Peter Andren, former member for Calare in the Australian House of Representatives (Independent)

MiG Ayesa, singer and second runner-up on TV show Rock Star: INXS

Patricia Bergin, Chief Judge in Equity, NSW Supreme Court

Grant Brits, swimmer, bronze medallist at Beijing Olympics

Barry Brook (scientist), climate scientist and advocate of nuclear power

Greg Coffey, hedge fund manager

John Connor, environmentalist

Murray Cook, Anthony Field, Greg Page, three founding members of The Wiggles

Laser physicist Frank Duarte

Peter Debnam, former NSW Opposition Leader

Miranda Devine, columnist, writer

F. J. Duarte, author, physicist

Liz Ellis, former Australian national netball team captain

Sophie Falkiner, TV presenter

John Faulkner, federal minister

Adam Hills, comedian and television presenter

Chris Lilley, comedian/actor

Catherine Livingstone, Chairwoman of Telstra

Jeff McMullen, journalist

Joel Milburn, athlete

Fred Nile, NSW Legislative Council member

Christine Nixon, former Victorian Police Commissioner

Christine Jensen Burke, mountain climber

Rob Oakeshott, federal member for Lyne (Independent)

Peter Overton, journalist and television news presenter

Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe

Tanya Plibersek, federal politician

Margaret Pomeranz, movie critic, host of At the Movies

Hugh Riminton, CNN news anchor

Eric Roozendaal, NSW Treasurer

Helen Sham-Ho, NSW Legislative Council member; first Chinese-born Member of Parliament in Australia

Ian Thorpe, Olympic swimmer

George Williams, academic lawyer and human rights activist