Q+A: Young and Free?

Life after COVID-19 will be different for all of us, particularly young Australians. 

The crisis-driven economic downturn is hitting young people hard - they’re vastly over-represented in sectors where millions of jobs have been lost, and they’ll be left to shoulder much of the financial burden for years to come. Lockdown laws have disrupted university, night life, overseas travel and in many cases living out of home for young people.

So what does the future look like for young Australians? Will it be harder to find work, buy a home, get a degree? How will their way of life change? The young have paid a high economic price for this crisis, so has the time come to address the intergenerational debt?

They’ll join Hamish on the panel live:

Yael Stone, Actor and Climate Advocate
Sophie Johnston, Youth Commissioner, National Youth Commission
Tim Fung, CEO and co-founder of Airtasker
Danielle Wood, Economist, Grattan Institute
Innes Willox, CEO, Australian Industry Group

Please submit a question via our website by 9am Monday for the chance to ask the panel live via Skype.

Watch Q+A Monday 9.35pm on ABC TV and iview or stream on our website and social media channels.