition to a successful solo career encompassing opera, jazz, pop, rock and dance, she was the singer in the band George and remains the singer in the band Elixir; perf ...

, singer-songwriter and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium *

Barnaby Ralph Barnaby Ralph (born 14 October 1969) is a professional virtuoso recorder player. He studied with a number of teachers, including Rosalind Kelly and John Martin in Australia and Hans Maria Kneihs in Vienna. In 2000, he was awarded the Postgraduat ...

, professional virtuoso

recorder Recorder or The Recorder may refer to: Newspapers * ''Indianapolis Recorder'', a weekly newspaper * ''The Recorder'' (Massachusetts newspaper), a daily newspaper published in Greenfield, Massachusetts, US * ''The Recorder'' (Port Pirie), a news ...

player and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium *

John Rodgers John Rodgers may refer to: Military * John Rodgers (1728–1791), colonel during the Revolutionary War and owner of Rodgers Tavern, Perryville, Maryland * John Rodgers (naval officer, born 1772), U.S. naval officer during the War of 1812, first ...

, composer, improviser, violinist, pianist and guitarist, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium *

Van Thanh Rudd Van Thanh Rudd (born 1973), also known as Van Nishing, is an Australian artist and politician. Personal life Rudd was born in Nambour, Queensland, to Vietnam veteran Malcolm Rudd and Tuoi. Rudd is the nephew of former Australian Prime Minister, ...

, artist and activist * Aravinnd Singh, Indian cinematographer * Barry Singh, artistic director and conductor, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium * Alaric Tay, Singaporean director, producer and actor * Amanda Ware, model * Robert Warren, musician *

Megan Washington Megan Alexanda Washington (born 7 January 1986) is an Australian musician and songwriter who has worked mononymously as Washington. Originally performing jazz music, her style shifted to indie pop and alternative rock. She has released three ...

, musician and songwriter, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium *

Jonathon Welch Jonathon Charles Welch (born 5 October 1958) is an Australian choral conductor, opera singer and voice teacher. As a singer, Welch has been a tenor for the Victoria State Opera, Lyric Opera of Queensland and Opera Australia. During 2006 Welc ...

, choral conductor, opera singer and voice teacher, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium * Christopher Wrench, organist and lecturer, and alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium * Brett Yang, violinist, YouTuber

History

* Peter Monteath, historian and academic at Flinders University

Journalism and media

* Alex Deane, political commentator *

Adam Ferguson Adam Ferguson, (Scottish Gaelic: ''Adhamh MacFhearghais''), also known as Ferguson of Raith (1 July N.S./20 June O.S. 1723 – 22 February 1816), was a Scottish philosopher and historian of the Scottish Enlightenment. Ferguson was sympathet ...

, photojournalist *

Natalie Gruzlewski Natalie Gruzlewski (born 1977) is an Australian television presenter. Career Gruzlewski studied journalism at Griffith University after finishing school. Her career began on the Gold Coast as host of Prime Television's ''Surf TV'', a beach an ...

, television presenter *

Andrew Lofthouse Andrew Lofthouse (born 1962 or 1963) is a television and radio newsreader based in Brisbane, Australia. The former teacher is the weeknight presenter of ''Nine News Queensland'' with Melissa Downes, having previously presented on weekends. Prior ...

, co-presenter of ''

Nine News Queensland ''Nine News Queensland'' is the flagship state-based news bulletin of the Nine Network in Brisbane. It is screened across Queensland on weeknights, while on weekends it is also screened on a half-hour delay in the Northern Territory. Like all '' ...

Literature, writing and poetry

Philip Dean Philip Dean is an Australian playwright. Biography Dean was born in rural Queensland and is a graduate of the Queensland College of Art and the University of Queensland. He lives in Brisbane. Plays Dean's writing for the stage includes ''Long ...

, playwright * Brentley Frazer, contemporary poet and author *

Nujoom Al-Ghanem Nujoom Alghanem (born 24 October 1962) is an Emirati poet, artist and film director. She has published eight poetry collections and has directed more than twenty films. Alghanem is active in her community and is considered a well established writ ...

, Emirati poet and film director * Stefanja Orlowska, writer and actress * Robyn Sheahan-Bright, author and publisher of children's literature * Ken Spillman, author * David Vernon, author

Philosophy and theology

* John Fleming, initially an Anglican minister; later,

Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

priest; subsequently banned from practising ministry * James Page, anthropologist and peace educator *

Nick Vujicic Nicholas James Vujicic ( ; born 4 December 1982) is an Australian American Christian evangelist and motivational speaker of Serbian descent, born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder characterised by the absence of arms and legs. Ea ...

, Christian evangelist and motivational speaker

Law

Anika Wells Anika Shay Wells (born 11 August 1985) is an Australian politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2019 federal election. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and represents the Division of Lilley ...

