Weekly Briefing

The BlueChip Brief

Weekly, we deliver The BlueChip Brief, a bite-sized email to help our clients and friends keep winning the reputation game.

Here’s what you'll find in your inbox:

A "so what" for leaders and corporate affairs people based on current news.
One decision-making insight for leaders dealing with an issue or managing a crisis.
A spotlight on an industry event, a journalist or commentator worth knowing, or one of our team.

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Take a look below at our previous editions:

Edition 55

04/11 RBA Board split, leaving Bullock to deliver the message

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Edition 54

28/10 NAB, NextDC and the crisis you could see coming.

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Edition 53

22/10 How Matt Comyn topped search rankings, and 57 years of KPMG

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Edition 52

14/10 Firmus tanked? Trust, truth and who called it

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Edition 51

30/09 What Joe Aston, Alan Joyce and Packer's pecker have in common

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Edition 50

22/09 As ASX's new CEO changes his top team, why is the AFR writing about the PR?

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Edition 49

16/09 Sex + rage sells trader platform. Or does it?

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Edition 48

09/09 Fact, or fuct? Diversa CEO $777k bonus as member $ went to First Guardian

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Edition 47

03/09 CBA to pay $249m (A fine?) Check what you think you know facts, vs fuct

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Edition 46

19/08 The Swans: lawyering, listening to the fury, then finally leading

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Edition 45

12/08 Timing can bite your b__. Shield collapsed 2024, why was money being raised in 2025?

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Edition 44

05/08 ASIC's Sarah Court found 250,000 switched-off offsets. What's in your data?

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Edition 43

29/07 Ben Carroll, Origin Energy and the reputation you already have

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Edition 42

25/06 Richard White (not a s$x scandal), the Streisand effect and Mike Baird

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Edition 41

17/06 What CEOs can learn from Shaun Evans, Nestory Irankunda and David Koch

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Edition 40

10/06 The crowd-funded attack model is now live. Brands will be next.

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Edition 39

02/06 Your problem isn't your mistake: it's covering it up

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Edition 38

29/05 Is your reputation being written on Reddit while you read the AFR?

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Edition 37

20/05 Treasury brought a spreadsheet to a meme fight

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Edition 36

12/05 The real story behind tonight's budget + what we know

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Edition 35

05/05 RBA hike today: what to say when members are about to act (poorly)

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Edition 34

01/05 Tough times, tough calls, and leadership signals versus action: do you pass?

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Edition 33

22/04 What do Hamish Douglass, Oliver Curtis and Hugh Grant have in common?

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Edition 32

14/04 What Australia cares about: the only stories cutting through right

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Edition 31

08/04 Analysing DroneShield, Ben Roberts-Smith, the UN and CBA stories

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Edition 30

24/03 Representation matters (and wins): the Matildas, SA Libs and One Nation

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Edition 29

18/03 Horrific Catalano allegations and the CBA: how to steal thunder

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Edition 28

11/03 Holy cr@p, and why you still won't see the next crisis coming

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Edition 27

03/03 Did someone just start a war to avoid a courtroom?

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Edition 26

26/02 If I die tomorrow, this is the only advice that matters

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Edition 25

20/02 As global headlines ignite, what's YOUR eclipse moment?

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Edition 24

10/02 US tech on the brand sh$tl$st, and ASIC's $3m FIIG punch

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Edition 23

03/02 RBA today: bad bet or a “once and done” clever comms strategy?

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Edition 22

30/01 ASX expanse, looming inflation and the Australian Open

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Edition 21

21/01 Mega-mergers, AI regulators and a changing ASIC

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Edition 20

19/11 Is your leadership running on an outdated mental map?

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Edition 19

12/11 Blindspots are a b17tch. Think you don’t have any? That type of thinking = risk of reputation roadkill

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Edition 18

28/10 Beware the expectation gap. It's where our reputation goes to die if we don't get the boring basics right

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Edition 17

21/10 You’re a question away from using AI better than your competitors

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Edition 16

14/10 Reckon you or your CEO have rizz? Ditch it. And why your latest "report to get media" idea probs sucks

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Edition 15

9/10 Deloitte's delicious AI blunder: why it's such a great story and how not to be that girl

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Edition 13

24/9 A CEO’s worst nightmare: we killed people.

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Edition 12

17/9 When reputation becomes liability: ANZ’s $240m crisis deepens, Labor’s 2035 target & super scandals.

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Edition 11

10/9 If it’s good enough for the RBA, it’s good enough for you

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Edition 10

3/9 From scandal to summit: super tax and property shaping risk this week

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Edition 9

26/8 Regulators told to streamline, ASIC targets scams surge, and we get a little more acidic. Blame the government!

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Edition 8

20/8 Our largest foreign direct investor has gone crazy but we're obsessed with home grown problems, as our biggest bank goes all-in on OpenAI.

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Edition 7

13/8 The RBA bombshell (NOT the interest rate cut), The ASX cops a slap from The Aus

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Edition 6

6/8 Reform heats up, markets brace, and WFH rules redraw the map

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Edition 5

30/7 AI stealing your job? From cash‑flow cuts to clean‑energy cash

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Edition 4

23/7 Private credit under fire, super loses its shine & cyber risks exposed.

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Edition 3

16/7 Why Jim Chalmers keeps dropping the same book... and what it signals for the RBA and the Big 4

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Edition 2

9/7 Bullock in the hot seat... plus ASIC levies & super-tax shifts

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Edition 1

2/7 EOFY Wrap: Market gains, M&A heat up, and regulators step in

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