Q&A wrapped its debut season with a cracking line up to take your questions. Audiences tuned in to see Australia's longest serving Treasurer and soon-to-be civilian, Peter Costello, Minister for Health and Aging Nicola Roxon, former leader of the Australian Democrats, then a Labor MP and now an academic, Cheryl Kernot, author and journalist, David Marr and former editor of the Op-Ed page of The Australian and a former Liberal adviser, Tom Switzer give us a closing show to remember.
The Victorian bush fires took center stage when Q&A returned for its first program of 2009 with a panel of five Australians of the Year. Former defense chief, General Peter Cosgrove, burns specialist Professor Fiona Wood, Cape York indigenous leader Tania Major, scientist and author Tim Flannery, and 2009 Young Australian of the Year Jonty Bush faced questions from the audience about dealing with such a national crisis.
Panelists: Kate Carnell, the former Liberal Chief Minister of the ACT, now CEO of the Food and Grocery Council, Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan, newly appointed Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey, Deputy Leader of the Greens, Senator Christine Milne and, the National Secretary of the Australian Workers Union, Paul Howes.
Panelists: Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services, Bill Shorten; shadow education minister Christopher Pyne; ethicist and writer Leslie Cannold; satirist Jonathan Biggins; and Miss World Australia Sabrina Houssami.
Panelists: Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner; former Treasurer Peter Costello; editor of The Monthly Sally Warhaft; opinion page editor of The Australian, Rebecca Weisser; and businessman, writer and Tasmanian pulp mill opponent Geoffrey Cousins.
Panelists: Maxine McKew, Parliamentary Secretary for early childhood education and childcare; Scott Morrison, shadow housing minister; John Symond, Executive Chairman of Aussie Home Loans; Noeline Brown, entertainer and Ambassador for the Ageing; and Dr Tanveer Ahmed, psychiatrist, columnist and comedian.
Panelists: Kate Ellis, Minister for Youth and Sport; Tony Abbott, shadow minister for families and community services; Father Peter Kennedy, Brisbane's rebel Catholic priest; Bettina Arndt, social commentator and author of The Sex Diaries; and Bruce Wolpe, the Fairfax Media executive who is about to join the Obama administration in Washington.
Panelists: Stephen Conroy, Minister for Communications; Greg Hunt, shadow minister for climate change; Andrew Bolt, columnist for the Herald Sun; Louise Adler, publisher; and Susan Carland, academic and sociologist.
Panelists: Tanya Plibersek, Minister for Housing; George Brandis, shadow attorney-general; Dennis Altman, writer and academic; Rachel Fry, national president of the Young Liberals; and Satyajit Das, economist.
Panelists: Tony Burke, Minister for Agriculture; Helen Coonan, shadow finance minister; Andrew Boe, lawyer; Jane Caro, social commentator; and John Hewson, former Liberal leader.
Panelists: Chris Bowen, Assistant Treasurer; Sophie Mirabella, shadow minister for early childhood learning, women and youth; John Elliott, businessman and blogger; Catherine Deveny, comedian and columnist for The Age; and Stephen Crittenden, journalist and broadcaster.
Panelists: PJ O'Rourke, author and political satirist; Craig Emerson, Minister for Small Business; Julie Bishop, Deputy Opposition Leader; David Marr, journalist and author; Cindy Pan, doctor and columnist.
Panelists: Peter Garrett, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts; Barnaby Joyce, National Party Senate Leader; Sarah Hanson-Young, South Australian Greens Senator; Pru Goward, NSW Liberal MP; Wesley Enoch, theater director and playwright.
Panelists: Senator Mark Arbib, Parliamentary Secretary for Government Service Delivery; Sharman Stone, shadow immigration minister; Greg Sheridan, Foreign Editor, The Australian; Guy Rundle, author and Crikey.com.au blogger; Randa Abdel-Fattah, author and lawyer.
Panelists: Lindsay Tanner, Minister for Finance; Joe Hockey, shadow treasurer; Misha Schubert, political correspondent for The Age; Elizabeth Ann Macgregor, director of Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art; Geoff Cousins, author and business man.
Panelists: Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change; Tony Abbott, shadow minister for community services; Bob Ellis, author and political commentator; Sue Cato, public relations consultant; Wendy Machin, NRMA President and former National Party MP.
Panelists: Kate Ellis, Minister for Youth and Sport; Brendan Nelson, former Opposition Leader; William McInnes, actor and author; Miriam Lyons, Executive Director of the Center for Policy Development; Peter Holmes a Court, businessman and co-owner of the South Sydney Football Club.
Panelists: Nicola Roxon, Minister for Health and Aging; Nick Minchin, shadow minister for communications; Dr Charlie Teo, neurosurgeon; Julian Morrow, The Chaser; Jessica Brown, policy analyst, Center for Independent Studies.
Panelists: Anna Bligh, Premier of Queensland; Senator George Brandis, shadow attorney-general; David Penberthy, editor, The Punch; Tania Major, Cape York indigenous activist; Simon Sheikh, executive director, GetUp!.
Panelists: Julia Gillard, Deputy Prime Minister; Malcolm Turnbull, Leader of the Opposition; Mitch Grady, Young Liberal; Sara Haghdoosti, student activist; Linden Brownley, law student and indigenous advocate.
Panelists: Craig Emerson, Minister for Small Business; Christopher Pyne, shadow education minister; Piers Akerman, columnist, The Daily Telegraph; Indira Naidoo, climate consultant; Sharan Burrow, president, Australian Council of Trade Unions.
Panelists: Maxine McKew, Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government; Tony Smith, shadow assistant treasurer; Candy Bowers, hip-hop artist; Felicity Hampel, Victorian County Court judge; Anthony LaPaglia, actor and film producer.
Panelists: Lindsay Tanner, Minister for Finance; Tony Abbott, shadow minister for families and community services; Australian authors Richard Flanagan and Tara June Winch; and Pakistani author Kamila Shamsie.
Panelists: Tony Burke, Minister for Agriculture; Bill Heffernan, Liberal Senator; Helen Liddell, British High Commissioner; Anne Summers, author and feminist; Tim Wilson, director, Institute of Public Affairs.
Panelists: former WA Premier Geoff Gallop; social commentator Melinda Tankard Reist; author and teacher John Marsden; the shadow minister for early childhood education, Sophie Mirabella; comedian and satirist Anthony Ackroyd.
Panelists: Tanya Plibersek, Minister for Housing and the Status of Women; shadow treasurer Joe Hockey; author Thomas Keneally; lawyer and academic Larissa Behrendt; and John Roskam, Executive Director of the Institute for Public Affairs.
Panelists: Kate Ellis, Minister for Early Childhood Education; former Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer; anthropologist Dr Peter Sutton; former leader of the Australian Democrats, Natasha Stott Despoja; and Megan Lloyd, editor of Adelaide's Sunday Mail newspaper.
Panelists: Christopher Hitchens, author and radical atheist; Father Frank Brennan, Jesuit intellectual and social activist; Waleed Aly, politics lecturer; Sally Warhaft, author and founding editor of The Monthly; and Anne Henderson, biographer and deputy director of The Sydney Institute.
Panelists: Germaine Greer, author and feminist icon; Labor MP Belinda Neal; Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi; advertising executive Todd Sampson; and conservative columnist for The Australian, Janet Albrechtsen.
Panelists: Alexei Sayle, satirist and comedian; Anthony Albanese, Minister for Infrastructure; Christopher Pyne, Opposition education spokesman; Nikki Williams, CEO of the NSW Minerals Council; and Deepa Gupta, of the Indian Youth Climate Network.
Panelists: John Elliott, businessman and blogger; Craig Emerson, Minister for Small Business; Peter Dutton, Opposition health spokesman; Louise Adler, publisher; and Annabel Crabb, journalist.
Panelists: Tony Abbott, shadow minister for families and community services; Bill Shorten, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities; satirist and author Jonathon Biggins; social commentator Bettina Arndt; and Catherine Deveny, comedian and columnist with The Age.
Panelists: Lobbyist and former Labor minister Graham Richardson; shadow treasurer Joe Hockey; Maxine McKew, Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure; journalist David Marr; and Kerry Chikarovski, former NSW Liberal leader.
Q&A made a triumphant return for 2010 with a special program from Old Parliament House in Canberra featuring Kevin Rudd and an audience of 200 young Australians aged 16-25. Program producers were inundated with hundreds of excellent questions from this group.
Panelists: Lindsay Tanner, Minister for Finance; Barnaby Joyce, shadow minister for finance; Melinda Tankard Reist, author and advocate; Satyajit Das, financial consultant and former banker; Rebecca Huntley, social researcher.
Panelists: Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek; former Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull; veteran political commentator and humorist Mungo MacCallum; publicist and advertising consultant Jane Caro; and conservative advocate John Roskam from the Institute of Public Affairs.
Panelists: Peter Garrett, Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts; Chris Pyne, Opposition education spokesman; Jin Xing, choreographer and dancer; Eddie Perfect, comedian and performer; Brenda Croft, artist and curator; and Paul Grabowsky, Director of the Adelaide Festival.
Panelists: Richard Dawkins, author, evolutionary biologist and atheist; Patrick McGorry, mental health expert and Australian of the Year; Rabbi Jackie Nino; Family First Senator Steve Fielding; Julie Bishop, Deputy Opposition Leader; and Tony Burke, Minister for Agriculture.
Panelists: Miranda Devine, conservative columnist with The Sydney Morning Herald; Catherine Deveny, comedian and anything but conservative columnist with The Age; Waleed Aly, politics lecturer; Bill Shorten, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities; and Peter Dutton, shadow health minister.
Panelists: Nicola Roxon, Minister for Health; Baroness Valerie Amos, United Kingdom High Commissioner to Australia; Greg Hunt, Opposition environment spokesman; John 'Rampaging Roy Slaven' Doyle, broadcaster and playwright; and Tim Wilson, from the free-market think tank the Institute for Public Affairs.
Panelists: Craig Emerson, Minister for Small Business; Kelly O'Dwyer, Liberal MP; Sue Cato, spin doctor; Nick McKim, Leader of the Tasmanian Greens; and Graham Richardson, lobbyist and former Labor minister.
A veteran of many Q&A panels since the program's earliest days, Tony Abbott this time faced the audience alone as Leader of the Opposition. A sharp and well-informed audience put him through the hoops on issues across the policy spectrum, and Tony kept his answers brief enough to allow room for well over 20 questions from those in the studio and from others around Australia via video and the web.
The panel includes: Greg Sheridan, Joe Hockey, Tanya Plibersek, Jeff Bleich and Lucy Turnbull.
Panelists: Bob Carr, former NSW Premier; Scott Morrison, Opposition immigration spokesman; Heather Ridout, chief executive of the Australian Industry Group; national director of GetUp, Simon Sheikh; and communication consultant Shimrit Nothman.
Panelists: Former Defense Force Chief General Peter Cosgrove; author and feminist icon Germaine Greer; Brigadier Alison Creagh; historian Professor Henry Reynolds; and Peter FitzSimons, author and journalist.
Panelists: Climate Change Minister Penny Wong; Liberal Senator Nick Minchin; Deputy Greens Leader Christine Milne; John Symond of Aussie Home Loans; and Paul Howes, national secretary of the Australian Workers' Union.
Panelists: Kaiser Kuo, internet consultant; Brendan O'Connor, Minister for Home Affairs; Sophie Mirabella, shadow minister for innovation; columnist and commentator Helen Razer; and Brett Solomon, Executive Director of Accessnow.org.
Panelists: Lindsay Tanner, Minister for Finance; Joe Hockey, Shadow Treasurer.
Panelists: Acclaimed authors Peter Carey, Lionel Shriver and John Ralston Saul; Indigenous academic Marcia Langton; and former Liberal Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser.
Panelists: Maxine McKew, member for Bennelong; Liberal senator Cory Bernardi; law student and political aspirant Mitch Grady; Miriam Lyons, Director of the Center for Policy Development; and singer and song-writer Clare Bowditch.
Panelists: Financial Services Minister Chris Bowen; Opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison; AFL legend Kevin Sheedy; NSW Liberal MP Pru Goward; youth representative and human rights activist Samah Hadid; and lawyer and community worker Heath Ducker.
Panelists: Peter Garrett, Minister for Environment Protection; Peter Singer, philosopher and ethicist; Helen Coonan, Liberal Senator; David Marr, author and journalist; and Jayashri Kulkarni, professor of psychiatry.
Panelists: Craig Emerson, Minister for Small Business; former Liberal leader Malcolm Turnbull; Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young; Labor legend and former Senator Graham Richardson; and Jessica Brown, policy analyst from the Center for Independent Studies.
Panelists: Bill Shorten, Parliamentary Secretary for Disability Services; Barnaby Joyce, National Party Senate Leader; Christine Wallace, political biographer and journalist; Magda Szubanski, actor and comedian; Harold Mitchell, advertising guru and philanthropist; and Janet Albrechtsen, columnist for The Australian.
Panelists: Tony Burke, Minister for Sustainable Population; George Brandis, shadow attorney-general; Annabel Crabb, journalist and commentator; Cheryl Kernot, former Labor MP and Leader of the Australian Democrats; and Grahame Morris, political commentator and former Liberal staffer.
Panelists: Chris Evans, Minister for Immigration; Christopher Pyne, shadow education minister; journalist and author Lenore Taylor; Scott Ludlam, WA Greens Senator; Victorian County Court Judge Felicity Hampel; and John Elliott, business man and former Liberal Party president.
Panelists: Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek; Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop; political analyst Waleed Aly; newspaper columnist Piers Akerman; and ALP strategist Bruce Hawker.
Panelists: Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change; Greens Senator Christine Milne; Liberal MP Malcolm Turnbull; former Labor minister Graham Richardson; and Tom Switzer, editor of The Spectator Australia.
Panelists: Craig Emerson, Minister for Small Business; Barnaby Joyce, National Party Senate Leader; Peter Dutton, shadow minister for health; Larissa Waters, lead Queensland Senate candidate for the Greens; and Madonna King, ABC Brisbane radio presenter.
In the face of widespread criticism that the election campaign by both sides had been conducted in a play-safe manner that avoided contact with the public, Prime Minister Julia Gillard decided to enter the lion's den. She faced an audience of 300 genuine voters, carefully chosen to balance supporters and opponents, in the ABC's Adelaide studio for an hour of live, unscripted and unforgettable television.
