Author(s): George Negus

Travel Stories

George Negus is one of AustraliaâÂÂs most respected journalists. As the host of SBS TVâÂÂs Dateline, and in his earlier international programs Foreign Correspondent and 60 Minutes, George has traversed the world, meeting and interviewing politicians, philosophers, peace-brokers, philanthropists, presidents, princes and pundits. From Al Gore Bob Geldof to Mikhail Gorbachev and Colonel Gaddafi (pictured above), from the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu to Naomi Wolf, Richard Branson and Cherie and Tony Blair, the list of Negus interviewees is as varied as it is extraordinary. IN THE WORLD FROM DOWN UNDER George draws on his travels and his extensive journalistic experience to take on climate change, poverty, war, indigenous affairs, 9/11, the global financial crisis, China, race, religion, the role of women - and lighter stuff. Locking horns with the worldâÂÂs movers and shakers, he looks affectionately, if a bit sceptically, at how the land Down Under, its politics, its people and its culture fits - or doesnâÂÂt fit - into the wider global scheme of things. In his earlier bestselling books - THE WORLD FROM ITALY and THE WORLD FROM ISLAM - George gave us his unique âÂÂAustralian internationalistâÂÂs perspectiveâ on post-communism, the world game of football, God, the Muslim faith and even terrorism. Now, in the same easy, conversational, but provocative style via his âÂÂchat with recent historyâ he unravels the worldâÂÂs big issues - the things that concern, perplex and provoke us all.