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Book: ‘International Broadcasting and its Contested Role in Australian Statecraft: middle power, smart power. London: Anthem Press, 2023.Book: ‘In the South: tales of sail & yearning’. Hobart: Forty South, 2012.Report: G Dobell, G Heriot & J Garrett, ‘Strategy: hard news and free media as the sharp edge of Australian soft power. Canberra: Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), 2018.Analysis & commentary: Australian Outlook (Australian Institute of International Affairs), ASPI… Show more Book: ‘International Broadcasting and its Contested Role in Australian Statecraft: middle power, smart power. London: Anthem Press, 2023.Book: ‘In the South: tales of sail & yearning’. Hobart: Forty South, 2012.Report: G Dobell, G Heriot & J Garrett, ‘Strategy: hard news and free media as the sharp edge of Australian soft power. Canberra: Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), 2018.Analysis & commentary: Australian Outlook (Australian Institute of International Affairs), ASPI Strategist, Lowy Interpreter, Inside story, Global Dialogue Review (New Delhi). Show less

Independent consultancy and communication business, with a strong background in public broadcasting, strategic development and corporate governance, international development and capacity-building, editorial management and journalism. We've been working in Australia, PNG, Vietnam, Mongolia and the Solomon Islands.

With reference to the new world 'disorder' and shift in the gravity of power - a project examining the role and impact of state-funded international broadcasting and related activities as instruments for the projection of influence and power internationally.

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I worked as a media executive in a range of senior roles, including corporate strategy, planning and governance, news and current affairs, education services, and in developing a business unit that managed and delivered capacity-building aid projects in with media organisations in Asia and the Pacific. I have undertaken advisory work with a number of broadcast organisations in the Arabian Gulf, South Africa, East Asia, and Papua New Guinea and the Pacific. Previously I served as a foreign… Show more I worked as a media executive in a range of senior roles, including corporate strategy, planning and governance, news and current affairs, education services, and in developing a business unit that managed and delivered capacity-building aid projects in with media organisations in Asia and the Pacific. I have undertaken advisory work with a number of broadcast organisations in the Arabian Gulf, South Africa, East Asia, and Papua New Guinea and the Pacific. Previously I served as a foreign correspondent in South Asia and in the PNG/Pacific region. Show less