I was voted Young Australian of the Year in 1990. I won a gold medal at the world championships in Athens in 1996 and again at the 2000 Olympics.
I am a political campaigner, lawyer and writer. I was a singer and songwriter with the band 'Midnight Oil'. The band actively supported Indigenous people's rights, homeless young people and protection of the environment.
I am a well-known author. I won the booker prize for my book 'Schindler's Ark'. I am a staunch republican and supporter of rugby league. I have written more than 50 books but I think I will always be remembered for a line in a poem I once wrote about rugby league, "Blow that whistle ref".
Last century I became Australia's first Labor prime minister for 23 years. Within three weeks of coming to office I repealed the Conscription Act, examined the issue of equal pay for women, established an inquiry into Aboriginal land rights and withdrew troops from Vietnam. I am maried to a former swimming champion.
I sailed where no man had sailed before. I grew up in Northern England and worked on a farm but all I wanted to do was sail. I later became a captain in the Royal Navy and, at the request of the king, I took a journey to the southern seas to observe the transit of Venus. On Possession Island I claimed all of the east coast of the 'Great South Land' for King George III.
I am a trained teacher and a school principal. I am also a member of the first Aboriginal band to gain international recognition for their music. The band is famous for its blend of traditional Aboriginal music and rock'n'roll. I was voted Australian of the Year in 1992.
I was a Judge in the Federal Court and later a Justice of the High Court. I sat in judgement over the 1992 Mabo case. In 1996 I became Governor-General and I made disadvantaged people my priority. A mark of my term in office as Govenor-General was my plea for tolerance and mutal respect, qualities that I believe underpin multicultural Australia.
I was born in Cooktown and grew up at a Lutheran mission on the Cape York Peninsula. I studied law and history at Sydney University. I was part of a team that drafted the Native Title Act in 1993. My greatest concern is for the Aboriginal communities of the Cape York Peninsula.
I came to Australia from England when I was two years old. I was a bright student and enrolled at the University of Sydney when I was sixteen years old. In 1911 I was the leader of the first Australasian expedition to Antarctica. I was knighted for my contribution to our scientific understanding of Antarctica.
I was born in China in 1936. My mother died of cancer when I was twelve years old and it was then that I decided to become a doctor. I came to Australia three years later. After training as a doctor I worked at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney and set up the first centre in Australia especially for heart patients. I was one of Australia's best heart surgeons until my death in 1991.
I am known as the father of Australian multiculturalism. I was a minister in the Whitlam government in the 1970s. I reformed the Australian Citizenship Act and abolished the procedural discrimination against Asians and Europeans who had to wait longer than UK citizens for their visas. During my time the number of people granted citizenship increased by 48%. I also instigated the Racial Discrimination Act, opposing all forms of racial discrimination. I am known for my bright shirts and ties.
I am a fashion designer and an artist. My father is Chinese and his family came to Australia during the gold rushes in the 1850s. My mother's heritage includes Scottish, Irish, English and Italian. I use the colours of the Australian bush and wildlife in my knitwear designs. I also print paintings of opals, tropical fish, exotic parrots, flowers and animals onto exotic silks. My fabrics and designs are now part of the history of Australian fashion.
I was born on Mer (or Murray) Island in the Torres Strait Islands. I was an active campaigner for Indigenous land rights. As a result of a challenge that I took to the High Court of Australia, a historic decision was handed down in 1992 which reversed the concept of 'tera nullius' which held that land belonged to no-one at the time of British colonisation.
I was born in Russia in 1969. I am now an Australian citizen. In 1995 I won a world professional title for Australia. I am one of three undisputed world champions in boxing.