Government communication in Australia

Introduction Sally Young Part I. The Political, Legal and Economic Context: 1. Mapping the Australian PR State Ian Ward 2. Government communications and the law Graeme Orr 3. The Public Service and government communication: pressures and dilemmas Brian Head 4. Business-government communication: power, influence and mundane relationships John Warhurst Part II. The Government-Media Relationship: 5. Television parliament: broadcasting, webcasting and public access Julianne Schultz 6. Politicians, journalists and 'spin': tangled relationships and shifting alliances Shelly Savage and Rodney Tiffen 7. Theories of government communication and trends in the UK Brian McNair Part III. Government Communication Workers: Spin Doctors, Speechwriters and PR Practitioners: 8. Perspectives on government PR Noel Turnbull 9. Spin doctors, citizens and democracy Stephen Stockwell 10. Speechwriters and political speech: pitting the good angels against the bleak Dennis Glover Part IV. Government Use of the Media: 11. Australian governments and online communication Peter Chen, Rachel Gibson, Wainer Lusoli and Stephen Ward 12. A history of government advertising in Australia Sally Young 13. Government advertising as public communication: cases, issues and effects John Sinclair and Stephanie Younane Part V. The Social Framework: Citizens, NGOs and Government: 14. Innovations in Australian government communication Sally Young 15. Lobbying government Sarah Maddison 16. Citizens engaging government Katherine Gelber Conclusion: the present and future of government communication Sally Young.