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Murdoch University

Murdoch University is a public university in Perth, Western Australia, with campuses also in Singapore and Dubai. It began operations as the state's second university on 25 July 1973, and accepted its first undergraduate students in 1975. Its name is taken from Sir Walter Murdoch (1874–1970), the Founding Professor of English and former Chancellor of the University of Western Australia.

Murdoch University
Latin: Universitas Murdochiana
Motto
Ngala Kwop Biddi (Whadjuk)[1]
Motto in English
Building a brighter future, together.[2]
TypePublic research university
Established25 July 1973; 50 years ago (1973-07-25)[3]
AccreditationTEQSA
Academic affiliation
EndowmentA$1.16 billion (2022)[4]
BudgetA$385.43 million (2022)[5]
ChancellorGary Smith[6]
Vice-ChancellorAndrew Deeks[7]
Academic staff
721 (FTE, 2022)[8]
Administrative staff
979 (FTE, 2022)[9]
Total staff
1,537 regular (2022)[10]
302 casual (2022)[11]
Students13,864 (EFTSL, 2022)[12]
Undergraduates11,904 (EFTSL 2022)[13]
Postgraduates1,960 (EFTSL, 2022)[14]
Address
90 South Street
, , ,
6190
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CampusUrban and parkland, 277 hectares (2.8 km2)[16]
Named afterSir Walter Murdoch KCMG
ColoursAmaranth Red[17]
NicknameVikings[18]
Sporting affiliations
MascotVictor the Viking[19]
Websitemurdoch.edu.au

Murdoch is a verdant university and a member of the Innovative Research Universities. In 2018, Murdoch University was recognised as producing the most employable graduates of all Australian universities after 3 years of graduating from their courses.[20][21] In 2019, the university ranked third in overall student satisfaction amongst all public universities in Western Australia.[22]

History edit

In 1962, the Government of Western Australia earmarked an area of land in Bull Creek to be the site of a future, second, state university. Integral to the planning of the creation of Western Australia's second university was the planning for the School of Veterinary Science, which was to be the first professional faculty of the new university.[23] It was decided that the new university would be named after Sir Walter Murdoch, a prominent local author, philosopher, and an Emeritus Professor at the University of Western Australia. When asked if he minded a new university in Western Australia being named in his honour, he was quoted as saying, "No, but it had better be a good one."[23]

Murdoch University was formally constituted on 25 July 1973. It was opened with an inauguration ceremony on 17 September 1974. This date was chosen as it was Sir Walter Murdoch's 100th birthday. The Governor-General of Australia, Sir John Kerr, attended the ceremony as the guest of honour. Lectures began in 1975, with 510 students initially enrolled for undergraduate programs.[23] At the time, the young university was notable for its admissions policy of taking into consideration eligibility factors other than the school leaving exam results of students. Other universities later came to adopt this more holistic perspective of student eligibility for entrance into university education.[23]

In late 2018, the university faced scandal subsequent to an enrolment surge of international students, many said to be "lacking English language and computing skills". In 2019, a Four Corners investigation by the ABC found further deterioration of standards with allegations of foreign students being recruited as "cash cows".[24]

In May 2021, the university unveiled a new brand, replacing the traditional banksia logo with a simplified "MU" logo intended to be "modern and future-focused",[25] as well as signifying the university's commitment to being a "progressive", "free thinking" university.[26]

Campuses edit

Murdoch University has three Australian campuses : South Street Campus and Rockingham Campus in Perth, and Mandurah Campus.

