Observations on Canberra lobbying

摘要

We follow up these submissions by speaking with the relevant officials both before writing and afterwards. By talking to officials beforehand, it helps us to understand the problems - both real and perceived - they are trying to solve, thus helping us to understand how best to approach our arguments in the submissions. Afterwards, it helps us to understand which of our arguments are working and which need more emphasis. It also helps to reinforce issues that are important and highlights to us what we might need to take higher - to relevant ministers - and how to make our arguments. The message we might take to a politician can differ significantly from that which we take to a bureaucrat, even though the desired outcome remains the same.