Journalist-turned-academic Professor Peter Greste has agreed to take part in our ABC Friends Queensland National Campaign Launch in Brisbane on March the 3rd.

Sunday 3rd March 2019 – 2.30PM - 4:30PM
State Library of Queensland - The Edge Auditorium
Stanley Place, South Bank

Featured Guests

Kerry O’Brien 

The outstanding former ABC journalist and host of Four Corners – will give the keynote address explaining why the election is vital for the ABC to remain politically independent and able to give Australians the programs and fearless, independent reporting that we all seek from it.

Professor Peter Greste

An Australian journalist and academic, he has worked as a correspondent for Reuters, CNN and the BBC, predominantly in the Middle East, Latin America and Africa.

Margaret Reynolds 

ABC Friends National President and former Queensland Senator and Federal Cabinet Minister will outline how the next Federal Election is crucial for the ABC and its future. She will reveal details of the Friends’ National Campaign and seek the support of Queenslanders all around the state.

There will also be a panel discussion so that we can hear your views and answer your questions about what is happening to the ABC and how we can defend it.

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