Government strategy. Communications. Straight answers.

Lidija advises business on the decisions government can make about them, for them, or despite them.

She was Chief of Staff to Richard Marles, the deputy prime minister and defence minister, and was chief of staff on Labor’s winning 2022 federal campaign. She advises companies, boards and senior leaders on strategy, crisis response and commercial decisions that carry political risk.

Her work spans defence, deep tech, sovereign capability, innovation and alliance partnerships.

Lidija writes a column for the Australian Financial Review.

Nick has spent twenty years helping public and private sector leaders through difficult policy transitions across social services, education, technology, energy, housing and health.

He is a former deputy chief of staff to the federal Minister for Education, press secretary to Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and director at Australian Public Affairs.

Nick understands what drives policy reform, manages the issues nobody wants on their desk, and builds or rebuilds reputations. He is calm when everything else is not.

Marija has spent two decades in journalism and corporate affairs, including as a senior political correspondent in the Canberra press gallery.

She prepares executives for hard interviews, public scrutiny and the moments when every sentence matters.

Before joining Brookline, Marija was the inaugural Communications and Research Director of the Council of Australian Life Insurers. Her experience spans financial services, retail, mining, energy and cyber. She is also a board director at Birth Trauma Australia.