- Posted on 26 Apr 2023
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UTS experts are available for Federal Budget analysis on issues such as housing affordability, infrastructure, social equity, health and aged care.
The Treasurer will deliver the Federal Budget on Tuesday 9 May 2023. The following UTS experts are available for comment. Please contact the UTS Media Office for further advice and information on +61 419 293 261.
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Verity Firth, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Social Justice & Inclusion)
Verity Firth is available to discuss social justice/equity, gender equality, education funding allocation for schools and universities, including impacts on remote/regional students or other vulnerable groups.
verity.firth@uts.edu.auProfessor Carol Mills
Carol Mills is Director of the Institute of Public Policy And Governance at UTS. Her expertise covers public policy and public administration, including social and affordable housing, sport and recreation, arts and heritage administration liquor and gaming regulation, disability services, children services and Aboriginal affairs.
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Associate Professor Jane Hunter
Jane Hunter’s expertise is in curriculum, digital learning and pre-service and in-service teacher education. She was a classroom teacher and has held leadership roles in schools, in government bureaucracies in education policy and in large-scale technology innovation programs. Her most recent work seeks to ensure our most disadvantaged schools are well resourced and the quality of teaching is engaging and motivating in every classroom. Jane co-hosts the Talking Teachers podcast which discusses current issues in Australian education that are not being canvassed in other media.
Jane.Hunter@uts.edu.auDr Don Carter specialises in working with teachers to investigate innovative writing pedagogies to improve student performance and outcomes not only in English, but across the curriculum. Don’s research expertise is also drawn from his experiences as a classroom English teacher, head of department and as an ESL consultant with primary and secondary schools in south-western Sydney as well as English Inspector at the NSW Educational Standards Authority. Don co-hosts the Talking Teachers podcast with Jane Hunter.
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Emeritus Professor Roy Green
UTS Special Innovation Advisor, Emeritus Professor Roy Green is an expert on Innovation and entrepreneurship, R&D, industry policy and management.
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Distinguished Professor Jane Hall
Jane Hall is Distinguished Professor of Health Economics in the UTS Business School, and past president of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. She is available to comment on health policy, Medicare, research policy.
Jane.hall@uts.edu.auProfessor Rosalie Viney
Professor Viney is Director of the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE) at UTS. She has expertise in the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, and can discuss health policy and other health issues.
Rosalie.Viney@uts.edu.au
Dr Rachael Murrihy
Dr Rachael Murrihy is a clinical psychologist and Director of the Kidman Centre at UTS. Rachael’s specialty is in clinical adolescent psychology research and treatment.
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Professor Elizabeth Mossop
Elizabeth Mossop is Dean of the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building and Professor of Landscape Architecture. She is available to discuss infrastructure planning and resourcing, disaster mitigation and recovery, urban revitalisation, and the role of planning and landscape design in building resilient communities in the face of climate change.
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Professor Martin Loosemore
Martin Loosemore is Professor of Construction Management at UTS. His research has focused in the areas of innovation, social value, social procurement, risk management, human resource management, gender diversity and equity, cultural diversity and corporate social responsibility.
Martin.Loosemore@uts.edu.auProfessor Alan Morris
Alan Morris is a professor in the Institute for Public Policy and Governance. He is an expert in housing and urban studies and social policy. His most recent book is The Private Rental Sector in Australia: Living with Uncertainty.
Alan.Morris@uts.edu.auAssociate Professor Behzad Fatahi
Behzad Fatahi is the Head of Discipline (Geotechnical and Transport Engineering), focusing on design, construction and maintenance of major infrastructure such as roads and railways. He is available to comment on priority areas for infrastructure investment particularly transport infrastructure and building more resilient and sustainable Australia.
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Professor of Nursing Aged Care (Dementia) Deborah Parker
Professor Parker leads the ageing research program for the Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation Centre at UTS; and is co-lead on End of Life Directions in Aged Care, to improve palliative care and advance care planning for older Australians.
