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 Poll puts Rudd in spotlight

Cosima Marriner, The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 January 2012

John Howard's former adviser, Grahame Morris, said federal Labor had to pick up four or five more seats in Queensland if it was to have any chance of retaining government.


Long-term government strategy needed

Ted O'Brien, Courier Mail, 6 January 2012

While it's custom at this time of year for pundits to predict the year ahead, no one really has a clue.

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Tankstream (extract)

Linda Silmalis and Barclay Crawford, Sunday Telegraph, 27 November 2011

The biggest Christmas party of the season was lobby firm Barton Deakin's soiree at the Mint on Macquarie Street.

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Sallyanne is back

James McCullough, The Courier Mail, 26 November 2011

Journalist, former lord mayor and one-time ABC Learning Centres director Sallyanne Atkinson is back.

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Peter Costello heads list of new Victorian state lobbyists

The Australian, 3 November 2011

Former federal treasurer Peter Costello and several of the Liberal Party's most senior backroom players have emerged as key figures with interes in political lobbying in Victoria.

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Should compulsory superannuation contributions be increased?

Monday 17 October, 2011

Compulsory super is set to rise from nine per cent to 12 per cent.

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  STW Group grows a greem arm for lobbying

Nic Christensen, The Australian, 5 September 2011

Two years after launching a government lobbying company targeting the then NSW Liberal opposition, STW Group has a new venture, this time aimed at companies keen to open discussions with the Greens and other progressive political parties.

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Can She Fix It?

Shelley Gare, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 August 2011

She (Gladys Berejiklian) has one of Sydney's toughest, most thankless tasks--fixing up the mess that is our train, bus and ferry system.

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  From politics to business comes a special insight

Jacob Saulwick, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 July 2011

They are the lubricant between business and government.

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  Time for change, but don't rule out a cliffhanger

Grahame Morris, Sydney Morning Herald, 21 March 2011

It's time. Enough is enough. Stop the rot. Change for the better. The guilty party. Turn on the lights. Memories.

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  Pretty Premier, petty politics

Grahame Morris, Sydney Morning Herald, 15 March 2011

Labor is now heading towards its campaign comfort zone ... abuse and nastiness propped up by millions of dollars of trade unionists' money.

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  The new persuaders

Australian Finincial Review, 10 March 2011

Governments are thrown out but the lobbying goes on, even if the faces change.

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Grahame Morris on 'So, you want to be a politician?'

Episode 2, Sky News, 9 March 2011

Grahame Morris discusses what it takes to be a candidate in the New South Wales election.

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  Unworthy even of an E for effort

Grahame Morris, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 March 2011

A long time ago, a young pocily guru named Barry O'Farrell sat in Old Parliament House in Canberra in what was an office when it was designed in the 1920s but nowadays would be more of a walk-in wardrobe.

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Grahame Morris on 'So, you wnat to be a politician?'

Episode 1, Sky News, 2 March 2011

Grahame Morris discusses what it takes to be a condidate in the New South Wales election.

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  Kewpie doll v Prince of Policies

Grahame Morris, Sydney Morning Herald, 28 February 2011

A long time ago, a young policy guru named Barry O'Farrell sat in Old Parliament House in Canberra in what was an office when it was designed in the 1920s but nowadays would be more of a walk-in-wardrobe.

 

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Peter Collins on Switzer TV

28 February 2011

What if you started a business that rested on Labor Government being kicked out? Hon. Peter Collins, shadow opposition leader between 1995 to 1998, has basically gambled that conservative governments would become the next big thing – find out why and whether he's on the money.

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Peter Collins on ABC News Stateline

25 February 2011

Victorian former Liberal Permier Jeff Kennett has told Barry O'Farrell that if he enters Government he should consider sacking a number of executive members of the Public Service. See Peter Collins comment.

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  Labor's long and winding road toll tease

Sydney Morning Herald, 7 February 2011

When Labor won office in NSW in 1995, it was on the back of the mother of all election promises. To the delight of voters in western Sydney, then opposition leader Bob Carr promised to scrap tolls on the M4 and M5 motorways.

 

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Kennett staffer lobbies Ted

Sunday Age, December, 12, 2010

The Liberal-linked lobbying firm Barton Deakin will soon open in Melbourne to help businesses establish relationships with the new government.

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Barton Deakin recruit former Kennett advisor

The PR report, issue 50, December, 2010

Andrew Scannell has been recruited by government relations agency Barton Deakin. Scannell was an advisor to former Victorian Liberal Premier Jeff Kennett, and has also held a number of corporate PR roles.

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Government Relations Agency Barton Deakin Hands Senior Role To Andrew Scannell

PR Week, December, 2010

Government relations agency Barton Deakin has appointed Andrew Scannell to open its new Melbourne offices. The agency's decision comes in response to demand from local organisations keen to build relationships with the new coalition Government.

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Once more, with feeling

Sean Nicholls, The Sydney Morning Herald, September 18-19, 2010

With six months until the election, the NSW Coalition is preparing to govern.

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Party lobbying firms regroup

Samantha Maiden, The Australian, Tuesday August 24, 2010

Labor's public relations firm, Hawker Britton, yesterday announced that its sister firm is joining Liberal strategist Grahame Morris.

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Top lobbyist firms realign in face of hung parliament

Samantha Maiden, The Australian, Monday August 23, 2010

Labor's public relations firm of choice, Hawker Britton, has announced that its sister firm is joining forces with Liberal strategist Grahame Morris.

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Liberal HeavyWeight Peter Collins Launches New Government Relations Agency

STW Group, Sydney, December 7, 2009

In a sign that business believes the writing is on the wall for the State Government and is swinging behind the Opposition Leader, Barry O'Farrell, in the lead-up to the March 2011 election, the public relations giant STW will announce a new lobbying firm, Barton Deakin, today.

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Collins to offer advice to his former Liberal-National colleagues

Simon Canning, The Australian, 7 December, 2009

FORMER NSW opposition leader Peter Collins is to re-enter the political fray in a venture backed by communications giant STW Group to offer advice and business networking opportunities exclusively to the NSW Liberal-National Coalition.

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Collins behind niche lobbyists

Neil Shoebridge, Australian Financial Review, Monday 7 December, 2009

STW Communications Group and former NSW opposition leader Peter Collins have set up business to lobby the NSW Liberal and National Parties before the state election in March 2011. The new company, Barton Deakin, is predicated on Labor losing the election and has been set up - Mr Collins says - in response to demand from business.

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Working With the Government

BTalk Australia, By Phil Dobbie

(Episode 397; 19 minutes 48) Do you ever talk to the government, at state or federal level? Are there policies impacting your industry that you think need to change?

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