Australian Social Policy Conference 2026

Organising committee for ASPC 2026

The organising committee for the ASPC 2026 includes:

Dr Zoe Staines — Committee Chair; Senior Lecturer & Director of Research, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland

Prof Janeen Baxter — Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course in the Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR), The University of Queensland

Prof Marnee Shay — Deputy Head of School & Professor, School of Education / CI on the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Futures, The University of Queensland / Aboriginal woman from the Ngen'giwumirri language group (Daly River, Northern Territory)

Prof Tim Reddel — Leader for the Social Solutions Group, Director of Indigenous Engagement, Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR)—The University of Queensland

Prof Greg Marston — Director of the Centre for Policy Futures, The University of Queensland; Coordinator for the Qld Decarbonisation Hub

Dr Katherine Curchin — Senior Lecturer, Australian National University; Vice President of the Australian Social Policy Association (ASPA)