9 May 2006
Monash University experts are available to speak to the media on aspects of the Federal Budget. For general comment, contact Dr Nick Economou on 0425 748 166 or 03 9905 5096 or Dr Paul Strangio on 03 9905 2980.
Tax: Professor Rick Krever, Director Taxation Law and Policy Research Institute, on 0418 505 676 or 03 9905 2375.
Health: Dr Leonie Segal, deputy director, Centre for Health Economics, on 03 9905 0734; Professor Edward Byrne, Dean of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences on 03 9905 4312.
IVF: Professor Gab Kovacs, head of Monash IVF, on 0434 606 301.
Economics of tourism and transport: Professor Peter Forsyth, Department of Economics, on 03 9905 2495 or 0417 520 917.
Sale of Medibank Private: Dr Jeff Richardson, founding Director of the Centre for Health Economics, on 9905 0754 or 9417 2714.
Macroeconomic policy: Dr Daniel Mulino, from the Department of Economics, on 03 9905 8159.
Education: Professor Sue Willis, Dean of the Faculty of Education, on 03 9905 2862.
National security and terrorism: Dr David Wright-Neville, senior lecturer in the Department of Politics, on 0412 926 855 or 03 9905 2968.
Law and order issues: Associate Professor Colleen Lewis, head of Criminal Justice and Criminology, on 03 9903 2738 or 0419 743 436.
Economics of the environment and natural resources: Dr Edwyna Harris, lecturer in the Department of Economics, on 990 52448 or 0400 124 875.
Aged care: Professor Barbara Workman, Professor of Geriatric Medicine, on 03 9265 1426.
Industrial relations: Professor Julian Teicher, Department of Management, on 03 9903 2058.
Public transport policy and planning: Professor Graham Currie, Chair in Public Transport, Institute of Transport Studies, on 0414 852 69903 or 03 9905 5574.
Environment: Dr Nick Economou, Department of Politics, on 0425 748 166 or 03 9905 5096.
Road safety: Professor Tom Triggs, Monash University Accident Research Centre, on 03 9905 1861.
For further information contact Ms Natasha Whalley, Media Communications on +61 3 9905 9201 or 0437 458 457.
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