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The following experts are available to comment to media on issues relating to the Queensland Budget and subsequent developments (expertise areas listed).

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Mobile numbers for many of the experts below are available on request. Contact Õ¬Äе¼º½ Communications on 3356 3439 for more information.

General economy/ budget

 () – economics, Australian economic policy, public asset sales, drought and economics, water and economics/politics, environment/climate change and economics, economic growth, tax, employment policy, political economy and "zombie economics": j.quiggin@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3346 9646

Professor Flavio Menezes (School of Economics) – economics: f.menezes@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3346 7061

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships

Professor Paul Memmott (School of Architecture) – Indigenous Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies: p.memmott@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3365 3660

Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services

Professor Matt Sanders (School of Psychology/Director, Triple P-Positive Parenting Program) – parenting and family support: m.sanders@uq.edu.au

Education and Training

Professor Robyn Gillies (School of Education) – education, school discipline: r.gillies@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3365 6541

Energy and Water Supply

Professor John Foster (School of Economics) – carbon pricing, economics and renewable energy, employment economics, interest/exchange rates, inflation and economics, innovation and economic growth, monetary policy, entrepreneurship: j.foster@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3365 6780

Environment and Heritage Protection:

Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg (Global Change Institute) – climate change, global warming, Great Barrier Reef:  oveh@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3443 3112

Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrence (School of Social Science) – natural resource management, regional Australia: g.lawrence@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3365 3160, +61 7 3367 1769

Health

Professor Nicholas Fisk (Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences) – medicine: mbs.execassistant@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3346 5300

Professor Jennifer Whitty (School of Pharmacy) – pharmacy: j.whitty@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3346 1978

Innovation:

Dr Tim Kastelle (Õ¬Äе¼º½ Business School) – social/complex network analysis, innovation management/  systems/ strategy:  t.kastelle@business.uq.edu.au, +61 7 3346 8158

Professor Mark Dodgson (Õ¬Äе¼º½ Business School/Technology and Innovation Management Centre) – innovation process and impact on firms, governments and research organisations:  m.dodgson@business.uq.edu.au, +61 7 3346 8166

Justice and Attorney-General

Professor Ross Grantham (School of Law) -- commercial law, corporate law, corporate governance, private law, unjust enrichment, property: r.grantham@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3346 9776

Natural Resources and Mines

Professor David Cliff (Sustainable Minerals Institute) – mine safety, mining: d.cliff@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3346 4086

Police, Fire and Emergency Services

Associate Professor Jonathan Corcoran (School of Geography, Planning and Environmental management) – emergency services (fire), urban modelling: jj.corcoran@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3365 6517

Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and the Commonwealth Games 

Professor Sara Dolnicar (Õ¬Äе¼º½ Business School) – tourism: s.dolnicar@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3365 6702

Transport and Main Roads

Dr Derlie (School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management) - transport planning, policy development, urban planning and design: i.mateobabiano@uq.edu.au, +61 7 336 53916

Contact: Õ¬Äе¼º½’s central communications team on communications@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3365 1120.

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