The Australian National University (ANU) has experts available to speak about the 2022 Australian federal election and related topical issues.
They can be contacted directly, or through the media hotline on +61 2 6125 7979.
This list will continue to be updated.
Politics and elections
Emeritus Professor John Warhurst
ANU School of Politics and International Relations
T: 0439 498 283
E: [email protected]
Expertise: General politics and elections including ACT
Associate Professor Vanessa Teague
ANU Research School of Computer Science
T: +61 2 6125 7979
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Election security, electronic voting, election auditing
Dr Jill Sheppard
ANU School of Politics and International Relations
T: 0407 052 927
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Elections, voting, public opinion
Dr Thomas Haines
ANU Research School of Computer Science
T: +61 2 6125 7979
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Cryptographer specialising in the security of distributed systems, and electronic voting systems audits.
Professor Mark Kenny
ANU School of Politics and International Relations
T: +61 2 6125 7979
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Political news and current affairs, election campaigns, recent elections, parties, analysis of politics
Dr Marija Taflaga
Australian Politics Studies Centre
T: +61 2 6125 7979
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Workings of parliament, internal political party processes
Professor Nicholas Biddle
ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods
T: 0466 841 595
E: [email protected]
Expertise: General election topics, population trends and policies, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander policy, public policy, education policy
Associate Professor Ryan Goss
ANU College of Law
T: +61 2 6125 7979
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Constitutional law, constitutional reform, some aspects of law and politics
Professor Jay (John) Wanna
ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
T: +61 2 6125 7979
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Australian politics and public policy, budgetary systems and reforms, policy implementation
Professor Ian McAllister
ANU School of Politics and International Relations, founder of the Australian Election Study at ANU
T: +61 2 6125 7979
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Elections, voting and party systems
Emeritus Professor John Uhr
ANU School of Politics and International Relations
T: +61 2 6125 7979
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Australian politics, political theory, parliament, public leadership
National security and foreign affairs
Dr Matthew Sussex
ANU Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs
T: 0402 912 461
E: [email protected]
Expertise: National security, Australian foreign policy
Dr William Stoltz
ANU National Security College
T: +61 2 6125 7979
E: [email protected]
Expertise: National security and foreign affairs
Emeritus Professor Paul Dibb
ANU Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs
T: 0414 496 212
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Defence and foreign policy; also how events in China, Russia and Ukraine may affect Australia
Professor Stephen Howes
ANU Crawford School of Public Policy
T: 0400 167 936
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Foreign aid, labour mobility
Professor John Blaxland
ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre
T: 0429 824 169
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Defence, intelligence, national and regional security affairs
Professor Rory Medcalf
ANU National Security College
T: +61 2 6125 7979
E: [email protected]
Expertise: National security, defence, foreign policy, foreign interference
Youth
Associate Professor Faith Gordon
ANU College of Law
T: 0414 341 986
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Young people and the vote; criminal justice policies - including proposed changes on deportation; online trolling bill proposed; women and gender; climate action policies
Intifar Chowdhury
ANU School of Politics and International Relations
T: 0411 587 225
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Young people, electoral politics, political elites, public opinion, youth (voter) dissatisfaction.
Health and social policy
Professor Sharon Friel
ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance
T: 0410 356 194
E: [email protected]
Expertise: public health; health inequalities; climate change and health; social policy and health; social and commercial determinants of health
Dr Liz Allen
ANU School of Demography
T: 0401 358 091
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Population, demography, social trends, social policy, public policy, housing, inequality, gender, birth rates, families, data
Professor Peter Whiteford
ANU Crawford School of Public Policy
T: 0403 050 371
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Social policy income support, inequality
Associate Professor Liz Hanna
ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society
T: 0418 995 504
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Health impacts arising from the various ravages of climate change: extreme events, heat, fires, drought, floods, including impacts up on societal functioning. Environmental degradation and impacts upon humanity
Professor Michael Platow
ANU Research School of Psychology
T: +61 2 6125 8457
E: [email protected];
Expertise: Psychology of leadership and influence, intergroup relations (e.g., prejudice), psychology of identity, psychology of trust and fairness
Professor Nicholas Biddle
ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods
T: 0466 841 595
E: [email protected]
Expertise: General election topics, population trends and policies, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander policy, public policy, education policy
Dr Arnagretta Hunter
ANU College of Health and Medicine
T: 0418 419 414
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Healthcare, climate change, policy landscape
Political communication and marketing
Dr Andrew Hughes
ANU Research School of Management
T: 0413 130 129, also contactable via Twitter @marketingandrew
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Political advertising and communications, strategy, marketing and branding.
Professor Ariadne Vromen
Crawford School of Public Policy
T: 02 6125 2134
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Online campaigning organisations (eg Get Up), social media use during the campaign
Gender
Dr Sonia Palmieri
Gender Policy Fellow, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
T: 0478 787 742
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Gender equality, diversity and inclusion in parliament; Jenkins review and its recommendations
Professor Michelle Ryan
Global Institute for Women's Leadership
T: 0402 031 305
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Gender inequality and Set the Standard report
Dr Blair Williams
Global Institute for Women's Leadership
T: 0431 067 541
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Gender politics, sexual harassment and assault in parliament, women politicians, media coverage of women in politics.
Associate Professor Faith Gordon
ANU College of Law
T: 0414 341 986
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Young people and the vote; criminal justice policies - including proposed changes on deportation; online trolling bill proposed; women and gender; climate action policies
Indigenous affairs
James Blackwell
ANU Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs
T: +61 2 6125 7979
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Indigenous politics and policy, the Uluru Statement and a Voice to Parliament, foreign and defence policy
Professor Nicholas Biddle
ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods
T: 0466 841 595
E: [email protected]
Expertise: General election topics, population trends and policies, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander policy, public policy, education policy
Climate and science
Professor Frank Jotzo
ANU Crawford School of Public Policy
T: 0400 357 252
E: [email protected]
Expertise: (To comment on policy announcements) Climate change policy and economics, especially emissions reductions, including energy
Professor Mark Howden
ANU Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions
T: 0429 026 050
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Climate change, climate risk management, food and agriculture
Professor Ken Baldwin
ANU Research School of Physics
T: 0432 987 251
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Energy/climate policy, science policy
Professor Paul Burke
ANU Crawford School of Public Policy
T: (02) 6125 6566
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Energy, climate
Associate Professor Liz Hanna
ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society
T: 0418 995 504
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Health impacts arising from the various ravages of climate change: extreme events, heat, fires, drought, floods, including impacts up on societal functioning. Environmental degradation and impacts upon humanity
Associate Professor Christian Downie
ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance
T: 0419 014 575
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Climate and energy policy, including at a global level.
Dr Arnagretta Hunter
ANU College of Health and Medicine
T: 0418 419 414
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Healthcare, climate change, policy landscape.
Economics and finance
Associate Professor Geoff Warren
ANU Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics
T: 0411 241 091
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Superannuation and retirement policy, including the role of financial advice
Professor Robert Breunig
ANU Crawford School of Public Policy
T: 0434 689 938
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Economic policy, childcare, tax policy, welfare policy
Associate Professor Ben Phillips
ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods
T: 0403 929 395
E: [email protected]
Expertise: Tax, welfare, housing, economics, cost of living
