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Australians will head to the polls on May 3 - with tax cuts, cost-of-living and energy likely to be major points of discussion during a five-week federal election campaign.

4 April 2025
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UQ has a range of experts available to comment on the Federal Government's budget.

26 March 2025
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UQ has experts available for comment across a range of topics including housing, education, HECS indexation, tax, cost of living, energy transition, superannuation and entrenched disadvantage.

9 May 2024
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All eyes will be on Dubai this week as 70,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries meet at the United Nations backed climate summit, known as COP28. The University of Queensland has a range of researchers available to offer expert analysis.

29 November 2023
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Cost-of-living will be front of mind when Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick delivers his economic plan on June 13. UQ has experts available to analyse the budget.

12 June 2023
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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
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers will deliver his first budget on 25 October. UQ has a range of experts who can answer questions and provide context and budget analysis.

24 October 2022
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Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick today hands down the 2022 State budget. What can we expect from the Budget and what will those decisions mean for the state and its communities? UQ has the expertise to answer all those questions and more.

21 June 2022
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Inflation in Australia is officially at its highest level in more than 20 years, confirming what people have been experiencing at supermarkets, service stations and in housing markets.

5 May 2022
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The Federal election campaign has officially kicked off, and Australians are heading to the polls on May 21.

11 April 2022
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Tax cuts, fuel excise and measures to address to cost of living were the big ticket items in the 2022 Federal Budget, handed down in the shadow of COVID-19, Russia invading Ukraine, and the impact of severe floods in Queensland and northern New...

30 March 2022
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The 2022 floods devastated communities in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales and pushed emergency services to their limits. The University of Queensland has a range of experts available to offer comment on this crisis.

1 March 2022
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All eyes will be on Glasgow over the first two weeks of November as world leaders meet at the most important international climate summit in the past decade.

2 November 2021
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UQ has a range of experts available to comment on Brisbane's successful bid to host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

21 July 2021

Queenslanders will vote in a state election on October 31. In the midst of a global pandemic, it will be a campaign like never before. University of Queensland experts say issues likely to influence voters will range from the usual economics...

28 October 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world, impacting the way we work, socialise, study and more. But what does the future look like? Our experts share their thoughts.

29 April 2020

The University of Queensland has a range of experts available to talk during the Federal election campaign.

10 May 2019

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
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Bosses with exorbitant pay packets are seen as less effective leaders than their counterparts on lower incomes, and less able to influence those they seek to lead, according to University of Queensland research.

23 October 2018

Expert opinion from The University of Queensland is available.

11 June 2018