Public Policy
Effective public policy engagement means staying abreast of what’s happening, staying ahead of the challenges and seizing opportunities. This requires insight and foresight, founded on inside knowledge and understanding of how policy is made from the ground up. We specialise in developing and implementing public policy strategies as part of a wider government affairs program.
We can help you anticipate, plan for, and adapt to government policies.
Public Policy
Understanding Canberra – who is managing your Canberra risk? Do you have a dedicated capability?
We understand the Canberra Bubble - to the outsider and uninitiated it is a perplexing place of policy wonks and political hacks. Government has its own way of doing, and not doing things, and talking to advisers and officials can seem like a foreign language. Leonis Advisory can help you manage that risk and provide on the ground support for you in Canberra and other parliaments across Australia.
Policy Analysis
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We are actively involved and engaged in parliament and in departments, talking with the government, gathering primary intelligence from political staff and departmental officials on politics and policy. Our expertise is in interpreting that information and analysing potential impacts of proposed legislation and regulations and making sure that you are aware and prepared of policies that impact on your organisation. We then work out what the impact will be and advise you on how best to respond.
Our Services
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Policy Analysis
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Participation
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Advocacy
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Messaging
Participation
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Within government we work with you to ensure you're making your point to the right people at the right time and understanding what will influence them internally and externally. We know how government works; who makes it work; and how to make government engagement efforts work successfully for our clients. We will develop a strategy and program of successful participation, including making submissions, submitting proposals, conducting meetings and making appearances before committees and other forums.
Advocacy
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Governments are responsible to the parliament and ultimately the electorate, so they are acutely aware of community sentiment and extremely sensitive to the views of your stakeholders. We help you identify, engage, and initiate supportive stakeholder participation to complement your efforts. Experience in running election campaigns provides us with valuable insights into how issues become salient to government and how to build a "coalition of the willing" to provide you with broader support or a counterpoint to other vested interests. Successful advocacy is about influencing the influencers - We understand who is most important to the legislative and regulatory processes, how those individuals think, who they listen to, and what influences them.
Messaging
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We provide strategic counsel to develop and deploy your message with clarity in an ever-changing environment. We help you decode government speak and to talk their language. Our affinity with government helps us to identify and understand issues for our clients and develop strong messages that resonate with key stakeholders.
