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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.
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Sydney
The future of corporate media relations: trends, developments, and where it is heading
The module will focus on how the discipline is evolving in the corporate public affairs management function, and what this means to how the discipline is structured and resourced
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Melbourne
The new wave of corporate public advocacy – identifying and preparing advocates for your organisation
The module will examine why leading corporations and organisations are shifting considerable management time and resources to identify and empower advocates for their strategy and issues
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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 public affairs
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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...
Our Blog
The Centre’s new professional award and recognition framework
The Centre’s Top Five public affairs predictions for 2018
Basic reputation hygiene nose-dives at United Airlines
The Centre's Top Five predictions for corporate public affairs in 2017
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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:
4 ways busy people sabotage themselves
Jeff Bezos banned PowerPoint presentations at Amazon meetings. Here’s what replaced them
Facebook accused of allowing bias against women in job ads
A 4-step plan to make your Q&A more audience-friendly
Fake accounts, tweets and 'morons': Could a bot take down your company?
Nike sales defy Kaepernick ad campaign backlash
US-made iPhones would cost $150 more, supplier says as tariffs loom
Don’t try to be the ‘fun boss’ – and other lessons in ethical leadership
Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar over secrets act
Alibaba close to signing joint venture with Russian partners
Newsletters
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
Social media and the corporation — friend or foe?
Sand in the gears? Issues and challenges in NFP -Corporate partnerships
