because convict Australian's were generally illiterate or close to it, it was required to import Lebanese so they could become famous Australian writers, such as David George Joseph Malouf, & express in writing the repressed feelings of British-Australians
notable Lebanese Australians
Marie Bashir 1930 Governor of New South Wales Steve Bracks 1954 Former Premier of Victoria Sam Doumany Former Attorney-General and Minister for Justice in Queensland Hazem El Masri 1976 Canterbury Bulldogs Rugby league player Benny 'Backdoor' Elias 1963 Former National Rugby League player Ahmad Elrich 1981 International soccer player Robbie Farah 1984 Wests Tigers Rugby league player Joe Hachem 1966 2005 World Series of Poker champion Milham Hanna former Australian rules footballer with Carlton Joe Hasham 1948 actor emigrated to Australia as infant born in Lebanon Bachar Houli 1988 Australian Rules Football player Sabrina Houssami 1986 2006 Australian representative at Miss World born Australia Bob Katter, Sr. 1918–1990 member for Federal Division of Kennedy Bob Katter 1945 member for Federal Division of Kennedy 1993 Bilal Khazal Jailed Al-Qaeda associate, jihadist, Qantas baggage handler working Australia born Lebanon David Malouf 1934 writer born Australia father Lebanese Feiz Mohammad Fundamentalist cleric born in Australia Tony Mokbel 1965 convicted drug trafficker and prison fugitive Jacques Nasser 1947 Former CEO of Ford Motors raised in Australia born Lebanon Eddie Obeid 1943 Former Member of the NSW Legislative Council Roger Rasheed 1969 international tennis coach and former player Joseph Saba 1940 Fashion designer born in Australia Lebanese descent Nicholas Shehadie 1926 Lord Mayor of Sydney (1973–1975) born Australia of Lebanese descent Bilal Skaf 1981 led a series of gang rape attacks in Sydney in 2000 born Australia parents born Lebanon and emigrated to Australia John Symond Founder and Managing Director of Aussie Group born Australia parents born Lebanon Kelly Slater 11 (really 12) times world surfing champion from Syria
