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Writer, author of Voss and The Tree of Man, winner of Nobel Prize in Literature in 1973
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Patrick White
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Writer, author of The Book Thief
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Markus Zusak
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Writer, the most famous Australian writer of the colonial period and is often called Australia's greatest short story writer
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Henry Lawson
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Writer, author of Clancy of the Overflow and The Man from Snowy River
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Banjo Paterson
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Prime Minister who led the country during World War One, but his influence on national politics spanned several decades
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Billy Hughes
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Prime Minister who led the country during World War Two
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John Curtin
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Prime minister for over 18 years from 1939 to 1941 and again from 1949 to 1966
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Robert Menzies
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Prime Minister from 2022
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Anthony Albanese
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Pathologist, famous for his role in the development of penicillin, winner of Nobel Prize in Medicine in1945
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Howard Florey
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Virologist known for his contributions to immunology. Winner of Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1960 for predicting acquired immune tolerance and he developed the theory of clonal selection
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Macfarlane Burnet
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Immunologist, he received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1996
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Peter Doherty
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Physicist, who played an important step in the development of X-ray crystallography, winner of Nobel Prize in Physics in 1915
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Lawrence Bragg
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Chemist, winner of Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1975 for his work on the stereochemistry of enzyme-catalysed reactions
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John Cornforth
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Explorer, key leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration
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Douglas Mawson
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Military commander considered one of the best Allied generals of World War One and the most famous commander in Australian history
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John Monash
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Actor, famous for his role as Wolverine in the X-Men film series
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Hugh Jackman
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Actor, famous for his roles in Les Miserables and The King Speech, winner of Academy Award in 1997
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Geoffrey Rush
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Actor, famous for his role as Thor
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Chris Hemsworth
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Actor, famous for his roles in The Dark Knight and Brokeback Mountain, winner of Academy Award in 2009
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Heath Ledger
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Actress, famous for her roles in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Aviator, two times winner of Academy Award
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Cate Blanchett
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Actress famous for her roles in The Hours and Moulin Rouge!, winner of Academy Award in 2003
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Nicole Kidman
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Actress famous for her roles as Harley Quinn in the Suicide Squad film series
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Margot Robbie
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Director of Dead Poets Society, Fearless and The Truman Show
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Peter Weir
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Director of Elvis and The Great Gatsby
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Baz Luhrmann
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Singer and actress. In the early 1990s, she played Beth Brennan in the Australian soap opera Neighbours
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Natalie Imbruglia
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Female singer, I Should Be So Lucky, The Loco-Motion, Hand on Your Heart
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Kylie Minogue
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Female singer, Unstoppable, Titanium
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Sia
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Singer and actress, If You Love Me, Let Me Know, Have You Never Been Mellow and she starred in the musical film Grease
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Olivia Newton-John
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Swimmer specialised in freestyle, five times winner of Olympic gold medal
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Ian Thorpe
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Female swimmer, most decorated Australian Olympic athlete
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Emma McKeon
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Driver, three times Formula One champion in 1950s and 1960s
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Jack Brabham
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Formula One driver since 2011, raced with Toro Rosso, Red Bull, Renault and McLaren
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Daniel Ricciardo
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Driver, two times MotoGP champion in 2007 and 2011
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Casey Stoner
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Tennis player, winner of 11 Grand Slam single titles
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Rod Laver
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Tennis player, winner of 12 Grand Slam single titles
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Roy Emerson
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Female tennis player, winner of 24 Grand Slam single titles
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Margaret Court
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Female tennis player, winner of 3 Grand Slam single titles, retired in 2022
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Ashleigh Barty
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The greatest cricket player of all time
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Don Bradman
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Rugby player, world champion in 1991
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David Campese
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Activist, founder of WikiLeaks
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Julian Assange
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