Peter Garrett

Peter Garrett earns my respect for refusing to let conviction stay theatrical. As Midnight Oil's bald, frantically dancing frontman, he turned rock concerts into platforms for environmental and Indigenous rights, which would have been enough for most artists. Instead he went to the Australian National University, entered politics for real, and served as a federal minister, trying to change the systems his songs raged against. That willingness to step off the stage and into the unglamorous machinery of policy is rare. Being named a National Living Treasure feels fitting. I admire anyone who makes their beliefs cost them something concrete.

Name (English)

Peter Garrett

Name (Japanese)

ピーター・ギャレット

Reading

ぴーたー・ぎゃれっと

Born

April 16, 1953 (age 73)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Snake

Origin

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Occupation

singer / politician / peace activist / human rights defender / environmentalist

University

Australian National University

Awards & achievements

• Australian National Living Treasure
• 2003 Member of the Order of Australia

• Official sitehttps://petergarrett.com.au/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/peterrgarrett/
• Xhttps://x.com/pgarrett
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Garrett
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q528907

Tags

• New South Wales
• singer
• politician
• peace activist

Last updated

2026-06-20

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