South Street edit

The main campus is on South Street, Perth, in the suburb of Murdoch, near the Kwinana Freeway (32°03′58″S 115°50′06″E / 32.066°S 115.835°E / -32.066; 115.835 (Murdoch University, South Street campus)). South Street campus is Australia's geographically largest campus at 2.27 square kilometres (0.88 sq mi),[27] large enough to accommodate the veterinary school and its animal stocks—the only such school in Western Australia.[28] Most of the southern part of the university consists of paddocks of livestock, farms and renewable energy facilities.[citation needed]

The master plan for the campus included an open quadrangle of grass and trees, known as "Bush Court", in the northern part of Murdoch campus, which rises to the highest altitude on campus. The library and first academic buildings flanking this court were designed by R. J. Ferguson, who also designed several buildings on the University of Western Australia campus. According to the foundation ethos of Murdoch University, there were to be no imposing buildings like the University of Western Australia's grand, Mediterranean-style Winthrop Hall, with its imposing clock tower. Rather, the architecture adopts a low-slung form redolent of a homestead, with covered walkways suggesting a hybrid veranda or cloister around the bush court. In the smaller courtyards exotic gardens, including a Chinese garden of rocks and stones, contrast with the bush court.[29] The planting and landscaping were the work of Marion Blackwell.[citation needed]

Features of the campus include the Joglo Rahayu (Peace Pavilion), a semi-enclosed pavilion near the Education and Humanities building. A monument to the ongoing association between Murdoch University and Indonesian academic institutions in Java, it acts as storage for the Western Australian Gamelan Orchestra.[30]

The university recently established three "myMurdoch Advice" locations across campus, to assist with academic support, general advice about study, wellbeing and specialist advice for international students.[31] A newly renovated Student Hub is located off Bush Court, including a variety of food chains and seating.[32] The university also has a tavern and a restaurant named Sir Walter's.[33] A range of food trucks are also available via the Pop-Up Ref on the east side of the campus.[33]

Rockingham Campus edit

The Rockingham Campus is located 38 kilometres (24 mi) south of central Perth in the suburb of Rockingham (32°16′41″S 115°45′04″E / 32.278°S 115.751°E / -32.278; 115.751 (Murdoch University, Rockingham campus)). Opened in 1996, it is co-located with Rockingham Challenger Institute of Technology campus, and features an arts and commerce building. The campus ceased offering undergraduate classes at the end of 2014 due to not enough students attending the campus.[32][34]

Rockingham Regional Campus Community Library edit

Rockingham Regional Campus Community Library, located at the Rockingham Campus, is a joint venture between the university, the City of Rockingham and Challenger Institute of Technology. Members of all of these groups have free access to library membership.

Membership entitles all patrons to access to Challenger Institute of Technology, university and public library resources at Rockingham.[35]

Mandurah Campus edit

The Mandurah Campus is located 64 kilometres (40 mi) south of central Perth in the suburb of Greenfields, near the regional centre of Mandurah (32°30′58″S 115°45′22″E / 32.516°S 115.756°E / -32.516; 115.756 (Murdoch University, Mandurah campus)). Opened in 2004, it is home to the School of Health Professions' Bachelor of Nursing (formally Nursing and Midwifery). In Semester 2, 2015, this degree also became available for study at the South Street Campus. Murdoch University shares the campus with Challenger Institute and John Tonkin College (formerly Mandurah Senior College).[citation needed]

Organisation edit

Schools edit

 
Broadwalk, west

There are nine schools at Murdoch University:[36]

  • School of Agricultural Sciences
  • School of Allied Health
  • Murdoch Business School
  • School of Education
  • School of Engineering and Energy
  • School of Environmental and Conservation Sciences
  • School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
  • School of Indigenous Knowledges
  • School of Information Technology
  • School of Law and Criminology
  • School of Mathematics, Statistics, Chemistry and Physics
  • School of Media and Communication
  • School of Medical, Molecular and Forensic Sciences
  • School of Nursing
  • School of Psychology
  • School of Veterinary Medicine

Asia Research Centre and Indo-Pacific Research Centre edit

The Asia Research Centre, founded in 1991, produced multi-disciplinary research in politics, political economy, modes of governance, social change, and policy making. Its distinctive contribution to the research debate is based on the proposition that these factors have their roots in broader processes of conflict and change in society that are connected to the advance of market economies.[37] The centre encompasses researchers from across Murdoch University. It also regularly engages in collaboration with researchers from other universities around the world.[37]

