George Megalogenis
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George Megalogenis is an Australian journalist, political commentator and author.
George is a senior feature writer for The Australian
newspaper. He is also a regular on the ABC
's political analysis program Insiders, where a panel discusses events in Australian politics.
George spent eleven years in the Canberra Press Gallery
, from 1988 to 1999, before returning to Melbourne
. His writing draws on the personal experiences of someone who grew up in a migrant worker family.
George is a senior feature writer for The Australian
The Australian
The Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964. The editor in chief is Chris Mitchell, the editor is Clive Mathieson and the 'editor-at-large' is Paul Kelly....
newspaper. He is also a regular on the ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
's political analysis program Insiders, where a panel discusses events in Australian politics.
George spent eleven years in the Canberra Press Gallery
Canberra Press Gallery
The Canberra Press Gallery, officially called the Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery, is the name given to the approximately 180 journalists and their support staff, including producers, editors and camera crews, who report the workings of the Australian Parliament...
, from 1988 to 1999, before returning to Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. His writing draws on the personal experiences of someone who grew up in a migrant worker family.
Books
- Faultlines: Race, Work, and the Politics of Changing Australia (2003) - An in-depth review of the shifting demographics, the political handling of race-related issues, and the work-family challenges that are contributing to the changing face of Australia.
- The Longest Decade (2006) - A look at how the 1990s in Australia was an era of unprecedented affluence that was defined by two men, Paul KeatingPaul KeatingPaul John Keating was the 24th Prime Minister of Australia, serving from 1991 to 1996. Keating was elected as the federal Labor member for Blaxland in 1969 and came to prominence as the reformist treasurer of the Hawke Labor government, which came to power at the 1983 election...
and John HowardJohn HowardJohn Winston Howard AC, SSI, was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007. He was the second-longest serving Australian Prime Minister after Sir Robert Menzies....
, who altered Australia's predictable economic script of bust, boom, and bust.
External links
- Blog at The AustralianThe AustralianThe Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964. The editor in chief is Chris Mitchell, the editor is Clive Mathieson and the 'editor-at-large' is Paul Kelly....
- Opinion columns at The AustralianThe AustralianThe Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964. The editor in chief is Chris Mitchell, the editor is Clive Mathieson and the 'editor-at-large' is Paul Kelly....