This week Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's got the chance to face the questions of genuine voters, live and unscripted. With polling day less than a week away Q&A returned to the Casula Powerhouse in western Sydney, a key regional battleground containing several marginal seats that may decide which side comes out on top in the election. The first question, from Rebekah Ruth Morrison, deplored the negativity of the campaign and invited Tony to outline the biggest reason why voters should elect him. Xenogene Gray challenged the Opposition Leader on his broadband policy before video questioner Fraser Tustian, from Thornleigh in NSW, asked Tony to imagine he was in an earlier century and having to choose between a national rail network and a national tram network. In response to a question on the school building program from Teresa Ragusa, Tony suggested a judicial inquiry might be needed to investigate waste and mismanagement.
Panelists: Liberal MP Malcolm Turnbull; Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young; political commentator Graham Richardson; Independent MP Tony Windsor; and conservative columnist Janet Albrechtsen.
Panelists: Former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser; author Jessica Rudd; author and political historian John Keane; biographer and commentator Christine Wallace; and Chris Berg, research fellow with the Institute of Public Affairs.
Panelists: Independent MP Bob Katter; Greens Senator Christine Milne; former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie; Liberal Senator Nick Minchin; and social researcher Rebecca Huntley.
On the panel: Clive Palmer, Tanya Plibersek, Warren Truss, Sarah Hanson-Young and Lenore Taylor.
Panelists: Immigration Minister Chris Bowen; shadow education minister Christopher Pyne; ethicist and author Leslie Cannold; editor of the Australian Women's Weekly, Helen McCabe; and comedian Craig Reucassel from The Chaser.
Panelists: Communications Minister Stephen Conroy; shadow innovation minister Sophie Mirabella; journalist and author Mungo MacCallum; Independent MP Rob Oakeshott; and Fiona Patten, president of the Australian Sex Party.
Panelists: International human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson; editor-at-large for The Australian, Paul Kelly; activist and commentator Tariq Ali; journalist and author Ratih Hardjono; and columnist Lenore Skenazy.
Panelists: Sports Minister Mark Arbib; Liberal MHR Kelly O'Dwyer; author and journalist Roy Masters; former Test cricketer Geoff Lawson; and Olympic swimming champion Lisa Forrest.
Panelists: Mike Kelly, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture; shadow climate minister Greg Hunt; scientist and climate change advocate Tim Flannery; scientist and climate change sceptic Jennifer Mahorasy; journalist with The Australian, Jennifer Hewett; and Bruce Guthrie, former News Ltd editor and author of Man Bites Murdoch.
When Q&A invited former Prime Minister John Howard to appear on the program to discuss his autobiography, Lazarus Rising, no one anticipated that the show would make news around the world. Then again, no one could know that audience member and Iraq war protester Pete Gray would choose to make a point about the war by taking off both shoes and hurling them across the studio at the former PM.
Panellists: WA Premier Colin Barnett; Defence Minister Stephen Smith; mining magnate Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest; Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop; Greens Senator Rachel Siewert; and Indigenous business representative Tony Wiltshire from the Pilbara Aboriginal Contractors' Association. For the first time since the show started, Q&A was able to travel to Perth and present the program in the ABC East Perth studios before an enthusiastic local audience. With WA enjoying a massive mining boom and growing tensions appearing between the Barnett Liberal government and the Gillard government in Canberra, Nicole Naeser chose to raise the secession issue and Anthony Spagnolo said it was time to stop treating WA as a cash cow for the Eastern States. None of the panellists supported secession but there was a strong feeling in the room about the treatment of WA under current tax arrangements, and Twiggy Forrest suggested the State was an easy target which was about to 'cop the raw end of the deal.' Twiggy and Tony Wiltshire were asked to address Indigenous employment issues in detail with questions from Sunili Govinnage and Georgina Fraser before a double-header video question from Broome residents Jan Lewis and Fiona Bishop on the compulsory acquisition of land at James Price Point near Broome for a gas processing plant. Colin Barnett said the Government had done all it could to negotiate with the traditional owners and raised the idea of compulsory acquisition when negotiations collapsed as Indigenous groups disagreed. He said it was important for the whole State that the $30 billion project be allowed to proceed. Stephen Smith agreed that the project should proceed but said the Premier's tactics were wrong. The discussion turned to the refugee issue, with Gerrit van der Sluys suggesting that people in detention were given more help and better treatment than homeless Australians. Renee Deleuil took the opposite view, saying she felt shame and sadness to hear the hat
Panelists: Bill Shorten, Assistant Treasurer; George Brandis, shadow attorney-general; Randa Abdel Fattah, author and lawyer; Janet Albrechtsen, conservative commentator; and Jonathan Biggins, satirist and performer. The final Q&A for 2010 was not entirely without drama: a violent thunderstorm closed Sydney airport for much of the night and the plane from Adelaide carrying Liberal Senator Nick Minchin, one of the scheduled panelists for the evening, was diverted to Melbourne.
Panel: David Williamson, playwright; Graham Richardson, lobbyist and Labor legend; Amanda Vanstone, Howard government minister and former Ambassador to Italy; Gerard Henderson, historian and chief executive of the Sydney Institute; and Catherine Deveny, comedian and commentator.
Panel: John Pilger, author and film-maker; Craig Emerson, Minister for Trade; Greg Sheridan, Foreign Editor of The Australian; Helen Coonan, Liberal Senator; and Lydia Khalil, Middle East analyst.
Panelists: Anna Bligh, Queensland Premier; Barnaby Joyce, National Party Senator; Ian Nelson, Queensland Secretary, One Nation; Tim Flannery, Climate Change Commissioner; and Gina Castelain, Indigenous business woman.
Panelists: Bill Shorten, Assistant Treasurer; Malcolm Turnbull, Opposition communications spokesman; Piers Akerman, political columnist; Samah Hadid, UN youth representative; and Gretel Killeen, author, comedian and television personality.
Panelists: Gail Kelly, CEO of Westpac; Joe Hockey, shadow treasurer; Kate Ellis, Minister for the Status of Women; Mike Carlton, journalist and commentator; and Janet Albrechtsen, columnist for The Australian.
With Labor at near-record opinion-poll lows, Prime Minister Julia Gillard agreed to come on Q&A and address her critics head-on at a remarkable time in the political cycle.
Panelists: Jason Clare, Minister for Defence Materiel; Christopher Pyne, shadow education minister; Christine Milne, Deputy Leader, The Greens; Miranda Devine, columnist, The Daily Telegraph; and Lachlan Harris, political commentator and former press secretary to Kevin Rudd.
Panelists: Tanya Plibersek, Minister for Human Services; Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, shadow minister for ageing and mental health; John Della Bosca, former NSW Government minister; Grahame Morris, PR consultant and former chief of staff to John Howard; and The Chaser's Julian Morrow.
Panelists: Kevin Rudd, Foreign Minister; Julie Bishop, shadow foreign minister; Jeff Bleich, US Ambassador to Australia; Louise Adler, publisher; and Robert Manne, writer and academic.
Panelists: Penny Wong, Finance Minister; Greg Hunt, shadow environment minister; Chris Kenny, columnist with The Australian; Bess Price, Aboriginal advocate; and Graham Innes, Disability and Race Discrimination Commissioner.
Panelists: Former chief of allied operations in Iraq, Major-General Jim Molan; feminist and commentator, Eva Cox; former Army Major and author, Matina Jewell; the executive director of the Australia Defence Association, Neil James; and Afghan refugee and community advocate, Najeeba Wazefadost.
Panelists: the Minister for Regional Australia, Simon Crean; the member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella; Independent MP Tony Windsor; Nick Klomp, Dean of Science at Charles Sturt University; winemaker Eliza Brown; and Alana Johnson, cattle farmer and 2010 Rural Woman of the Year.
Panelists: Malcolm Turnbull, shadow communications minister; Lindsay Tanner, author and former finance minister; Christine Wallace, political journalist and biographer; Lydia Khalil, anti-terrorism expert; and Nazeem Hussain, comedian and Treasurer of the Victorian Islamic Council.
Panelists: Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten; Opposition Senate Leader Eric Abetz; Anna Rose from the Youth Climate Coalition; Judge Felicity Hampel from the Victorian County Court; and John Roskam, executive director of the Institute of Public Affairs.
Panelists: Gail Dines, author of Pornland: How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality; Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of The Hours; Brendan Cowell, writer and actor; Leslie Cannold, ethicist and author of The Book of Rachael; and Howard Jacobson, winner of the Man Booker Prize for The Finkler Question.
Panelists: George Brandis, shadow attorney-general; Kate Lundy, Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration; Jackie Kelly, former Howard government minister; Guy Rundle, roving reporter for Crikey; and Joe Hildebrand, columnist and blogger for The Daily Telegraph.
Panelists: Nicola Roxon, Minister for Health and Ageing; Christopher Pyne, Opposition education spokesperson; Lee Rhiannon, Greens Senator-elect; Sandy Gutman aka Austen Tayshus, comedian and author; and Paul McGeough, Fairfax foreign correspondent and author.
Panelists: Peter Garrett, Minister for Education and Minister for Early Childhood and Youth; Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, Shadow Minister for Ageing and Shadow Minster for Mental Health; Bob Katter, Independent MP; Mike Carlton, Broadcaster, Journalist and author and Natalie Pa'apa'a, singer Blue King Brown and political activist.
Panelists: Faustina 'Fuzzy' Agolley, TV host; Josh Thomas, Comedian; Ruslan Kogan, CEO Kogan; Samah Hadid, human rights activist; and James Paterson, Associate Editor of the IPA Review.
Panelists: Anthony Albanese; Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Joe Hockey; Shadow Treasurer, Adam Bandt; Greens MP, Judith Sloan; economist and academic, Fiona Kartauskas; political cartoonist.
Panelists: Penny Wong, Finance Minister; Mathias Cormann, Shadow Assistant Treasurer; Charles Waterstreet, flamboyant barrister; Elizabeth Ann Macgregor, Director of the MCA and Stephen O’Doherty, CEO Christian Schools Australia.
Panelist: Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
Panelists: John Lennox, Oxford mathematician and Christian; John Safran, documentary maker; Eva Cox, atheist social commentator; Jacqueline Grey, Pentecostal scholar; and Susan Carland, Muslim Sociologist.
Panelists: Lara Giddings, Premier of Tasmania; Eric Abetz, Opposition Senate Leader; Christine Milne, Deputy Leader of the Greens; Peter Cundall, horticulturalist and television personality; Garry Bailey, News Ltd Editor, The Mercury; Melanie Kerrison, lawyer.
Panelists: Tanya Plibersek, Human Services Minister; Peter Dutton, Shadow Health Minister; Christine Nixon, Former Victorian Police Commissioner; Heather Ridout, Chief Executive, Australian Industry Group; Brendan O'Neill, British Editor, Spiked Online; Stephen Mayne, Crikey founder.
Panelists: Noni Hazlehurst; actor and youth advocate, Graham Richardson; former Labor minister, Mark Dreyfus; Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change, Kelly O'Dwyer; Member for Higgins, Tom Switzer; editor The Spectator Australia.
Panelists: Tony Burke; Environment and Sustainability Minister, Malcolm Turnbull; Former Opposition leader, Deborah Cheetham; Indigenous opera singer, Stella Young; Disability advocate, Lachlan Harris; Kevin Rudd's former press secretary, Jackie Kelly; former Howard government Minister.
Panelists: Nick Minchin, Former Liberal Minister; Hanifa Deen, Pakistani-Australian author; Daniel Pipes, American political commentator; Doug Cameron, Labor Senator; and Suelette Dreyfus, academic and author of Underground.
Panelists: Don Watson, Former speechwriter for Paul Keating and distinguished writer; Kate Grenville, celebrated Australian author; Anna Funder, author of Stasiland; Malalai Joya, former Afghan parliamentarian and writer; and Omar Musa, Malaysian-Australian rapper and poet.
Panelists: Greg Combet, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency; Sophie Mirabella, shadow minister for innovation, industry and science; Clive Palmer, mining magnate; Paul Howes, National Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union; and Jessica Irvine, economics journalist.
Panelists: Germaine Greer, celebrated Australian intellectual; Barnaby Joyce, Queensland Nationals Senator; Paul Barry, journalist and author; Melinda Tankard Reist, anti-porn campaigner; and Joe Hildebrand, News Ltd columnist.
Panelists: Kristina Keneally, Former NSW Premier; Raimond Gaita, philosopher and author; Cristina Rad, video blogger and radical atheist; Jim Wallace, Managing Director of the Australian Christian Lobby; and Gerard Henderson, historian and conservative commentator.
Panelists: William McInnes, actor and author; Rob Oakeshott, Independent MP; Janet Albrechtsen, opinion columnist for The Australian; Mark Butler, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing; Helen Coonan, Former Communications Minister.
Panelists: Slavoj Zizek, firebrand philosopher; Kate Adie, BBC Foreign Correspondent; Jon Ronson, writer and psychopath expert; Mona Eltahawy, Egyptian born democracy activist; and Greg Sheridan, The Australian's foreign editor.
Panelists: Bill Shorten, Assistant Treasurer; Julie Bishop, Deputy Liberal Leader; Richard Flanagan, celebrated novelist and essayist; Ron Merkel, prominent barrister; and Caroline Overington, News Ltd journalist and author.
Panelists: Paul Henderson, Chief Minister NT; David Tollner, Country Liberal Party MP; Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, Central Australian Aboriginal elder; Fiona O'Loughlin, comedian and author; Stuart Blanch, Director, Environment Center NT; Luke Bowen, Exec Director Northern Territory Cattlemen’s Association.
Panelists: John Waters, American filmmaker; Tanya Plibersek, Human Services Minister; Christopher Pyne, Opposition education spokesperson; Kate Miller-Heidke, singer songwriter; Graham Richardson, political commentator and strategist; Judith Sloan, economist and business woman.
Panelists: Allan Asher, outgoing Ombudsman; Richard Gill, Music Director of the Victorian Opera; Anne Summers, author and feminist; Tanveer Ahmed, psychiatrist and commentator and Rebecca Weisser, Opinion Editor of The Australian.
Malcolm Turnbull, Shadow Communications Minister; Jessica Rudd, novelist; Ray Martin, journalist and author; Kate Ellis, Minister for Employment Participation; and Peter Reith, former Howard Government Minister.
Panelists: Penny Wong, Finance Minister; Joe Hockey, Shadow Treasurer; Judith Sloan, economist and businesswoman; Miriam Lyons, Director of the Centre for Policy Development; and Joe Hildebrand, columnist.
