35 Notable alumni of University of New England, Australia
Updated: May 01, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of New England, Australia is ranked #655 in the world and #26 in Australia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 35 notable alumni from University of New England, Australia sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of New England, Australia won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Roderick Bovingdon
1942-. (aged 84)
linguist
registered psychiatric nurse
writer
translator
singer-songwriter
Roderick "Rigu" Bovingdon, MQR is an Anglo-Maltese Australian writer, academic, promoter of Maltese culture, social commentator, translator and musician.
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2. Marilyn Fleer
1950-. (aged 76)
academic
psychologist
Marilyn Fleer FASSA is an Australian professor of early childhood education and development at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. She was awarded the Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellowship by the Australian Research Council in 2018.
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3. Glenn Tasker
1951-2019 (aged 68)
sports executive
Glenn Robert Tasker was a leading Australian sport administrator particularly in swimming, tennis and the Paralympic movement. He was President of the Australian Paralympic Committee from 2013 to 2018.
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4. Alan Powell
1936-2020 (aged 84)
historian
Alan Walter Powell was a historian and author of Northern Territory history.
5. Claire Smith
1957-. (aged 69)
archaeologist
author
anthropologist
Claire Edwina Smith AO, FSA, FAHA is an Australian archaeologist specialising in Indigenous archaeology, symbolic communication and rock art. She was dean (research) of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Flinders University in 2017-2018 and, before that, head of the Department of Archaeology. She was president of the World Archaeological Congress from 2003 to 2014. Among her...
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6. Evan Williams
1972-. (aged 54)
computer scientist
businessperson
entrepreneur
blogger
Evan John Williams is an Australian retired diplomat and public servant who served as the Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories from 1 November 2003 until 31 October 2005.
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7. Anne de Bruin
academic
economist
Anne Marguerite de Bruin is a socio-economist and Professor of Economics in the School of Economics and Finance at the Albany campus of Massey University, New Zealand. Her research focuses on social enterprises and women's entrepreneurship and innovation.
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8. Karunasena Kodituwakku
1945-. (aged 81)
diplomat
politician
Karunasena Kodituwakku is a Sri Lankan politician, academic and diplomat. He was the Sri Lankan ambassador to China, and non-resident ambassador to Mongolia and North Korea. He was the former Sri Lankan Cabinet Minister of Education, Human Resources Development and Cultural Affairs and the third governor of the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. He also served as the vice...
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9. Milena Pires
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Milena Pires is an East Timorese politician and women's rights activist who served as director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women in East Timor. From 2016 to 2020, she was the Permanent Representative of East Timor to the United Nations.
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10. Gregory Retallack
1951-. (aged 75)
botanist
geologist
university teacher
paleontologist
Gregory John Retallack is an Australian paleontologist, geologist, and author who specializes in paleopedology, the study of fossil soils. He is a professor emeritus at University of Oregon and his research is primarily concerned with the fossil record of soils though Earth history. His research has included investigations into climate change, the extinction of dinosaurs, the origins of upright walking...
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11. Jacqueline Lawrence
1982-. (aged 44)
kayaker
canoeist
Jacqueline "Jacqui" Lawrence is an Australian slalom canoeist and Olympic silver medallist, from Old Bonalbo, New South Wales. She competed at the international level from 2000 to 2008.
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12. Peter K. Latz
1941-. (aged 85)
agrostologist
botanist
Peter Kenneth Latz is an agrostologist, botanist, ethnobotanist, and author from Central Australia. For 55 years he worked with the Eastern and Western Arrernte, Alyawarre, Anmatyerre, Pintupi/Luritja, Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara, and Warlpiri people to organise and share their cultural and scientific knowledge of central Australian plants. In many areas of Australia this knowledge has been lost, but it has been preserved in...
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13. Anne Plunkett
1952-. (aged 74)
diplomat
Anne Maree Plunkett is a senior Australian public servant and career diplomat. She was the Australian Ambassador to Portugal from 2012 to 2016, with non-resident accreditation to Cape Verde and São Tomé and PrÃncipe. She was previously Australian Ambassador to Ireland and the Holy See (Vatican) between 2006 and 2008.
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14. Les Bursill
1945-. (aged 81)
anthropologist
archaeologist
Leslie William Bursill was a Dharawal (Aboriginal Australian) historian, archaeologist, anthropologist, and publisher, born in Hurstville, New South Wales, in February 1945. His father, Wallace Richard Bursill, was serving in the 7th Division of the Australian Imperial Force (2nd) (AIF) in New Guinea at the time of Bursill's birth. Although Bursill is strongly identified with the Dharawal of southern Sydney...
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15. Lionel Gilbert
1924-2015 (aged 91)
historian
Lionel Arthur Gilbert OAM CF was an Australian historian, author, curator, lecturer, and biographer, specializing in applied, natural, and local history. Born in Burwood, New South Wales, he studied at Sydney Teachers College and, beginning in 1946, worked as a teacher and later a headmaster in state schools in various locations around New South Wales until 1961. In 1963 Gilbert...
