Phillip Hudson

Phillip Hudson has a deep knowledge of Australia’s political, business and media landscape built over more than 30 years working in and around Parliament House, Canberra.

As the Director of Government Relations for Bondi Partners Advocacy, based in Canberra, Phillip provides strategic policy engagement and stakeholder advice for CEOs, executives and boards of global corporations to navigate Australia’s federal and state political scene. Phillip has achieved significant outcomes for our clients working with politicians from all sides of the aisle as well as senior bureaucrats, diplomats and other critical stakeholders.

He is a former Executive Director and Chief of Staff of the Business Council of Australia, and has provided strategic policy engagement and stakeholder advice for government departments and agencies including Defence and Treasury.

A former President of the Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery, commentator and columnist on politics and economics, and writer of the authoritative Newspoll, Phillip has worked as the Political Bureau Chief of The Australian, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and the Herald Sun – the only journalist to hold that position at all four publications.