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Is an Australian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Canberra United FC in the Austral

Is an Australian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Canberra United FC in the Australian W-League. She has represented Australia at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2004 Olympics and the 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup.

An Australian entertainer.Burchmore gave her first major Australian breakthrough performance in the

An Australian entertainer.Burchmore gave her first major Australian breakthrough performance in the 1988 production of Sugar Babies, opposite Garry McDonald and Broadway theatre performer Eddie Bracken. Later that year, she reprised her role opposite Mickey Rooney and Ann Miller in London’s West End theatre production. Whilst in the U.K she also starred in the revival of Stop The World - I Want To Get Off.After a string of further stage performances, playwright David Atkins wrote a role especially for Burchmore in his tap dancing musical, Hot Shoe Shuffle. Then in 1997, she gave the Crown Casino in Melbourne its opening performance with her very own cabaret spectacular, Red Hot & Rhonda, playing to an audience of over 60,000. The year proved to be big for Burchmore, she also secured a role on Broadway in the Irving Berlin classic,

Is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level and plays for F.C.

Is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level and plays for F.C. Indiana of the W-League.Percival made her Football Ferns debut in a 0-3 loss to China on 14 November 2006, and represented New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Wom

Is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Auckland Aces. He played for the New Zealand "A" team i

Is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Auckland Aces. He played for the New Zealand "A" team in 2004 and 2005, but his career suffered a setback when he was injured in the build-up to the 2005–06 season. In 2010 Sherlock is currently playing with Ho

Was a New Zealand painter. Along with Colin McCahon and Toss Woollaston she is credited with introdu

Was a New Zealand painter. Along with Colin McCahon and Toss Woollaston she is credited with introducing modern styles to New Zealand art. She worked primarily in oil and water colour, and is well known for her portraits and landscapes.

An Australian poet and author. Although she is the daughter of a white Australian mother and an Afri

An Australian poet and author. Although she is the daughter of a white Australian mother and an African-American father, she has always identified as, and until recently was accepted as, an indigenous Australian. She has been a life-long campaigner for indigenous land rights, as well as human rights and women's rights.Born Roberta Barkley Patterson in Townsville, Queensland, Sykes was raised by her mother and proportedly never knew her father. Sykes says in her autobiography that his identity is unknown, but her mother, Rachel Patterson, told a reporter in 1973 that Sykes's "father was a Negro soldier... His name was Master Sergeant Robert Barkley of the US Army," presumably one of many African-American servicemen stationed in Townsville during World War II.

A well-known Australian author of books for children. She was born 28 February 1936, in Kempsey, New

A well-known Australian author of books for children. She was born 28 February 1936, in Kempsey, New South Wales and now resides near Melbourne.Several of her books have been short-listed for the Australian Children's Book of the Year Award, including Hating Alison Ashley (also a film starring Delta Goodrem) and Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (filmed as a television series for the Seven Network in 1992)Klein's novel Came Back to Show You I Could Fly won a Human Rights Award for Literature in 1989 and also won the 1990 Australian Children's Book of the Year Award for Older Readers. It was filmed as Say a Little Prayer in 1993. She wrote her first short story at the age of 16.

An Australian singer, writer, stage and director, artistic director, and public advocate of the arts

An Australian singer, writer, stage and director, artistic director, and public advocate of the arts, in Australia and internationally.Archer was born in Prospect then a working-class suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. She graduated from Adelaide University and was a high-school English teacher until 1974, when she took up a singing career. Archer has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours English) and Diploma of Education from Adelaide University.

Was an Australian tennis player. She and Margaret Court won the Australian Championships doubles in

Was an Australian tennis player. She and Margaret Court won the Australian Championships doubles in 1962 and 1963 and the U.S. Championships doubles in 1963. In the same year in the French Championships, they were defeated in the final by Renee Schuurman

A singer, song writer, and actress from Australia. Robyn also was the lead singer of the Australian

A singer, song writer, and actress from Australia. Robyn also was the lead singer of the Australian group Girlfriend.Robyn Loau first came into the spotlight as the lead singer of Australian all girl pop group Girlfriend. The group led by Loau, consisted of Jacqui Cowell, Siobhánn Heidenreich, Lorinda Noble and Melanie Alexander. From their debut single, Take It from Me the band's popularity skyrocketed, with the single reaching number one on the Australian Music Charts. The fantasy of teenage boys and idols of teenage girls, Girlfriend adorned the cover of teen magazines across the country. As their popularity continued to rise, publicity was high, as was public demand. Shopping centre appearances would see the girls mobbed by their fans Success continued with their second single "Girl's Life" also becoming a top 20 hit

Is a retired female basketball player from Australia, who played for the Sydney Uni Flames. A three-

Is a retired female basketball player from Australia, who played for the Sydney Uni Flames. A three-time Olympian she was a member of the national women's team that claimed the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

A New Zealand television and theatre actress. She has appeared in numerous New Zealand TV shows and

A New Zealand television and theatre actress. She has appeared in numerous New Zealand TV shows and has toured New Zealand with a number of theatre productions.Malcolm attended Ashburton College, and graduated from Toi Whakaari (New Zealand Drama School) in 1987. She won an International Actors Fellowship at the Globe Theatre in London for 2003.She is well known to New Zealanders from her role as Nurse Ellen Crozier in the television series Shortland Street. Other roles include the part of Morwen in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings.

