Tony Harrison (lobbyist)

Tony Harrison is a communications consultant from Tasmania who has worked in journalism, public relations, marketing, and government relations. He is a former political journalist, a former press secretary for two Tasmanian Premiers, and a former corporate affairs manager with the Australian Tourist Commission. Additionally, Harrison is a former executive chairman[1] of Corporate Communications, the Tasmanian public relations, marketing, and government relations consulting firm.[2] Harrison has also been involved in providing corporate advice and political lobbying services[3] to clients in Tasmania and Australia, as well as overseeing community consultation programs for the corporate sector and the government. He is the former national president of the Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA), past president of the PRIA in Tasmania, and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) council.[4]

Outside of business, Harrison is a director of Cricket Australia (the former ACB) and a former chairman of Cricket Tasmania.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Consultancy appoints new MD". Tasmanian Business Reporter. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  2. ^ [1] Archived February 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ [2] Archived March 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "My council members". Companydirectors.com.au. Retrieved 22 February 2015.