In 2022, Murdoch University launched the Indo-Pacific Research Centre as the successor of the Asia Research Centre. The new centre facilitates innovative and policy-relevant research on security, conflict, development, and the environment in the Indo-Pacific region.[38] As of 2024, Prof Jacqueline Lo is the director of the Indo-Pacific Research Centre.[39]

Student demographics edit

Murdoch University has more than 23,000 registered students,[40] of which 37% are international students.[41]

In November 2008 H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Bin Murbarak Al Nahayan (Minister of Higher Education and Research) opened the Murdoch International Study Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[42]

Academic profile edit

Rankings edit

The 2023 Times Higher Education World University Rankings has placed Murdoch University in the top 401-500 universities in the world.[53] The 2024 QS World University Rankings ranked Murdoch University 431st in the world.[54] ARWU ranked Murdoch University in the top 401-500 universities worldwide.[55]

The university has dropped in international university league tables, notably the ‘World's Top 100 universities under 50’, having entered at 57th in 2013 and dropped to 68th position in 2017.[56] However, the 2018 Graduate Outcomes Survey (GOS) identified that Murdoch University graduates had the highest employability level of all Australian universities after three years of graduating, at 96.7%.[20][21] In the most recent 2019 Student Experience Survey, Murdoch University received an overall student satisfaction rating of 79.8 and a teaching quality rating of 82.3, comparable to most other universities in Western Australia, as well as receiving the second highest rating for student support of all public universities in Western Australia.[22]

Reputation edit

Murdoch University is a research-intensive institution and a member of Innovative Research Universities Australia (IRU Australia).[57]

According to The Australian, The Graduate Careers Council of Australia found that Murdoch journalism graduates rated satisfaction with their course at a level within the top five nationally.[58]

Murdoch University is the founder of the ACICIS (Australian Consortium for 'In-Country' Indonesian Studies) Study Indonesia program, a non-profit consortium of Australian universities that was established in 1994 to coordinate semester-long study programs at partner universities in Yogyakarta and Malang in Indonesia, for Australian university students.[59]

The Theology programme at Murdoch was, until its controversial closure in 2021, the most integrated of any Australian public University and included a full complement of staff working on-site.

The university is one of the partners in the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study, one of the largest cohorts of pregnancy, childhood, adolescence and early adulthood to be carried out anywhere in the world.[60]

The Australian National Phenome Centre (ANPC), led by Murdoch University, is a world-leading research institute in metabolic phenotyping, as well as the only facility of its kind in the southern hemisphere.[61][62][63] The ANPC is led by Professor Jeremy K. Nicholson, one of the most renowned academic in the areas of metabolomics.[64][65] During the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers at Murdoch University were at the forefront of studying the long-term biochemistry and symptomatology of the coronavirus, including the discovery of distinct blood signatures of patients who contracted the virus.[66][67]

The university's work with conservation management has including the protection of dugongs through drone-tracking devices,[68] and the use of space technology to track movement patterns of vulnerable whale sharks.[69] Murdoch researchers also work to protect the endangered native black cockatoos.[70]

Murdoch was the subject of an ABC Four Corners report on selling of placements and the associated student visas to seemingly unqualified people including those who had been previously rejected for Australian visas.[71] Subsequently, the Department of Home Affairs increased Murdoch's risk rating.[72]

Murdoch University International Study Centres edit

Murdoch University Dubai edit

Murdoch University Dubai is a branch campus, established in 2008 in Dubai International Academic City to cater for the expanding Dubai media and financial sectors, and support Dubai's ambitions in providing an ongoing reserve of regional graduates connected to the demands of the region's booming industries.[citation needed]

The campus in Dubai offers degree programs in Commerce, Information Technology and Media and postgraduate programs in Business, Human Resource Management and Education. The Degree programs are fully compatible with those offered in Perth and carry full Australian accreditation as well as being certified by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority, Government of Dubai.[citation needed]

Murdoch University International Study Centre Singapore edit

The Murdoch University International Study Centre (MUISC) in Singapore was officially opened in June 2008 by Australian High Commissioner Mr Miles Kupa.