Panelists Jenny McAllister, ALP National President; Helen Kroger, Liberal Senator; Mikey Robins, comedian; Robert Manne, writer and academic; and Tim Wilson, Institute of Public Affairs.
Panelists: Bill Shorten, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations; Julie Bishop, Deputy Opposition Leader; Daniel Hannan, conservative Member of the European Parliament; Eva Cox, feminist academic; and Annabel Crabb, journalist
Panelists: Government Leader in the Senate, Chris Evans; the Nationals’ Senator, Barnaby Joyce; former Queensland Premier, Peter Beattie; Deputy Leader of the Greens, Christine Milne; Kevin Rudd's former adviser, Lachlan Harris; and opinion columnist for The Australian, Janet Albrechtsen.
Panelists: Amanda Vanstone, former Howard Government Minister; Mark Steyn, conservative commentator and writer; Natasha Stott Despoja, one-time Democrats leader; Jianying Zha, writer and adviser to US President Barack Obama; and Paul Grabowsky, Director, 2012 Adelaide Festival.
Panelists: Health Minister, Tanya Plibersek; Shadow Communications Minister, Malcolm Turnbull; former Farmer of the Year, Michael O’Brien; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Mick Gooda; and Feminist writer and broadcaster, Clementine Ford.
Panelists Germaine Greer, celebrated Australian intellectual; Toby Ralph, marketing and political strategist; Benjamin Law, writer and journalist; Christa Hughes, cabaret artist; and Craig Gross, America's contentious porn pastor.
Panelists: Craig Emerson, Trade Minister; George Brandis, Shadow Attorney General; Larissa Waters, Queensland Greens Senator; Grahame Morris, political strategist; Liberty Sanger, labor lawyer.
Panelists: former Violent Femme, Brian Ritchie, now director of Hobart's MONA Festival of Music and Art; The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins; Liberal Senate Leader, Eric Abetz; Outspoken Independent and anti-gambling MP, Andrew Wilkie; author and academic, Natasha Cica; and CEO of the Forest Industry Association, Terry Edwards.
Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell and British atheist, Professor Richard Dawkins.
Panelists: Attorney-General, Nicola Roxon; shadow education minister, Christopher Pyne; humanist philosopher, A.C. Grayling; human rights lawyer, Geoffrey Robertson and Middle East analyst, Lydia Khalil.
Panelist: Bob Brown, outgoing leader of the Australian Greens.
Panelists: Mark Dreyfus, Cabinet Secretary and local Labor MP; Sophie Mirabella, Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry and Science; Victor Victor, Sudanese youth leader; Ged Kearney, President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions; Peter Reith, former Howard Government Minister; and Diana Nguyen, actor and comedian.
Panelists: Graham Richardson, Labor power-broker turned commentator; Mark Butler, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing; Kelly O'Dwyer, Liberal MP; Mark Bouris, leading Australian businessman; and Kate Miller-Heidke, singer songwriter.
Panelists: Penny Wong, Finance Minister; Joe Hockey, Shadow Treasurer; Tim Costello, CEO of World Vision Australia; Judith Sloan, economist and businesswoman; and Stephen Mayne, Crikey founder and shareholder activist.
Panelists: Jeffrey Eugenides, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Virgin Suicides and Middlesex, Kathy Lette, Australian author, commentator and self-confessed “demented mother”; Glenn Carle, former CIA interrogator and analyst; Masha Gessen, Russian journalist and Putin biographer; and Greg Sheridan, Foreign Affairs Editor, The Australian.
Panelists: Barry Humphries, celebrated Australian writer, satirist and actor; Miriam Margolyes, star of Harry Potter and champion of English novelist Charles Dickens; Jacki Weaver, Academy Award nominated actress; David Marr, journalist and commentator; and John Hewson, former leader of the Liberal Party.
Panelists: Simon Crean, Federal Minister for Regional Australia and the Arts; Barnaby Joyce, Queensland Senator and Shadow Federal Minister for Regional Development; Christine Milne, Leader of the Greens; Georgie Somerset, Kingaroy farmer and President of the Queensland Rural Women's Network and Jeremy Marou, Torres Strait Islands musician and grand nephew of Eddie Mabo.
Panelists: Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard.
Panelists: Lenny Henry, British comedian, actor and writer; Pru Goward, ABC journalist turned NSW government minister; Brian Schmidt, Nobel Prize winning astrophysicist; Susan Ryan, Age Discrimination Commissioner; and Joe Hildebrand, News Ltd columnist.
Panelists: Kate Lundy, Minister for Sport and Multicultural Affairs; Tim Freedman, lead singer of The Whitlams; George Brandis, Shadow Attorney General; Dr John Lee, foreign policy academic and China expert; and Louise Adler, CEO of Melbourne University Publishing.
Panelists: Greg Combet, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency; Sophie Mirabella, Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry and Science; Simon Sheikh, National Director of GetUp; Lenore Taylor, National Affairs Correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald; and Grahame Morris, political strategist.
Panelists: Chris Bowen, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship; Malcolm Turnbull, Shadow Communications Minister; Nahji Chu, one-time refugee now successful restaurateur; Thierry de Duve, internationally acclaimed art theorist and critic; and Liz Ann Macgregor, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art.
Panelists: Richard Ford, Pulitzer Prize-winning author; Joel Fitzgibbon, Government Whip; Greg Hunt, Shadow Climate Minister; Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens Senator; Jennifer Hewett, political journalist; and Peter Craven, literary critic.
Panelists: Simon Sheikh, GetUp Director; Nicola Roxon, Attorney-General; Christopher Pyne, Shadow Education Minister; Michael Spence, Vice-Chancellor of Sydney University and Jane Caro, social commentator.
Panelists: Shane Gould, Australian swimming legend and triple Olympic gold medal winner; Louise Sauvage, multi gold medalist wheelchair racer; David Pocock, incoming captain of the Australian Wallabies rugby team; John Alexander, tennis champion turned MP for Bennelong; and Michael O'Loughlin, former Sydney Swans' star.
Panelists:Katie Noonan, singer-songwriter; Craig Emerson, Minister for Trade; George Brandis, Shadow Attorney General; Bob Katter, political maverick and leader of the Australian Party; and Debbie Kilroy, prisoner rights advocate.
Panelists: Peter Singer, Ethicist and philosopher; Phillip Blond, British political thinker and theologian; Dr Cassandra Goldie, Head of Australian Council of Social Service; Mark Butler, Minister for Mental Health and Aging; and Pru Goward, Member for Goulburn.
Panelists: Graham Richardson, Labor power-broker turned commentator; Doug Cameron, Labor Senator for New South Wales; Janet Albrechtsen, Opinion columnist for The Australian;Simon Birmingham, Liberal Senator for South Australia; and Mandy Nolan, comedian, author and mother-of-five.
Panelists: Simon Callow, Celebrated British actor and writer; Germaine Greer, Feminist icon and provocateur; Anthony Appiah, Ghanaian-British-American philosopher and novelist; and Sefi Atta, Nigerian Author.
Panelists: Tony Burke, Minister For Environment and Sustainability; Tara Moss, Author and former model; Angry Anderson, Rock singer and conservative political activist; Fiona Nash, The National’s Senator and Nitin Sawhney, British Indian musician and composer.
Panelists: Peter Jensen, Anglican Archbishop of Sydney; Chris Evans, Minister for Tertiary Education; Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Aging; Anna Krien, Journalist and author; and Catherine Deveny, Writer, comedian and social commentator.
Panelists: Clover Moore, Newly re-elected Lord Mayor of Sydney; Robyn Davidson, Acclaimed Australian author; Ilan Pappe, Israeli born historian; Irving Wallach, Prominent Australian barrister; and Greg Sheridan, Foreign Affairs editor of The Australian.
Panelists: Tanya Plibersek, Minister for Health; Kelly O'Dwyer, Liberal Member for Higgins; Mark Carnegie, Venture capitalist and philanthropist; Elliot Perlman, Australian novelist and screenwriter; and Jason Silva, American futurist and film maker.
Panelists: Jane Bussmann, 'Bob and Bono - Get Out of Africa!'; Shiv Malik, 'The War of Young against Old'; Jianying Zha, 'China Hearts America'; Jesse Bering, 'We're All Sexual Perverts!'; and Simon Laham, 'The Joy of Sin'.
Panelists: Kate Ellis, Minister for Employment Participation; Christopher Pyne, Shadow Education Minister; Lindsay Tanner, Former Finance Minister; Nilaja Sun, American actor and playwright; and Piers Akerman, Political commentator.
Panelists: Pamela Stephenson, Author and psychotherapist; Bill Shorten, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations; Charlie Pickering, Comedian and television presenter; Sophie Mirabella, Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry and Science; and Catherine Fox, Deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review's Boss Magazine.
Panelists: Billy Bragg, Singer-songwriter and activist; Peter Garrett, Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth; Amanda Vanstone, Former Howard Government Minister; Scott Morrison, Shadow Immigration Minister; and Julia Baird, Author, broadcaster and journalist.
Panelists: Kate Lundy, Minister for Sport and Multicultural Affairs; Eric Abetz, Liberal Senate Leader; Archie Roach, Indigenous singer-songwriter; Sekai Holland, Zimbabwe Minister for National Healing & Reconciliation; and Grahame Morris, Political adviser.
Panelists: Colin Barnett, WA Premier; Bob Brown, Former Leader of the Greens; Alannah MacTiernan, Former Labor Minister; Hannah McGlade, Indigenous human rights lawyer and Bob Cronin, Editor in Chief, The West Australian.
Panelists: Judith Sloan, Economist and businesswoman; Kevin Rudd, Former Prime Minister; Malcolm Turnbull, Shadow Communications Minister; and Heather Ridout, Reserve Bank of Australia board member.
Panelists: Penny Wong, Finance Minister; Barnaby Joyce, Queensland Nationals Senator; Jonathan Biggins, Playwright and Satirist; Stella Young, Comedienne and disability activist; and Janet Albrechtsen, Columnist for The Australian.
Panelists: Christopher Pyne, Shadow Education Minister; David Bradbury, Assistant Treasurer; Amanda Vanstone, Former Howard Government Minister; Anne Summers, Author and feminist and Tim Levinson, Hip Hop Artist aka Urthboy.
Panelists: Chris Evans, Labor Senator for Western Australia; George Brandis, Shadow Attorney General; Corinne Grant, Comedian & Writer; Rachel Botsman, Author & Social Innovator; and James Paterson, Editor of the IPA.
Panelists: Tanya Plibersek, Minister for Health; Greg Hunt, Shadow Minister for Climate Action; Professor Lawrence Krauss, Theoretical Physicist & Cosmologist; Dr John Dickson, Director of the Centre for Public Christianity; and Dr Cindy Pan, Medical Commentator & Author.
Panelists: Jeff Bleich, American Ambassador to Australia; Bob Carr, Foreign Minister; Malcolm Turnbull, Shadow Minister for Communications; Ahdaf Soueif, Egyptian novelist, commentator and activist; and Eva Cox, Author and feminist.
Panelists: Bill Shorten, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations; Julie Bishop, Deputy Opposition Leader; Christine Milne, Leader of the Greens; Tim Ferguson, Comedian and Senate candidate and Ruslan Kogan, CEO Kogan.
Panelists: Peter Garrett, Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth; and Christopher Pyne, Shadow Education Minister.
Panelists: David Feeney, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence; Barnaby Joyce, Queensland Nationals Senator; Viv Benjamin, Anti-poverty Campaigner & Youth Activist; Alannah MacTiernan, Former WA Labor Minister; and Jeremy Cordeaux, Adelaide Broadcaster & Commentator.
Panelists: A.C. Grayling, British Philosopher; Brendan O’Connor, Minister for Immigration; Kelly O'Dwyer, Liberal Member for Higgins; Christine Nixon, Former Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police; Brendon Gale, Former AFL player and CEO Richmond Football Club; and George Megalogenis, Author and Commentator.
Panelists: Archbishop Mark Coleridge, Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane; Dr Mohamad Abdalla, Imam; Venerable Robina Courtin, Buddhist Nun; Josh Thomas, Atheist, Comedian & Actor; and Deborah Conway, Jewish Atheist Singer-Songwriter.
Panelists: Brooke Magnanti, Research Scientist and Author Belle de Jour; Germaine Greer, Feminist icon and provocateur; Mia Freedman, Mamamia founder and director; Deborah Cheetham, Indigenous opera singer; and Janet Albrechtsen, Opinion columnist for The Australian.
Panelists: Dick Adams, Labor MP for Lyons; Sophie Mirabella, Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry and Science; David Marr, Journalist and commentator; Jan Davis, CEO of the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association; and Peter Whish-Wilson, Greens Senator for Tasmania.
Panelists: Tanya Plibersek, Health Minister; and Peter Dutton, Shadow Health Minister.
Panelists: Mark Butler, Minister for Mental Health and Aging; Jamie Briggs, Coalition Spokesperson on Scrutiny of Government Waste; Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens Senator; Andrea Mason, Coordinator of NPY Women’s Council; and Nick Cater, Senior editor with The Australian and author.
Panelists: Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia.
Panelists: Clive Palmer, Mining Magnate; Ged Kearney, President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions; Tim Nicholls, Queensland Treasurer; Larissa Waters, Queensland Greens Senator; and Bob Katter, Political maverick and Leader of Katter’s Australian Party.
Panelists: Ruby Wax, Comedian and Author; Faramerz Dabhoiwala, Author The Origins of Sex; Sylvia Nasar, Author A Beautiful Mind; William Dalrymple, Historian of India and the Islamic world; and Mike Carlton, Journalist, Commentator and Author.
Panelists: Lawrence Krauss, Theoretical Physicist & Cosmologist; Gene Robinson, America’s First Openly Gay Bishop; Fred Nile, Conservative Morals Campaigner; Amanda Vanstone, Former Howard Government Minister; and Susan Ryan, Age Discrimination Commissioner.
Panelists: Martha Wainwright, Canadian Singer - Songwriter; Bill McKibben, American Environmentalist; Michael Stutchbury, Editor-in-Chief of The Australian Financial Review; Linda Burney, Indigenous MP; and Cory Bernardi, Liberal Senator.
Panelists: Mark Latham, Former Federal Opposition Leader; Malcolm Turnbull, Shadow Minister for Communications; Craig Emerson, Minister for Trade; Jennifer Hewett, Political journalist; and Haifaa Al-Mansour, Saudi Arabia's first female filmmaker.
