George Megalogenis (born 1964) is an Australian journalist, political commentator and author.

Early life

Born in Melbourne, Megalogenis attended Melbourne High School and went on to study economics at the University of Melbourne (BCom 1984).

Career

In 1986, Megalogenis joined The Sun News-Pictorial as a cadet journalist, before working as an economics correspondent for News Limited morning newspapers from 1988 to 1990. He then moved to The Australian newspaper in 1991, where he became a senior feature writer. After eleven years in the Canberra Press Gallery, from 1988 to 1999, he returned to Melbourne, and since 2012 he has primarily focused on book writing and documentary making. His work examines the political, economic and social history of Australia. During a 2017 interview, Megalogenis said to the ABC that Australia must embrace a Eurasian future.

Personal life

From 1996 to 1998, Megalogenis was married to Annastacia Palaszczuk, Premier of Queensland 2015 to 2023.

Written work

Television

Megalogenis was a regular guest on the ABC's political analysis and panel discussion program Insiders and appeared on Q+A. In 2014, he wrote and presented a documentary series for the ABC: Making Australia Great: Inside Our Longest Boom, which aired in March 2015. In 2015, he wrote and presented a documentary tribute to former Australian prime minister Malcolm Fraser titled Life Wasn't Meant to Be Easy.

Awards and nominations