, former advisor to the federal government, later MP representing the

Division of Lilley The Division of Lilley is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. History The division was first proclaimed in 1913. The division is named after Sir Charles Lilley, a former Premier of Queensland and a former Chief Justice in the ...

Medicine and sciences

* Mark Elgar, ecologist *

Vanessa Lee-AhMat Vanessa Lee-AhMat (born 1971) is an Australian scholar who was the first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PhD graduate from Griffith University School of Medicine. In 2005, Lee-AhMat was recognised by the Parliament of Australia for her ...

, first Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander Torres Strait Islanders () are the Indigenous Melanesian people of the Torres Strait Islands, which are part of the state of Queensland, Australia. Ethnically distinct from the Aboriginal people of the rest of Australia, they are often groupe ...

PhD graduate from the

School of Medicine A medical school is a tertiary educational institution, or part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians. Such medical degrees include the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS, M ...

* Dinesh Palipana, doctor; disability advocate; first quadriplegic intern in Queensland; second quadriplegic medical graduate in Australia

Sport

Deborah Acason Deborah Esther Ainslie Acason (née Lovely, born 20 June 1983) is an Australian weightlifter. Initially a discus thrower (she won a bronze medal at the 1999 World Youth Championships in Athletics), she won three silver medals at the 20 ...

, weightlifter and criminologist * Liz Blatchford, triathlete and marine biologist * Steven Bradbury , short track speed skater and Olympic gold medallist *

Sara Carrigan Sara Carrigan (born 7 September 1980 in Gunnedah, New South Wales) is a professional cyclist from Australia, who commenced her cycling career in 1996 at the age of fifteen and is currently a member of the Belgian Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam. S ...

, cyclist *

Naomi Castle Naomi Sandra Castle (born 29 May 1974 in Sydney) is an Australian water polo player from the gold medal squad of the 2000 Summer Olympics. Castle was the captain of the Australian team at the 2004 Summer Olympics where they placed 4th. In 200 ...

, water polo player and Olympic gold medallist * Bruce Djite, former footballer, now business executive *

Duncan Free Duncan Seth Free (born 25 May 1973) is a retired Australian rower and Olympic gold medallist. He is dual Olympian and two-time world champion who represented Australia at four world rowing championships in both sculls and sweep oared boats. He ...

, rower and Olympic gold medallist *

Jeff Horn Jeffrey Christopher Horn Jr. (born 4 February 1988) is an Australian professional boxer who held the WBO welterweight title from 2017 to 2018. As an amateur he represented Australia at the 2012 Olympics, reaching the quarterfinals of the light- ...

, professional boxer and former school teacher * Michael Jeh, former Sri Lankan cricketer * Katie Kelly , paratriathlete and

2016 Rio Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , su ...

gold medallist *

Emma McKeon Emma Jennifer McKeon, (born 24 May 1994) is an Australian competitive swimmer. She is a four-time world record holder, one current and three former, in the 4x100 metre freestyle relay. Her total career haul of 11 Olympic medals following the ...

, swimmer and Olympic and Commonwealth Games gold medallist * Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane, Papua New Guinean swimmer * Simone Nalatu, Fiji-Australian netball player *

Libby Trickett Lisbeth Constance Trickett, OAM (; born 28 January 1985) is a retired Australian swimmer. She was a gold medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was the world record holder in the s ...

, retired swimmer and Olympic gold medallist *

Brandon Wakeling Brandon Dean Wakeling (born 2 February 1994) is an Australian weightlifter. He won the gold medal in the men's 73 kg event at the 2019 Pacific Games held in Apia, Samoa. He represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He al ...

, weightlifter

Other professions

* Alex James, electrical engineer and author * Tania Major, Aboriginal activist * Bo Songvisava, chef and restaurateur * Felicity Wishart, conservationist and environmental activist *

Administration

Chancellors

Vice-Chancellors

Faculty

* Ralf Altmeyer, German virologist * Donald K. Anton, Chair of International Law * Lisa Gasteen , internally acclaimed Australian operatic soprano * Graeme Jennings, classical pianist and music educator * Susanne Karstedt, criminologist *

Nigel Krauth Nigel Krauth (born 1949) is an Australian novelist and academic. he is a professor at Griffith University. He has published several novels and co-authored a number of young adult works. Early life and education Krauth was born in Cremorne, New ...

, author, scholar and editor * Alan Mackay-Sim, biomedical scientist, 2017 Australian of the Year * Jason Nelson, pioneering digital poet and artist *

Nicki Packer Nicki Packer (also known as Nicolle Packer) FRSC is an Australian college professor and researcher. She currently serves as a distinguished professor of glycoproteomics in thSchool of Natural Sciencesat Macquarie University and principal researc ...

, Australian glycobiologist, Principal Research Leader at the Institute for Glycomics * Charles Page, photographer * Don Smith (1920–1998), former operatic tenor and singing teacher; father of

References

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