David Gazard
David Gazard is one of the founding partners of Advise, a specialist communications and government relations consultancy. A former journalist, he worked for both John Howard and Peter Costello. He started his career in Canada as a crime reporter and worked from the federal press gallery covering economics. He also headed government relations for Westpac.
Articles by David Gazard
The state elections could be an albatross for Rudd’s neck
As elections in two states loom it is becoming absolutely clear that voters are in the process of switching off…... Read more
Kevin Rudd stars in the final scene from Animal Farm
You know things are going seriously awry when the party of the workers starts blaming the workers. But that’s exactly…... Read more
Catching snakes on a plain, just outside Canberra
A group of 36 Canberrans from all walks of life met last weekend with what many would consider a bizarre…... Read more
Hard lessons Rudd is learning about the economy
Watching Kevin Rudd exhort the nation to work harder to deliver greater national productivity reminded me of a university attack…... Read more
My goats say a lot about supermarkets
The journey started a few years back when a tomato and pumpkin self seeded in the mulch in our backyard.…... Read more
Making me Green in the gills
If Ralph Waldo Emerson was right when he said: “a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds,” then the…... Read more
NSW Labor ready to campaign against itself
You have to hand it to the Labor spin machine. While it runs around the Federal press gallery highlighting various…... Read more
Why John Della Bosca was locked out: the sad truth
No-one has yet give a credible explanation to why disgraced NSW ex-health minister John Della Bosca was locked out of…... Read more
Job-destroying green purists are deadlier than dinosaurs
There’s an ad running at the moment by a green group that attempts to paint anyone who isn’t fully supportive…... Read more
The priest who turned back the clock on reconciliation
Aboriginal reconciliation hit the headlines again this week with an extraordinary call for all non-indigenous Australians to make restitution for…... Read more
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Transparency policy not so candid in practice
Transparency’s all the rage these days. And accountability. Politicians and public servants promise… Read more
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