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Quarterly Essay 82: Exit Strategy

Politics After the Pandemic

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Quarterly Essay 82: Exit Strategy

By: George Megalogenis
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In the wake of the pandemic, will we see a new politics of social security and concern for the future?

Between the fires and the plague, Scott Morrison had no choice but to adapt his style of leadership. But does he have an exit strategy for Australia from the pandemic?

In this original essay, George Megalogenis explores the new politics of care and fear. He shows how our economic officials learnt the lessons of past recessions and applied them to new circumstances. But where to from here? Megalogenis analyses the shifting dynamics of the federation and the appeal of closed borders. He discusses the fate of higher education - what happened to the clever country? And he asks: what should government be responsible for in the 21st century, and does the Morrison government have the imagination for the job?

'Morrison has no political interest in talking about the future. But passivity does not reduce the threat of another outbreak. In any case, the future is making demands on Australia in other ways.'

George Megalogenis has 35 years of experience in the media, including more than a decade in the federal parliamentary press gallery. His book The Australian Moment won the 2013 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Non-fiction and the 2012 Walkley Book Award and formed the basis for the ABC documentary series Making Australia Great.

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Informative

Will probably need to listen to it again to absorb the information better. A good analysis of the times.

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very helpful back history to why. no exit thoughts

was helpful to understand nwhy we gave people already on the sole at home more money to stay home Nd waste money.no actual suggestions of how to exit though
maybe that's the next one.
thank you for the effort

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Great Insight and History

Very informative. George explains a complex lay of the land in a very clear, concise and understandable way. Highly recommended!

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Thought provoking and well articulated

Great to hear from the author. A very well thought out and reasoned piece from someone dedicated to meaningful analysis of our economy and our future. I find it hard to get time to read a hard copy quarterly essay. Highly recommend making the time to listen to this.

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A must listen for every thinking Australian.

George's assessment is clear eyed and thoughtful and as always thoroughly researched. He plots the course of Australia's political landscape of the last five decades and shows how we might fail, or succeed, by learning from our errors, in the context of changing global priorities.

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presient insightful view on aus leadership

bitingly insughtful. well worth the read for those interested in the politics of the pandemic. contextualised within australias partisan spats from the last 4 odd decades.

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Excellent essay with many quotes

A terrific story that reflects upon the past political success and failure to well describe the dilemma Australia faces with a Morrison lead federal government. Thank you George!

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Compelling and Salient

A must read to understand the political landscape of Australia post pandemic. Megalogenis is spot on in his analysis and his prognostications will more than likely prove prescient.

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Great picture of pandemic and current politics

Essential listening for Australian politics in the midst of the pandemic. Historical and researched perspective.

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Best Quarterly review ever!

Quarray vs brain economy. Sydneysiders in Canberra ignoring Victorians. Passive PM only caring about next election. Excellent! Lots of prrtinant insights! God save Australia!

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