13 Notable alumni of University of Southern Queensland
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Southern Queensland is ranked #1,066 in the world and #32 in Australia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 13 notable alumni from University of Southern Queensland 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 Southern Queensland won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Manuel Aston
1961-. (aged 65)
playwright
Manuel 'Manny' Aston is an Australian playwright and academic best known for his 1993 play, Fossils.
2. Deb Frecklington
1971-. (aged 55)
solicitor
politician
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...
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3. Anne Ruston
1963-. (aged 63)
political adviser
businessperson
politician
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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4. Jacqueline Brennan
actor
Jacquie Brennan is an Australian stage, television film and theatre actress and voiceover artist. She is known for her roles in Bullpitt!, The Hollowmen, and her best known role in Australian award-winning television drama Wentworth as Officer Linda 'Smiles' Miles.
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5. Atul Khare
1959-. (aged 67)
diplomat
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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6. Stuart Mayer
military personnel
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...
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7. Chris Field
military personnel
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...
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8. Ian Stewart
1945-. (aged 81)
science fiction writer
writer
university teacher
novelist
mathematician
Ian Duncan Hunter Stewart AO APM 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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9. Richard Dalla-Riva
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Richard Alex Gordon Dalla-Riva is an Australian former 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...
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10. Lana Harch
1984-. (aged 42)
association football player
Lana Harch is a former Australia women's national soccer team international who plays for Queensland Lions FC.
11. Jason Gann
1971-. (aged 55)
film director
television actor
executive producer
television producer
film actor
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 American reboot of the same name.
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12. Jamus Lim
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
economist
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) for the Anchorvale division of Sengkang Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2020.
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13. John McVeigh
1965-. (aged 61)
farmer
politician
John Joseph McVeigh is an Australian former politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 2016 to 2020, representing the Queensland seat of Groom for the Liberal Party. During the Turnbull government he served in cabinet as Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government from 2017 to 2018. He was previously a member of the Legislative...
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