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Position: Fellow
Linda's research interest is in public policy development with
a focus on the role of values and expertise in the policy process.
Her main research areas are rural and regional policy, particularly
in the areas of drought policy and the grains industry. Before
commencing her academic career, Linda had extensive experience
in public policy development in the Australian Public Service,
as a ministerial adviser and as a policy officer in two industry
associations. She is co-editor of and contributor to two interdisciplinary
books on drought in Australia: Beyond Drought: People, Policy
and Perspectives (CSIRO Publishing, 2003) and From Disaster
Response to Risk Management: Australia's National Drought Policy
(Springer, 2005).
- ‘Timing is everything: the privatisation of the Australian
Wheat Board and the Oil For Food program’ Democratic Audit
of Australia Discussion Paper 2/07 (February 2007) read
paper
- Linda appeared on Radio National's The
National Interest on Sunday 22 October 2006 to discuss alternative
drought policy approaches. You'll find an MP3 of the program
here.
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