Three Shocks by George Megalogenis - ISBN: 9780143789994
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Australia’s new reality: three shocks reshaping its future and identity.
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Three Shocks

Who We Are Becoming in the 21st Century

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    352 pages

  • Release Date

    18 August 2026

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Summary

One of our greatest political journalists charts Australia’s course into the new century.

For decades our politics has failed to keep up with a changing Australia. The federal elections of 2022 and 2025 were an overdue wake-up call to three shocks that have reshaped our national identity:

  • For the first time since federation, we have a population that’s majority migrants and their children.
  • Professional women are now the largest segment of the workforce, replacin…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780143789994
ISBN-10:0143789996
Author:George Megalogenis
Publisher:Penguin Random House Australia
Imprint:Penguin Random House Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:18 August 2026
Weight:490g
Dimensions:153mm x 234mm x 28mm
About The Author

George Megalogenis

George Megalogenis is an author and journalist with three decades’ experience in the media. The Australian Moment won the 2013 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Non-fiction and the 2012 Walkley Award for Non-fiction, and formed the basis for his ABC documentary series Making Australia Great. George is also the author of Faultlines, The Longest Decade, Australia’s Second Chance, and Balancing Act, which contains two of his Quarterly Essays, No. 40- Trivial Pursuit - Leadership and the End of the Reform Era and No. 61- Balancing Act - Australia Between Recession and Renewal. His most recent Quarterly Essay is No. 82- Exit Strategy - Politics After the Pandemic. His latest book is The Football Solution.

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