''The Australian Moment: How We Were Made For These Times'' is a 2012 Australian economics book by

George Megalogenis George Megalogenis (born 1964)Bryant, NickGeorge Megalogenis ''Aesop Register'', 2013. is an Australian journalist, political commentator and author. Early life Born in Melbourne, Megalogenis attended Melbourne High School and went on to study e ...

. It explains how Australia has been able to weather recent world economic problems relatively unscathed.

Reception

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, writing in ''

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'', described ''The Australian Moment'' as "a detailed and rather economist account of mainstream politics during the past 40 years.", and although calling Megalogenis "one of the country's sanest political journalists" found that "in the end his views reflect the dominant consensus of the chattering classes: Hawke is the best post-Menzies leader because he led the way in deregulating the economy.", and concluded "The thesis of The Australian Moment is fascinating, but it deserves a far more thought-through argument and one that recognises the equal claims of countries such as Brazil or Turkey that seem more likely than Australia to be seen as global models. .. It is unfortunate that there is not more time for our best journalists to step back, reflect more and write more slowly." ''The Australian Moment'' has also been reviewed by ''

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'', '' Australian Book Review'', ''Inside Story'', '' Institute of Public Affairs Review'', and ''Policy''.

Awards

*2012 Harry Williams Award - winner *2012 John Button Prize: for writing on policy and politics - shortlist *2012

Walkley Book Award The Walkley Book Award is an Australian award presented annually by the Walkley Foundation for excellence in long-form journalism and nonfiction, with subjects ranging from biography to true crime to investigative journalism and reporting. Winne ...

- winner *2013 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Non-fiction - winner *2014 Adelaide Festival Award for Literature: Non-fiction - shortlist

Adaptation

''Making Australia Great: Inside Our Longest Boom'' is a 2015 3 part documentary by Megalogenis based on ''The Australian Moment''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Moment, The 2012 non-fiction books Australian non-fiction books Books about economic history Penguin Books