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George Megalogenis
Nick Bryant
Rosalind Dixon
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The Future of Democracy: Australia in the 21st Century

Changing tides and shifting ground in Australian politics

George Megalogenis
Nick Bryant
Rosalind Dixon
Saturday 19 September 2026
2.30-3.30pm
Event Code: SL39
State Library of NSW, Library Auditorium
ConversationNews & PoliticsNon-Fiction
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Can we pinpoint the key moments that have defined our contemporary nation?

In Three Shocks: Who We Are Becoming in the 21st Century, journalist and political analyst George Megalogenis outlines the three shocks that have changed the political landscape of Australia in the last decade. From our national identity to shifting international relations, George sees these as the challenges our politicians need to address to keep up.

Join George in conversation with Nick Bryant (The Forever War) and Rosalind Dixon (The People’s Guide to the Australian Constitution) as they analyse and predict Australia’s political future and the fate of our democracy.

The Future of Democracy series, hosted by Nick Bryant and Rosalind Dixon, is a collaboration between Sydney Writers’ Festival and the Resilient Democracy Lab at UNSW Sydney.

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State Library of NSW, Library Auditorium
Macquarie Street Wing, Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
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