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16. Adriana Taylor
1946-. (aged 80)
politician
Adriana Johanna Taylor is an Australian politician. She was an Independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Elwick from 2010 to 2016.
17. Marie-Louise Ayres
1963-. (aged 63)
librarian
Marie-Louise Ayres is a librarian whose work has centered on providing digital access to cultural resources throughout Australia. Since 2017 she has been the Director-General of the National Library of Australia.
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18. Libby Coker
1962-. (aged 64)
teacher
politician
journalist
Elizabeth Ann Coker is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2019 federal election, representing the Victorian seat of Corangamite. She previously served as the mayor of the Surf Coast Shire. Coker won her seat in the 2022 Australian federal election with...
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19. Peter Tinley
1962-. (aged 64)
military officer
soldier
politician
Peter Charles Tinley is an Australian politician and former soldier. Peter was a Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly between November 2009 and February 2025, representing the now-abolished electorate of Willagee.
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20. Alice Gorman
1964-. (aged 62)
archaeologist
researcher
Alice Gorman FAHA FSA is an Australian archaeologist, heritage consultant, and lecturer, who is best known for pioneering work in the field of space archaeology and her Space Age Archaeology blog. Based at Flinders University, she is an expert in Indigenous stone tool analysis, but better known for her research into the archaeology of orbital debris, terrestrial launch sites, and...
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21. George Souris
1949-. (aged 77)
politician
George Souris AM is an Australian politician and former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing Upper Hunter for the Nationals from 1988 to 2015. Souris is a former leader of the National Party in NSW.
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22. Peter Drysdale
1938-. (aged 88)
economist
Peter David Drysdale AO is an Australian economist and writer. He is Emeritus Professor of Economics in the Crawford School of Public Policy in the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University. He was executive director of the Australia-Japan Research Centre (AJRC) until 2002.
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23. Richard Torbay
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
mayor
George Richard Torbay is a former Australian politician who was an independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Northern Tablelands from 1999 to 2013. Torbay was the 30th Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, serving from 2007 until 2011, and was the first independent member to be Speaker of the House since 1913. Prior to...
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24. Barnaby Joyce
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
Barnaby Thomas Gerard Joyce is an Australian politician who served as the deputy prime minister of Australia and the leader of the National Party from 2016 to 2018 and from 2021 to 2022. He has been the member of parliament (MP) for the New South Wales division of New England since 2013. Joyce previously held various ministerial positions in the...
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25. Rhonda Burchmore
1960-. (aged 66)
opera singer
Rhonda Suzanne Burchmore is an Australian entertainer, most notable as an actress, recording artist and singer in musical theatre, she has appeared in numerous television shows and briefly in film.
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26. Tony Windsor
1950-. (aged 76)
farmer
politician
Antony Harold Curties Windsor, AM is a former Australian politician. Windsor was an independent member for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Tamworth from 1991 to 2001 − supporting the incumbent Greiner Liberal/National Coalition minority government at the 1991 election.
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27. Michele Bullock
1962-. (aged 64)
banker
economist
Michele Bullock is an Australian economist who is currently governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). She commenced as governor on 18 September 2023, and is the first woman to hold the role.
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28. Deborah O'Neill
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
lecturer
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...
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29. John Veron
1945-. (aged 81)
biologist
zoologist
marine biologist
John Edward Norwood Veron OAM, credited in research as J. E. N. Veron, and in other writing as Charlie Veron, is an Australian biologist, taxonomist, and specialist in the study of corals and reefs. He has described 173 of the world's coral species.
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30. Gabrielle Lord
1946-. (aged 80)
writer
novelist
children's writer
journalist
Gabrielle Craig Lord is an Australian writer who has been described as Australia's first lady of crime. She has published a wide range of writing including reviews, articles, short stories and non-fiction, but she is best known for her psychological thrillers.
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31. Kevin Scarce
1952-. (aged 74)
naval officer
civil servant
chancellor
governor
business executive
Rear Admiral Kevin John Scarce is a retired naval officer who served as the 34th governor of South Australia from 2007 to 2014.
32. Slade Brockman
1970-. (aged 56)
farmer
politician
William Edward Slade Brockman is an Australian politician who has served as a Senator for Western Australia since 2017, representing the Liberal Party. He was elected President of the Australian Senate in October 2021 following the resignation of Scott Ryan.
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33. David Elliott
1949-. (aged 77)
art historian
author
curator
David Andrew Elliott is an Australian former politician. Elliott served as the New South Wales Minister for Transport and the Minister for Veterans in the Perrottet ministry between 21 December 2021 and 25 March 2023. Elliott was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Baulkham Hills for the Liberal Party between 2011 and 2023.
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34. Susan Coyle
1970-. (aged 56)
military officer
Lieutenant General Susan May Coyle, AM, CSC, DSM is a senior officer in the Australian Army. She joined the army as a reservist in 1987 and, following training at the Australian Defence Force Academy, was commissioned into the Royal Australian Corps of Signals in 1992. She has commanded the 104th Signal Squadron (2003–04), 17th Signal Regiment (2009–10), Task Group Afghanistan...
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35. Raymond Apple
1935-2024 (aged 89)
author
rabbi
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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