But Will Government Like Your Idea?
Will government like your idea? It’s no use if you love it, if everyone in government responds with “meh”. Need to get lobbying!
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Shortcut to Effective Lobbying
Shortcut to Effective Lobbying: A 3 page checklist so you can test whether your lobbying plan is on track.
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Want Something in the Budget? Now Is Timely!
Want something in this year’s State or Commonwealth Budget? Right now is probably the time to raise it!
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Lobbyists Aren’t Evil – Just Misunderstood
Lobbyists Aren’t Evil – Just Misunderstood: Corrupt influencing is less common from registered lobbyists
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Media Release: Ethical Lobbying Better Than Backroom Deals
Media Release: In a period of public distrust and integrity reform, effective lobbying and ethical lobbying are the same thing. If your proposal cannot survive full transparency, it is not just wrong, it is strategically weak
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Master the Dark Art of Lobbying!
“Mastering the Dark Art of Lobbying” is a book for individuals, businesses, and community organisations who want something from government, and need a bit of advice about how to go get it.
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What You Want to Say is Irrelevant
What You Want to Say is Entirely Irrelevant: Until you have done the groundwork and preparation, you can be certain decision-makers will miss some or all of what you are trying to say, quite possibly the most important part.
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Great Lesson in Bad Board Practice
Great Lesson in Bad Board Practice: How many Boards/committees make similarly perverse decisions when they’re angry, or panicked, or lack confidence in the business’ officers, or have not adequately considered the consequences of each option confronting them?
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Public Servants & Moral Leadership
Public Servants & Moral Leadership Every week, almost, there’s media coverage of unethical or more serious misbehaviour by Australian public servants or political operatives. Those stories are usually accompanied by hand-wringing demands for stronger ethical standards or better behaviour or heads to roll or something. There’s a simple way around the problem, in my rarely
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Elections: Killing Off the Great Persuader
Elections: Killing Off the Great Persuader 23 December 2025 Volunteering inside a good election campaign, or watching from outside, you can’t help but be impressed when a team or leader do a great job of persuading voters to trust them, and achieve a deserved victory. I’ve learned many things in the many campaigns I’ve been
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