Notable faculty and alumni edit

See also edit

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Murdoch University news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Murdoch University is a public university in Perth Western Australia with campuses also in Singapore and Dubai It began operations as the state s second university on 25 July 1973 and accepted its first undergraduate students in 1975 Its name is taken from Sir Walter Murdoch 1874 1970 the Founding Professor of English and former Chancellor of the University of Western Australia Murdoch UniversityCoat of armsLatin Universitas MurdochianaMottoNgala Kwop Biddi Whadjuk 1 Motto in EnglishBuilding a brighter future together 2 TypePublic research universityEstablished25 July 1973 50 years ago 1973 07 25 3 AccreditationTEQSAAcademic affiliationAFAANZAUCACSCA ANZCAPACPAEAIRUICPSRIALSIAUOUAUAEndowmentA 1 16 billion 2022 4 BudgetA 385 43 million 2022 5 ChancellorGary Smith 6 Vice ChancellorAndrew Deeks 7 Academic staff721 FTE 2022 8 Administrative staff979 FTE 2022 9 Total staff1 537 regular 2022 10 302 casual 2022 11 Students13 864 EFTSL 2022 12 Undergraduates11 904 EFTSL 2022 13 Postgraduates1 960 EFTSL 2022 14 Address90 South Street Perth Western Australia 6190 Australia 15 CampusUrban and parkland 277 hectares 2 8 km2 16 Named afterSir Walter Murdoch KCMGColoursAmaranth Red 17 NicknameVikings 18 Sporting affiliationsUniSportEAENMascotVictor the Viking 19 Websitemurdoch edu auMurdoch is a verdant university and a member of the Innovative Research Universities In 2018 Murdoch University was recognised as producing the most employable graduates of all Australian universities after 3 years of graduating from their courses 20 21 In 2019 the university ranked third in overall student satisfaction amongst all public universities in Western Australia 22 Contents 1 History 2 Campuses 2 1 South Street 2 2 Rockingham Campus 2 2 1 Rockingham Regional Campus Community Library 2 3 Mandurah Campus 3 Organisation 3 1 Schools 3 2 Asia Research Centre and Indo Pacific Research Centre 4 Student demographics 5 Academic profile 5 1 Rankings 5 2 Reputation 6 Murdoch University International Study Centres 6 1 Murdoch University Dubai 6 2 Murdoch University International Study Centre Singapore 7 Notable faculty and alumni 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory editIn 1962 the Government of Western Australia earmarked an area of land in Bull Creek to be the site of a future second state university Integral to the planning of the creation of Western Australia s second university was the planning for the School of Veterinary Science which was to be the first professional faculty of the new university 23 It was decided that the new university would be named after Sir Walter Murdoch a prominent local author philosopher and an Emeritus Professor at the University of Western Australia When asked if he minded a new university in Western Australia being named in his honour he was quoted as saying No but it had better be a good one 23 Murdoch University was formally constituted on 25 July 1973 It was opened with an inauguration ceremony on 17 September 1974 This date was chosen as it was Sir Walter Murdoch s 100th birthday The Governor General of Australia Sir John Kerr attended the ceremony as the guest of honour Lectures began in 1975 with 510 students initially enrolled for undergraduate programs 23 At the time the young university was notable for its admissions policy of taking into consideration eligibility factors other than the school leaving exam results of students Other universities later came to adopt this more holistic perspective of student eligibility for entrance into university education 23 In late 2018 the university faced scandal subsequent to an enrolment surge of international students many said to be lacking English language and computing skills In 2019 a Four Corners investigation by the ABC found further deterioration of standards with allegations of foreign students being recruited as cash cows 24 In May 2021 the university unveiled a new brand replacing the traditional banksia logo with a simplified MU logo intended to be modern and future focused 25 as well as signifying the university s commitment to being a progressive free thinking university 26 Campuses editMurdoch University has three Australian campuses South Street Campus and Rockingham Campus in Perth and Mandurah Campus South Street edit The main campus is on South Street Perth in the suburb of Murdoch near the Kwinana Freeway 32 03 58 S 115 50 06 E 32 066 S 115 835 E 32 066 115 835 Murdoch University South Street campus South Street campus is Australia s geographically largest campus at 2 27 square