Murray Davidson Nixon OAM (born 20 June 1936) is a former Australian politician.
Born in Perth, Nixon was a farmer before entering politics. In 1993 he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council as a Liberal member representing Agricultural Region. He was re-elected in 1996 but defeated in 2001. [1] In retirement Nixon lives in Wembley, Western Australia. He received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2016 Australia Day Honours for "service to the Parliament, to the agricultural sector, and to the community, of Western Australia". [2]
Peter John Lindsay is a former Australian politician who served as a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1996 to July 2010, representing the Division of Herbert, Queensland. In January 2007 he was appointed to the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence in the Howard Government. He was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and was a television station production manager and General Manager of Townsville Television from 1972 to 1996 before entering politics. He was a member of the City of Townsville City Council from 1985 to 1996.
Brian Andrew Greig OAM, Australian politician, was an Australian Democrats member of the Australian Senate from 1999 to 2005, representing the state of Western Australia.
John William Tierney, Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian Senate from 1991 to 2005, representing the state of New South Wales.
Barry Joseph Collier is an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2011 and from 2013 to 2015, representing the electorate of Miranda. Collier retired at the 2011 election, but contested and won a 2013 by-election when his successor, Liberal Graham Annesley, resigned. Collier then retired a second time at the 2015 election. In September 2016, Collier was elected to Sutherland Shire Council, serving as a Councillor representing B Ward.
William Patrick Ludwig, Australian trade union official, is National President and former Queensland Branch Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union (AWU), one of Australia's oldest and largest unions.
Ernest Francis Bridge, AM was an Australian parliamentarian and country music singer. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 2001, representing the electorate of Kimberley, first as a Labor Party representative (1980–1996) and then as a Labor Independent MP (1996–2001). He was the first indigenous Australian to be a Cabinet minister in any Australian government.
Peter Alexander Cameron Macdonald OAM is an Australian medical practitioner and politician from Glasgow, Scotland. He was formerly the independent member for the Electoral district of Manly in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and Mayor of Manly Council.
Thomas Gregory Stephens is a former Australian parliamentarian.
Noel John Maughan was an Australian politician and the Nationals member for Rodney in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1989 until 2006.
Arthur Dix Marshall was an Australian politician and sportsman from Western Australia.
Reginald Gillard was an Australian politician. Born in Lithgow, New South Wales, he was a managing partner before his military service (1941–46). Long prominent in local politics, he served as mayor of Lithgow City Council from 1969 to 1972, and again from 1973 to 1976.
John Barry Mildren was an Australian politician. Born in Colac, Victoria, he attended the University of Melbourne and then Texas A&M University. He became a teacher, later rising to senior lecturer and head of department at Ballarat College of Advanced Education. In 1980, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Ballarat, defeating Liberal MP Jim Short. He held the seat until his own defeat in 1990 by Michael Ronaldson.
Nicholas (Nick) David Griffiths is an Australian politician. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the East Metropolitan Region.
Harry Frank Moore, was an Australian Labor Party politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Tuggerah from 1981 to 1988 and for Wyong from 1988 to 1991.
Donald Kilgour is a former Australian politician. He was the National member for Shepparton in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 2002.
Daniel Eric Kent was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the Victorian Legislative Council in 1970.
Judyth Watson is an Australian former politician.
Kenneth Francis Lowrie was an Australian politician.
Bernard Phillip Dunn was a former Australian politician.
Phillip Bruce Thompson, is an Australian politician. His party is the Liberal National Party of Queensland and he sits with the Liberal Party in federal parliament.