Professor Andrea Carson
Professor of Political Communication, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy
Contact [email protected] or via [email protected], Jess Whitty (Senior Media Advisor) 0481 383 817
Topic areas:
- The record number of women elected to the House of Representatives
- Why Australian’s weren’t having a bar of the Liberal Party’s slick media campaigns
- How the Liberal Party’s lack of policies contributed to their defeat
- Pivotal moments of the election campaign leading to Labor’s landslide victory
- Who will replace Peter Dutton?
- How did the use of generative AI affect the campaign?
- How did Trumpet of Patriots ads affect the vote?
- How did social media influence the outcome?
- How did Gen Z and Millennials sway the vote?
Emeritus Professor Dennis Altman AM
Vice Chancellor’s Fellow and Professorial Fellow in the Institute for Human Security at La Trobe University
Contact [email protected] or via Jess Whitty (Senior Media Advisor) 0481 383 817
Topic areas:
- The collapse of the Liberals in Australia’s capital cities
- Greens count their losses – what went wrong?
- How global instability has shaped the election result
- How Australia's Prime Minister will need to grapple with the uncertain global landscape
- Will the US remain a reliable ally? How Australia must find a way to deal with Trump
Finley Watson
PhD candidate and sessional academic, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy
Contact: [email protected] M: 0421 151 465
Topic areas:
- How did social media influence the outcome?
- What impact did political influencers have on this election?
Professor Bec Strating
Director of La Trobe Asia and Professor of International Relations
Contact: [email protected] M: 0400 287 758
Topic areas:
- Why Australia must enhance regional partnerships and increase self-reliance in foreign and defence policy
- Why Australia’s Prime Minister should strengthen ties with Asia and the Pacific
- How global instability has shaped the election result
- How Australia's Prime Minister must balance the US as a military ally and China as its largest economic partner
Phoebe Hayman
PhD candidate and sessional academic, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy
Contact: [email protected] M: 0430 131 236
Topic areas:
- How early voting changed the campaigning landscape. What could be seen by the major parties next time?
- How recruitment and demographics shaped Independents' campaigns
- How the War in Gaza led to a rise in Independent Muslim candidates
