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Monday 28 September
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Use it, or lose it? That’s the question George Megalogenis thinks Australia needs to be asking itself.
In his 2012 book, The Australian Moment, Megalogenis presented a meticulous case for Australia’s social resilience and economic potential through times of global hardship – recalling the end of the goldrush in the 1850s, and a society at odds with a government intent on tightening immigration and hoarding our wealth.
His latest book, Australia’s Second Chance, extends the argument into post-GFC, post-mining boom times. Can we do better with the advantages we gained from the boom? Could Australia embrace a future rich not only in natural resources, but in human resources, too? What must we do to realise our underplayed capacity for prosperity?
Join Megalogenis – one of Australian journalism’s great minds – as he weaves history, economics and demography into questions of who we were, who we are and who we could become.
Featuring
George Megalogenis
George Megalogenis has thirty years’ experience in the media, including over a decade in the federal parliamentary press gallery. His book The Australian Moment won the 2013 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Non-fiction ...
Helen Withycombe
Helen Withycombe is the Wheeler Centre's Head of Programming. Before this, she was Programming Manager. Prior to joining the Wheeler Centre team, Helen had worked in the publishing industry for more than 10 years, most recently as a senior editor at Hardie Grant Books.