For the first time since federation Australia's population is made up of a majority of migrants and their children, changing the electoral maths for our politicians - have our leaders caught up to the times or are they getting left behind?
Labor has learned how to win an election, but does the Liberal party have what it takes to break their losing streak?
As trust in both our allies and our key trade partners has waned will our past inform our future?
Mark Kenny discusses who we, as a nation, are becoming in the 21st century with the author of Three Shocks, George Megalogenis.
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George Megalogenis is an esteemed Australian journalist, political commentator and author. 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. He is also the author of has written three Quarterly Essays.
Prof Mark Kenny is the Director of the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the Australian National University after a high-profile journalistic career culminating in 6 years as chief political correspondent and national affairs editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and The Canberra Times.
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