State Budget - UQ Experts available

The University of Queensland has a range of experts available to talk to media in relation to the Queensland Government Budget.

Journalists should contact the experts direct:

Professor Graeme Orr, School of Law
Law relating to politics, elections, finance, labour and employment, and how elections are regulated and run.
g.orr@law.uq.edu.au, +61 7 3365 3014, 0434 525 398, @Graeme_Orr

Professor Kath Gelber, School of Political Science and International Studies
Australian politics, hate speech, human rights and freedom of speech.
k.gelber@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3365 2910

Dr Frank Mols School of Political Science and International Studies
Political psychology, governance and public policy, populism.
f.mols@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3365 9024.

Dr Ryan Walter, School of Political Science and International Studies. r.walter1@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3365 8210, 0449 915 833.

Dr John Harrison, School of Communication and Arts
Media ethics, spin, media ownership, media performance, advertising ethics, journalism, Twitter and Facebook.
j.harrison@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3346 824 @thedoctorsaid

Professor Karen Hussey, Global Change Institute, Climate change and environment policy.
k.hussey@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3443 3154, 0420 537 169

Dr Chris McGrath, School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management
Environmental law/regulation, climate policy, and the Great Barrier Reef.
chris.mcgrath@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3346 7405, 0438 299 097

Professor Karen Hussey, Global Change Institute, climate change and environment policy. k.hussey@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3443 3154, 0420 537 169

From the School of Economics:​​
Professor John Quiggin: 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, 
taxation, public economics, regulatory economics, auction and market design and competition economics, taxation of multinationals.
f.menezes@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3346 7061.

Dr Brendan Markey-Towler: economic development and growth, industry policy, innovation and startup policy, microeconomic policy and regulation, b.markeytowler@uq.edu.au,*Brendan is in New York but can speak to media when time zones allow. He will return to Australia on Saturday 17 June. 

From the UQ Business School:

Professor John Mangan:
Industrial relations, taxation, economic policy, climate change economics, water and economics, economic growth.

Associate Professor Martie-Louise Verreynne: innovation, small business.

Dr Anna Jenkins: entrepreneurship and innovation, entrepreneurial failure.

Dr Paul Brewer: international business.

Associate Professor Bernard McKenna: management.

Associate Professor Martina Linnenluecke: climate change and business sustainability.

Associate Professor Clive Warren: property issues.

Search for other experts on the UQ Experts Guide.

Experts' mobile numbers are available on request. UQ Communications, communications@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3346 7086.