Adjunct Professor

Dr Quentin Beresford is an Adjunct Professor of Politics, who has taught politics at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia since 1992. Prior to this position, Dr Beresford was a senior policy officer in the Western Australian office of the Department of Premier and Cabinet. He has a strong background, as former editor of Youth Studies, in youth policy and juvenile crime.

Dr Beresford has written numerous books which discuss Australian politics, public policy, and Aboriginal affairs. His most recent books that have focused on resource politics and the environment are Adani and the War Over Coal (2018) and The Rise and Fall of Gunns Ltd (2015) both published by NewSouth Publishers. Other works include: The Godfather The Life of Brian Burke (2008) and the multi-award-winning biography of Aboriginal leader Rob Riley, Rob Riley: An Aboriginal Leader’s Quest for Justice (2006). His current project is an environmental history of the Murray-Darling Basin to be published in  2021 as Wounded Country The Murray-Darling Basin - a Contested History.

Dr Beresford also teaches courses in politics and history at U3A.