Federal election experts

1 September 2004

Monash University experts are available for comment on various election issues. For general comment contact Associate Professsor Brian Costar on +61 3 9903 2274 or Dr Nick Economou on +61 3 9905 5096. For specific issues contact:

Leadership: Dr Paul Strangio from the School of Political and Social Inquiry can discuss issues surrounding leadership styles of both the Prime Minister John Howard and opposition leader Mark Latham. He can be contacted on +61 3 9905 2980.

Foreign policy border protection and terrorist threats: Professor Marika Vicziany, director of the Monash Asia Institute, +61 3 990 59259.

Domestic security and counter-terrorism: Associate Professor Jennifer Hocking, from the School of Political and Social Inquiry is also able to discuss issues surrounding civil liberties. Contact +61 3 9905 5243.

Education: Professor Simon Marginson from the Faculty of Education is able to discuss education policy and can be contacted on +61 3 9905 2834.

Health: Professor Jeffrey Richardson, director of the Centre for Health Economics is an expert on a wide range of health issues including private health insurance. He can be contacted +61 3 9496 4441.

Rural and regional issues: Associate Professor Brian Costar from the School of Political and Social Inquiry can be contacted on +61 3 9903 2274 or Dr Jennifer Curtin, School of Political and Social Inquiry can be reached on +61 3 9905 9432.

Economic management: Dr Dennis Woodward from the School of Political and Social Inquiry can be reached on +61 3 9903 2268. He is also able to comment on more general matters of party and electoral politics.

Independents/ non party candidates: Associate Professor Brian Costar from the School of Political and Social Inquiry can be contacted on +61 3 9903 2274 or Dr Jennifer Curtin, School of Political and Social Inquiry can be reached on +61 3 990 59432.

Environment: Dr Nick Economou, School of Political and Social Inquiry can comment on a wide range of environmental issues, phone +61 3 9905 5096.

For more information contact Monash Media Communications on +61 3 9905 9201.