Very Public Affairs Pod
The Centre for Corporate Public Affairs is a membership-based organisation acknowledged internationally as a thought leader by business leaders, academics and professionals working in the field of corporate public affairs in the Asia-Pacific region. Each episode examines an aspect of best practice in corporate public affairs internationally, providing insight and guidance to public affairs practitioners working in corporations, connecting public affairs practitioners with ideas and practical insights to assist, support and inspire them, and the organisations. This is the podcast show for professionals responsible for corporate reputation, stakeholder engagement, corporate communications, issues management and corporate responsibility.
Episodes
50 episodes
Corporate public affairs 2023: a year in review
In this episode of Very Public Affairs Cameron Chu, Analyst at the Centre, interviews Centre Director Wayne Burns on the big stories and reputational crises that defined the corporate landscape this year.
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14:56
The state of corporate public affairs in Japan with John Short and Andrew Wheatley
In this episode of the Centre’s Very Public Affairs Podcast, Analyst Cameron Chu interviews John Short, Leader, Communications & Corporate Responsibility at LIXIL, and Andrew Wheatley, Vice President Communications & Public Affairs, Asi...
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16:36
The cybersecurity reputation challenge with Dr Bruce Baer Arnold
In this episode of Very Public Affairs, Luke Botting, Research Assistant at the Centre, interviews Professor Bruce Baer Arnold, who teaches privacy, health, intellectual property, and consumer protection law at the University of Canberra. They ...
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33:48
Understanding the geopolitical state of affairs in the Indo-Pacific with Dr Michael Green
In this episode of the Centre’s Very Public Affairs Podcast, Analyst Cameron Chu interviews Dr Michael Green, CEO of the University of Sydney’s United States Studies Centre and a former adviser at the US National Security Council...
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15:53
What government relations management functions do when there is change of government: insights from two seasoned corporate heads of government and policy
Government relations teams are often to the fore in corporations when there is a change of government. In this episode Centre Executive Director Wayne Burns talks with George Karagiannakis who spent 18 years as the Executive Manager of governme...
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13:45
Conspiracy-theory proofing Australia's elections - talking global best practice with the Australian Electoral Commission
In this episode of Very Public Affairs, Centre Executive Director Wayne Burns talks with Tom Rogers, Australia's Electoral Commissioner. They discuss the AEC’s strategic operation to tackle 'misinformation' and 'disinformation' in the lea...
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In the era for social responsibility, corporate brands need a higher purpose with Melanie McMillan
In this episode of Very Public Affairs, The Centre’s Executive Director Wayne Burns talks with the Centre’s Senior Associate and reputation brand doctor, Melanie McMillan about stewarding the corporate brand in an era where this is so much focu...
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25:04
Stewarding an international stakeholder brand in a regional or national market with Antonia Sanda and Guy Matthews
In this episode of the Very Public Affairs Podcast, Antonia Sanda, Director, Communications APAC at Deel, and Guy Matthews, Managing Director, Head of Corporate Public Affairs at Citi, are in conversation with the Centre's Execut...
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25:48
Public integrity and transparency in Australia with Geoffrey Watson SC
In this episode of the Very Public Affairs podcast, Analyst Cameron Chu is joined by Geoffrey Watson SC, Director at the Centre for Public Integrity. Geoffrey discusses issues pertaining to public integrity and transparency in Australia, as wel...
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11:39
Very Public Affairs: Top Five Predictions for 2022
In the first episode of Very Public Affairs for 2022, Executive Director Wayne Burns discusses the Centre's top five predictions for the year ahead in the corporate public affairs function, including conversation around the function being an im...
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16:05
Leadership Communications with Alistair Marshall
In this episode of the Very Public Affairs podcast, Centre Executive Director Wayne Burns is joined by Alistair Marshall, Head of Internal Communications at Coles. Alistair discusses the elements of effective internal and leadership communicati...