Panelists: Kate Lundy, Minister for Sport and Multicultural Affairs; Barnaby Joyce, Queensland Nationals Senator; Paul Kelly, Editor-at-large The Australian; Robert Manne, Writer and academic; and Dr Fiona Stanley, Former Australian Of The Year.
Panelists: Anne Summers, Author The Misogyny Factor; George Brandis, Shadow Attorney General; Graham Richardson, Labor power-broker turned commentator; Matt Thistlethwaite, Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs; and Judith Sloan, Economist and businesswoman.
Panelists: Tanya Plibersek, Minister for Health & Medical Research; Sophie Mirabella, Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry and Science; Todd Sampson, Advertising CEO and Gruen Transfer regular; Sue Cato, Commentator and Spin Doctor; and Neil Lawrence, Kevin 07 Campaign Creator.
Panellists: Anthony Albanese, Deputy Prime Minister; Malcolm Turnbull, Shadow Minister for Communications; Corinne Grant, Comedian & Writer; Bill Leak, Artist and Cartoonist for The Australian; and Miriam Lyons, Director of the Centre for Policy Development.
Panelists: Stephen Smith, Minister for Defence; Julie Bishop, Deputy Opposition Leader; Scott Ludlam, WA Greens Senator; Narelda Jacobs, WA’s first indigenous television news presenter; and Mitch Hooke, CEO of the Minerals Council of Australia.
Panelists: Bill Shorten, Minister for Education and Workplace Relations; Tim Fischer, Former Deputy Prime Minister; Arthur Sinodinos, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition; Louise Adler, CEO of Melbourne University Publishing; and Michelle Foster, Director of the International Refugee Law Programme.
Panelists: Magda Szubanski, Actress and Comedian; Kate Ellis, Minister for Employment Participation; Josh Frydenberg, Liberal Member for Kooyong; Peter Shergold, Chancellor of the University of Western Sydney; and Shahzad Akbar, Pakistani Human Rights Lawyer.
Panelists: Doug Cameron, Parliamentary Secretary for Housing and Homelessness; Greg Hunt, Shadow Minister for Climate Action; Grahame Morris, Political strategist; Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Founder of Youth Without Borders; and Pamela Williams, National Correspondent Australian Financial Review.
Panelists: Penny Wong, Finance Minister; Christopher Pyne, Shadow Education Minister; Adam Bandt, Greens Member for Melbourne; Rhys Muldoon, Actor and Commentator; and Janet Albrechtsen, Opinion columnist for The Australian.
Panelists: Chris Bowen, Federal Treasurer; and Joe Hockey, Shadow Treasurer.
Panelists: Bill Shorten, Minister for Education and Workplace Relations; Kelly O'Dwyer, Liberal Member for Higgins; Tom Watson, Anti-Murdoch Campaigner; Sally Warhaft, Editor, Author and host of The Fifth Estate and Tim Wilson, Institute of Public Affairs.
Panelist: Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister.
Panelists: Tanya Plibersek, Minister for Health & Medical Research; George Brandis, Shadow Attorney General; Michael Kroger, Former President of the Victorian Liberal Party; Lenore Taylor, Chief Political Correspondent The Guardian; and Graham Richardson, Labor power-broker turned commentator.
Panelists: Clive Palmer, Leader of the Palmer United Party; Mark Latham, Former Federal Opposition Leader; Larissa Waters, Queensland Greens Senator; David Williamson, Playwright; Rebecca Huntley, Social researcher and writer; and Nick Xenophon, South Australia Independent Senator.
Panelists: Anthony Albanese, Labor MP for Grayndler; and Bill Shorten, Labor MP for Maribyrnong.
Panelists: Greg Hunt, Minister for the Environment; Kate Ellis, Labor MP; Viv Benjamin, CEO of the Oaktree Foundation; Luo Xiaopeng, Chinese economist and political analyst; and Greg Sheridan, Foreign Affairs Editor, The Australian.
Panelists: Arthur Sinodinos, Assistant Treasurer; Penny Wong, South Australian Labor Senator; Warren Mundine, Chair of the Indigenous Advisory Council; Jeff McMullen, Journalist and author; and Lally Katz, Playwright.
Panelists: Barnaby Joyce, Minister for Agriculture; Tony Burke, Labor frontbencher; Amanda Vanstone, Former Howard Government Minister; Vince Sorrenti, Comedian; and Rabia Siddique, Lawyer and Author Equal Justice.
Panelists: Christopher Pyne, Education Minister; Joel Fitzgibbon, Shadow Minister for Agriculture; Ray Martin, Journalist and author; Wendy Harmer, Editor in Chief, The Hoopla; and Judith Sloan, Economist and businesswoman.
Panelists: Peter Hitchens, Journalist and author; Germaine Greer, Feminist icon and provocateur; Hanna Rosin, Senior editor of The Atlantic; and Dan Savage, Sex Advice Author and Gay Activist.
Panelists: David Knox, Managing Director and CEO, Santos Ltd; Carol Schwartz, Chair of the Women’s Leadership Institute; John Symond, Founder, Aussie Home Loans; Elizabeth Proust, Chair of Nestle Australia; and Graham Bradley, Non-Executive Chair of HSBC Bank Australia.
Panelists: Shashi Tharoor, Diplomat and Minister of State for HR Development; Pallavi Sharda, Australian-born Bollywood star; Swapan Dasgupta, Senior Indian journalist and political commentator; Shoma Chaudhury, Managing Editor of news magazine Tehelka; Karan Thapar, Award winning TV journalist and Host of Devil’s Advocate and Stuart MacGill, Former Australian Cricketer.
Panelists: Yulia Supadmo, Indonesian Senior Journalist; Josh Frydenberg, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister; Chris Bowen, Shadow Treasurer; Kurt Campbell, Lowy Institute Distinguished International Fellow; Tara Moss, Author; and Julian Burnside, Barrister and Human Rights Advocate.
Panelists: Barnaby Joyce, Minister for Agriculture; Tanya Plibersek, Deputy Opposition Leader; Akmal Saleh, Comedian; Cassandra Goldie, Head of Australian Council of Social Service; Nick Cater, Opinion editor with The Australian & author The Lucky Culture; and Ray Martin, Journalist and author.
Panelists: Malcolm Turnbull, Minister for Communications; Mark Dreyfus, Shadow Attorney-General; Dave Hughes, Comedian; Yolanda Vega, CEO of Australian Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry; and Janet Albrechtsen, Opinion columnist for The Australian.
Panelists: Eric Abetz, Liberal Senate Leader; Tony Burke, Shadow Finance Minister; Heather Ridout, Businesswoman & RBA board member; Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Founder of Youth Without Borders; and James Allan, Professor of Law, University of Queensland.
Panelists: Jamie Briggs, Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Development; Anthony Albanese, Shadow Infrastructure Minister; Ged Kearney, President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions; Clive Palmer, Leader of the Palmer United Party; and Rhonda Cornum, Gulf war veteran & leader of US Army well being project.
Panelists: Josh Frydenberg, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister; Jason Clare, Shadow Communications Minister; Sue Morphet, Chair of Manufacturing Australia; Katharine Viner, Editor-in Chief, Guardian Australia; and David Bridie, Musician.
Panelists: George Brandis, Attorney-General and Minister for the Arts; Chris Bowen, Shadow Treasurer; Lisa Wilkinson, Journalist and television presenter; Marcia Langton, Professor of Indigenous Studies; and Sharri Markson, Media Editor, The Australian.
Panelists: Billy Bragg, Singer-songwriter and activist; Wendy Harmer, Editor in Chief, The Hoopla; Miroslav Volf, Evangelical theologian and author; Sussan Ley, Assistant Minister for Education; and Mark Butler, Shadow Minister for Environment.
Panelists: Rachel Griffiths, Film and television actress; Eddie McGuire, President of Collingwood FC and media personality; Lindsay Fox, Founder, The Linfox Group; Kelly O'Dwyer, Liberal Member for Higgins; and Richard Marles, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Border Protection.
Panelists: Mona Eltahawy, Egyptian author and commentator; Kenneth Roth, International Director of Human Rights Watch; Tim Wilson, Human Rights Commissioner; Ilwad Elman, Somalian peace and human rights activist; and Lucy Siegle, Ethics columnist The Observer.
Panelists: Dr Geoff Raby, Former Ambassador to China; Mei Yan, Businesswoman and media executive; Ma Tianjie, Program Director, Greenpeace East Asia; Cheng Lei, Television Presenter; and Guo Jian, Chinese Australian artist.
Panelists: Marise Payne, Minister for Human Services; Penny Wong, Opposition Leader in the Senate; Michelle Garnaut, Chef and restaurateur; Jacqui Lambie, PUP Senator-Elect for Tasmania; and Judith Sloan, Economist and businesswoman.
Panelists: Bob Carr, Former Foreign Minister; Kerry Chikarovski, Former State Liberal leader; Eva Cox, Author & social analyst; Brendan O'Neill, British Editor, Spiked Online; and Nigel Kennedy, British Violin Virtuoso.
Panelists: Malcolm Turnbull, Minister for Communications; Doug Cameron, Shadow Minister for Human Services; Sarrah Le Marquand, Opinion editor of The Daily Telegraph; Andrew Neil, British broadcaster and journalist; and Van Badham, Playwright and Columnist for The Guardian Australia.
Panelists: Christopher Pyne, Education Minister; Anna Burke, Former Speaker of the House; Mark Trevorrow, Actor and comedian aka ‘Bob Downe’; Pallavi Sinha, Human Rights & Immigration Lawyer; and John Roskam, Executive Director, Institute of Public Affairs.
Panelists: Sharman Stone, Liberal MP; Alannah MacTiernan, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development & Infrastructure; David Marr, Journalist and commentator; Innes Willox, CEO, Australian Industry Group; and Satyajit Das, Finance Expert.
Panelist: Joe Hockey, Treasurer.
Panelists: Thomas Keneally, Acclaimed author and historian; Tara Moss, Author; Richard Flanagan, Novelist; Jean Kittson, Comedian and author; and Tim Storrier, Artist.
Panelists: Cory Bernardi, Liberal Senator; Catherine King, Shadow Health Minister; Lawrence Krauss, Theoretical Physicist & Cosmologist; Lucy Turnbull, Former Lord Mayor of Sydney; and Rowan Dean, Associate Editor, Spectator Australia.
Panelists: Jane Goodall, Primatologist; Betty Churcher, Art educator; Peter Coleman, Conservative intellectual; Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, Central Australian Indigenous leader; and Stuart Rees, Founder of the Sydney Peace Foundation.
Panelists: Josh Frydenberg, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister; Ed Husic, Labor MP; Dee Madigan, Author and advertising director; Virisila Buadromo, Fijian women's advocate; and James Allan, Professor of Law, University of Queensland.
Panelists: Mark Carnegie, Venture capitalist and philanthropist; Mark Latham, Former Federal Opposition Leader; Tony Shepherd, Chairman, National Commission of Audit; Eva Cox, Author & social analyst; and Holly Ransom, Youth Advocate and Co-Chair G20 Youth Summit.
Panelists: Sarah Henderson, Liberal Member for Corangamite; Richard Marles, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Border Protection; Darryn Lyons, Mayor of Geelong; Elaine Carbines, CEO, G21 – The Geelong Region Alliance; and Richard Di Natale, Greens Senator and Health spokesperson.
Panelists: Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize-winning Economist; Ross Garnaut, Distinguished Government Adviser; Judith Sloan, Businesswoman, Academic and Columnist; and Christine Wong, Director of The Center for Contemporary Chinese Studies.
Panelists: Philip Ruddock, Chief Government Whip; Tanya Plibersek, Deputy Opposition Leader; Charlie Pickering, Comedian and television presenter; Tania Major, Cape York indigenous leader; and Tim Hawkes, Author and Headmaster of The King's School, Sydney.
Panelists: Michael Kirby, Former High Court Judge; Nafsiah Mboi, Indonesian Health Minister; Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, French Nobel Prize winner & co-discoverer of HIV; Amanda Vanstone, Former Liberal Senator; and Nic Holas, Writer and HIV Activist.
Panelists: Barnaby Joyce, Minister for Agriculture; Mark Butler, Shadow Minister for Environment; David Suchet, British Actor; Louise Adler, CEO of Melbourne University Publishing; and Madonna King, Journalist and Commentator.
Panelists: Noel Pearson, Chairman, Cape York Partnership; Nova Peris, Labor Senator; Ken Wyatt, Liberal Member for Hasluck; Djawa Yunupingu, Deputy Chairman, Yothu Yindi Foundation; Joe Morrison, CEO, Northern Land Council; and Dhäŋggal Gurruwiwi, Gälpu Clan Elder.
Panelists: Greg Combet, Former Labor Minister; Sussan Ley, Assistant Minister for Education; Jennifer Robinson, Human Rights Lawyer; John Stackhouse, Visiting Christian Scholar; and Simon Breheny, Editor of FreedomWatch.
Panelists: Warren Truss, Deputy Prime Minister; Penny Wong, Opposition Leader in the Senate; Clive Palmer, Leader of the Palmer United Party; Heather Ridout, Businesswoman & RBA board member; and John Falzon, National CEO, St Vincent de Paul Society.
Panelists: Gareth Evans, Former Australian Foreign Minister; Paul Kelly, Editor-at-large The Australian; and Elizabeth Pisani, Author and Indonesia commentator; Tasneem Chopra, Chair, Australian Muslim Women’s Center for Human Rights; and Ali Alizadeh, Iranian-Australian author and academic.
Panelists: Kay Hymowitz, Author and researcher; Lydia Cacho, Mexican journalist, author and feminist activist; Jane Caro, Author and social commentator; Kajsa Ekis Ekman, Swedish author and journalist; and Alissa Nutting, American author and academic.
Panelists: Jonathan Biggins, Entertainer and political satirist; Kim Williams, Author and former media executive; Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services; Sam Dastyari, Labor Senator; and Kate McClymont, Investigative journalist.
Panelists: Suzanne Cory, Molecular biologist & Boyer lecturer; Peter Doherty, Nobel Prize Winning Immunologist; Brian Schmidt, Nobel Prize Winning Astrophysicist; Marita Cheng, Engineer and founder of Robogals; and Ian Chubb, Australia’s Chief Scientist.
