Bruce Hawker (born 18 August 1955) is an Australian political strategist, commentator and chairman of Campaigns & Communications Group, which he founded in January 2011.[1]
Along with David Britton, he was the chairman and founding member of Hawker Britton until his resignation in January 2011.[2][3] Hawker was the chief of staff to New South WalespremierBob Carr, a position he held for nine years before resigning to establish Hawker Britton in April 1997.[2][3][4] Hawker has played a key role as a strategist on a series of election campaigns for Kevin Rudd; Premier Carr; South Australian Premier Mike Rann and Queensland Premiers Peter Beattie and Anna Bligh.[5] In 2013, he was appointed Prime Minister Rudd's political director.[6] He is the author of The Rudd Rebellion: The Campaign to Save Labor, published in November 2013 by Melbourne University Press.[5]
In 1997, Hawker and David Britton resigned from their positions as Chief of Staff and Chief of Communications, respectively, to start Hawker Britton. When asked to comment about Hawker's resignation, Bob Carr joked, "After all, nine years is a long time to spend in a political office."[4][9] In 1999, Hawker Britton outgrew its office in The Rocks, relocating to a heritage post office building in Millers Point. It now has at least six Australian offices; an office in Wellington; another in New Zealand; and three international offices in Washington, D.C., London and Shanghai.[7]
In June 2013, Hawker was appointed Prime Minister Rudd's political adviser, a position he held until the Government's defeat in the 2013 federal election in September 2013.[6] Following the election, Melbourne University Publishing published his campaign diaries, The Rudd Rebellion: The Campaign to Save Labor.[5]News Corp Australia hired political editor Col Allan from New York specifically for election-related coverage.[12] A review of the press coverage commissioned by the Labor Party found that The Daily Telegraph published negative press at double the rate of competitor Fairfax.[13] Against the odds, the Labor campaign directed by Hawker resulted in Labor retention of 55 seats when 30 seats was the predicted outcome.[14] The campaign ensured that Labor avoided political annihilation and saw every cabinet minister returned to parliament.[5]: 207 [self-published source?]
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Hawker is a regular contributor to the media, writing opinion pieces and editorials for The Sydney Morning Herald and frequently appearing in interviews on Sky News and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.[2] When it was suggested that he was resigning from Hawker Britton due to the thinning out of state Labor governments, Hawker dismissed these suggestions saying, "We've always worked on the basis that Labor governments will come and Labor governments will go, we've always tried to assist in the election of Labor governments, but we are realistic and pragmatic enough to understand no government lasts forever."[15]
^ abKelly, Joe (28 June 2013). "Bruce Hawker in Strategy Hot Seat". The Australian. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
^ ab. Hawker Britton. Archived from the original on 15 February 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
^"Panelist: Bruce Hawker". Q&A. Australia: ABC TV. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
^Nason, David. "Senior staffers quit Carr office" (PDF). The Australian. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
^"Independents to discuss Cabinet reform with Labor strategist Bruce Hawker". News.com.au. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
^. ninemsn.com.au. 7 September 2010. Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
^Tiffen, Rodney (15 August 2013). "Col Allan, Murdoch's $100 million man". Swinburne Institute. ISSN 1837-0497. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
^Kenny, Mark (6 November 2014). "News Corp bias against Kevin Rudd showed up in independent study, diary reveals". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
^Brenton Holmes (22 January 2014). Federal Election 2013: issues, dynamics, outcomes (Report). Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
^Salusinszky, Imre (30 November 2010). "Lobbying founder Bruce Hawker branches out on his own". The Australian. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
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Bruce Hawker born 18 August 1955 is an Australian political strategist commentator and chairman of Campaigns amp Communications Group which he founded in January 2011 1 Bruce HawkerHawker in 2010BornBruce Hawker 1955 08 18 18 August 1955 age 68 Edinburgh Scotland United KingdomNationalityAustralianEducationUniversity of QueenslandUniversity of New South WalesOccupation s Political pundit political writer political consultant political advisorYears active1982 Political partyAustralian Labor PartyWebsitehttp www candcgroup com au Along with David Britton he was the chairman and founding member of Hawker Britton until his resignation in January 2011 2 3 Hawker was the chief of staff to New South Wales premier Bob Carr a position he held for nine years before resigning to establish Hawker Britton in April 1997 2 3 4 Hawker has played a key role