kilometres 0 88 sq mi 27 large enough to accommodate the veterinary school and its animal stocks the only such school in Western Australia 28 Most of the southern part of the university consists of paddocks of livestock farms and renewable energy facilities citation needed The master plan for the campus included an open quadrangle of grass and trees known as Bush Court in the northern part of Murdoch campus which rises to the highest altitude on campus The library and first academic buildings flanking this court were designed by R J Ferguson who also designed several buildings on the University of Western Australia campus According to the foundation ethos of Murdoch University there were to be no imposing buildings like the University of Western Australia s grand Mediterranean style Winthrop Hall with its imposing clock tower Rather the architecture adopts a low slung form redolent of a homestead with covered walkways suggesting a hybrid veranda or cloister around the bush court In the smaller courtyards exotic gardens including a Chinese garden of rocks and stones contrast with the bush court 29 The planting and landscaping were the work of Marion Blackwell citation needed Features of the campus include the Joglo Rahayu Peace Pavilion a semi enclosed pavilion near the Education and Humanities building A monument to the ongoing association between Murdoch University and Indonesian academic institutions in Java it acts as storage for the Western Australian Gamelan Orchestra 30 The university recently established three myMurdoch Advice locations across campus to assist with academic support general advice about study wellbeing and specialist advice for international students 31 A newly renovated Student Hub is located off Bush Court including a variety of food chains and seating 32 The university also has a tavern and a restaurant named Sir Walter s 33 A range of food trucks are also available via the Pop Up Ref on the east side of the campus 33 Images of South Street Campus nbsp Chancellery Building nbsp Bush Court and original campus buildings nbsp View of Bush Court from Broadwalk nbsp Bower Court in the Social Sciences building nbsp Joglo Rahayu or Peace Pavilion nbsp Economics and commerce BuildingRockingham Campus edit The Rockingham Campus is located 38 kilometres 24 mi south of central Perth in the suburb of Rockingham 32 16 41 S 115 45 04 E 32 278 S 115 751 E 32 278 115 751 Murdoch University Rockingham campus Opened in 1996 it is co located with Rockingham Challenger Institute of Technology campus and features an arts and commerce building The campus ceased offering undergraduate classes at the end of 2014 due to not enough students attending the campus 32 34 Rockingham Regional Campus Community Library edit Rockingham Regional Campus Community Library located at the Rockingham Campus is a joint venture between the university the City of Rockingham and Challenger Institute of Technology Members of all of these groups have free access to library membership Membership entitles all patrons to access to Challenger Institute of Technology university and public library resources at Rockingham 35 Mandurah Campus edit The Mandurah Campus is located 64 kilometres 40 mi south of central Perth in the suburb of Greenfields near the regional centre of Mandurah 32 30 58 S 115 45 22 E 32 516 S 115 756 E 32 516 115 756 Murdoch University Mandurah campus Opened in 2004 it is home to the School of Health Professions Bachelor of Nursing formally Nursing and Midwifery In Semester 2 2015 this degree also became available for study at the South Street Campus Murdoch University shares the campus with Challenger Institute and John Tonkin College formerly Mandurah Senior College citation needed Organisation editSchools edit nbsp Broadwalk westThere are nine schools at Murdoch University 36 School of Agricultural Sciences School of Allied Health Murdoch Business School School of Education School of Engineering and Energy School of Environmental and Conservation Sciences School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences School of Indigenous Knowledges School of Information Technology School of Law and Criminology School of Mathematics Statistics Chemistry and Physics School of Media and Communication School of Medical Molecular and Forensic Sciences School of Nursing School of Psychology School of Veterinary MedicineAsia Research Centre and Indo Pacific Research Centre edit The Asia Research Centre founded in 1991 produced multi disciplinary research in politics political economy modes of governance social change and policy making Its distinctive contribution to the research debate is based on the proposition that these factors have their roots