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.

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.

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&nbsp;are journalists who have published in&nbsp;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.

George Megalogenis

<a href="https://linktr.ee/garretpodcast">The Garret: Writers and Publishing</a>&nbsp;is a podcast for lovers of books and storytelling, hosted by Astrid Edwards.
Listen to Australia&rsquo;s greatest writers and storytellers speak about their craft, including Tony Birch, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Trent Dalton, Michelle de Kretser, Richard Fidler, Richard Flanagan, Jane Harper, Anita Heiss, Ben Law, John Marsden, Dervla McTiernan, Scott Pape, Leigh Sales, Christos Tsolkas, Tara June Winch, Charlotte Wood, Alexis Wright, as well as many more.
Founded in 2017, it was dedicated to Australian writers and their craft. In 2023, it expanded focus to interview industry figures about what gets published (and why).
The podcast surpassed 610,000 downloads, and every interview is archived in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/27358527">AusLit</a>, the definitive resource for Australian literary, print, and narrative cultures.
The Garret is on hold as Astrid completes her PhD investigating the environmental responsibility of the Australian book publishing industry.
You can follow our host Astrid Edwards at <a href="https://astridedwards.com/" data-wpel-link="external">astridedwards.com</a>.

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The Garret: Writers and Publishing is a podcast for lovers of books and storytelling, hosted by Astrid Edwards. Listen to Australia’s greatest writers and storytellers speak about their craft, including Tony Birch, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Trent Dalton, Michelle de Kretser, Richard Fidler, Richard Flanagan, Jane Harper, Anita Heiss, Ben Law, John Marsden, Dervla McTiernan, Scott Pape, Leigh Sales, Christos Tsolkas, Tara June Winch, Charlotte Wood, Alexis Wright, as well as many more. Founded in 2017, it was dedicated to Australian writers and their craft. In 2023, it expanded focus to interview industry figures about what gets published (and why). The podcast surpassed 610,000 downloads, and every interview is archived in AusLit, the definitive resource for Australian literary, print, and narrative cultures. The Garret is on hold as Astrid completes her PhD investigating the environmental responsibility of the Australian book publishing industry. You can follow our host Astrid Edwards at astridedwards.com.

<a href="https://linktr.ee/garretpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Garret: Writers and Publishing</a>&nbsp;is a podcast for lovers of books and storytelling, hosted by Astrid Edwards.
Listen to Australia’s greatest writers and storytellers speak about their craft, including Tony Birch, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Trent Dalton, Michelle de Kretser, Richard Fidler, Richard Flanagan, Jane Harper, Anita Heiss, Ben Law, John Marsden, Dervla McTiernan, Scott Pape, Leigh Sales, Christos Tsolkas, Tara June Winch, Charlotte Wood, Alexis Wright, as well as many more.
Founded in 2017, it was dedicated to Australian writers and their craft. In 2023, it expanded focus to interview industry figures about what gets published (and why).
The podcast surpassed 610,000 downloads, and every interview is archived in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/27358527" rel="noopener noreferrer">AusLit</a>, the definitive resource for Australian literary, print, and narrative cultures.
The Garret is on hold as Astrid completes her PhD investigating the environmental responsibility of the Australian book publishing industry.
You can follow our host Astrid Edwards at <a href="https://astridedwards.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">astridedwards.com</a>.

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