UQ academics are available to help analyse the impacts of the Federal Budget on Tuesday, May 13.
They include:
• One of Australia's leading and most widely published economists, Professor John Quiggin — available to discuss economics, Australian economic policy, climate change and water. Telephone 0400 485 202, or 07 3346 9646.
• Political commentator Dr Paul Reynolds — State and Federal politics. Telephone 07 3365 3308, or 0430 407 541.
• Head of the UQ Business School Professor Tim Brailsford — financial implications of the Budget for corporate finance and investments. Professor Brailsford also can discuss higher education matters. Telephone 07 3365 6225 or contact Cathy Stacey on 0434 074 372.
• The Head of the School of Economics, Professor John Foster — macroeconomic policy, inflation, employment, balance of payments. Telephone 0418 119 320, or 07 3365 6780.
• Professor Victor Callan — vocational education and training. Telephone 0414 869 596.
• Professor Andrew Griffiths — climate change and sustainability. Telephone 0416 935 752.
• Professor John Mangan — labour economics, industrial economics, taxation policy and state and regional economics. Contact 0409 879 239, or 07 3365 6312.
• Public administration expert Professor Ken Wiltshire — issues relating to government-business relations. He is available on 07 3365 2733, or 0418 713 593.
• Dr Bruce Littleboy — macroeconomics, economic philosophy, economics and culture, interest rates and political economy. Dr Littleboy can be reached on 07 3365 6573.
• Keith Webster, University Librarian and Director of Learning Services — research dissemination, repositories, open access, libraries, and information. Telephone 07 3365 6342.
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