Western Australia Sir Walter Scott, AC (1903–1981)- chairman of the Commonwealth Decimal Currency Committee & Board who implemented decimal currency in Australia in 1966 John Stone – Secretary to the Treasury, Australia Ralph Slatyer, AC (1929–2012) – first Chief Scientist of Australia Diplomats Ron Davies (1926–2011) – Agent-General London Ross Garnaut – Ambassador to China Sir Paul Hasluck (1905–1993) – delegate at San Francisco Conference 1945 which founded the United Nations, leading delegate of the Australian mission to the United Nations Security Council 1946 Ralph Honner (1904–1994) – Ambassador to Ireland Ralph Slatyer, AC (1929–2012) – Ambassador to UNESCO Politicians Margaret Battye (1909–1949) – Australian women's rights activist, first female court lawyer in Western Australia Bob Hawke, AC – President of Australian Council of Trade Unions Clarrie Isaacs (1948–2003) – Australian Aboriginal activist Rob Riley (1954–1996) – Australian Aboriginal activist Jessie Robertson (1909–1976) – State president of the National Council of Women 1956–1959 & 1966–1972, of the Australian-Asian Association (1960–1965), international president of the Pan-Pacific and South East Asia Women's Association 1961–1964; co-founder of Association of Western Australia 1947, the Soroptimist Club of Perth 1958, King Edward Memorial Hospital auxiliary 1958, and of the women's auxiliary of the Country and Democratic League 1957 and was president 1961–1964 Vincent Serventy (1917–2007) – established world first nature conservation day, now Earth Day, Commissioner of Australian Heritage Commission, President of Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia, and founder of WA National Trust, WA Tree Society, WA Gould League of Birdlovers Others – public service Sheila McClemans (1909–1988) – first female barrister before the WA Supreme Court, co-founder of the first all-female law firm in WA Jessie Robertson (1909–1976) – State president of the National Council of Women 1956–1959 & 1966–1972, of the Australian-Asian Association (1960–1965), international president of the Pan-Pacific & South East Asia Women's Association 1961–1964; and president of the women's auxiliary of the Country and Democratic League 1961–1964 Academia and science Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors H.C. "Nugget" Coombs (1906–1997) – fourth Chancellor of Australian National University 1968–1975, Hackett Scholar Ross Garnaut – Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, University of Melbourne John Hay, AC – Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Queensland, Deakin University; Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Monash University, Hackett Scholar John de Laeter (1933–2010) – Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Development, Curtin University Marcus Liveris (1931–2011) – Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Health Sciences, Curtin University Ken Michael, AC – Chancellor, University of Western Australia Sir Fred Schonell (1900–1969) –