The election campaign has now officially commenced, so what comes next for government engagement? Neil Pharoah identifies the three attributes that help organisations achieve funding, policy, or legislative goals.

As we get closer to the election, for many organisations it means working through their political “stance”. But what do we mean when we say neutral or bi-partisan, and is this really the best approach?

We share a checklist of things to tick off to make sure your organisation is maximising your government engagement opportunities.

Last week, Neil Pharaoh was in Canberra for a number of work meetings and stumbled across the “Convoy to Canberra” protests, which made for an interesting few days in the national capital. This week, he asks what impact all this will have on the election in 2022?

Neil dives into the certainties, predictions and guesses for what will happen for government engagement in 2022.

In our final blog post for 2021, Neil looks back on some of the great - and not so great - traits of organisations who excel (or don’t) in their government engagement.

A great event can make a big difference to political stakeholders. Our Co-Founding Director, Neil Pharaoh, shares some things to remember when thinking about your government engagement calendar for next year.

With a federal election likely in either December 2021 or March next year, it is time to get your own 100 day plan in order, writes Neil.

We need to be less self-righteous about our own viewpoints. Connect with people who disagree, and share empathetic discussions with those who have different views.