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Brendan Rowswell is a Melbourne based government relations and
communications consultant. He has advised clients across sectors
including infrastructure, planning and local government. Brendan was
formerly Manager - Public Affairs at the Victorian Farmers Federation
and worked as a staffer to Sophie Mirabella during the third and fourth
terms of the Howard Government.