Hawker Britton
Hawker Britton is a lobby firm closely aligned with the Australian Labor Party. It was founded in 1997 by Bruce Hawker, former Chief of Staff for NSW Premier Bob Carr. Hawker has worked on every state and federal Labor election campaign since his lobby firm was established. [1]
The company describes its services as:
- "high-level strategic advice on all areas of government decision making - including policy, political, regulatory, media, parliamentary and administrative decisions
- advice on government procurement processes - including tenders and direct negotiations
- assistance with development proposals and approvals
- unrivalled experience in infrastructure and public-private partnerships" [2]
Hawker Britton's website states that it has worked with clients from the following industries: Telecommunications, IT, Financial Services, Investment Banking, Insurance, Legal, Media, Entertainment, Infrastructure Development, Transport, Mining and Resources, Public Works and Services, Utilities, Energy, Medical Services, Environmental technology, Catering Services, Sporting and Leisure Clubs, Defence, Recycling.
Personnel
The list of Hawker-Britton staff members reads like a Who's Who of the Labor Party, and the company has been described as "a virtual back office for the ALP". [3]
- Bruce Hawker
- Justin Di Lollo
- Bevan Lisle (Former Chief of staff to QLD Deputy Premier. According to his biographical note, Lisle's HB work has included speechwriting for NT Premier Clare Martin, and 'reputation management' for "some large mining interests and a number of industry peak bodies". [4]
- Sean Macken, Director, NSW. (Former South Sydney Councillor, former adviser to NSW Planning & Transport Minister)
- Walter Secord (NSW Premier Bob Carr's media advisor 1995-2005. Writing a textbook for UNSW Press on how to deal with the media in Australia.) [5]
- Mark Nolan (former WA Labor state secretary & senior advisor with federal Labor)
- David White (Minister in Victorian government for 10 years, during which time he oversaw the introduction of the gaming industry and the establishment of the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation. [6]
- Danny Pearson (former Steve Bracks staffer)
- [[Megan Anwyl] (former member for Kalgoorlie, works with resource & energy clients for HB)
- Stephen Halliday (former chief of staff to Mike Rann)
- John Lacy (former manager of marketing & corporate relations for the NZ Labor party)
- Michael Stephenson, London office (former press secretary to Tony Blair)
- Richard Harris
- Alex Sanchez(former Deputy President & Director of NRMA)
- Sandy Grekas (former advisor to Carl Scully, current Hurstville councillor)
- David Nelson
- Zoe Bettison (former advisor to NT minister Kon Vatsakalis)
- Liz Vivian (former advisor to various Gallop government ministers) [7]
- Katherine Miller
- Katherine Trotter
- Louise Clifford
- Sean Kelly
- Kathryn Stokes (former staffer to fed shadow minister Tony Burke)
Political donations
Hawker-Britton gave a total of $17,000 to state and federal Labor parties in the 2003/04 financial year. [8]
External links
Jennifer Hewett, "True lies: how business is spinning out of control", Australian Financial Review, August 26, 2005
"Spin doctors keep spinning", Media Watch, ABC, November 06, 2004
