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Very Public Affairs is a regular update, examination and exposé of the latest trends and developments in how public affairs is managed in large organsiations globally. Each episode examines an aspect of best practice in corporate public affairs internationally, providing insight and guidance to public affairs practitioners working in corporations.
Upcoming Events
Sydney
Public affairs professional development for executive assistants and team coordinators
The only offering of its kind specifically designed for EAs and Team Coordinators working in corporate public affairs
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Sydney
2020 Annual Heads of Function and Senior Practitioners Roundtable DINNER
What’s happened to self-regulation of business? And does it even work anymore? A conversation with Graeme Samuel
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Sydney
2020 Annual Heads of Function and Senior Practitioners Dinner and Roundtable
The Roundtable is the one day in the year for the function's leaders to be part of important conversations and stimulating discussions about managing the corporate public affairs function
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USA and UK
International Best Practice Study Tour
The International Best Practice Study Tour to the USA and UK is an intensive professional development experience for senior practitioners and heads of function only
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Online Learning
Online Learning
The online learning portal offers flexible professional development modules, which provide an opportunity for individual practitioners and corporate public affairs teams to gain essential knowledge of concepts, best practice, and case studies in all disciplines of the corporate public affairs profession...
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What can we learn from Boeing’s crisis response?
The Centre’s top five predictions for 2019
The Centre’s new professional award and recognition framework
The Centre’s Top Five public affairs predictions for 2018
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Expertise & Research
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Latest News
Stay abreast of what’s happening internationally with developments in corporate public affairs. Here is news that you may find useful and interesting:
CAA: Microsoft boss calls India's new citizenship law 'sad'
Exxon wins New York climate change fight
Nike employees stage protest as company reopens Alberto Salazar building
Green lawyers launch complaint over BP ad campaign amid ‘climate emergency’
Step up climate action or face catastrophe, says UN report
Activists Build a Grass-Roots Alliance Against Amazon
Easyjet to offset carbon emissions from all its flights
TikTok’s Chief Is on a Mission to Prove It’s Not A Menace
'Responsible thing to do': Qantas pledges zero net emissions by 2050
Google sued by the ACCC over alleged misuse of personal data
Dissent Erupts at Facebook Over Hands-Off Stance on Political Ads
Newsletters
In search of the Holy Grail of trust
Fake News: all the news that’s unfit to print
Scholarship and public affairs theory building
The renaissance of the corporate advocacy campaign
Off-course: the baffling case of MH370 and the crisis management that survived it
What position do you find yourself in?
Going the distance - The State of Australian Public Affairs
Where we are, and how we got here: public affairs in Australia
The business case for proactive government relations
Innovation is not a top priority for many corporate public affairs teams
Stakeholder engagement and innovation in the public sector: insights for business
An increasingly important role for Public Affairs in Asia
Strong ties — Corporate community investment weathers the downturn