Panelists: Anne-Azza Aly, Counter Terrorism Expert; Michael Keenan, Minister for Justice; Mark Dreyfus, Shadow Attorney-General; Scott Ludlam, Greens Senator for Western Australia; and Randa Abdel-Fattah, Author and lawyer.
Panelists: Christopher Pyne, Education Minister; Wayne Swan, Former Treasurer; Kate Carnell, CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Laura Tingle, Political Editor, The Australian Financial Review; and Tony Barry, Actor.
Panelists: Catherine McGregor, Group Captain, Royal Australian Air Force Reserve; Greg Sheridan, Foreign Affairs Editor, The Australian; Julian Burnside, Barrister and Human Rights Advocate; Kelly O'Dwyer, Liberal Member for Higgins; and Kate Ellis, Labor Member for Adelaide.
Panelists: Catherine McGregor, Group Captain, Royal Australian Air Force Reserve; Greg Sheridan, Foreign Affairs Editor, The Australian; Julian Burnside, Barrister and Human Rights Advocate; Kelly O'Dwyer, Liberal Member for Higgins; and Kate Ellis, Labor Member for Adelaide.
Panelists: Brian Cox, Particle Physicist and TV Presenter; Matt Colwell aka 360, Rapper; Miranda Tapsell, Actress; Richard Gill, Artistic Director Sydney Symphony Education Program; and Nalini Joshi, Mathematician.
Panelists: Geoffrey Robertson, International human rights lawyer; Stuart Robert, Assistant Minister for Defense; Catherine King, Shadow Health Minister; and Rowan Dean, Editor, The Spectator Australia.
Panelist: George Brandis, Attorney-General and Minister for the Arts.
Panelists: Baroness Susan Greenfield, Neuroscientist, writer and broadcaster; Greg Hunt, Minister for the Environment; Anthony Albanese, Shadow Infrastructure Minister; Laura John, 2014 Australian Youth Representative to the UN; and James Paterson, Deputy Executive Director, Institute of Public Affairs.
Panelists: Malcolm Turnbull, Minister for Communications; Tanya Plibersek, Deputy Opposition Leader; Ben Elton, Comedy writer and author; Jonathan Holmes, Journalist; and Sarrah Le Marquand, Opinion editor of The Daily Telegraph.
Panelists: Noel Pearson, Chairman, Cape York Partnership; James Cromwell, Actor; Amanda Vanstone, Former Liberal Senator; Holly Ransom, Youth Advocate and Co-Chair G20 Youth Summit; and Waleed Aly, Host of RN Drive, columnist and author.
Panelists: Barnaby Joyce, Minister for Agriculture; Wayne Swan, Former Treasurer; Larissa Waters, Queensland Greens Senator; John Madigan, Independent Senator for Victoria; and Jacqui Lambie, Independent Senator for Tasmania.
Panelists: Alan Jones, Influential Radio Broadcaster; Jamie Briggs, Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Development; Chris Bowen, Shadow Treasurer; Heather Ridout, Businesswoman & RBA board member; and Corinne Grant, Comedian & Writer.
Panelists: Malcolm Turnbull, Minister for Communications; Catherine King, Shadow Health Minister; Lisa Wilkinson, Journalist and television presenter; Bryan Stevenson, Director, Equal Justice Initiative; and Greg Sheridan, Foreign Affairs Editor, The Australian.
Panelists: Rosie Batty, 2015 Australian of the Year; Natasha Stott Despoja, Ambassador for Women and Girls; Tim Cartwright, Acting Chief Commissioner, Victoria Police; Charlie King, NT radio sports broadcaster and Simon Santosha, Counselor for Men and Families.
Panelists: Josh Frydenberg, Assistant Treasurer; Andrew Leigh, Shadow Assistant Treasurer; Miriam Margolyes, Star of Harry Potter; Trisha Jha, Center for Independent Studies; and Jamila Rizvi, Editor-in-chief of Mamamia.
To celebrate 40 years of IWD a special Q&A with guest host Annabel Crabb. Panelists: Julie Bishop, Minister for Foreign Affairs; Germaine Greer, Feminist icon and provocateur; Roxane Gay, Writer, editor and bad feminist; Holly Kramer, CEO, Best & Less; and Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Founder of Youth Without Borders.
Panelists: Joe Hockey, Treasurer; Chris Bowen, Shadow Treasurer; Cassandra Goldie, Head of Australian Council of Social Service; Kate Carnell, CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and John Daley, CEO Grattan Institute.
Panelists: Fiona Nash, Nationals Senator for NSW; Joel Fitzgibbon, Shadow Minister for Agriculture; Troy Cassar-Daley, Award-winning Country Musician; Robyn Clubb, Treasurer, Royal Agricultural Society of NSW and Orchardist; and Rob Cook, Fourth generation cattleman.
Panelists: Christopher Pyne, Education Minister; Penny Wong, Opposition Leader in the Senate; Brian Schmidt, Nobel Prize Winning Astrophysicist; Ruby Wax, Comedian and author; and Michael Franti, Musician, filmmaker and humanitarian.
Panelists: Nana Mouskouri, Internationally acclaimed singer; Kelly O'Dwyer, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer; and Ed Husic, Labor Member for Chifley; Michael Stutchbury, Editor-in-Chief of The Australian Financial Review; and Van Badham, Playwright and Columnist for The Guardian Australia.
Panelists: Peter Greste, Foreign correspondent for Al Jazeera; Mitch Fifield, Assistant Minister for Social Services; Alannah MacTiernan, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development & Infrastructure; Malarndirri McCarthy, Executive Producer, NITV News; and Su McCluskey, CEO of the Regional Australia Institute.
Panelists: Derryn Hinch, Journalist and media personality; Andrew Robb, Minister for Trade and Investment; Anna Burke, Former Speaker of the House; Dave Hughes, Comedian and Broadcaster; and Jane Burns, CEO of the Young and Well Cooperative Research Center.
Panelists: Arthur Sinodinos, Liberal Senator; Tanya Plibersek, Deputy Opposition Leader; Tim Fischer, Former Deputy Prime Minister and author; Carolyn Holbrook, Author and academic; and Tom Porteous, Deputy Program Director, Human Rights Watch.
Panelists: Peter Singer, Renowned philosopher and ethicist; Greg Hunt, Minister for the Environment; Mark Butler, Shadow Minister for Environment; Amanda Vanstone, Former Liberal Senator; and Adrienne Truscott, Comedian, writer, dancer and circus performer.
Panelists: Clive Palmer, Leader of the Palmer United Party; Christian Porter, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister; Nakkiah Lui, Playwright; Jason Clare, Shadow Communications Minister; and Jennifer Hewett, Political journalist.
Panelists: Norman Doidge, Psychiatrist and Author of The Brain’s Way of Healing; Caitlin Doughty, Mortician and Author of Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematorium; Douglas Coupland, Visual Artist and Author of Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture; Mohsin Hamid, Author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist and How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia; and Christina Lamb, Journalist & Author of Farewell Kabul.
Panelist: Joe Hockey, Treasurer.
Panelists: Josh Frydenberg, Assistant Treasurer; Anthony Albanese, Shadow Infrastructure Minister; Jack Charles, Indigenous elder, actor and activist; Miriam Lyons, Co-author of Governomics; and Judith Sloan, Businesswoman, Academic and Columnist.
Panelists: Christine Forster, City of Sydney Councillor; Dr Cornel West, Scholar and Poet; Philip Ruddock, Special Envoy for Citizenship; Katy Gallagher, Senator for the Australian Capital Territory; and Bates Gill, CEO of US Studies Center.
Panelists: Bronwyn Bishop, Speaker of the House of Representatives; Luca Belgiorno-Nettis, Founder, The New Democracy Foundation; Noel Pearson, Chairman, Cape York Partnership; Gillian Triggs, President, Australian Human Rights Commission; and Bret Walker, Magna Carta Committee.
Panelists: Linda Tirado, American anti-poverty campaigner; Steve Ciobo, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Trade; Joel Fitzgibbon, Shadow Minister for Agriculture; Dee Madigan, Author and advertising director; Grahame Morris, Political strategist; and Antony Hegarty, Singer of Antony and The Johnsons.
Panelists: Lawrence Krauss, Theoretical Physicist & Cosmologist; Anne Aly, Counter Terrorism Expert; Tanya Plibersek, Deputy Opposition Leader; Tim Wilson, Human Rights Commissioner; and Paul Kelly, Editor-at-large The Australian.
Panelists: Vrasidas Karalis, Professor of Modern Greek; Richard Marles, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Border Protection; Larissa Waters, Queensland Greens Senator; Trisha Jha, Centre for Independent Studies; and Greg Sheridan, Foreign Affairs Editor, The Australian.
Panelists: John Hewson, Former leader of the Liberal Party; Amanda Rishworth, South Australian Labor MP; John Stackhouse, Visiting Christian Scholar; Michael Ware, War correspondent and filmmaker; and Alex Oliver, Director, Polling Program, Lowy Institute.
Panelists: Tim Fischer, Former Deputy Prime Minister and author; Alan Jones, Radio Broadcaster; Jacqui Lambie, Independent Senator for Tasmania; Mark Butler, Shadow Minister for Environment; and Katherine Teh–White, Managing director, Futureye.
Panelists: Annastacia Palaszczuk, Premier of Queensland; Archbishop Mark Coleridge, Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane; Ron Boswell, Former Nationals Senator; and Anne Tiernan, School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University; and Monica Bradley, Innovation strategist.
Panelists: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysicist & Science Communicator; Ranjana Srivastava, Oncologist and Author; Adam Spencer, Broadcaster and Maths Geek; and Beth Fulton, Mathematician and Marine Scientist, CSIRO.
Panelists: Chris Hadfield, Former Commander of the International Space Station; Anne Summers, Author The Misogyny Factor; Josh Frydenberg, Assistant Treasurer; Sharon Bird, Shadow Minister for Vocational Education; and Joe Hildebrand, News Ltd columnist and Co-host of Studio 10.
Panelists: Richard Di Natale, Leader of The Australian Greens; Kelly O'Dwyer, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer; Sam Dastyari, Labor Senator; Brendan O'Neill, British Editor, spiked; and Katy Faust, Traditional marriage advocate.
Panelists: Anna Bligh, Former Queensland Premier; Peter Reith, Former Howard Government Minister; Tony Windsor, Former Independent MP; Louise Adler, CEO of Melbourne University Publishing; and Annabel Crabb, Political reporter and author.
Panelists: Naomi Klein, Author, This Changes Everything; Miroslav Volf, Christian theologian and author; Tariq Ali, British Pakistani author and political campaigner; Laurie Penny, Writer and journalist; and Tom Switzer, Host of Between the Lines.
Discuss the Questions Here are the questions our panel faced this week. Tell us what your answer would be or what you think our panellists need to say. REFUGEE INTAKE Marcus Rigg asked: Mike Baird, you said last week: "We cannot see the images we have seen, and feel the things we have felt, and then go back to business as usual." And yet, it seems it is still business as usual with Tony Abbott refusing to increase the overall yearly intake of refugees. While I applaud any effort to help the Syrian people, when will Tony Abbott face the fact that whether we like it or not Australia is going to have to play a more active role in this global humanitarian crisis? REFUGEE QUEUE Nilesh Nandan asked: Are some refugees more equal than others? I don’t see the point of a reallocation within an existing quota, if the total quota itself is not increased. What do we say to refugees from the other regions, currently in the queue, who have had their place put back? BOMBING SYRIA Narelle Clark asked: My question is for Chris Bowen. Politics reached a new low when the ALP and Greens accused the PM of considering sending the Australian Airforce into Syria to improve his polling numbers. What solution does the ALP have for the refugee crisis if it does not include making Syria safe for the Syrians? POLITICS IS A CIRCUS Sheila Dhillon asked: Catherine Livingstone, when my grandfather first visited Australia from Singapore in 1996, I took him for a live sitting at Parliament House. After 20 minutes, he looked at me and whispered, "Are you sure you want to call this your home? This country looks like it is being run by a bunch of monkeys in a circus?" 20 years on, I have not sought an Australian citizenship. Not because I don't love this beautiful country, but simply because it would be a waste of a vote either way. As the leading industry body propagating economic and social progress in the national interest of this country, what is your biggest challenge with our political lands
Discuss the Questions Here are the questions our panel faced this week. Tell us what your answer would be or what you think our panellists need to say. LEADERSHIP SPILL 1 Jack Abadee asked: Should Tony Abbott stand down as Prime Minister because he has lost the trust of the people with 30 straight newspoll losses and will now struggle to be effective? What do you think? LEADERSHIP SPILL 2 David Hynd asked: If the Liberal Party replace Tony Abbott with Malcolm Turnbull and the polls don’t improve, will we see a repeat of the Rudd Gillard Rudd saga or will another contender emerge? QUESTION FROM THE FLOOR An audience member asked: This is probably a question which will bring Joan into the discussion as well and it’s the word hope and having a positive attitude to, yes, we have a great country. There’s wonderful things we can do in Australia and I am wondering what the people feel the role of hopelessness and the message coming out with sniggering about misfortunes at our indigenous pacific islanders and our neighbours who are facing crisis with global warming that hopelessness was there and the laughter, where as the message of hope that Joan you with your music speak truths, showing where there is injustices and speaking out of injustices and speaking the message of hope. LEADERSHIP SPILL-3 Andy Kelk asked: Now that we’ve got our third first-term PM in just five years, is this the new political reality? If so, how can any government expect to be in office long enough to make real change? QUESTION FROM THE FLOOR An audience member asked: Has the two party political system become irrevocably corrupted due to back of house financiers? LEADERSHIP SPILL-4 Jordan Smith asked: Now that Malcolm Turnbull is Prime Minister, how will that affect the Labor party's strategy for the upcoming election? SYRIA BOMBING – AUSTRALIA TERROR TARGET Bouran Almiziab asked: According to the Guardian "The air campaign against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has killed more t
Bill Shorten, Leader of the Australian Labor Party.
Panellists: Barnaby Joyce, Minister for Agriculture and Water; Catherine King, Shadow Health Minister; David Marr, Journalist and commentator; Elizabeth Ann Macgregor, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art; and John Roskam, Executive Director, Institute of Public Affairs.
Panellists: Professor Ian Hickie, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney; Wayne Schwass, Former AFL star and mental health advocate; Professor Pat Dudgeon, Australian Indigenous Psychologist's Association; Fay Jackson, Deputy Commissioner, NSW Mental Health Commission; and Dr Roderick McKay, Director, NSW Institute of Psychiatry.
