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George Megalogenis

George Megalogenis is an Australian journalist, political commentator and author. A senior writer with The Australian, he has over three decades' experience in the media. His book 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 the ABC documentary series Making Australia Great. He is also the author of Faultlines, The Longest Decade, Quarterly Essay 40: Trivial Pursuit – Leadership and the End of the Reform Era, and Quarterly Essay 61: Balancing Act – Australia Between Recession and Renewal.

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Trivial Pursuit: Leadership and the End of the Reform Era

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Title:: Trivial Pursuit: Leadership and the End of the Reform Era
Series:: Quarterly Essay #40
Written by:: George Megalogenis
Read by:: George Megalogenis
Format:: Unabridged CD Audio Book
Number of CDs:: 2
Duration:: 2 hours 32 minutes
Published:: January 01 2011
Available Date:: January 28 2011
Age Category:: Adult
ISBN:: 9781742677354
Genres:: Non-fiction; Current Affairs & Politics
Publisher:: Bolinda audio

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An insightful look at the changing face of modern Australian politics.

In the aftermath of the 2010 election, George Megalogenis considers what has happened to politics in Australia. Have we entered a new phase with minority government and the rise of the Greens and independents? The Hawke, Keating and Howard years were ones of bold reform; recently we have seen an era of power without purpose. But why? Is it down to powerful lobbies, or the media, or a failure of leadership, or all of the above? And whatever the case, how will hard decisions be taken for the future? In a brilliant analysis, Megalogenis dissects the cycle of polls, focus groups and presidential politics and explores what it has done to the prospect of serious, difficult reform and the style of our leaders. He argues that politics-as-usual has become a self-defeating game and mounts a persuasive case for a different model of leadership.