Annalise Batchelor has joined the team at Sodali & Co in Perth where she will continue to support clients with investor relations and financial communications. She was previously at FTI Consulting as a Senior Consultant. Prior to this, she was in Sydney-based Cannings Strategic Communications.

Rachael Ryan has relocated to the UK and has started at construction company, Lee Marley Group, as Head of Stakeholder Engagement. She has finished four years at the Bureau of Meteorology, most recently as Manager Government Relations and Communications. Prior to this, Rachael worked in-house at Lendlease and agency-side at Access PR.

Steve Carey has launched MaximComms, offering a range of services including strategic media advice, media engagement and presentation training. The new venture follows his time as Founding Partner at NewsFlash Media nearly a decade ago.

Steve has more than 35 years of media and newsroom experience, having held multiple roles at ABC TV, Nine News and the Seven Network - including Director of News (7 Melbourne), Supervising Producer at public affairs program Today Tonight and as Foreign Correspondent in the UK. He remains a regular media commentator on ABC Breakfast TV and radio.