Panellists: Sheikh Wesam Charkawi, Muslim chaplain and community leader; Ken Wyatt, Assistant Minister for Health; Lisa Singh, Tasmanian Labor Senator; Adam Bandt, Greens Member for Melbourne; and Tania de Jong, Soprano and Entrepreneur.
Panellists: Bob Carr, Former Foreign Minister; Michael Fullilove, Executive Director of the Lowy Institute for International Policy; Alison Broinowski, Former Australian Diplomat; Emily Howie, Director of Advocacy, Human Rights Law Centre; and Sow Keat Tok, Deputy Director, Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies, University of Melbourne.
Panellists: Fiona Nash, Rural Health Minister; Joel Fitzgibbon, Shadow Minister for Agriculture; Jan Thomas, Vice-Chancellor and President University of Southern Queensland; Paul Antonio, Mayor of Toowoomba; and Katie Noonan, Singer-songwriter.
Panellists: Paul Ehrlich, Internationally renowned ecologist and biologist; Simon Birmingham, Minister for Education; Tony Burke, Shadow Finance Minister; Wendy Harmer, Journalist, Author, Broadcaster and Publisher; and Dai Le, Founder, Diverse Australasian Women's Network.
Panellists: Andrew Denton, Journalist and Broadcaster; Karen Hitchcock, Author and doctor, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne; Ralph McConaghy, Palliative care doctor, Wesley Hospital Brisbane; Ana Lamaro, Retired homoeopath & psychotherapist, responding to living with cancer; and Rodney Syme, Melbourne doctor and vice-president of Dying with Dignity Victoria.Network.
Panellists: Christophe Lecourtier, French Ambassador to Australia; Christopher Pyne, Industry, Innovation and Science Minister; Kate Ellis, Shadow Minister for Education and Early Childhood; Nick Xenophon, South Australia Independent Senator; Andrew MacLeod, Former UN Official; and Holly Ransom, Entrepreneur and Youth Advocate.
Panellists: Yanis Varoufakis, Former finance minister of Greece; Greg Hunt, Minister for the Environment; Geraldine Brooks, Author and journalist; Anthony Albanese, Shadow Infrastructure Minister; Judith Sloan, Businesswoman, Academic and Columnist; and Tasneem Chopra, Chair, Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights.
Panellists: David Morrison, 2016 Australian of the Year; Gordian Fulde, 2016 Senior Australian of the Year; Catherine Keenan, Australia's Local Hero 2016; Stan Grant, Sky News International Editor; and Manal Younus, 2016 SA Finalist Young Australian of the Year.
Panellists: Fiona Nash, Rural Health Minister; Catherine King, Shadow Health Minister; Neil Mitchell, Radio Broadcaster; Grace Collier, IR commentator & columnist The Australian; and Dave Oliver, ACTU Secretary.
Panellists: Steve Ciobo, Incoming Minister for Trade and Investment; Terri Butler, Labor Member for Griffith; Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens Senator; Mark Steyn, Conservative commentator and writer; and Lenore Taylor, Chief Political Correspondent The Guardian.
Panellists: David Kilcullen, Military Strategist and Author; Tanya Plibersek, Deputy Opposition Leader; Michael Keenan, Minister for Justice; Eldad Beck, Journalist; and Raihan Ismail, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, ANU.
Panellists: Bruce Billson, Liberal Party MP; Anna Burke, Former Speaker of the House; Lyle Shelton, Managing Director, Australian Christian Lobby; Michele Levine, CEO, Roy Morgan Research; and Kerryn Phelps, Former President of the Australian Medical Association.
Panellists: Michaelia Cash, Minister for Employment and Women; Penny Wong, Opposition Leader in the Senate; Alan Jones, Influential Radio Broadcaster; Mia Freedman, Co-founder, Mamamia women's network; and Josh Zepps, New York-Based Media Personality & Broadcaster.
Panellists: Brian Greene, Physicist and string theorist; Tamara Davis, Astrophysicist; Alan Finkel, Australia's Chief Scientist; Emma Johnston, Marine ecologist and TV host; and Upulie Divisekera, Molecular biologist and science communicator.
Panellists: Daniel Andrews, Premier of Victoria; Jacqui Lambie, Independent Senator for Tasmania; Josh Frydenberg, Minister for Resources and Energy; Clementine Ford, Fairfax columnist and feminist speaker; and Elizabeth Proust, Businesswoman and Chair, Bank of Melbourne.
Panellists: Wyatt Roy, Assistant Minister for Innovation; Ed Husic, Opposition innovation spokesman; Holly Ransom, Entrepreneur and youth advocate; Sandy Plunkett, Venture capitalist and consultant; and Michael Biercuk, Quantum physicist and technologist.
Panellists: Christopher Pyne, Industry, Innovation and Science Minister; Amanda Rishworth, South Australian Labor MP; Kelly Vincent, South Australian State MP; Greg Sheridan, Foreign Affairs Editor, The Australian; and Sameena Zehra, British Comedian.
Panellists: Germaine Greer, Feminist icon and provocateur; Theodore Dalrymple, Author and columnist; Sharman Stone, Liberal MP; Lisa Singh, Tasmanian Labor Senator; and Joseph Tawadros, Aria award winning oud virtuoso.
Panellists: Ewen Jones, Liberal MP for Herbert and Government Whip; Alannah MacTiernan, Shadow Parliamentary Sec. for Regional Development; John Hewson, Former leader of the Liberal Party; Caroline Overington, Writer and journalist; and Jane Caro, Author and social commentatorr
Panellists: John Haldane, Visiting Professor and Catholic intellectual; Julie McCrossin, Church elder and journalist; Ray Minniecon, Indigenous Anglican Pastor; Rev. Tiffany Sparks, Anglican Priest and representative for A Progressive Christian Voice; and Lyle Shelton, Managing Director, Australian Christian Lobby.
Panellists: James Fallows, American writer and journalist; Laura Tingle, Political Editor, The Australian Financial Review; George Megalogenis, Author and Commentator; Iain Walker, Executive Director, The newDemocracy Foundation; and Pru Goward, NSW Cabinet Minister.
Panelists: Chief Executive of the Australian Industry Group, Innes Willox, Council of Social Services head Cassandra Goldie, Shadow Assistant Treasurer Andrew Leigh, Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer, and the Greens' Treasury spokesman, Adam Bandt.
Panellists: Kate Tempest, Award-winning poet and rapper; Jean-Christophe Rufin, Co-founder, Medecins Sans Frontieres; Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Controversial Somalian feminist and author Heretic; Julian Baggini, Philosopher; and Emma Sky, Former adviser to the US military in Iraq.
Panellists: Christopher Pyne, Industry, Innovation and Science Minister; and Anthony Albanese, Shadow Infrastructure Minister.
Panellists: Steve Ciobo, Minister for Trade and Investment; Terri Butler, Labor Member for Griffith; Richard Di Natale, Leader of The Australian Greens; Nick Xenophon, Independent Senator for South Australia; and Jacqui Lambie, Independent Senator for Tasmania.
Panellists: Barnaby Joyce, Deputy Prime Minister; Joel Fitzgibbon, Shadow Minister for Agriculture; Tony Windsor, Former MP and Independent Candidate; Fiona Simson, Vice President of National Farmers' Federation; and Robbie Sefton, Farmer and Businesswoman.
Panellists: Bill Shorten, Leader of the Opposition.
Panellists: Malcolm Turnbull, Prime Minister of Australia.
Panellists: Mathias Cormann, Finance Minister; Tanya Plibersek, Deputy Opposition Leader; Chris Richardson, Economist; Marcia Langton, Professor of Indigenous Studies; and Alan Jones, Influential Radio Broadcaster.
Panellists: Josh Frydenberg, Minister for Resources and Energy; Chris Bowen, Shadow Treasurer; Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens Senator; Paul Kelly, Editor-at-large The Australian; and Holly Ransom, Entrepreneur and Youth Advocate.
Panellists: Josh Frydenberg, Minister for Resources and Energy; Chris Bowen, Shadow Treasurer; Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens Senator; Paul Kelly, Editor-at-large The Australian; and Holly Ransom, Entrepreneur and Youth Advocate.
Panellists: Simon Birmingham, Minister for Education; Sam Dastyari, Labor Senator for New South Wales; Larissa Waters, Queensland Greens Senator; Nick Xenophon, NXT Senator for South Australia; and Pauline Hanson, Queensland Senator-elect. Questions: NICE ATTACK - HOME GROWN TERROR ISLAM ROYAL COMMISSION ISLAM RISING? ISLAMOPHOBIA & MY SON PAULINE - COME TO DINNER POLITICS: MINOR PARTY POWER THE CROSSBENCH AND THE BUDGET
Panellists: Craig Laundy, Assistant Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science; Ed Husic, Opposition innovation spokesman; Gillian Triggs, President, Australian Human Rights Commission; Peter Kurti, Research Fellow, Centre for Independent Studies; and Shireen Morris, Constitutional reform research fellow, Cape York Institute. Questions: MINOR PARTY POPULISM CHILDREN ABUSED IN PRISON CONSTITUTIONAL RECOGNITION ISLAM V ISIS MUSLIM OPINION FREE SPEECH WOMEN & INNOVATION HUMAN RIGHTS "TOOTHLESS TIGER"
Panellists: Matt Canavan, LNP Senator for Queensland; Lisa Singh, Tasmanian Labor Senator; Peter Singer, Renowned philosopher and ethicist; Celeste Liddle, Indigenous writer and commentator; and Kate Roffey, Former CEO of the Committee for Melbourne.
Panellists: Linda Tirado, American Anti-poverty Campaigner; Bob Carr, Former Foreign Minister; P.J. O'Rourke, Author and Satirist; Lydia Khalil, Middle East Analyst; and Crispin Rovere, US politics and defence policy analyst.
Panellists: Greg Hunt, Minister for Industry, Innovation & Science; Linda Burney, Shadow Minister for Human Services; Brian Cox, Particle Physicist and TV Presenter; Lily Serna, Mathematician and TV Presenter; and Malcolm Roberts, One Nation Senator-elect for Qld.
Panellists: Mitch Fifield, Minister for Communications; Catherine King, Shadow Health Minister; Corinne Grant, Comedian & Writer; Brendan O'Neill, Editor, spiked magazine; and Erin Watson-Lynn, Academic and entrepreneur. Questions: RACE & 18C ANNABETH SIMPSON asked: Brendan O’ Neill: You wrote that you want section 18C torn up because you “trust Australians to use their unshackled reason to separate the good ideas from the wicked ones”. Growing up as a person of colour in Australia, I know that racial abuse is not an uncommon experience. In fact, despite being a respected pharmacist in his community for 16 years, my father is racially vilified on a regular basis. Do you think the removal or changes to 18C that may give people more social license to racially discriminate is appropriate? QUT &18C BRADLEY HARVEY asked: This week, our Prime Minister and Treasurer have essentially said that they’re too busy to address concerns about the 18C law and the financial costs and reputational damage being incurred by three university students in Queensland. If free speech has become such a low priority for the Liberal Party, is it time for libertarian and conservative minded voters to find a new party to represent their views? REVENGE PORN KATELYN DUNN asked: Recently news broke of an online pornography ring targeting young women and girls from 74 Australian high schools. The ring trades sexually explicit images, all shared without consent, and some depicting unwitting victims as young as 14. Users of the website encourage each other to “go get em boys”, and also share the personal and private details of how to find these girls. Despite this, a statement from Queensland Police placed responsibility squarely at the feet of the underage victims and their parents, and claimed that initial investigations found that there were no clear acts of child exploitation. My question is to the panel - in an era of revenge porn and online sharing, do you believe it
Panellists: Cassandra Goldie, Head of Australian Council of Social Service; Warren Mundine, Chair of the Indigenous Advisory Council; Sir Michael Marmot, President of the World Medical Association; Christine Bennett, School of Medicine, The University of Notre Dame; and Deborah Cobb-Clark, Professor of Economics , University of Sydney.
Panellists: John Bell, Founding Artistic Director, Bell Shakespeare; Kylie Farmer, Indigenous actor and Shakespeare translator; Germaine Greer, Feminist icon and provocateur; Kate Mulvany, Actor, playwright and screenwriter; and A.C. Grayling, Philosopher.ey.
Panellists: Bridget McKenzie, National Party Senator for Victoria; Doug Cameron, Shadow Minister for Human Services; Larissa Waters, Queensland Greens Senator; Rowan Dean, Editor, Spectator Australia; and Dai Le, Founder, Diverse Australasian Women's Network.
Panellists: Jimmy Barnes, Rock icon and author; Magda Szubanski, Actress and Comedian; Fiona Nash, Deputy Nationals Leader; Tony Burke, Manager of Opposition Business; and Jacqui Lambie, Independent Senator for Tasmania.
Panellists: Jay Weatherill, South Australia Premier; Penny Wong, Opposition Leader in the Senate; Simon Birmingham, Minister for Education; and Amanda Vanstone, Former Liberal Senator.
Panellists: Christian Porter, Minister for Social Services; Mark Butler, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy; Marina Go, Media executive and author; Eva Cox, Author & social analyst; and Trisha Jha, Centre for Independent Studies.
Panellists: Shen Narayanasamy, No Business in Abuse and #LetThemStay campaigns; Jim Molan, Co-author of Operation Sovereign Borders; Jane McAdam, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW; Huy Truong, Refugee & entrepreneur; and Father Frank Brennan, Jesuit priest and Professor of Law.
