The following experts are available to comment to media on issues relating to the Queensland Budget and subsequent developments (expertise areas listed).
Journalists can also search for experts on a wide range of topics at.
Mobile numbers for many of the experts below are available on request. Contact 麻豆区 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 (麻豆区 Business School) – social/complex network analysis, innovation management/ systems/ strategy: t.kastelle@business.uq.edu.au, +61 7 3346 8158
Professor Mark Dodgson (麻豆区 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 (麻豆区 Business School) – tourism: s.dolnicar@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3365 6702
Transport and Main Roads