Parliament house in Canberra under a gloomy sky. Adobe.

All eyes will be on Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Tuesday when he hands down the Government’s first major budget since Labor’s election win last year. UQ has experts from a wide range of fields available to analyse the budget and what the...

5 May 2023

University of Queensland experts are available to comment on issues around the 2019 Federal Budget. Journalists can contact the following experts below or search by topic or name at UQ Experts.

1 April 2019
Parliament House

University of Queensland experts are available to comment on issues around the 2018 Federal Budget. Journalists can contact the following experts below or search by topic or name at UQ Experts.

8 May 2018
UQ has a range of experts available to talk to media during the Queensland election campaign. iStockphoto.

UQ has a range of experts available to talk to media during the Queensland election campaign.

30 October 2017
Queensland Parliament - the Treasurer will hand down the budget tomorrow

The University of Queensland has a range of experts available to talk to media in relation to the Queensland Government Budget.

12 June 2017
Andrew Hurle Reconstructions (after CW Dickinson) 2011 (detail) Pigment ink jet print Courtesy of the artist and Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney.

An exhibition opening at The University of Queensland Art Museum next week aims to scratch below the surface of our economic systems to reveal money’s enigmatic side.

4 November 2016

Five University of Queensland researchers have been admitted to The Academy of Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA) in recognition of their research strengths in social sciences.

26 September 2016
Federal election experts available for comment

A range of University of Queensland experts is available to comment on issues relating to the 2 July 2016 Federal Government election.

30 June 2016

The following experts are available to comment to media on issues relating to the Queensland Budget and subsequent developments (expertise areas listed). Journalists can also search for experts on a wide range of topics at UQ Experts.

15 July 2015

The move to challenge the leadership of Prime Minister Tony Abbott, coming soon after the shock Queensland election outcome, has in some quarters been blamed on a lack of appetite for reform on the part of voters.

9 February 2015

The world’s biggest iron ore producer, Vale, has announced its intention to expand production despite a falling price. This follows similar announcements by Rio Tinto and BHP.

10 November 2014
Award-winning economist Dr Andrew Leigh will launch his book at UQ.

From dating to dieting, from music to sports, economics can be used to explain just about anything, according to award-winning economist Dr Andrew Leigh.

14 July 2014

Leading economist and Harvard Professor Dale W. Jorgenson will discuss Australia’s position in the world economy at a public lecture on 8 July.

4 July 2014

Australia’s economic ties with the United States were in focus last night at a public lecture by United States Embassy Counselor for Economic Affairs Matt Murray.

4 April 2014

University of Queensland School of Economics graduate and Adjunct Associate Professor Mark Gray is the new Queensland Under Treasurer.

21 November 2013

Two leading academics will soon join The University of Queensland’s School of Economics following a global search last year.

3 June 2013

The University of Queensland has welcomed a world-renowned microeconometrician from Indiana University, who is an academic leader in the field of econometrics.

4 February 2013

More than 200 economic theorists across the world will attend next week’s major economic conference in Australia.

27 June 2012

Leading international economics scholars are in Brisbane for the first workshop to be held in Australia by the Association for Public Economic Theory (APET).

26 June 2012

UQ economic honours graduates continue to prove their on top of the academic game by achieving entrance to prestigious US universities for their PhD studies.

14 June 2012