ANU experts on one year of the Albanese government
This weekend marks one year since the 2022 federal election. The Australian National University (ANU) has experts who can comment on the milestone and associated aspects of Australian politics and policy.
You can contact our experts via the details listed below. Alternatively, please reach out to the ANU Media team on our hotline +61 2 6125 7979 or by emailing media@anu.edu.au.
POLITICS AND ELECTIONS
Intifar Chowdhury
ANU School of Politics and International Relations
Expertise: Young people, gender, political elites, youth attitudes to democracy
M: +61 411 587 225
E: intifar.chowdhury@anu.edu.au
SOCIAL POLICY, HEALTH AND ECONOMICS
Professor Sharon Bessell
ANU Crawford School of Public Policy
Expertise: Poverty and inequality, food and housing insecurity, children’s policy
M: +61 437 629 197
E: sharon.bessell@anu.edu.au
Professor Robert Breunig
ANU Crawford School of Public Policy
Expertise: Economic policy, tax policy, childcare and the labour market
M: +61 434 689 938
E: robert.breunig@anu.edu.au
Dr Liz Allen
ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Expertise: Population and demography, social trends, population health, inequality, gender
M: +61 401 358 091
E: liz.allen@anu.edu.au
Dr Arnagretta Hunter
ANU College of Health and Medicine
Expertise: Health, climate change, the wellbeing economy
M: +61 418 419 414
E: arnagretta.hunter@anu.edu.au
NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Professor Rory Medcalf
ANU National Security College
Expertise: National security, defence, foreign policy, foreign interference
M: +61 417 799 278
E: rory.medcalf@anu.edu.au
Emeritus Professor Paul Dibb
ANU Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs
Expertise: Defence and foreign policy, the Defence Strategic Review
M: +61 414 496 212
E: paul.dibb@anu.edu.au
Dr William Stoltz
ANU National Security College
Expertise: National security and foreign affairs
M: +61 400 273 727
E: william.stoltz@anu.edu.au
CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Professor Mark Howden
ANU Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions
Expertise: Climate change
M: +61 429 026 050
E: mark.howden@anu.edu.au
Professor Andrew Blakers
ANU College of Engineering, Computer Science
Expertise: Energy and climate change
M: +61 417 390 139
E: andrew.blakers@anu.edu.au
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