Writers in RESIDENCE: George Megalogenis
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Writers in RESIDENCE
George Megalogenis
RESIDENCE at the Potter
When
6.30pm-9.30pm
Where
RESIDENCE at the Potter
Potter Museum of Art
815 Swanston Street
Parkville VIC 3010
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Hear from legendary political journalist George Megalogenis as he sheds light on the forces reshaping our national identity in an intimate evening of dinner and conversation at RESIDENCE at the Potter.
George Megalogenis is one of Australia’s leading political and economic thinkers, with a keen eye for identifying big-picture global trends. Now, he turns his attention to the social and political forces that are defining – and redefining – the nation’s politics as Australia charts its course through the 21st century.
Over a refined two-course meal at RESIDENCE at the Potter, Megalogenis discusses his new book Three Shocks, the inside story of which Australian political parties are keeping up with the times and which of those are getting left behind. He lays out the three major societal shifts that are contributing to these changes and illuminates how demographic, economic and social trends are shaping the political mood of the nation.
Join Megalogenis for a deeply insightful exploration of the structural shifts occurring in Australia’s political landscape. With host Professor Glyn Davis, the interim Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne.
Tickets
Ticket (including meal)
$149
Ticketed by The Wheeler Centre
Ticket Information
Your ticket includes a specially curated two-course menu by RESIDENCE at the Potter. Beverages will be available for purchase on the day. Most dietary requirements can be accommodated. Please provide details when booking.
Seating will be arranged at communal tables. If you would like to be seated with others in your booking party, please let us know when booking.
George Megalogenis will be signing books after the event.
Ticket sales close at 5pm on Tuesday 1 September 2026.
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Please be advised that the University of Melbourne and partners may use photographs, audio and video recorded during this event for publication in print and online, including on social media. Please alert the photographer at the event should you not wish to have your photograph taken.
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Accessible toilet available
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Companion tickets available
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Registered Assistance Animals welcome
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Wheelchair accessible
Presented in partnership with RESIDENCE at the Potter and The Wheeler Centre
Featuring
George Megalogenis
George Megalogenus is an author and journalist with four 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 his ABC documentary series Making Australia Great. He also wrote and presented the ABC special on Malcolm Fraser, Life Wasn’t Meant to be Easy.
George is also the author of Faultlines, The Longest Decade, Australia’s Second Chance, Balancing Act and The Football Solution. He has written four Quarterly Essays, the most of recent of which was No. 96 Minority Report: the New Shape of Australian Politics.
Among the newspapers he has written for are The Australian, The New York Times, The Age and Sydney Morning Herald.
His latest book, Three Shocks, Who We Are Becoming in the 21st Century was published in August 2026.
Professor Glyn Davis AC
Professor Glyn Davis AC is a public policy specialist and interim Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne. He served previously in the role from 2005 until 2018, prior to which he was Vice-Chancellor of Griffith University.
Professor Davis served as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and Head of the Australian Public service from 2022 until 2025. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2002 for service to public administration and governance and to education. He is a visiting Professor at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, and the Policy Institute at Kings College London.
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Hear from legendary political journalist George Megalogenis as he sheds light on the forces reshaping our national identity in an intimate evening of dinner and conversation at RESIDENCE at the Potter.
George Megalogenis is one of Australia’s leading political and economic thinkers, with a keen eye for identifying big-picture global trends. Now, he turns his attention to the social and political forces that are defining – and redefining – the nation’s politics as Australia charts its course through the 21st century.
Over a refined two-course meal at RESIDENCE at the Potter, Megalogenis discusses his new book Three Shocks, the inside story of which Australian political parties are keeping up with the times and which of those are getting left behind. He lays out the three major societal shifts that are contributing to these changes and illuminates how demographic, economic and social trends are shaping the political mood of the nation.
Join Megalogenis for a deeply insightful exploration of the structural shifts occurring in Australia’s political landscape. With host Professor Glyn Davis, the interim Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne.
Featuring
George Megalogenis
George Megalogenus is an author and journalist with four 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 his ABC documentary series Making Australia Great. He also wrote and presented the ABC special on Malcolm Fraser, Life Wasn’t Meant to be Easy.
George is also the author of Faultlines, The Longest Decade, Australia’s Second Chance, Balancing Act and The Football Solution. He has written four Quarterly Essays, the most of recent of which was No. 96 Minority Report: the New Shape of Australian Politics.
Among the newspapers he has written for are The Australian, The New York Times, The Age and Sydney Morning Herald.
His latest book, Three Shocks, Who We Are Becoming in the 21st Century was published in August 2026.
Professor Glyn Davis AC
Professor Glyn Davis AC is a public policy specialist and interim Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne. He served previously in the role from 2005 until 2018, prior to which he was Vice-Chancellor of Griffith University.
Professor Davis served as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and Head of the Australian Public service from 2022 until 2025. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2002 for service to public administration and governance and to education. He is a visiting Professor at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, and the Policy Institute at Kings College London.
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Back to Back Theatre returns to Melbourne to celebrate 15 years of their most iconic work.
Don Watson - The United States: Sacred and Profane
Don Watson traces how the central conflicts of the United States – those over freedom, race, frontiers, enterprise, religion and violence – play out through its history.
Ned Kelly: The Musical
Following an acclaimed season at Her Majesty's Theatre Ballarat, Victorian Opera is bringing its hit production of Reg Livermore’s Ned Kelly: The Musical to Melbourne.
Ganesh Versus the Third Reich
Back to Back Theatre returns to Melbourne to celebrate 15 years of their most iconic work.
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