1 March 2013 - Federal election experts

As Australians prepare for a federal election on September 14, the following Monash University experts are available to comment:

General political commentary:
Dr Zareh Ghazarian, School of Political and Social Inquiry
Contact details: +61 402 851 224 or Zareh.Ghazarian@monash.edu
or
Dr Nick Economou, School of Political and Social Inquiry
Contact details: +61 425 748 166 or Nick.Economou@monash.edu
or
Dr Paul Strangio, School of Political and Social Inquiry
Contact details: +61 403 868 220 or Paul.Strangio@monash.edu
or
Dr Narelle Miragliotta, School of Political and Social Inquiry
Contact details: +61 3 9905 2402 or Narelle.Miragliotta@monash.edu
or
Professor Jenny Hocking, School of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies
Contact details: +61 407 558 281 or Jenny.Hocking@monash.edu
or
Dr Nicholas Dyrenfurth, School of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies
Contact details: +61 411 262 934 or Nick.Dyrenfurth@monash.edu

Reliability or interpretation of opinion poll results
Professor Andrew Markus, School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
Contact details: +61 413 935 139 or Andrew.Markus@monash.edu

What role will social media play in the Australian election?
Dr Andy Ruddock, School of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Contact details: +61 430 127 210 or Andy.Ruddock@monash.edu

Carbon Tax
Dr Patty McNicholas, Department of Accounting
Contact details: +61 3 9905 2392 or Patty.McNicholas@monash.edu

Mining Tax
Economic policy
Dr Gennadi Kazakevitch, Department of Economics
Contact details: +61 412 450 390 or Gennadi.Kazakevitch@monash.edu

Will the early announcement of a federal election affect housing prices?
Budget Surplus
Interest rates
Stock market
Economic growth
Professor Jakob Madsen, Department of Economics
Contact details: +61 431 387 600 or Jakob.Madsen@monash.edu

Interest rates
Professor Robert Brooks, Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics
Contact details: +61 3 9903 1423 or Robert.Brooks@monash.edu

Superannuation
Financial markets
Economic impacts on financial markets
Dr John Vaz, Department of Accounting and Finance
Contact details: +61 3 9903 4185 or John.Vaz@monash.edu

Superannuation
Associate Professor Paul Lajbcygier, Department of Accounting and Finance
Contact details: +61 411 021 099 or Paul.Lajbcygier@monash.edu

Health services funding
Associate Professor Paula Lorgelly, Centre for Health Economics
Contact details: +61 3 9905 8411 or Paula.Lorgelly@monash.edu

Capacity building for parliamentarians
Governance
Accountability
Training for new MPs and Senators
Responsibilities of MPs and Senators
Controlling corruption and governments’ weak responses
Associate Professor Ken Coghill, Department of Management
Contact details: +61 419 426 888 or Ken.Coghill@monash.edu

Population levels
Immigration
457 visas
Dr Bob Birrell, Centre for Population and Urban Research
Contact details: +61 3 9905 2967 or Bob.Birrell@monash.edu

Workplace relations
Trade Unions
Professor Greg Bamber, Department of Management
Contact details: +61 418 875 474 or Greg.Bamber@monash.edu

Indigenous issues
Peter Anderson, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 3 9905 9197 or Peter.Anderson@monash.edu

National Disability Insurance Scheme
Housing and support for people with disability
Young people in nursing homes
Libby Callaway, Department of Occupational Therapy
Contact details: +61 421 356 359 or Libby.Callaway@monash.edu

NewStart or other income security payments
Compulsory income management
Poverty and unemployment generally
Young people in or leaving out of home care
Associate Professor Philip Mendes, Department of Social Work
Contact details: +61 3 9903 1132 or Philip.Mendes@monash.edu

National Security
Defense spending
Professor Greg Barton, School of Political and Social Inquiry
Contact details: +61 419 871 170 or Greg.Barton@monash.edu

Asylum seeker issues
Professor Sharon Pickering, School of Political and Social Inquiry
Contact details: +61 425 791 262 or Sharon.Pickering@monash.edu

Education (including the Gonksi Report)
Professor John Loughran, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 439 610 326 or John.Loughran@monash.edu
or
Associate Professor Debbie Corrigan, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 427 685 772 or Debbie.Corrigan@monash.edu
or
Dr David Zyngier, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 411 693 867 or david.zyngier@monash.edu
or
Dr John Pardy, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 402 460 560 or John.Pardy@monash.edu

Indigenous Education issues
Dr Zane Ma Rhea, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 408 303 499 or Zane.Marhea@monash.edu

Freedom of information
information access (also in the private sector)
WikiLeaks
Julian Assange's bid for a senate seat
Media accountability
Media regulation
Journalism ethics
Whistleblowing
Protection for whistleblowers
Dr Johan Lidberg, School of Journalism and Australian and Indigenous Studies
Contact details: +61 404 949 250 or Johan.Lidberg@monash.edu

Nurses - Federal and state issues
Associate Professor Peter Holland, Department of Management
Contact details: +61 3 9903 4669 or Peter.Holland@monash.edu

Ageing populations and older workers
Professor Philip Taylor, Gippsland Research Office
Contact details: +61 400 148 714 or Philip.Taylor@monash.edu

Murray Darling Basin
Dr Glyn Wittwer, Centre for Policy Studies
Contact details: +61 430 464 186 or Glyn.Wittwer@monash.edu

Same Sex Marriage
Dr Adiva Sifris, Faculty of Law
Contact details: +61 3 9905 5320 or Adiva.Sifris@monash.edu

Banking and finance
Dr Rodney Maddock, Department of Economics,
Contact details: +61 417 554 149 or rodney.maddock@monash.edu