Specialist advice and advocacy on policy, legislation and regulation. Based in Canberra.
We act for CEOs, boards and industry bodies when government decisions affect their business.

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About us

Radburn Partners is a government relations and lobbying firm based in Canberra, working with the Australian Government, Parliament and regulators.

We work with CEOs, boards, industry bodies and not-for-profits on legislation, regulatory change, parliamentary inquiries and committee appearances, government funding, and the issues that arrive without warning.

Our partners ran government affairs inside multinationals, ASX-listed companies, industry bodies and the public service before founding Radburn. We know how organisations engage effectively with government because we’ve been there.

We have long-standing relationships across government, the opposition and the crossbench. We put them to work building yours.

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How we can help

Our services

Parliamentary inquiries and committee appearances

We prepare executives and boards to appear before parliamentary committees. That covers how the committee works, what the members are likely to pursue, rehearsal of the hard questions, the written submission, and what happens after the hearing. We have a strong track-record on some of the most heavily scrutinised issues in the country.

Legislation and regulation

We work on bills clients want passed, and bills they want changed. That means knowing where a bill actually is, who decides what happens to it, and when the window to influence it opens and closes. We handle submissions, member and senator engagement, crossbench strategy and the committee stage.

Public affairs campaigns

When an issue needs a broader push, we build the case outside government as well as inside it. That means commissioned research and economic analysis, coalitions with industry bodies and other affected companies, third-party voices who carry weight on the issue, and media and stakeholder engagement aimed at the people making the decision. Our network of economists, researchers, industry bodies and commentators does the foundational work on these campaigns.

Market entry and foreign investment

We advise international companies entering Australia on how government will see them and what they need to do before they arrive. That includes FIRB approval, which regulators matter, and the relationships to have in place before the first application is lodged.

Government relations strategy

We help clients build their own relationships with government instead of renting ours. That often means setting up or improving an in-house government affairs function, working out who the company needs to know and why, and getting the company to a point where it does not need us in the room.

Winning government work

We help clients position themselves as a credible partner to government. Winning government work is about confidence in the organisation, not just getting onto a procurement panel. We find the pathways and create the openings.

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Expertise built on experience

The people behind Radburn

Our team combines first-hand experience with a clear understanding of how government, business and policy intersect.

Meet our people
Ben Taylor portrait

Ben is a corporate and government affairs professional with over 20 years experience across regulated and complex environments.

Ben has delivered government affairs strategies for clients on high-profile public matters including inquiries, Royal Commissions, major corporate transactions and crisis situations. Previously he headed the corporate affairs division at Rabobank Australia & New Zealand for over 8 years, where he had regional responsibility for government affairs, and prior to that worked across a number of ASX-listed and multinational firms.

Ben has a solid understanding of government processes and protocols, and extensive relationships spanning government, the opposition and the crossbench.

Ben is a Non-Executive Director of Rare Cancers Australia.

Ben Taylor

Partner

Clare Gunning portrait

Clare is an accomplished government affairs leader with over 20 years’ experience in the public and private sectors.

Prior to founding Radburn Partners, Clare was the Deputy Commissioner Corporate at the ATO. In this role she led a team of 600 people to deliver a wide range of corporate functions including: legal, corruption investigations, stakeholder engagement, communications, PR, digital platforms, ministerial liaison and public affairs.

Before this Clare was the Head of Government Relations for the Business Council of Australia.

Over her career, Clare has built a reputation for providing expert advice to CEOs, Commissioners, and regulatory agency heads.

Clare Gunning

Partner

Clare Gunning portrait

Daniela is a driven professional who has worked in various industries such as construction, retail and most recently in the Australian Public Service.

Before joining Radburn Partners, she worked in dynamic roles at the Australian Taxation Office. Daniela was the Executive Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer and a Departmental Liaison Officer based in Ministerial office at Parliament House. She has a deep understanding of stakeholder engagement and government processes.



As Radburn Partners Business Manager, Daniela ensures the smooth running of the firm’s operations.

Daniela Serafin

Business Manager

Daniela Serafin

Business Manager

Daniela

Before joining Radburn Partners, she worked in dynamic roles at the Australian Taxation Office. Daniela was the Executive Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer and a Departmental Liaison Officer based in Ministerial office at Parliament House. She has a deep understanding of stakeholder engagement and government processes.



As Radburn Partners Business Manager, Daniela ensures the smooth running of the firm’s operations.

Daniela is a driven professional who has worked in various industries such as construction, retail and most recently in the Australian Public Service.

Daniela Serafin

Business Manager

Daniela is a driven professional who has worked in various industries such as construction, retail and most recently in the Australian Public Service.

Before joining Radburn Partners, she worked in dynamic roles at the Australian Taxation Office. Daniela was the Executive Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer and a Departmental Liaison Officer based in Ministerial office at Parliament House. She has a deep understanding of stakeholder engagement and government processes.



As Radburn Partners Business Manager, Daniela ensures the smooth running of the firm’s operations.

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