Deborah.Parker@uts.edu.auProfessor David Brown
David Brown is a Professor of Management Accounting with a focus on the design and use of management and accounting systems to address behavioural, decision making and coordination problems in organisations. He is currently examining data from the aged care Royal Commission and can offer expertise on financial factors and their effect on quality and workforce.
David.Brown@uts.edu.auDr Nicole Sutton
Accounting lecturer Dr Nicole Sutton, can discuss the resourcing of aged care, agencies and public sector spending, in particular spending on science, including R&D.
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Professor Simon Darcy
Professor Darcy is a researcher in the area of disability, diversity and inclusion. He has current programs examining employment and social participation as indicators of disability citizenship. Simon is an insider as a power wheelchair user himself.
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Professor Tim Harcourt
Tim Harcourt is Industry Professor and Chief Economist at the UTS Institute for Public Policy and Governance. He is available to comment on the overall economic framework of the Budget plus trade and Australia’s engagement with the global economy. Wage and labour markets, climate innovation and sport.
Tim.Harcourt@uts.edu.auProfessor Peter Siminski
Peter Siminski is Professor of Economics and Head of Economics Department. He is available to discuss Budget announcements in the area of program impact evaluation (such as the Evaluator General), as well as economic inequality, and social mobility, broadly.
peter.siminski@uts.edu.auProfessor of Finance Harry Scheule
Professor Scheule is a finance expert and can talk about the impact of the budget on the banking sector and housing affordability.
Harald.Scheule@uts.edu.auProfessor Dave Michayluk
Professor Dave Michayluk is the Head of the Finance Discipline Group at the UTS Business School and can provide expertise and commentary on superannuation and inflation.
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Associate Professor of Accounting Roman Lanis
Dr Brett Govendir
Assoc Prof Lanis and Dr Govendir research corporate tax, including multinational ‘tax shifting’.
Roman.Lanis@uts.edu.au
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Professor Bronwen Dalton
Professor Dalton is available to comment on funding for the not-for-profit sector.
Bronwen.Dalton@uts.edu.auAlex Connor
Alex Connor, UTS SOUL Award Lead, Centre for Social Justice & Inclusion. Alex is available to comment on not-for-profit and social enterprise funding, community engagement, volunteering and social impact measurement.
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Mathew Hounsell
Mathew Hounsell is a senior researcher at the UTS Transport Research Centre, focusing on empirically-driven transport analytics and developing holistic customer-centric solutions for transport systems.
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Professor Stuart White
Professor Stuart White is Director of the Institute for Sustainable Futures at UTS. His work focuses on achieving sustainability outcomes at least cost, including design and evaluation of programs for improving resource use efficiency.
Stuart.White@uts.edu.auProfessor James Goodman
Professor James Goodman is the Founding Director of Climate, Society and Environment Research Centre (C-SERC) specialises in research specialisations in climate justice, climate policy, global politics, and socio-cultural change.
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Dr Melissa Edwards
Dr Edwards conducts research on sustainable business models and strategies for developing a circular economy.
Melissa.Edwards@uts.edu.au
Professor Kate Barclay
Professor Kate Barclay, Director, Climate, Society and Environment Research Centre (C-SERC) has research expertise in the social aspects of fisheries, aquaculture and marine conservation, including the sustainable development of tuna resources in the island Pacific in the context of changing governance systems and globalisation.
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Associate Professor Karen O’Connell
Dr Karen O'Connell is an expert in discrimination law, particularly sex and disability discrimination, sexual harassment, and biotechnologies of the body, neuroscience and genetics. She is experienced in law reform, policy development and is a member of the UTS Law Health Justice Centre.
Karen.OConnell@uts.edu.auDr Elizabeth Humphrys
Dr Elizabeth Humphrys is a political economist whose research projects include work health and safety and questions of control over the labour process. She also specialises in researching the impact of economic crisis and climate change on workers, and how workplaces can be made safer and more equitable.
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Prof Stephanie Hemelryk Donald
Prof Stephanie Hemelryk Donald is Head of the School of Communication, who oversees a multi-disciplinary research and teaching team with expertise in journalism, media arts, creative writing, cultural history, public communication and social and political science.
Stephanie.Donald@uts.edu.au