in broader processes of conflict and change in society that are connected to the advance of market economies 37 The centre encompasses researchers from across Murdoch University It also regularly engages in collaboration with researchers from other universities around the world 37 In 2022 Murdoch University launched the Indo Pacific Research Centre as the successor of the Asia Research Centre The new centre facilitates innovative and policy relevant research on security conflict development and the environment in the Indo Pacific region 38 As of 2024 Prof Jacqueline Lo is the director of the Indo Pacific Research Centre 39 Student demographics editMurdoch University has more than 23 000 registered students 40 of which 37 are international students 41 In November 2008 H E Sheikh Nahayan Bin Murbarak Al Nahayan Minister of Higher Education and Research opened the Murdoch International Study Centre in Dubai United Arab Emirates 42 Academic profile editRankings edit University rankingsGlobal rankingsQS 43 431THE 44 401 500ARWU 45 401 500U S News amp World Report 46 679 Australian rankingsQS 47 28THE 48 29 ARWU 49 27 29U S News amp World Report 50 29ERA 52 25 51 The 2023 Times Higher Education World University Rankings has placed Murdoch University in the top 401 500 universities in the world 53 The 2024 QS World University Rankings ranked Murdoch University 431st in the world 54 ARWU ranked Murdoch University in the top 401 500 universities worldwide 55 The university has dropped in international university league tables notably the World s Top 100 universities under 50 having entered at 57th in 2013 and dropped to 68th position in 2017 56 However the 2018 Graduate Outcomes Survey GOS identified that Murdoch University graduates had the highest employability level of all Australian universities after three years of graduating at 96 7 20 21 In the most recent 2019 Student Experience Survey Murdoch University received an overall student satisfaction rating of 79 8 and a teaching quality rating of 82 3 comparable to most other universities in Western Australia as well as receiving the second highest rating for student support of all public universities in Western Australia 22 Reputation edit Murdoch University is a research intensive institution and a member of Innovative Research Universities Australia IRU Australia 57 According to The Australian The Graduate Careers Council of Australia found that Murdoch journalism graduates rated satisfaction with their course at a level within the top five nationally 58 Murdoch University is the founder of the ACICIS Australian Consortium for In Country Indonesian Studies Study Indonesia program a non profit consortium of Australian universities that was established in 1994 to coordinate semester long study programs at partner universities in Yogyakarta and Malang in Indonesia for Australian university students 59 The Theology programme at Murdoch was until its controversial closure in 2021 the most integrated of any Australian public University and included a full complement of staff working on site The university is one of the partners in the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort Raine Study one of the largest cohorts of pregnancy childhood adolescence and early adulthood to be carried out anywhere in the world 60 The Australian National Phenome Centre ANPC led by Murdoch University is a world leading research institute in metabolic phenotyping as well as the only facility of its kind in the southern hemisphere 61 62 63 The ANPC is led by Professor Jeremy K Nicholson one of the most renowned academic in the areas of metabolomics 64 65 During the COVID 19 pandemic researchers at Murdoch University were at the forefront of studying the long term biochemistry and symptomatology of the coronavirus including the discovery of distinct blood signatures of patients who contracted the virus 66 67 The university s work with conservation management has including the protection of dugongs through drone tracking devices 68 and the use of space technology to track movement patterns of vulnerable whale sharks 69 Murdoch researchers also work to protect the endangered native black cockatoos 70 Murdoch was the subject of an ABC Four Corners report on selling of placements and the associated student visas to seemingly unqualified people including those who had been previously rejected for Australian visas 71 Subsequently the Department of Home Affairs increased Murdoch s risk rating 72 Murdoch University International Study Centres editMurdoch University Dubai edit Murdoch University Dubai is a branch campus established in 2008 in Dubai International Academic City to cater for the expanding Dubai media and