TragedyOfTheCommons Pty Ltd

Seventeen years of public policy experience within the private sector across Australia, the Asia Pacific and LATAM regions, assisting global and domestic corporates in their public policy strategy and engagement with governments and other stakeholders. Extensive experience in public affairs, tax and regulatory policy, communications, and sustainability and corporate social responsibility. Sectors ranging from Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), tourism, heavy industries manufacturing, direct sales and marketing, and agribusiness. Proven experience in engaging and working with governments in Australia and across the Asia Pacific at the departmental, parliamentary and ministerial levels. Specialist in developing messaging, evidence base and technical arguments to advance future regulatory reform. Provision of on-call policy advice and strategic research across a number of countries including Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Brazil, Colombia, Kenya, South Africa, and India. International best practice in indirect taxation and regulation, opportunities for regional tax reform and estimates and forecasts of market volumes and alcohol tax revenue. Estimation of substitution effects between the tax-paid and non-tax paid markets, and the resulting revenue implications, in a number of ASPAC countries.