George Megalogenis is a journalist, writer and political commentator with three decades of experience in the Australian media.
Balancing Act: Australia Between Recession and Renewal (Quarterly Essay 61) (2017)
Australia’s Second Chance: What Our History Tells Us About Our Future (2017)
The Australian Moment (2012), awarded the 2013 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Non-fiction and the 2012 Walkley Award for Non-fiction
Trivial Pursuit: Leadership and the End of the Reform Era (Quarterly Essay 40) (2010)
The Longest Decade (2006)
Faultlines: Race, Work and the Politics of a Changing Australia (2003).

George is a regular panellist on the ABC’s Insiders program and has appeared on Melbourne community radio RRR’s Breakfasters program.

Related episodes:
Morry Schwartz, the founder of Schwartz Media, publishes Quarterly Essay and The Saturday Paper.
Benjamin Law and Don Watson are journalists who have published in Quarterly Essay, and Erik Jensen is the founding editor of the paper.

About The Garret

The Garret is committed to accessibility and education. The transcript and interactive show notes of George’s interview are available at www.thegarretpodcast.com/george-megalogenis.

<a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/george-megalogenis">George Megalogenis</a> is a journalist, writer and political commentator with three decades of experience in the Australian media.
<ul>
<li>Balancing Act: Australia Between Recession and Renewal (Quarterly Essay 61) (2017)</li>
<li>Australia&rsquo;s Second Chance: What Our History Tells Us About Our Future (2017)</li>
<li>The Australian Moment (2012), awarded the 2013 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Non-fiction and the 2012 Walkley Award for Non-fiction</li>
<li>Trivial Pursuit: Leadership and the End of the Reform Era (Quarterly Essay 40) (2010)</li>
<li>The Longest Decade (2006)</li>
<li>Faultlines: Race, Work and the Politics of a Changing Australia (2003).</li>
</ul>
George is a regular panellist on the ABC&rsquo;s Insiders program and has appeared on Melbourne community radio RRR&rsquo;s Breakfasters program.
Related episodes:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/morry-schwartz">Morry Schwartz</a>, the founder of Schwartz Media, publishes Quarterly Essay and The Saturday Paper.</li>
<li><a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/benjamin-law">Benjamin Law</a> and <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/don-watson">Don Watson</a>&nbsp;are journalists who have published in&nbsp;Quarterly Essay, and <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/erik-jensen">Erik Jensen</a> is the founding editor of the paper.</li>
</ul>
About The Garret
The Garret is committed to accessibility and education. The transcript and interactive show notes of George&rsquo;s interview are available at <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/george-megalogenis">www.thegarretpodcast.com/george-megalogenis</a>.

The Garret is a podcast for lovers of books and storytelling.

Always about Australian writers and their craft, in 2023 The Garret expanded focus and also interviews industry figures about what gets published (and why).

The Garret is educational in outlook. A defining feature of The Garret is our transcripts. Each interview is published with a complete transcript (so you don’t have to write anything down while you listen).

The Garret is a labour of love on behalf of all emerging writers. It does not operate for revenue or profit. If you would like to support The Garret, simply subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts and join the conversation on Instagram or Twitter.

You can also follow our host Astrid Edwards at astridedwards.com.

The Garret is a podcast for lovers of books and storytelling.
Always about Australian writers and their craft, in 2023 The Garret expanded focus and also interviews industry figures about what gets published (and why).
The Garret is educational in outlook. A defining feature of The Garret is our transcripts. Each interview is published with a complete transcript (so you don’t have to write anything down while you listen).
The Garret is a labour of love on behalf of all emerging writers. It does not operate for revenue or profit. If you would like to support The Garret, simply subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts and join the conversation on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/garretpodcast/">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/garretpodcast">Twitter</a>.
You can also follow our host Astrid Edwards at <a href="https://astridedwards.com/" data-wpel-link="external">astridedwards.com</a>.

🎧 Interviews with writers about craft and industry figures about what gets published and why.

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