Join journalist George Megalogenis to discuss his new book, Minority Report: The new shape of Australian politics for Australia’s Biggest Book Club in December 2024.

Australian politics is shifting. The two-party system was broken at the last federal election, and another minority government is a real possibility in the future. Politics-as-usual is not enough for many voters. In this richly insightful essay, George Megalogenis traces the how and why of a political realignment. This is an essay about the teals, the Greens and the Coalition. In a contest between new and old, progressive and conservative, which vision of Australia will win out? But it’s also about Labor in power – is careful centrism the right strategy for the times, or is something more required? In Minority Report, Megalogenis explores the strategies and secret understandings of a political culture under pressure.

About the Author

George Megalogenis has written three previous Quarterly Essays. His book The Australian Moment won the 2013 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Non-fiction and the 2012 Walkley Award for Non-fiction. He is also the author of Faultlines, The Longest Decade, Australia’s Second Chance and The Football Solution.

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Guest author: George Megalogenis

Host: Alice Grundy