Government relations brings results
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Philip Eliason and Associates are experienced lobbyists in the Federal arena and can help your organisation be heard within the Government. Learn more
You can gain an important competitive edge in your dealings with the Government, bureaucracy or the community, by dealing with a firm that has access to and an understanding of Parliamentary, policy and regulatory processes.
You will benefit from our support and strategy advice based on extensive and detailed experience and working within and alongside the Government.
We will first assess and understand your unique situation and your operating context and goals. On this basis we can offer expert advice on;
- positioning you with the Government and establishing credibility
- influencing policy reviews or re-evaluations of Government funding programs
- new policy initiatives and how they affect your interests
- creating Government relations strategies which enhance your access to decision-makers
- stakeholder relations programs for the public sector and the community
- issues management strategies for current and emerging problems
Philip Eliason and Associates address these issues by using well researched and informed;
- political reviews and analysis
- policy reviews and new proposals
- issues audits, and
- stakeholder audits and follow-up strategies
If your organisation seeks to influence the Government or achieve a stronger position within Government, then an effective strategy design needs to take into account competing pressures on the Government, its allies, its opponents and the public.
It is a complex task and quite different from a usual financial assessment of profit drivers. Knowing how the Government operates and linking this to your business model helps obtain the best possible outcome for your organisation.
The firm draws together leading specialists to research and create policy proposals to support sales, improve reputation or take regulatory or investment initiatives.
Philip Eliason and Associates also undertakes Government program reviews and evaluations - particularly those in the trade, natural resources, ICT and environment, planning and communications sectors.
Your Government relations projects can also be supported by communications strategies involving both general and specialist media.
Receive highly qualified advice on the content, timing and structure of your media and communications strategies to enlist support for, or reduce opposition to your policy or project initiatives.
Philip Eliason personally supervises every brief; drawing on extensive and current contacts in the Federal Parliament and Commonwealth Public Service, media, industry allies and non-Government organisations to obtain information, design strategies and shape action.Where there are competing interests needing careful management, our facilitated workshops, seminars, strategic planning sessions and conferences can provide a choice of solutions.
Our expertise lies in: agribusiness, natural resource management, energy, ICT, trade and social issues particularly relating to urban design, communications and housing.
PEAA also holds considerable experience in dealing with issues relating to the Middle East from sales support to facilitating visits by Arab business and political delegations. The firm has managed visits to Australia by senior Arab identities arranging discussion relating to trade, purchase of industrial goods and negotiation of political and security issues.