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29:35
In Conversation: Corporate communications, misinformation, and kindness in 2021
In this final episode of In Conversation for 2021, Executive Director of the Centre, Wayne Burns is joined by Julia Quinn, Group Executive at Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and Margaret Stuart, Head of Corporate Affairs and Su...
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32:29
Woke Corporations, ESG & the "Business of Business" with Wayne Burns
The Centre's Analyst Cameron Chu is joined by the Centre's Executive Director Wayne Burns to discuss what defines a Woke Corporation, how it relates to the "business of business", and its connection to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG...
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In Conversation: The "Woke" Corporation & Corporate Communications
On this episode of In Conversation, Executive Director of the Centre, Wayne Burns is joined by Clare Hesketh, Acting Manager of Media Relations at SA Water, and Darren Pearce, Chief Communications Officer at Tennis Australia. They ...
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32:21
Disruptive Technologies & Hybrid Work Models with Mark Pesce
This edition of Very Public Affairs Podcast focuses on the impact that technology is having on businesses across the world, particularly the role of disruptive technologies, hybrid work models, blockchain, AI, and cybersecurity. The po...
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32:23
Leading Teams Globally, Remotely, During COVID-19 & Working from Home with BHP's Tony Cudmore and LIXIL's John Short
This episode of Very Public Affairs interrogates the challenges of managing corporate public affairs teams, issues, and crises remotely. Executive Director Wayne Burns is joined by Tony Cudmore, Group Sustainability & Public Policy...
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29:03
In Conversation: Corporate Activism, Reputation, Trust & Climate Targets
On this episode of In Conversation, Llew Gartrell, Senior Manager Government Relations at Stockland, and Melanie McMillan, Senior Associate at the Centre for Corporate Affairs, join the Centre's Executive Director Wayne Burns to discus...
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26:20
Politics, Leadership, and Public Policy with Peter van Onselen
In this episode of the Very Public Affairs Podcast, academic, journalist, and commentator, Peter van Onselen, sits down with the Centre's research assistant, Georgio Platias, to talk about the big challenges and opportunities facing Au...
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13:38
In Conversation: Pandemic communication, corporate messaging & social media, and working during a lockdown
In this episode of In Conversation, Executive Director of the Centre, Wayne Burns is joined by Alison Melville, Associate Director, Corporate Affairs Australia-New Zealand at Bristol-Myers Squibb. Alison discusses corporate communicati...
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In Conversation: State of government relations, social media & evidence-based discourse, and corporate reputation
On this episode of In Conversation, Lachlan Rees, Manager Government, Industry & Public Policy Group Corporate Affairs, Suncorp joins the Centre's Executive Director Wayne Burns to discuss the top news stories and developments in e...
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30:00
Predictions for 2021
In this episode, Centre Analyst Tristan Aliferis interviews the Centre's Executive Director Wayne Burns, on the five predictions he has made for the corporate public affairs function in 2021, along with a review on his 2020 predictions.
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19:03
Reflecting on 2020, and what challenges await practitioners in 2021?
In the last episode of Very Public Affairs for 2020, Centre Analyst Tristan Aliferis interviews Executive Director Wayne Burns to discuss how corporations have fared this year, how the public's level of trust has changed, how will corporate lea...
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17:11
In Conversation: Big tech, science communications, and corporate values during COVID
On In Conversation, we discuss the recent moves in the United States to regulate big tech, the importance of science communications and what lessons can be learned, and how can the corporate public affairs function adapt to working fro...
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27:03
In Conversation: Corporate responsibility, women in leadership and public interest journalism
In the Centre's first episode of In Conversation, Executive Director Wayne Burns is joined by Cathy Bolt, Media and External Affairs Manager Corporate Affairs at Wesfarmers and Peter Habib, Executive Manager, Enterprise Services Commun...
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Preserving organisational trust in 2020 with Professor Nicole Gillespie
In this episode of Very Public Affairs, the Centre's Executive Director Wayne Burns is joined by Professor Nicole Gillesipe, KPMG Chair in Organizational Trust and Professor of Management at the University of Queensland Business School to discu...
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