as a strategist on a series of election campaigns for Kevin Rudd Premier Carr South Australian Premier Mike Rann and Queensland Premiers Peter Beattie and Anna Bligh 5 In 2013 he was appointed Prime Minister Rudd s political director 6 He is the author of The Rudd Rebellion The Campaign to Save Labor published in November 2013 by Melbourne University Press 5 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Hawker Britton 1 2 Rudd Government 1 3 Campaigns amp Communications Group 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCareer editHawker has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Queensland and a law degree from the University of New South Wales 7 8 Hawker Britton edit In 1997 Hawker and David Britton resigned from their positions as Chief of Staff and Chief of Communications respectively to start Hawker Britton When asked to comment about Hawker s resignation Bob Carr joked After all nine years is a long time to spend in a political office 4 9 In 1999 Hawker Britton outgrew its office in The Rocks relocating to a heritage post office building in Millers Point It now has at least six Australian offices an office in Wellington another in New Zealand and three international offices in Washington D C London and Shanghai 7 Following the 2010 federal election a hung parliament resulted Hawker led the negotiations with independents Bob Katter Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott which secured the incumbent Labor government led by Julia Gillard a second term 10 11 Rudd Government edit In June 2013 Hawker was appointed Prime Minister Rudd s political adviser a position he held until the Government s defeat in the 2013 federal election in September 2013 6 Following the election Melbourne University Publishing published his campaign diaries The Rudd Rebellion The Campaign to Save Labor 5 News Corp Australia hired political editor Col Allan from New York specifically for election related coverage 12 A review of the press coverage commissioned by the Labor Party found that The Daily Telegraph published negative press at double the rate of competitor Fairfax 13 Against the odds the Labor campaign directed by Hawker resulted in Labor retention of 55 seats when 30 seats was the predicted outcome 14 The campaign ensured that Labor avoided political annihilation and saw every cabinet minister returned to parliament 5 207 self published source Campaigns amp Communications Group edit Hawker is a regular contributor to the media writing opinion pieces and editorials for The Sydney Morning Herald and frequently appearing in interviews on Sky News and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2 When it was suggested that he was resigning from Hawker Britton due to the thinning out of state Labor governments Hawker dismissed these suggestions saying We ve always worked on the basis that Labor governments will come and Labor governments will go we ve always tried to assist in the election of Labor governments but we are realistic and pragmatic enough to understand no government lasts forever 15 See also edit nbsp Politics portal nbsp Australia portal Hawker BrittonReferences edit Kelly Joe 7 January 2011 Independents to discuss Cabinet reform with Labor strategist Bruce Hawker The Australian Retrieved 12 November 2011 a b c Bruce Hawker The Drum Opinion Australian Broadcasting Corporation Archived from the original on 1 April 2011 Retrieved 22 April 2011 a b Kelly Joe 7 January 2011 Labor PR guru Bruce Hawker spins off to new campaign venture The Australian Retrieved 22 April 2011 a b English Ben Carr s top two advisers resign PDF The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 22 April 2011 a b c d Hawker Bruce 2013 The Rudd Rebellion Carlton Melbourne Melbourne University Publishing ISBN 9780522864496 Retrieved 2 December 2013 a b Kelly Joe 28 June 2013 Bruce Hawker in Strategy Hot Seat The Australian Retrieved 2 December 2013 a b Government Relations Government Lobbying Lobbyists Campaigns Strategies Consultancy Hawker Britton Archived from the original on 15 February 2011 Retrieved 22 April 2011 Panelist Bruce Hawker Q amp A Australia ABC TV Retrieved 30 November 2011 Nason David Senior staffers quit Carr office PDF The Australian Retrieved 22 April 2011 Independents to discuss Cabinet reform with Labor strategist Bruce Hawker News com au 26 August 2010 Retrieved 22 April 2011 Labor to form government ninemsn com au 7 September 2010 Archived from the original on 11 September 2010 Retrieved 23 April 2011 Tiffen Rodney 15 August 2013 Col Allan Murdoch s 100 million man Swinburne Institute ISSN 1837 0497 Retrieved 17 September 2014 Kenny Mark 6 November 2014 News Corp bias against Kevin Rudd showed up in independent study diary reveals The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 17 September 2014 Brenton Holmes 22 January 2014 Federal Election 2013 issues dynamics outcomes Report Commonwealth of Australia Retrieved 17 September 2014 Salusinszky Imre 30 November 2010 Lobbying founder Bruce Hawker branches out on his own The Australian Retrieved 23 April 2011 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Bruce Hawker Bruce Hawker Blog Campaigns and Communications Group Retrieved from https 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