CUB INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE LABOR AND THE UNIONS TRUMP: SUITABLE FOR OFFICE? TRUMP BAD FOR CONSERVATISM? SEXISM AND POLITICS RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIPS CAR MANUFACTURING DEAD PLEBISCITE DEAD
GOVERNMENT DIVIDED JACK BRESNAHAN asked: With the news this afternoon that the solicitor general has resigned because of the “broken relationship” with the Attorney General George Brandis, and the long running feud between Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull culminating in a show down over gun import restrictions last week and Liberal party reform, is this further evidence that the Liberal party, and in particular the conservative factions, are struggling to unite under a moderate leader, or is tension like this simply business as usual for political parties? POLITICS & INFLUENCE OF MEDIA DYLAN SUMMERELL asked: In the 2013 election, we saw headlines and front pages saying how much Australia needed Tony Abbott. In the recent election we saw newspapers positioning Turnbull as “our hero” and in the Gillard years I remember articles supporting the 'Ditch the Witch'. Do you believe that Australian media is playing too big of a role in our elections? “DEPLORABLES” OR VOTERS STEVEN WENG asked: It is easy to condemn the words and actions of Trump, Farrage or even Pauline Hanson, but much harder to actually confront the democratic processes that put them there - without calling their supporters ignorant, racists, or to use the contemporary term, "deplorables". How do the major parties seek to engage voters who are clearly alienated by their mainstream representatives? JOURNALISTIC CONFIDENTIALITY GERALDINE WATERS asked: Who defines public interest when it comes to the private lives of politicians? How can journalists gain trust if they can’t guarantee confidentiality. What then happens to the truth? NAURU SECRECY KELLY HORAN asked:Teachers working in offshore detention facilities can face up to two years in prison if they speak out against the conditions in detention centres or provide information to journalists. Likewise, media access to offshore facilities is largely prevented. Despite these constraints, Four Corners went ahead with its program
Panellists: Germaine Greer, Feminist icon and provocateur; Chido Govera, Zimbabwean activist and social entrepreneur; Alex Hawke, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection; Tony Burke, Manager of Opposition Business; and Derryn Hinch, Senator for Victoria. CITIZENSHIP WAIT MULTIPLE CHOICE AUSSIE VALUES 457 VISAS & BUSINESS INNOVATION 457 SKILLS & MY TECH BUSINESS 457 DOCTORS 457 BLAME IMMIGRANTS MUSHROOM SUCCESS ABBOTT & TURNBULL
Audience: Coalition 39%, ALP 30%, Unspecified 14%, Greens 12%, Other 4% SATIRE POST-TRUMP SATIRE & ISLAM YASSMIN ABDEL-MAGIED UNI FUNDING ANU INVESTING IN COAL CLIMATE CRIMES TRIBUNAL TIM FLANNERY’S ALTERNATIVE FACTS ABC FUNDING
Audience: Coalition 38%, ALP 34%, Greens 12%, Other 13% FRENCH ELECTION TRUMP & TURNBULL HEALTH CARE GONSKI 2.0 GOVERNMENT ANTI-YOUTH? RECOGNITION REFERENDUM VETERANS COMMEMORATION OR CARE? VETERANS SUICIDE BUDGET & DEBT FAIRFAX STRIKE MAY 8!
Audience: Coalition 39%, ALP 36%, Greens 12%, Other 13% LABOR-LITE? SHORTEN 49.5% TAX ON WEALTHY MEDICARE LEVY ON ALL – REVERSE ROBIN HOOD DEFICIT INSANITY BANK LEVY – WHO PAYS? BANK SALARIES UNI FEES VANISHING UNI DREAM OLD RICH POLLIES
May 2017: Panellists: Niki Savva, Journalist and author; Lawrence Krauss, Theoretical Physicist and Cosmologist; Mikhail Zygar, Russian journalist and writer; Mona Chalabi, Data editor of The Guardian US; and Paul Beatty, Author, The Sellout.
Panellists: Noel Pearson, Founder, Cape York Partnership; Pat Anderson, Co-chair Referendum Council and Chairperson of The Lowitja Institute; Megan Davis, UNSW Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous; Nakkiah Lui, Playwright, Performer and Commentator; and Stan Grant, ABC Indigenous Affairs Coverage Editor.
TOUGHER TERROR LAWS PARIS PULLOUT HOUSING IMPOSSIBLE DREAM NDIS ACCESS WELFARE DRUG TESTING POLITICS OF PERFECTION
CARBON TAX GONE BUT PRICE UP BI-PARTISANSHIP NEEDED THE ELDERLY, POOR AND SMALL BIZ RELIABILITY RELIABILITY AND RENEWABLES IF AGL CAN DROP COAL… CARBON CAPTURE + STORAGE WHAT ABOUT COAL COMMUNITIES? SAFEGUARDS AGAINST REPEAL
TURNBULL’S TRUMP JOKE POLITICAL DONATIONS – INTEGRITY FOR SALE? TRUST OR ANARCHY? REFERENDUM MIGHT FAIL CITIZENSHIP EARNED PEACEFUL APES? I’M 11 – WHAT CAN I DO? CHIMPS & IRRATIONALITY
TERRI-HELEN GAYNOR asked: Over the weekend Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison stated "that our politicians need to open up about themselves and be more authentic with voters if they are to avoid electoral annihilation. The next election must not be fought on partisan political grounds but on authenticity.” Alistair Campbell: Given recent election events in the UK and US and your views on political strategy (or lack thereof) in those campaigns, do you agree with Mr Morrison’s statement and what would you be advising our politicians moving forward to election time? PYNE’S REVEAL TEAGHAN LE BUSQUE asked: Behind closed doors Christopher Pyne says same-sex marriage is to be legalized “sooner rather than later” - a claim that has been rejected by key cabinet ministers. Will this disagreement within the Coalition advance the case for same-sex marriage, or hinder it? VOTER-DISILLUSION DIANA MASEN asked: With the recent backlash against the two major political parties in France, and the election or popularity of unconventional figures like Trump and Corbyn in the US and UK, should there be a fear the political landscape could change as dramatically in Australia? TRUMP & DEMOCRACY PAUL GRENNAN asked: The Trump Whitehouse seems to be surviving scandal upon scandal by attacking many of the institutions that are fundamental to democracy – a free press, the judiciary and law enforcement. Is democracy itself threatened by this new political approach that seems to be working? MENTAL HEALTH TABOO ALANAH MELVILLE asked: Alastair Campbell: As someone who has lived with mental health issues in a high profile position, do you think that mental health is still a taboo subject that must be concealed to maintain professional credibility? POLLIES & PENALTIES PETA-LYNE RELTON asked: Federal politicians are about to receive a 2 percent pay rise and a 2 percent tax cut at the same time as many of Australia’s lowest paid workers have had their penalty rates s
POPULATION PASTORAL WORKERS INDIGENOUS WORKERS LANGUAGE & CULTURE YOUTH REHABILITATION INTERVENTION & AGENCY AIR FARES ART GALLERY DOGS
ADANI $ 1 BILLION LOAN COAL TRANSITION LIBERALS RESOLUTION ARMY NEW POWERS AUSSIES HAVE LESS FEAR MUSLIMS OUTBREED “US” MUSLIMS = JUDGED THROUGH PRISM OF TERROR YASSMIN UNDER ATTACK
YOUTH & POLITICS VOTING AGE INTERGENERATIONAL INEQUITY RURAL NEEDS PaTH PROGRAM HOME AFFAIRS: TOO MUCH POWER? MONITORING YOUNG MUSLIMS MENTAL HEALTH MEDIA CLIMATE AND REEF SAME SEX MARRIAGE
TERROR RESPONSE TRUSTS: COALITION SUPPORT FAMILY TRUSTS DUAL CITIZENS TRUMP AND AUSTRALIA CHINA + NORTH KOREA NORTH KOREA, MISSILE DEFENCE ONE BELT ONE ROAD CHINA
MERRIKI/LANGUAGE -ASKING IN LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH WHY BE FEARFUL MAKARRATA/TREATY DEATH OF YUNUPINGU - SETTLING DISCRIMINATION FAKE ART JOBS & HOMES: WE WANT A BETTER FUTURE HOUSING - *ASKED IN LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH* BOARDING SCHOOLS WHAT NEXT
DUAL CITIZENSHIP DUAL CITIZENSHIP POLITICAL DONATIONS TRUMP & CHARLOTTESVILLE SSM – ABUSIVE DEBATE SSM – THE FIRST STONE WHY CAN’T 17 YEAR OLDS TAKE SURVEY
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SEXUAL ASSAULT & TRUMP GUNS - CRIMINALS THE PROBLEM GUNS - TIGHTER CONTROLS BARNSEY MEMOIRS BARNSEY: CALLING FOR HELP ABBOTT – LEADERSHIP ABBOTT & CLIMATE CHANGE HSC PRESSURE BARNSEY – KEEPING IT FRESH
I’M NOT A HATER “TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE”? CHANGE LAWS BUT LEAVE MARRIAGE TWO LOVING FAMILIES RESEARCH ON SAME-SEX FAMILIES GENDER ROLES ROYAL COMMISSION, CHURCHES, CHILDREN THE BIBLE TELLS US NO WHY ANTI SSM? RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS BULLIED AT SCHOOL WILL YOU ACCEPT RESULT
Introduction 0:00 TURNBULL – POLITICAL LIABILITY 1:00 LEADERSHIP INSTABILITY - 12:08 BARNABY JOYCE VS THE HIGH COURT - 20:33 QLD ELECTION & ADANI - 27:29 PRESIDENT TRUMP - 37:57 U.S ALLIANCE - 41:38 RUDD, SWAN & OTHERS - 48:43 INDIGENOUS REFERENDUM - 52:45 DIFFICULT CHILDHOODS - 59:40
CITIZENSHIP - AMEND CONSTITUTION TAXPAYERS & TAX HAVENS WHY PRIVATE SCHOOLS? GONSKI 1 OR 2 YOUTH EMPLOYMENT LGBTI+ SEX EDUCATION INDIGENOUS RECONCILIATION VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
CITIZENSHIP MUGS ONE NATION RACISTS, DASTYARI & HANSON FUTURE TECH & LEGISLATION SPACE ENERGY CLIMATE – CHANGING MINDS ANGUS TAYLOR: CLIMATE GRAVITIONAL WAVES
SSM HIJACKED BY OLD CONSERVATIVES? RELIGIOUS PROTECTIONS A BILL OF RIGHTS? NOW POLYGAMY!? BANKS ROYAL COMMISSION ELECTION TIME? JACQUI – I LOVE YOU, BUT COULD I VOTE FOR YOU? ONE NATION PREFERENCES MANUS REFUGEES & NZ
Panellists: James McGrath, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister; Murray Watt, Labor Senator for Queensland; Lenore Taylor, Editor of The Guardian Australia; Jan Fran, Presenter, The Feed, SBS; and Warren Mundine, Former adviser to the PM on Indigenous Affairs
Panellists: Eric Abetz, Tasmanian Liberal Senator; Lisa Singh, Tasmanian Labor Senator; Gillian Triggs, Former President, Australian Human Rights Commission; Simon Breheny, Director of Policy, IPA; and Kate McClymont, Investigative journalist with Sydney Morning Herald.
Panellists: Malcolm Turnbull, Prime Minister of Australia.
Panellists: Greg Hunt, Minister for Health and Sport; Anthony Albanese, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure; Maxine McKew, Author and Hon Enterprise Professor, University of Melbourne; Greg Sheridan, Foreign Affairs Editor, The Australian; and Alice Workman, Political Reporter with Buzzfeed Australia.
What future? Trump tax trickles; Personal tax reform; Interest rates; Grow wages = grow economy; “Living wage” hurts small biz; Free trade & blue collars; Right to strike; Locked out; Inter-generational inequity.
Barnaby right to know? Barnaby nepotism? Molan video & debate? Citizenship & former pm’s? Citizenship & multiculturalism? ABC ‘radical reform’? Stock market regional crash? Company tax cuts now? Retirement age?
A special “#MeToo” edition of Q&A hosted by Virginia Trioli.
Turnbull shaming Barnaby? Bonk ban? Barnaby – the end? Power prices & manufacturing? Power? Indigenous agenda? Corporate tax cuts?
NATs new leader? Election meddling? Western identity? Left wing populism? Women in politics? Gender pay gap?
Politics – Michaela Cash? Women in politics – Michaela Cash? Bullying? Scandal mongering? Turnbull/Joyce? Islam – terror in family? Greens fail in Tasmania? Adani? Pine gap?
MASS MIGRATION ANGER? MIGRATION/POP GROWTH? TRANSPORT BEFORE DEVELOPMENT? OUR ROADS ARE MESSED UP? HOUSING DENSITY SCHOOLS? DEVELOPERS VS NIMBYS? RENTS AND WORKING PEOPLE? REGIONAL SOLUTION/HIGH SPEED RAIL? REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT - MIGRATION? SMALL CITIES? GLOBAL POPULATION?
SELF- FUNDED RETIREE -YOU CAN’T CHANGE THE RULES NOW? SELF-FUNDED RETIREES- LABOR’S TAX POLICY? WILL LABOR CAP THE REFUNDS & MAKE IT FAIRER? I’M A SELF FUNDED RETIREE -ILL LOSE MONEY BUT WE NEED TAX REFORM? NERVE GAS -COLD WAR? TRUMP, CHAOS & N.KOREA? BATMAN, SMALL PARTIES? S.A. POLL + MUSK? TRUMP SECOND TERM?
CRICKET & WINNING; CRICKET - BANCROFT; TRUMP ETHICS; WHAT SHOULD WE DEBATE?; REFUGEE DILEMMA; DEMOCRACY & POPULISM; DEMOCRACY DOOMED TO FAIL: "As human knowledge advances and allows us to better understand the world around us, it relies on highly educated people to truly understand the complex theories behind subjects such as climate science, economics and health. Does this mean that democracy, in which every vote is considered equal, is doomed to fail?" PRIVACY & MARKET; IS PHILOSOPHY DEAD?; CAN WE KNOW THE TRUTH?; COMMON GOOD V’s INDIVIDUALISM; HUMAN LIFE; EVOLVING DEMOCRACY
Q&A returns after the Easter break with a show in Dandenong, Victoria. Joining Tony Jones are Alan Tudge, Clare O'Neil, Nyadol Nyuon, Andrew Rule and Stuart Bateson as we count down towards Q&A's 10th birthday. #QandA
Virginia Trioli is joined on the panel by Mitch Fifield, Amanda Rishworth, Missy Higgins, Kenneth Roth & Grahame Morris. Plus we're looking for smart citizens to join the upcoming People's Panel to mark our 10th birthday.
Tony Jones is joined by Shadow Assistant Treasurer Andrew Leigh, former Nationals Senator Fiona Nash, social researcher Rebecca Huntley, ANU lecturer Jill Sheppard & Institute of Public Affairs Executive Director John Roskam.
Joining Tony Jones at the Sydney Writers' Festival: Russian dissident Masha Gessen, American journalist Katy Tur, New York Times critic Wesley Morris, Lowy Institute's Richard McGregor & New Yorker staff writer Alexis Okeowo.
