Crikey Talks

Are our political leaders failing Australia’s teenagers?

9 June 2021. 1pm AEST

We put the ‘milkshakes’ to one side.

Crikey‘s Peter Fray was joined by author, journalist and Crikey contributor Madonna King, and they jumped right in to discuss all your questions that were submitted on the current state of Australia’s youth, and the rise of the ‘ten-ager’.

They covered the latest topics impacting teenagers (and parents!) including the disappointing political leadership, social media and smartphone impacts, and much more.

For further insights into the webinar, take a look at There are so few female principals of private boys’ schools that we counted them on one finger by Madonna King.

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Speakers

Peter Fray

Former editor-in-chief @PeterFray

Peter is Crikey's editor-in-chief and managing editor of Private Media. He is formerly the editor-in-chief of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Sun-Herald, the editor of the SMH, The Sunday Age and The Canberra Times and the deputy editor of The Australian and The Sun-Herald.

Madonna King

Commentator @madonnamking

Madonna King is a Crikey contributor and an award-winning journalist who has worked across the ABC, Fairfax and News Ltd. A fellow of the World Press Institute, she is the author of a dozen books, including biographies of Ian Frazer and Joe Hockey.

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