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Matthew Knott
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer, so the saying goes. And two of Australia's most influential lobbyists have done just that in determining their office locations.
Tristan Edis
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
David Green's success as the new head of the Clean Energy Council will hinge on how he handles Australia's climate culture wars, writes Climate Spectator's Tristan Edis.
Angela Priestley
Wednesday, 07 December 2011
Clubs Australia hinted that it had a trump card up its sleeve, but we couldn't have predicted this one. The clubs have managed to get one of Sydney's most respected religious leaders to front their campaign against Andrew Wilkie's poker machine reforms.
Matthew Knott
Friday, 25 November 2011
GetUp! director Simon Sheikh says the clubs movement has run a shoddy campaign against Andrew Wilkie's proposed poker machine reforms.
The Power Index
Thursday, 09 February 2012
Gina Rinehart turns 58 today but with her family dispute continuing and a new advertising campaign launched by GetUp questioning her motivations behind her Fairfax raid, the celebrations are bound to be relatively low-key.
Matthew Knott
Friday, 02 March 2012
The politicians said it so it must be true. The regulation of lobbying in this country is running like a dream and can't be improved.
The Power Index
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
We declared it, and now former John Howard advisor Terry Barnes has expressed his concern about it: The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has an enormous amount of power, despite the fact few Australians knows little about just what they're all about.
James Thomson
Thursday, 16 August 2012
Russell Zimmerman, head of the Australian Retailers Association, is a passionate advocate for the retail sector. But his reaction to the High Court’s decision to dismiss big tobacco’s challenge against the Federal Government’s plain packaging laws is just plain silly.
The Power Index
Thursday, 01 December 2011
Industry leader Heather Ridout says Tony Abbott's plan to repeal the carbon tax would do more harm than good.
The Power Index
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Claims overnight that Kevin Rudd agreed to kill off poker machine pre-commitment should he become prime minister threaten to undermine his tilt for the top job.
Lucy Clark
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Our No. 9 most powerful lobbyist, the Australian Medical Association's Steve Hambleton, is proving his worth by hitting the headlines once again. This time regarding news that recent reforms giving community nurses the power to write prescriptions have so far failed to take off.
Lucy Clark
Thursday, 01 December 2011
An extensive study examining coverage of the carbon tax debate has found that News Limited papers crossed the line from reporting to campaigning.
Matthew Knott
Monday, 05 December 2011
The ALP has amended its official policy platform to advocate same-sex marriage. How did such a rapid change come about and who were the key players behind it?
Matthew Knott
Friday, 13 April 2012
The Minerals Council of Australia's formidable PR machine – the same one that killed off Kevin Rudd's original mining tax in 2010 – has swung into action today with an advertising blitz against mooted tax increases in next month's budget. So will the ads influence what Wayne Swan dishes up on budget night?
Matthew Knott
Monday, 21 November 2011
Few occupations are as shrouded in mystery and stigma as lobbying. The very word conjures up images of Panama hat wearing ex-pollies, winks in the corridors of Parliament House and deals stitched up over long, boozy lunches.
Matthew Knott
Friday, 18 November 2011
Who are the people most effective at lobbying politcians to get their way? We're counting down the Top 10 Most Powerful Lobbyists. Here, Matthew Knott presents the shortlist.
Smithy’s all-star team are lobbying hard to help corporate giants enter the Oz market
