In the lead-up to the 14 October referendum on the Voice to Parliament, The Australian National University (ANU) has experts available to comment.
You can contact our experts via the details listed below. Alternatively, please reach out to the ANU Media team on our hotline +61 2 6125 7979 or by emailing media@anu.edu.au.
FIRST NATIONS HISTORY, POLITICS AND CULTURE
Mr James Blackwell (Wiradjuri)
Research Fellow in Indigenous Diplomacy, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Expertise: Indigenous politics and policy, the Uluru Statement, Voice to Parliament, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, language and history
Ph: +61 2 6125 7979
E: James.Blackwell@anu.edu.au
Dr Stewart Sutherland
Lecturer, ANU College of Health and Medicine
Expertise: First Nations culture, identity and stolen generations, Indigenous health and reconciliation
M: +61 418 243 393
E: Stewart.Sutherland@anu.edu.au
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Associate Professor Ron Levy
Associate Professor, ANU College of Law
Expertise: Constitutional law, public law, referendums
M: +61 407 580 995
E: Ron.Levy@anu.edu.au
MARKETING
Dr Stephen Dann
Senior Lecturer, ANU College of Business and Economics
Expertise: Media messaging strategy, general advertising campaign
M: +61 407 591 470
E: Stephen.Dann@anu.edu.au
AUSTRALIAN POLITICS
Intifar Chowdhury
Associate Lecturer, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Expertise: Australian politics, young people, young voters, corporate involvement, migrant sentiment
M: +61 411 587 225
E: Intifar.Chowdhury@anu.edu.au
Professor Matt Qvortrup
Visiting Professor, ANU College of Law
Expertise: Referendums
M: +61 432 811 859
E: Drqvortrup@gmail.com
Professor Mark Kenny
Professor, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Expertise: Australian politics, democracy
M: +61 415 942 752
E: Mark.Kenny@anu.edu.au
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Top image: Michael Nelson Jagamara (c. 1945-2020) (artist), Warlpiri people, with William McIntosh (stone consultant), Aldo Rossi (1919-1991) (stonemason), Franco Colussi (born 1938) (stonemason), Forecourt mosaic pavement, 1986-1987, Art/Craft Program, Parliament House Art Collection. Copyright estate of the artist licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd.
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