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Lies, damned lies, and electoral polling.
With one of the first major opinion polls of the year showing a 56/44 two party preferred in Labor’s favour, and an 11% drop in satisfaction with the PM, what does this mean for you this election season?
A year ahead for government engagement
Neil dives into the certainties, predictions and guesses for what will happen for government engagement in 2022.
Wishing you a very government engagement Christmas
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.
We need to build movements, not create more barriers.
The old adage that you catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar is never more correct than in the era of growing “cancel” culture. Remember, movements are created with open arms, not closed views.
What a week in politics…
An international bruising for Scotty from Marketing, Small Target affirmed from Albo, and The Greens and Palmer recycling old ambitions: the landscape for the next federal election is starting to be set.
What date is too late to prep for the Federal Election?
Our Co-Founding Director, Neil Pharaoh, gives a rundown of election basics and shares some of the key questions that every for-purpose organisation needs to start thinking about in relation to the election.
What does a 2022 government engagement calendar look like?
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.
The time to do your 100-day plan is now
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.
Australia’s COVID response could be undermining democracy. Why is civil society staying silent?
The social sector needs to find the will to drive politicians to deliver funding and policy decisions that will lead us to build back better, write Neil Pharaoh and Angus Crowther.