One Nation just won a by-election in what had been Labor heartland since 1989. The Prime Minister's response was to criticise the people who voted…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 31, 2026
KPMG is not getting ahead of the story. It is being dragged by it. It has a choice, as do all organisations caught out. Either do…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 19, 2026
Paul Malinauskas, Ben Carroll, and Chris Minns Perhaps the new Victorian Premier has done that. There's a reason Chris Minns and Peter Malinauskas win elections.…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 10, 2026
Thirty-eight OECD countries faced the same shocks. Most saw real incomes and productivity grow. Australia went backwards on both. We're near the bottom of the…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 1, 2026
The KPMG audit leaks scandal has produced a second crisis, and this one belongs to Allens. This is a reputation management failure that started long…
Peter WilkinsonJuly 21, 2026
Here crisis communications expert Peter Wilkinson examines the best way for leaders to talk to teams in an era where simple assurances are dishonest (republished…
Peter WilkinsonJuly 17, 2026
A search starts in the wrong place. A CEO facing a crisis, or preparing for one, and types a phrase into Google will find who…
Peter WilkinsonJuly 12, 2026
Nancy Reagan built a whole campaign on one word. No. “Just Say No”, aimed at teenagers who thought they could handle the drug temptation. Forty…
Peter WilkinsonJuly 8, 2026
The test of a crisis management consultant is judgment: can this person read the situation accurately and tell you what you need to hear, not…
Peter WilkinsonJuly 7, 2026
Wilkinson Group’s Peter Wilkinson looks at the trust crisis enveloping the four big accounting firms, and recommends a course of action to mitigate government intervention. The…
Peter WilkinsonJuly 6, 2026
A communications plan is a decision about reputation, made in advance. Many guides to writing a communications plan move quickly to messages or spokesperson media…
Peter WilkinsonJuly 3, 2026
A data breach is one of the fastest-moving crises an Australian organisation can face. It is both a reputation risk if executed badly, and an…
Peter WilkinsonJune 30, 2026
Jim Chalmers is an excellent communicator. That's what makes his struggling Budget rollout so instructive for leaders and those who advise them. Because what’s hurting…
Peter WilkinsonJune 1, 2026
Crisis communications expert Peter Wilkinson provides a tip sheet on how to effectively communicate uncertainty around employment to staff, using Commonwealth Bank CEO Matt Comyn’s…
Peter WilkinsonMay 26, 2026
The Author – Peter WilkinsonIn my previous post, I asked: When is a lie not a lie? That concerned the Federal Budget, where taxes were…
Peter WilkinsonMay 20, 2026
Here crisis communications expert Peter Wilkinson looks at the Australian government’s about-face on Capital Gains Tax in the recent federal budget, and concludes that public…
Peter WilkinsonMay 15, 2026
Both amid a chaotic world. With the economy, it’s hard to separate facts from fear. Jim Chalmers has a gift of the gab, but how…
Peter WilkinsonApril 30, 2026
In this CommsCon content exclusive to members of Mumbrella Pro, we revisit Peter Wilkinson's controversial stance that reputation management will soon matter a lot more…
Peter WilkinsonApril 14, 2026
Two recent court verdicts in the US ruled that social media giants are liable for harms arising from the “engineered addiction” of their platforms. Crisis…
Peter WilkinsonMarch 30, 2026