{"product_id":"three-shocks-by-george-megalogenis-9780143789994","title":"Three Shocks","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of our greatest political journalists charts Australia's course into the new century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor decades our politics has failed to keep up with a changing Australia. The federal elections of 2022 and 2025 were an overdue wake-up call to three shocks that have reshaped our national identity:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eFor the first time since federation, we have a population that's majority migrants and their children.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eProfessional women are now the largest segment of the workforce, replacing blue-collar men.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eOn the world stage, both our allies and our key trade partners have proven unreliable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTogether, these shocks have changed the electoral maths for our politicians. For too long both major parties operated on outdated assumptions about Australia that go back to the Howard era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith original interviews and research, \u003cem\u003eThree Shocks\u003c\/em\u003e tells the inside story of how our politicians caught up to the times or were left behind. Labor learned how to win again by embracing our new diversity; the Liberals suffered back-to-back landslide defeats that have threatened their very existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese three shocks will define our national politics in the future, but they should change how we all think about Australia and who we are becoming in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47650138128620,"sku":"9780143789994","price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780143789994-three-shocks.jpg?v=1779315202","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/three-shocks-by-george-megalogenis-9780143789994","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}