8 May 2018
experts are available to comment on issues around the 2018 Federal Budget. Journalists can contact the following experts below or search by topic or name at .
Business and Economics
- : innovation and entrepreneurship. M.verreynne@business.uq.edu.au, 07 3346 8160, 0439 651 107
- : funds management, socially responsible investment funds and social impact bonds. K.benson@business.uq.edu.au, 07 3346 8009, 0439 651 107
- : psychology of financial markets. B.oliver@business.uq.edu.au, 07 3346 8037, 0439 651 107
- : small business, innovation and entrepreneurship. S.gronum@business.uq.edu.au, 07 3346 8168, 0439 651 107
- : taxation/taxation of multinationals, regulatory economics, auction and market design, competition economics, public economics, general comment on Australian economic policy. f.menezes@uq.edu.au, 07 3346 7061
- : Australian economic policy, public asset sales, infrastructure projects, drought and economics, water and economics, environment/climate change and economics, economic growth, tax, employment policy, political economy, and ‘zombie economics’. J.quiggin@uq.edu.au, 07 3346 9646, 0400 747 165
- : microeconomic policy and regulation, innovation and startup policy, industry economics, economic development and growth. B.markeytowler@uq.edu.au 07 3346 7058, 0448 213 904
- : labour economics, industrial economics, taxation policy, climate change economics, water and economics, economic growth. jmangan@bel.uq.edu.au, 07 3346 1630
Law
- : environmental law, property law. J.bell-james@law.uq.edu.au, 07 3365 6588
- : law, financial literacy, financial wellbeing, government policy relating to taxation, superannuation, housing, and financial wellbeing. D.morrison@law.uq.edu.au, 07 3365 3494, 0401 144 940
Environment, energy and sustainability
- : Centre for Policy Futures Director - environment, sustainability. k.hussey@uq.edu.au, 07 3443 3154, 0420 537 169
- : Executive Dean of Faculty of Business, Economics and Law - innovation and sustainability, corporate sustainability, climate change and business. A.griffiths@bel.uq.edu.au, 07 3365 6204
- : climate change funding. matt.mcdonald@uq.edu.au, 07 3365 3042, 0451 302 030
Security, defence, space and foreign policy
- : Chair of Hypersonic Propulsion – space agency funding. m.smart@uq.edu.au, 07 3365 8525
- : foreign and defence policy, aid funding. matt.mcdonald@uq.edu.au, 07 3365 3042, 0451 302 030
- : Director of Remote Sensing Research Centre and Observation Australia – satellite-based technologies for environment, industry, government, Australian Space Agency. s.phinn@uq.edu.au, 07 3365 6526, 0401 012 996
Health and welfare
- : health economics, Australian health policy, ageing health, resource allocation (MSAC experience). Brenda.gannon@uq.edu.au, 07 3346 1103
- : Executive Dean and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research - science, research, health policy. r.ward@uq.edu.au, 07 3365 9044
- : population health, medicine, psychiatry, health policy, NDIS. H.whiteford@spd.uq.edu.au, 0418 755 224
Education and research
- : Science Research Learning Centre Director - science, research, education. Pankaj.sah@uq.edu.au, 0413 314 558
- : Executive Dean and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research - science, research, health policy. r.ward@uq.edu.au, 07 3365 9044
Other enquiries: communications@uq.edu.au, 3365 1120 or 0413 601 248.