30th October 2017
QUT has experts available for comment on issues relating to the 2017 Queensland State Election, including voting trends, seat analysis, political advertising, climate change, health, education, and regional economies.
These include:
- Professor Clive Bean (QUT Creative Industries Faculty), political scientist. Elections, including voter behaviour & political attitudes.
- Adjunct Associate Professor John Mickel (QUT Faculty of Law), political commentator. Elections, including election campaigns.
- Professor Axel Bruns (QUT Creative Industries Faculty), social media analyst. Social media trends, including Australian Twitter News Index.
- Dr Mark McGovern (QUT Business School), economist. Regional economics and state development.
- Professor Linda Graham (QUT Faculty of Education), education researcher. State-based education issues.
- Professor Ross Young (QUT Faculty of Health), Executive Dean of Health. Health policies.
- Professor Hilary Bambrick (QUT Faculty of Health), Head of School of Public Health and Social Work, environmental epidemiologist. Climate change and public health.
- Professor Kerry Carrington (Faculty of Law), Head of School of Justice. Crime and justice policies.
- Dr Jason Sternberg (QUT Creative Industries Faculty), media analyst. Political advertising campaigns.
- Associate Professor Gary Mortimer (QUT Faculty of Business), retail expert. Consumer confidence and spending during elections.
Media contact: Rose Trapnell, QUT media, media@qut.edu.au or 0407 585 901
