Company Profile

On 1 February 2019, Endeavour Consulting formed an exclusive alliance with national law firm Thomson Geer, and is now known as TG Endeavour.

TG Endeavour is a Canberra-based public affairs consultancy. We ensure the priorities of clients are clearly understood within Australia’s parliaments and bureaucracies. Established in 1998, TG Endeavour has built a strong reputation by providing sound policy advice, designing effective advocacy strategies and by utilising its extensive political and senior bureaucratic networks.

Through their alliance, Thomson Geer supplements the firm's political understanding and insight with a broad range of other skill sets, including research capabilities, in-depth legislative analysis, reputation and risk management, and regulatory oversight.

TG Endeavour’s clients include some of Australia’s largest companies, multinational organisations, universities and major industry associations. We have proven success in policy areas as diverse as trade, resources, innovation, media and telecommunications, financial services, the environment and academia.

Mark Brandon-Baker and Paul Chamberlin are the principals of TG Endeavour, and Stephen Conroy is Chair of our Advisory Board. Each contributes to the partnership a background at a senior level in national public service and within the private sector. Their formidable range of contacts extends throughout Australia’s governments, at both state and federal levels, party organisations of all political persuasions, peak industry bodies and major corporations.

All work is undertaken on a team basis with partners and staff playing a direct and hands-on role in pursuing client goals.

TG Endeavour is fully compliant with the Commonwealth Code of Conduct for lobbyists:

http://lobbyists.pmc.gov.au/register/view_agency.cfm?id=31

Mark Brandon-Baker

Mark’s career has unusually seen him serve at senior levels in both the private and public sectors and within political circles.

Before his commencement with TG Endeavour, Mark was Group Head of Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs for the Westpac Banking Corporation. As such, he advised the Bank’s Board and Senior Management on all legislative, regulatory and reputational risk issues affecting the Bank’s interests.

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Paul Chamberlin

Paul Chamberlin has worked in lobbying, politics, government relations and journalism in Canberra for more than 30 years.

Paul was a Senior Adviser to three Deputy Prime Ministers and Leaders of The Nationals over a 14 year period, covering the portfolios of transport, infrastructure, regional development, trade and agriculture. During that period, he specialised in media liaison, speechwriting and political tactics. He remains well known and highly regarded within The Nationals.

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Stephen Conroy

The Hon Stephen Conroy served as Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and Shadow Minister for Defence during his twenty-year political career (1996-2016). He was also renowned for his active participation in Senate Estimate Committees and contribution to many Senate Inquiries into financial services regulation and taxation policy.

Stephen’s many achievements include: establishing Australia’s National Broadband Network; overseeing the transition of all television broadcasts in Australia to digital and establishing Australia’s National Digital Economy Strategy.

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Jeff Townsend

Jeff Townsend is a veteran of the profession of political advocacy, having been a founding partner of the Endeavour Consulting Group in 1998.

He enjoyed prior experience as a senior public servant and Ministerial Adviser. Jeff served for a decade in the Prime Minister’s Department in the Hawke/Keating period and was Senior Private Secretary to Prime Minister Bob Hawke and Chief of Staff to Trade Minister John Dawkins.

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Belinda Selems

Prior to joining TG Endeavour, Belinda worked in a number of high-level administrative positions within the Australian Labor Party governments. These roles included Executive Assistant to then Prime Ministers, the Hon Kevin Rudd MP and the Hon Julia Gillard MP.

Following the 2013 Federal Election, Belinda served as the Office Manager for the Leader of the Opposition, the Hon Bill Shorten MP.

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