financial sectors and support Dubai s ambitions in providing an ongoing reserve of regional graduates connected to the demands of the region s booming industries citation needed The campus in Dubai offers degree programs in Commerce Information Technology and Media and postgraduate programs in Business Human Resource Management and Education The Degree programs are fully compatible with those offered in Perth and carry full Australian accreditation as well as being certified by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority Government of Dubai citation needed Murdoch University International Study Centre Singapore edit The Murdoch University International Study Centre MUISC in Singapore was officially opened in June 2008 by Australian High Commissioner Mr Miles Kupa Notable faculty and alumni editMain category Murdoch University Glenn Albrecht sustainability expert and coined the term solastalgia Visam Ali Maldivian politician Cora Baldock Sociologist and former President of the Australian Sociological Association Adam Bandt Australian politician current leader of the Australian Greens and MP for Melbourne Sarah Bell professor of engineering 73 Reg Bolton clown Terry Budge Chancellor of the University 2006 2013 Jeremy Callaghan actor Craig Challen technical diver and cave explorer veterinary surgeon and 2019 co Australian of the Year 74 Chen Siqing in this Chinese name the family name is Chen banker chairman of the board of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China former chairman the board of the Bank of China Leonard Collard Author Professor of Indigenous studies at University of Western Australia Roger Cook Premier of Western Australia Tracey Cross Australian Paralympic swimmer 75 Muredach Dynan educationist and Pro Vice Chancellor Australian Catholic University James Edelman justice of the High Court of Australia and former justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia and Federal Court of Australia Alan Eggleston Australian politician former Senator for Western Australia representing the Liberal Party Vivienne Elanta environmental activist Margaret Friedel Australian rangeland ecology and management researcher Brian Greig Australian politician former Senator for Western Australia representing the Australian Democrats Kevin Hewison Asian Studies professor Frederic Jevons biochemist and educator Michael Keenan Australian politician member for Stirling representing the Liberal Party Raeesah Khan Singaporean activist and politician Bill Loader Emeritus Professor of New Testament Scott Ludlam Former Senator for Western Australia and federal co leader of the Australian Greens Toby Miller cultural and media studies scholar Hannah McGlade academic human rights advocate and lawyer Jeremy K Nicholson academic specialising in metabonomics Melissa Parke Australian politician member for Fremantle representing the Labor Party Brad Pettitt Former Mayor of the City of Fremantle 76 member of the WA Legislative Council representing the Greens WA Margaret Quirk Australian politician in the WA Legislative Assembly representing the Labor Party Chandrika Ravi Indian Australian model dancer and actress Kim Scott author Sally Talbot Australian politician member of the WA Legislative Council representing Australian Labor Party Western Australian Branch Jan Thomas Vice chancellor of Massey University New Zealand John Turner Australian politician representing the Nationals Rajeev Kumar Varshney FRS academic an internationally renowned agricultural scientist especialising in genomics pre breeding seed system and capacity building Kon Vatskalis Australian politician representing the Labor Party current Lord Mayor of Darwin McKenzie Wark writer and academic Giz Watson Australian politician former leader of the Greens WA Royston Wee Management and Marketing 77 professional Mixed Martial Artist in the UFC 78 Barbara Wienecke Antarctic researcher seabird ecologist 79 Grant Woodhams Australian politician representing the Nationals Alison Xamon Australian politician in the Legislative Council Parliamentary leader of the Greens WA 80 Edmund Yeo Malaysian filmmaker Glenn Yong Singaporean actor amp singer Basil Zempilas Broadcaster and Lord Mayor of PerthSee also edit nbsp Western Australia portalList of universities in AustraliaReferences edit https www murdochuniversitydubai com succeed https www murdochuniversitydubai com succeed https www eoas info biogs A002278b htm https www acnc gov au charity charities e41edef6 38af e811 a960 000d3ad24282 documents 0f358655 cf10 ee11 8f6e 002248122521 https www acnc gov au charity charities e41edef6 38af e811 a960 000d3ad24282 documents 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