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in eight position with the National W

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in eight position with the National Women's Field Hockey Team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She was also a member of the squad that won the bronze meda

Is an Australian racing cyclist currently living in Italy. Gilmore currently rides for the Italian c

Is an Australian racing cyclist currently living in Italy. Gilmore currently rides for the Italian cycling team Menikini Selle Italia Gysko.Gilmore previously rode for G.S. Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan. She splits her time between the road circuit and the tr

Is an Australian association footballer currently playing for Australian W-League team Adelaide Unit

Is an Australian association footballer currently playing for Australian W-League team Adelaide United.

Is an Australian women's basketball player who plays for Australia and the WNBL team Townsville Fire

Is an Australian women's basketball player who plays for Australia and the WNBL team Townsville Fire. Cox is an Indigenous Australian and won the female sportsperson of the year prize at the 2007 Deadlys.

Was a New Zealand cricketer. She played in seven women's Test matches in the period 1954 to 1960/1,

Was a New Zealand cricketer. She played in seven women's Test matches in the period 1954 to 1960/1, captaining in them all. McKenzie's highest score was 61 as she scored 295 runs at an average of 22.69, and she took 8 wickets at 26.75 with her right-arm medium pace. McKenzie's best bowling was 4 for 18.Her first Test series was on the 1954 tour of England. She played in all three Tests, losing the series one-nil. 1956/7 saw a tour to Australia, and one Test, which was lost. England toured New Zealand in 1957/8 playing two drawn Tests, and Australia in 1960/1, when one drawn Test was played.

Was an Australian novelist in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Her large bibliography covered mult

Was an Australian novelist in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Her large bibliography covered multiple genres, and books for children as well as adults. She has been described as the first Australian novelist to achieve a significant international reputation.[1]Her father was born in England and went to Sydney in May 1839. He afterwards took up grazing country in Queensland and became a member of the then colony's legislative council. He was postmaster-general in the second Robert Herbert ministry in 1866, in the Robert Ramsay Mackenzie ministry, 1867-8, and the Arthur Hunter Palmer ministry, 1870-4, and was elected chairman of committees in the council in July 1889. After Matilda's death in 1868, he married Nora C. Barton.

Was a New Zealander-Australian sculptor who shot to late fame at the age of 57 for her poetic assemb

Was a New Zealander-Australian sculptor who shot to late fame at the age of 57 for her poetic assemblages of eclectic found materials. She showed at the Venice Biennale in 1982, becoming the first female artist to represent Australia there. In 1994 she was awarded the Order of Australia for her services to the arts. She died in Canberra in 1999.Gascoigne was born Rosalie Norah King Walker in Auckland, New Zealand, and emigrated to Canberra, Australia in 1943 at the age of 26 in order to become a war bride. Here she married astronomer S. C. B (Ben) Gascoigne, later to become an eminent professor, and set up home in the isolated scientific community of Mount Stromlo. During the many lonely years spent raising her three children,

She is a New Zealand cricketer who has played three women's one-day internationals for the New Zeala

She is a New Zealand cricketer who has played three women's one-day internationals for the New Zealand and she has played for the Auckland Hearts and the Northern Districts Spirit in the State League.

Is a New Zealand cyclist, who won a Silver Medal for New Zealand at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth

Is a New Zealand cyclist, who won a Silver Medal for New Zealand at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. She is also the current Oceania champion, and a Rhodes Scholar.She finished ninth in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the women's cross country rac

An Australian singer/songwriter.Bygrave grew up in western Victoria and later attended art school in

An Australian singer/songwriter.Bygrave grew up in western Victoria and later attended art school in Ballarat and Melbourne. Her musical career began in 1979 (early band: The Salty Dogs). Bygrave was invited to join The Goanna Band, rising to prominence as keyboardist/vocalist alongside Shane Howard and Marcia Howard in the early '80s. The band recorded three albums and toured extensively, performing in some of the remotest areas of Australia and forging strong bonds with Aboriginal people and their culture. Their debut album Spirit of Place won the ARIA Best Album of the Year, 1982, with "Solid Rock" winning Best Single of the Year. Goanna reprised with a fourth album in 1998.

Member of the Queensland State Parliament (1974-1983) as the Liberal Member for Salisbury.Kyburz was

Member of the Queensland State Parliament (1974-1983) as the Liberal Member for Salisbury.Kyburz was a well known supporter of feminist causes in 1970s Queensland politics. She and her husband both lost their seats in the 1983 Liberal Party electoral coll

Better known as Rosie White, is a women's association football player from New Zealand. She plays fo

Better known as Rosie White, is a women's association football player from New Zealand. She plays for Three Kings United in the attacking midfield position, and is a member of the New Zealand women's national football team, as well as the Under-17 and Und

She is currently working in Australia as a film editor and screenwriter producing television drama s

She is currently working in Australia as a film editor and screenwriter producing television drama series. Graeme-Evans is the author of several popular historical novels.Graeme-Evans is the daughter of a novelist, Eleanor, and a RAF pilot. As a child, she travelled with her parents, to Egypt during the Suez Crisis and spent three years in 1960s Cyprus during Turkish-Greek Cypriot conflicts.[1] She was educated at many schools including The Fahan School in Hobart, Tasmania, and the Wilderness School in Adelaide, South Australia. Whilst at Wilderness, Posie topped the State in South Australia in Ancient History in the Leaving Certificate.[