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The multicultural marginals Where Australia’s diverse suburbs could decide the next election, and whether One Nation can compete there
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GovConnex Guide October 2026 Appearing before a parliamentary committee What committees do, how to prepare, what happens on the day, and how to handle questions as a witness -
GovConnex Guide October 2026 Government relations CRM: why a sales CRM falls short Why Australian government relations teams outgrow a sales CRM for stakeholder management, what a government relations CRM adds, and how to choose one. -
GovConnex Guide October 2026 How to choose a political monitoring service A buyer’s guide to political monitoring in Australia: what to check on coverage, speed, relevance, briefings and security, and how to run a fair trial. -
GovConnex Guide October 2026 How to choose public affairs software What government relations and public affairs software should do for an Australian team, from monitoring to reporting, and how to compare platforms. -
GovConnex Guide October 2026 What is political intelligence? Political intelligence explained for Australian government relations teams: how it differs from political and media monitoring, and how to build it. -
GovConnex in Claude, ChatGPT and Copilot Connect any assistant that supports MCP, then ask about parliament and, if you allow it, your team’s notes, contacts and meetings, with every answer cited. -
GovConnex Report September 2026 Where are the teals? Where the teal independents stand after 2025, and whether they could decide the next government -
Tracker, Planner and Maps Follow bills, inquiries and consultations in Tracker, plan your team’s work, and see issues and census data by seat. -
Inside the Greens How the Greens’ state parties, MPs and party room work, after three senators split on native forests -
Briefings written to your priorities Describe what matters to your team and get the AM Briefing, Sitting Day Brief, State Wire and more, each finding ranked. -
Why third place matters How the third-placed candidate’s preferences now decide more Australian seats than ever -
Multi-party government: how it might work in Australia How coalitions and minority governments could work in Australia as hung parliaments become more likely -
88 days, 88 seats: the Victorian election Ben Raue and Michael Evangelidis took customers through the seats that will decide Victoria’s November election. -
MPs on Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok MPs’ posts on all three now come into your feed, search and alerts, beside X, Facebook and Bluesky. -
The end of the safe seat? Why fewer seats are truly safe as independents and minor parties reach the final count -
New Zealand: three months out A close contest between two blocs, with New Zealand First gaining on its partners before the 7 November vote -
GovConnex Guide August 2026 Writing to MPs: the essential checklist Six checks to run before a letter or meeting request goes to a minister or MP, drawn from experience working in political offices. -
The renters vote in Australian politics How the growing share of Australians who rent is changing who votes for which party -
Understanding Australian polls How to read Australian opinion polls, from house effects and MRPs to who paid for the poll -
Victorian election: four months out Ben Carroll takes over as One Nation draws level with both major parties, four months from polling day -
Webinar Online 24July 2026 The changing political landscape: One Nation’s rise Ben Raue and Michael Evangelidis on One Nation’s climb in the polls, and what it could mean for the Victorian and New South Wales elections. -
4,000 verified staffers, 970 MP biographies Chiefs of staff to electorate officers in Australia and the UK, and fuller biographies of 970 MPs. -
Victorian election candidates Every declared candidate for November’s election, with electorate, party and social activity, added as they nominate. -
Campaigns, rebuilt Start from a template, track campaign health and target dates, tag your evidence, and see each campaign on a dashboard. -
GovConnex on your phone Prepare for a meeting with Analyst, log activity, search people and documents, and scan business cards. iPhone and Android. -
Webinar Online 15April 2026 State by State with Ben Raue Ben Raue on the political landscape in each state and territory. -
Reports for leadership Five report types, from CRM activity to campaign briefings, exported as PDF, Word, Excel or CSV with your branding and an AI-drafted summary. -
Webinar Online 18March 2026 Government relations in the age of AI How government relations teams are using AI, from monitoring to engagement, as Analyst arrived in every part of GovConnex. -
Analyst, across GovConnex Analyst now works throughout the platform, with fast, deep and automatic modes, document analysis and shared workflows. -
Transcripts for New Zealand committees Instant transcripts now cover New Zealand’s select committees. -
CRM notifications Hear when you’re mentioned or assigned, before a task is due and when a campaign changes, with a roundup every Friday. -
Every Australian local council All 537 local councils, in the same briefings as your federal and state coverage, available as an add-on. -
Webinar Online 19November 2025 Building an evidence-led stakeholder strategy How to map your sites, staff or members by electorate, and use that to decide who to see and what to say. -
New Zealand bills, inquiries and consultations Follow New Zealand’s bills, inquiries and consultations in the same place as Australia’s. -
Consultations from every jurisdiction Consultations from federal, state and territory departments, filterable and ready to add to your briefings. -
Impact mapping Upload your sites, staff or members by address or postcode and see them by seat, on every MP’s profile. -
Live mentions An alert the moment your keyword is spoken in the federal, NSW or Victorian parliament, with the time and a link to the stream. -
Webinar Online 27August 2025 Analyst Live: workflows for government relations Cooper Darling-Blair and Michael Evangelidis on the workflows government relations teams run with Analyst, GovConnex’s AI analyst. -
Instant transcripts in ten parliaments Hearings in Australia and New Zealand, and selected UK committee sessions, transcribed within hours with a summary. -
The second term The policy priorities and Senate politics likely to shape Labor’s second term in government -
Navigating the second Albanese government An evening in Canberra: an interview with Labor’s national secretary, Paul Erickson, and a panel with Fitzpatrick & Co Advisory. -
Webinar Online 16July 2025 The second Albanese government Bruce Hawker and Eamonn Fitzpatrick on what the government’s second term holds. -
The state of Labor Why Labor’s landslide rests on a primary vote under 35%, and what that means for the party -
Analyst An AI analyst that answers questions and drafts summaries from GovConnex’s parliamentary and government sources. -
2025 federal election: the results How Labor won its biggest majority since the war on a primary vote under 35% -
Webinar Online 6May 2025 Seat by Seat: the federal election review Ben Raue and Michael Evangelidis on the 2025 federal election, seat by seat. -
The road to government Three weeks before the federal election, Ben Raue and FTI Consulting on what would decide it. -
2025 federal Budget summary Jim Chalmers’ fourth Budget: a new tax cut, a $42.1 billion deficit and every measure by portfolio -
GovConnex Guide September 2023 Government relations roadmap: best practice, step by step A government relations roadmap for Australian teams: set objectives, map stakeholders, time your ask, manage issues and report results, with a 12-month example. -
GovConnex Guide August 2022 How to write a briefing note What to include in a briefing note for a minister, MP or official, in what order, and who should send it and when, with a model note and a checklist. -
GovConnex Guide December 2021 How to meet with an MP or minister Who to meet, how to ask, how to use 30 minutes well and how to follow up in Australia’s parliaments, with a model brief, agenda and follow-up email. -
GovConnex Guide March 2021 How to build a government relations strategy Set the objective, work out who decides, map stakeholders and plan engagement around the political calendar, with a one-page template and a worked example for Australian teams.
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