Community Foundations have a unique role in being able to convene smaller organisations, to help them uplift, engage and connect to election cycles. Neil Pharaoh discusses.

With winter recess almost upon us, and Federal Parliamentarians preparing for their electorate return after the budget, another key highlight of the political season begins: Labor’s National Conference and Liberal’s Federal Council.

Neil Pharaoh dives into your options, challenges, and opportunities from the recent Australian Federal Budget.

Economic modelling can come with a hefty price tag. Neil Pharaoh examines whether it's worthwhile in your government engagement activities.

Now is the time to consider how gender equity fits into your government engagement strategy. Ellen McLoughlin and Emma Nightingale discuss some points to consider.

If you haven’t already started planning for the next Federal Election, then now is the time. You only have until December 2023 to prepare and engage for the final “Election Budget” in May 2024.

If you’ve been delaying creating, implementing and executing a government engagement, advocacy and campaign strategy, then 2023 is the time to start.

Angus discusses what’s in and what’s out for political strategy in 2023. What are your government engagement resolutions?

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers recently delivered the new Labor government's first budget. Despite a tough economic outlook, there’s a lot to like for the social purpose sector.