Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters - Ipswich, QLD
11 December 2025
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Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters Australian Parliament
15:33 - 15:59
Speaker 19
Hearing of the joint standing committee on electoral matters for the inquiry into the twenty twenty five federal election. It's wonderful to be here in sunny Ipswich. The invitation of Member for Blair. It's great to be here. In accordance with the committee's resolution of 08/04/2025, this hearing will be broadcast on the Parliament's website and the proof of official transcripts and proceedings will be published on the Parliament's website as well.
16:00 - 16:22
Speaker 17
I remind members of the media who may be present or listening on the web of the need to fairly and accurately report the proceedings of this committee. I now welcome the Professor John Cole, OAM, to give evidence today. For the hand side record, Professor, would you please state your full name and the capacity in which you appear before the committee?
16:22 - 17:02
Speaker 18
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am John Cole, Professor John Cole, Emeritus Professor at the Institute for Resilient Regents University of Southern Queensland, which I think is now called the Institute for Regional and Community Development. I appear here today as one versed, I guess, in public affairs dating back over forty years now and particularly at the invitation of the Member for Blair, the Honorable Shane Newman. My background most recently over the past twenty years has been very much involved in regional resilience work in regional Australia and the question of the twenty twenty five election, which is
17:02 - 17:12
Speaker 8
Sorry, Mr. Cole. I just need to read just a little statement here before you get into your into your statement there. No, that's okay. For providing us your credentials there.
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