The Australian National University (ANU) has experts available to speak about the 2020 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
Expertise: General politics and elections including ACT
Associate Professor Vanessa Teague
ANU Research School of Computer Science
T: +61 2 6125 7979
Expertise: Election security, electronic voting, election auditing
Dr Jill Sheppard
ANU School of Politics and International Relations
T: 0407 052 927
Expertise: Elections, voting, public opinion
Professor Mark Kenny
ANU School of Politics and International Relations
T: +61 2 6125 7979
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
Expertise: Workings of parliament, internal political party processes
Professor Nicholas Biddle
ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods
T: 0466 841 595
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
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
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
Expertise: Elections, voting and party systems
Emeritus Professor John Uhr
ANU School of Politics and International Relations
T: +61 2 6125 7979
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
Expertise: National security, Australian foreign policy
Dr William Stoltz
ANU National Security College
T: +61 2 6125 7979
Expertise: National security and foreign affairs
Emeritus Professor Paul Dibb
ANU Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs
T: 0414 496 212
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
Expertise: Foreign aid, labour mobility
Professor John Blaxland
ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre
T: 0429 824 169
Expertise: Defence, intelligence, national and regional security affairs
Professor Rory Medcalf
ANU National Security College
T: +61 2 6125 7979
Expertise: National security, defence, foreign policy, foreign interference
Youth
Associate Professor Faith Gordon
ANU College of Law
T: 0414 341 986
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
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
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
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
Expertise: Social policy income support, inequality
Associate Professor Liz Hanna
ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society
T: 0418 995 504
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
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
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
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
Expertise: Political advertising and communications, strategy, marketing and branding.
Professor Ariadne Vromen
Crawford School of Public Policy
T: 02 6125 2134
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
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
Expertise: Gender inequality and Set the Standard report
Dr Blair Williams
Global Institute for Women’s Leadership
T: 0431 067 541
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
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
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
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
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
Expertise: Climate change, climate risk management, food and agriculture
Professor Ken Baldwin
ANU Research School of Physics
T: 0432 987 251
Expertise: Energy/climate policy, science policy
Professor Paul Burke
ANU Crawford School of Public Policy
T: (02) 6125 6566
Expertise: Energy, climate
Associate Professor Liz Hanna
ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society
T: 0418 995 504
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
Expertise: Climate and energy policy, including at a global level.
Dr Arnagretta Hunter
ANU College of Health and Medicine
T: 0418 419 414
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
Expertise: Superannuation and retirement policy, including the role of financial advice
Professor Robert Breunig
ANU Crawford School of Public Policy
T: 0434 689 938
Expertise: Economic policy, childcare, tax policy, welfare policy
Associate Professor Ben Phillips
ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods
T: 0403 929 395
Expertise: Tax, welfare, housing, economics, cost of living
