Advocacy group 36 Months grew so close to the upper ranks of government through its campaign for Australia’s teen social media ban over the past year that it drafted a pitch deck carrying the logo of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PMC) to sell corporate sponsorships.
The registered company was founded by Nova radio host Michael “Wippa” Wipfli and Rob Galluzzo, CEO of advertising firm Finch, whose clients include Tabcorp and Telstra. The pair is credited with playing a key role in the passage of the ban, culminating in a government press conference last week that Wipfli emceed.
As Wipfli and Galluzzo grew closer to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Communications Minister Anika Wells through their lobbying over the last year, 36 Months moved to trade off their proximity to power in order to sell “influence”.
In a draft pitch deck first reported by Crikey last week, and also seen by Capital Brief, 36 Months sought to secure sponsorship slots for an event hosted by the company at Old Mates pub in New York to coincide with the UN General Assembly in September.
