 Stockwell was born and raised in Brisbane , Queensland , the son of Bill and <unk> Stockwell . He is a 1980 graduate of St Laurence 's College , a Roman Catholic boys ' high school in Brisbane . Stockwell was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder from 1982 to 1984 , and again in 1987 . He undertook commerce and engineering studies at the University of Queensland , and economics <unk> at the Australian National University . He also attended the University of Florida in the United States . 
