The media team at ACU give media around the world access to the University's considerable resources and knowledge, by putting journalists in touch with our experts in a range of fields.

The team manages all media enquiries including comments from the Vice-Chancellor and President, plus requests for filming and photography.

Please direct your enquiry to the most relevant person.

Louise Crossen
National Manager, Strategic Communications

Phone: +61 7 3861 6086

Mobile: +61 477 675 772

Email: acumedia@acu.edu.au

Location: Brisbane Campus

For comment about the university's management or for comment from the:

  • Vice-Chancellor and President
  • Provost
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise)
  • Vice President (responsible for Catholic-related operations of the University)
  • Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Ethics)

Elisabeth Tarica
Communications Lead (Health)

Phone: +61 (0) 3 9230 8425

Mobile: +61 (0) 418 756 941

Email: elisabeth.tarica@acu.edu.au

Location: Melbourne Campus

Contact Elisabeth for comment about the university's expertise in Health or for comment from the:

  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
  • Institute for Positive Psychology and Education.

Mary Papadakis
Communications Lead (Education)

Phone: +61 (0) 3 9230 8322

Mobile: +61 (0) 448 491 059

Email: mary.papadakis@acu.edu.au

Location: Melbourne Campus

Contact Mary for comment about the university's expertise in Education or for comment from the:

  • Australian Centre for the Advancement of Literacy
  • School of Education
  • Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education
  • Institute of Child Protection Studies.

Emilie Ng
Communications Lead (Humanities and Social Sciences)

Phone: +61 475 963 606

Email: emilie.ng@acu.edu.au

Location: Brisbane Campus

Contact Emilie for comment about the university's expertise in humanities and social sciences or for comment from the:

  • Faculty of Theology and Philosophy
  • National School of Arts and Humanities
  • Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry
  • Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences

Damien Stannard
Communications Lead (Law and Business)

Phone: +61 (0) 7 3623 7463

Mobile: +61 (0)484 387 349

Email: damien.stannard@acu.edu.au

Location: Brisbane Campus

Contact Damien for comment about the university's expertise in law and business, or for comment from the:

  • Peter Faber Business School
  • Thomas More Law School

Emilie Ng
Communications Officer (Mission)

Phone: +61 475 963 606

Email: emilie.ng@acu.edu.au

Location: Brisbane Campus

Contact Emilie for comment about the university's Catholic identity and mission, or for comment from the:

  • ACU Campus Ministry
  • ACU Centre for Liturgy
  • La Salle Academy
  • Interfaith
  • EthicsFinder
  • ACU Community Engagement

Please note that ACU media releases are also available online.

For feature stories and more in-depth pieces, you can browse our content hub, Impact

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