Who we are

Launched in 1998, Parker & Partners is Australia’s leading bi-partisan public affairs specialist. The P&P team offers outstanding networks, insights and the best people. The business includes former political and policy advisers, journalists, bureaucrats and professional public affairs consultants.

We specialise in the following public affairs areas:

Our Specialisations

• Media management;
• Research;
• Government, regulatory and lobbying – Federal & State;
• Issues and crisis management;
• Government communications and social marketing; and
• Sustainability counsel.

Insights, ideas, influence. Three words that perfectly summarise P&P. Deep client, policy, media and political insights; creative ideas to solve problems, issues and opportunities; and influence in real-world commercial outcomes or changing public attitudes and behaviour.

What we do

Parker & Partners offers a unique understanding of, and access to, various networks including ministerial offices, parliamentarians, advisers, bureaucracy, press galleries, specialist media, financial markets and related media, industry and community groups, and other key agenda influencers.

There are seven key industry/government portfolios covered by the consultancy, each led by a senior member of the team. 

Our Portfolios

• Health and social policy;
• ICT and Defence;
• Agriculture and FMCG;
• Transport, infrastructure and aviation;
• Sustainability;
• Industry and resources; and
• Banking and finance.

Within those portfolios, the highly experienced team offers expertise in:

• Advice and general counsel
• Reputation management
• Issues and crisis management
• Long-term stakeholder relationships
• Political meeting co-ordination, lobbying, liaison, legislative analysis
• Broad community/political networking
• Media liaison and placement
• Advocacy and third party organisation
• Tender preparation and advice
• Information collection/research
• Preparation of information materials

Services

Examples of the services the Parker & Partners team offers:

• Advising governments and corporate clients on the political management and media strategies for privatisations and outsourcings
• Managing short and long-term government relationship campaigns
• Managing major media, community and issues/crisis management campaigns
• Advising and managing programs related to issues of a regulatory nature, for subsidy, listing or government financial support
• Designing/implementing programs for corporate clients to manage government and media relations
• Positioning organisations to assist them in winning government business

Key Executives

Greg Sam

Joint Managing Director

 

 

 

Sarah Cruickshank

Joint Managing Director

 

 

 

Canberra Office:

Ground Floor, Boeing House

55 Blackall Street, Barton ACT 2600

Phone: (61 2) 6215 4200

Fax: (61 2) 6273 0595

Sydney Office:

Level 24, Tower 2, Darling Park

201 Sussex Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Phone: (61 2) 8281 3288

Fax: (61 2) 8281 3289

Web: www.p-p.com.au