Lobby groups/Australia

Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between a Public relations firm and a lobby group. Many of the PR firms listed on Public relations firms/Australia practice 'government relations', 'issues management', and various other euphemisms for the business of influence-peddling.

The line between an industry peak body and an industry lobby group can also be hard to distinguish.

This page lists a few of the Australian groups that focus more on lobbying than PR.

Professional lobbyists

• Hawker Britton
• Parker & Partners (started by Andrew Parker, former advisor to federal Liberal opposition leader John Hewson)
• CPR

Industry lobby groups

• Minerals Council of Australia
• Business Council of Australia
• National Association of Forest Industries

Other lobby groups

• Australian Christian Lobby

Front groups

• Australian Environment Foundation
• Timber Communities Australia

Others

• Lavoisier Group
• HR Nichols Society
• Bennelong Society (same postal addres as HR Nichols society)
• Australian Adam Smith Club
• Samuel Griffith Society