LIVING ON NEWSTART ($40 A DAY) BANK TAX CUT BANKING ROYAL COMMISSION TAX CUTS NOT TAX REFORM NEW POWER (on open, participatory peer-driven movements) NEW POWER & YOUTH NDIS RED TAPE LA TROBE, POWER & JOBS
TAX FAIRNESS; TAX CUTS? DEFICIT FIRST; LABOR DIVIDEND CHANGES; YOUNG IGNORED; BY-ELECTIONS; TAX REFORM IGNORED; WAGE FORECASTS
SAVE MY DOG! - .. GoFundMe site designed to help the person pay a $15,000 .. ROYAL WEDDING & YOUNG MONARCHISTS - There is rising monarchism in Australia, especially amongst young people.... WESTERN SUBURBS NEGLECT - .. trains are full, and the roads are gridlocked, and population is set to double in less than 14 years. LIBERAL WOMEN - .. Does the Liberal Partry have a problem with female candidates? GAZA - Palestinians are often held accountable for crimes committed against them.. GAZA - .. Hamas’ goal is to have Israel kill as many Gazans as possible .. FAITH OR NEO-LIBERALISM? - We work longer hours in less-secure employment..
1ST RESPONDER TRAUMA - ..PTSD.. Shouldn’t emergency services lead the way in care and support of their staff? THE BIBLE SAYS - ..How do you reconcile what the Bible (the Word of God) teaches on same sex marriage and homosexuality with your own personal belief? BILOELA REFUGEES - .. What more can we do to get Priya, Nades, Kopika and Tharunicaa home to Biloela? KIDS IN DETENTION - Minister Dutton has repeatedly said that he has released every child out of detention. Well, here is a photo taken yesterday, of just some of the more than 120 children.. LABOR BORDER POLICY - ..refugee policy..If the ALP win the next federal election will a myriad of divisions open up and will we have another term of divided government? GIG ECONOMY WORKERS - ..increased unemployment..businesses such as Uber, Airtasker and delivery riders..offer little work place protection, only gaining ground because people are desperate for work? What is the governments response to this situation? FAIRWORK MUST ADAPT - ..complex system OF Fair Work Awards..small business owner to interpret and ensure they are compliant. Why isn’t the Government focusing on finding solutions to help small businesses succeed?
WOMEN VIOLENCE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS; ABC PRIVATISED;NORTH KOREA / TRUMP ALLIANCES; NORTH KOREAN ON TRUMP / KIM; RAMSAY CENTRE; UNIVERSITY = LEFT-WING BIAS; ATLASSIAN NOT DIVERSE; RACE
A discussion of sex, mental illness, disable employment, mainstream schools, overwhelmed parents, and couples who can't live together.
PARLIAMENTARY ABUSE; FOSTER CARE; FOSTER CARE SOLUTIONS; PENALTY RATES; TRUMP LEADERSHIP; TRUMP ABUSE; SHORTEN TAX ON THE RUN?
GOVT VS PEOPLE; POLITICS RECYCLED; IMMIGRATION STRAINS; POWER COSTS; SUBSIDIES FOR COAL?; INDIGENOUS VOICE & TREATY; OUTSIDERS PERSPECTIVE
INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR; CHINA BAN; RECYCLING TO LANDFILL DISILLUSIONING; PLASTIC BAGS/COLES/WOOLIES BACKLASH; MICRO PLASTICS; WATER BOTTLE= WASTE OF MONEY; CIRCULAR ECONOMY; RECYCLE GLASS INTO SAND; FOOD WASTE; WASTE TO ENERGY / BURNING RUBBISH; COMMUNITY ACTION
..Australian Federal By-Election ..
DROUGHT AID; TOO LITTLE TOO LATE; FARMERS’ RESERVES; FUTURE PROOFING FARMS; CLIMATE CHANGE; TREE CHANGES BACK IN TIME; YOUNG FARMER’S STRUGGLING; BRING BACK TARIFFS
POWER BILLS; NEG SLOWING RENEWABLES; US SPIRITUALLY BANKRUPT; TRUMP AS A SYMPTON; NON LEFT OPINIONS SHUT DOWN; PRONOUNS; SECTION 18C; REVOLUTIONARY JESUS
Panellists: George Christensen, Nationals MP for Dawson; Cathy O’Toole, Labor MP for Herbert; Larissa Waters, Queensland Greens; Pauline Hanson, Leader, One Nation; and Bob Katter, Leader of the Katter’s Australian Party.
Panellists: Steve Ciobo, Minister for Defence Industry; Anthony Albanese, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure; Alan Jones, Radio Broadcaster; Annika Smethurst, National Political Editor for News Corporations Sunday papers; and Elmari Whyte, People’s Panellist from Brisbane.
Panellists: Bridget McKenzie, Deputy National Party Leader; Penny Wong, Opposition Leader in the Senate; Dylan Storer, Fitzroy Crossing, WA; Joanne Tran, Sydney, NSW; Rueben Davis, Eagleby, QLD; and Holly Cooke, Glen Osmond, SA.
Germaine Greer, Feminist icon and provocateur; Andrew Neil, British TV Presenter and journalist; David Marr, Essayist; Sisonke Msimang, Author; and Elena Jeffcoat, People’s Panellist from Perth. Questions: GENDER QUOTAS; BULLYING & WOMEN; RAPE & ANGUISH; IS GERMAINE STILL A FEMINIST? NEO-LIBERALISM BACKLASH; RACISM – IGNORANCE DEFENCE? and DE-PLATFORMING.
Panellists: Simon Birmingham, Trade Minister; Amanda Rishworth, Labor Front Bencher; Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens Senator; John Butler, Singer-songwriter; and Sali Miftari, People’s Panellist. Questions: MEN SUICIDE INCREASE; POLITICS BOY’S CLUB; SEXISM & KAVANAUGH; SEXISM AUSTRALIAN UNI; ABC INTERFERENCE
Panellists: Eddie Woo, Internet sensation Maths teacher; Pasi Sahlberg, Finnish educator, author and scholar; Cindy Berwick, Indigenous education advocate and former teacher; Gabbie Stroud, Author, blogger and former teacher; and Jennifer Buckingham, CIS Education researcher. Questions: Introduction 0:00; I CAN’T DO MATHS 01:14; MANDATORY MATHS 07:37; FINAL EXAM ANXIETY 13:39; SCHOOL TEST MARKET 21:49; AUSTRALIA ISN’T FINLAND 34:05; SCHOOL FUNDING WARS 37:33; ENVOY ABBOTT 47:00; OVERBURDENED TEACHERS 50:44; TEACHER RESPECT 56:30;
Panellists: Jeffrey Sachs, American economist; James Bartholomew, Journalist and author; James Paterson, Liberal Senator for Victoria; Terri Butler, Shadow Minister for Young Australians and Youth Affairs; and Linda McIver, People's Panellist. Questions: Introduction 0:00; GAYS AT SCHOOL 1:16; CLIMATE INACTION - IPCC 10:45; NEXT FINANCIAL CRISIS 27:25; WELFARE HARM OVER GOOD 35:34; WORLD POVERTY 49:55; VIRTUE SIGNALING - WAR VETS 59:15;
Questions: DISILLUSIONED LIBERAL 1:03; FACTIONAL DIVISION 6:13; OTHER TURNBULL 12:04; BY-ELECTION MANDATE? 18:06; OFFSHORE DETENTION 21:33; OFFSHORE CHILD ABUSE 24:40; CLIMATE 38:28; BY-ELECTIONDIRTY TRICKS 50:53; and WOMEN AND CHANGE 56:13. After the Wentworth by-election, an unmissable Q&A with Independent candidate Kerryn Phelps, NSW Liberal Party President Philip Ruddock, Labor MP Anthony Albanese, political commentator Peter van Onselen & author Anne Summer.
Questions: DEAD WHITE GUY; WHO WE ARE?; POLITICIANS AND MACBETH; THEATRE – OLD & RICH; POP-UP – KEEP IT HERE!!; INDIGENOUS PLAYS; INDIGENOUS THEATRE; METOO & THEATRE. Panellists: Writer and actor, Nakkiah Lui; Actor and playwright, Toby Schmitz; Actor, musician and presenter, Zindzi Okenyo; and founder and Artistic Director of Pop-up, Globe Miles Gregory.
Questions: SEX ROBOTS 1:28; SEX-BOTS NUMBING? 12:00; INCEL CULTURE OF LONELINESS 20:29; INTERNET EXTREMES 25:07; BETTY GRUMBLE - TRANSGRESSION 40:11; SEX & TABOOS 42:34; A.I. & JOBS 47:35; A.I. & KILLER ROBOTS 56:58; ONLINE DATING 59:14. Panellists: Angela Nagle, Author, Kill all Normies; Nikki Goldstein, Sex educator (sex robots); Chuck Klosterman, Pop culture critic; Betty Grumble, Performer and sex clown; and Toby Walsh, Artificial Intelligence researcher.
Host Tony Jones is joined by special guest and former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as he makes his first major media appearance to answer questions from the people of Australia on a special Q&A. Questions: WHY AREN'T YOU STILL PM?; COUP PROTECTION; SCOMO'S ROLE; MEDIA ROLE; COUP BULLYING WOMEN?; REAP WHAT YOU SOW?; BARNABY; DIDN'T SUPPORT SHARMA?; LEGACY; CLIMATE; NAURA MANUS; DOUBLE DISSOLUTION; US MIDTERMS; ABC; JULIA, KEVIN OR TONY?
Questions: Introduction 0:00; MALCOLM- DUTTON/ZED 0:36; SCOMO & TRUST 5:22; ME TOO 18:16; TERROR & MENTALLY ILL 31:23; TRIGGS - ASYLUM 38:43; FRACTURED POLITICS – LATHAM 49:30; BARNABY JOYCE 56:51; HUMAN RIGHTS IN CROSSFIRE 60:08 Panellists: Gillian Triggs, Former President of the Australian Human Rights Commission; Zed Seselja, Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance; Chris Bowen, Shadow Treasurer; John Anderson, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia; and Parnell Palme McGuinness, Communications Consultant.
Questions:Introduction 0:00; INTEGRITY COMMISSION 1:04; SCOMO – WHAT THE BLOODY HELL? 13:25; FREEDOM OF RELIGION 23:49; JERUSALEM 33:37; APEC 48:20; ALLIANCES & TRUMP 49:56; RISE OF SOCIALISM 58:42 Panellists: Alex Hawke, Special Minister of State; Mark Dreyfus, Shadow Attorney-General; Susan B. Glasser, Journalist, The New Yorker; Greg Sheridan, Foreign Editor of The Australian; and Karen Middleton, Chief political correspondent of The Saturday Paper.
Questions: VICVOTES – FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY 01:18; VICVOTES – “CONSERVATIVE BASE” 12:01; VICVOTES -TRANSGENDER 16:26; TERRORISM & MUSLIM LEADERS 27:30; N.E.G.=JOB KILLER? 38:15; VICVOTES – GREENS IRRELEVANT? 48:15; and MIGRATION & HOUSING 51:00. Panellists: Jim Molan, Liberal Senator for NSW; Doug Cameron, Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness; Mehreen Faruqi, Greens Senator for NSW; Tom Switzer, Centre for Independent Studies; and Yasmin Poole, People’s Panellist.
Questions: Guests: Billy Bragg, Singer-songwriter and activist; Linda Reynolds, Assistant Minister for Home Affairs; Lisa Singh, Tasmanian Labor Senator; Amanda Vanstone, Former Liberal Senator; and People's Panellist, Martin Matthews.
Panellists: Scott Ryan, President of the Senate; Tanya Plibersek, Deputy Opposition Leader; Nyadol Nyuon, Lawyer and community advocate; and Brendan O'Neill, Editor, spiked magazine. Questions: LIBERAL CRISIS [1:05]; MENZIES 2018 [4:30] NAURU KIDS [18:58] GREENS IN TROUBLE [35:43] “BRADBURY” LEADERS [40:00] ENCRYPTION BILL [45:38] SENATE ABUSE [57:47]
Questions:BANKING ROYAL COMMISSION (01m17s); REFUGEE MEDIVACS (12m42s); BOAT PEOPLE RISK (23m00s); LIBERAL BULLIES (29m48s); INDEPENDENT CHAOS (38m39s); PROTEST OR PORK? (45m51s); CLIMATE FRUSTRATION (48m19s); and WATER MURRAY DARLING (56m52s). Panelists: Julia Banks, Independent Member for Chisholm & Andrew Wilkie, Independent Member for Denison & Adam Bandt, Greens Member for Melbourne & Kerryn Phelps, Independent Member for Wentworth & Rebekha Sharkie, Centre Alliance Member for Mayo
Questions: MEDICAL EVACUATION(01m21s); HAKEEM/THAILAND (19m42s); FRANKING CREDITS (22m39s); LIBERAL DEBACLE (35m52s); WHY NO ARRESTS? (46m23s); POKER MACHINES (55m01s). Panelists: Sarah Henderson, Liberal Member for Corangamite, Mark Dreyfus, Shadow Attorney-General, Stephen Mayne, Shareholder activist, Megan Purcell, Businesswoman , Zoya Patel, People's Panellist Audience: Coalition 36%, ALP 32%, Greens 8%, Undecided 18%; Independent 2%; Other 5%.
Questions: PRO-PILL TESTS (07:24); ANTI-PILL TESTS (12:05); PILL TESTING: YOUNG PEOPLE (12:08); PILL TESTING: INEFFECTIVE (19:40); PILL TESTING - POLICE AMNESTY (24:34); SAFE INJECTING ROOM; (29:58); ICE (38:43); NT REHAB (45:20); PORTUGESE MODEL (49:43); DRUG LICENSE (58:15). Panelists: Chief Superintendent Stuart Smith, NSW Acting Assistant Commissioner; Kerryn Redpath, Author, drug educator and former drug user; Dr David Caldicott, Pioneer of pill testing in Australia; Dr Marianne Jauncey, Medical Director, Kings Cross Safe Injecting Room; Mick Palmer, Former AFP Commissioner. Audience: .
Questions: SAVING YOUNG MEN? (01:22); FALSE SAVIOUR? (13:08); MEN’S INEQUALITY (16.24); STAY HOME MOTHERS (26.57); EX-LOBSTERS (32:21); MLK IDENTITY DREAM (42.44); POLITICS – GREEN AGENDA & FREE SPEECH (49.27); PRONOUNS (56.26); IS THERE GOD? (62:24); CONSERVATIVES DEMEANED (01.10.57). Panelists: Dr Jordan Peterson, Psychologist and Author; Alex Hawke, Special Minister of State; Terri Butler, Shadow Minister for Employment Services; Catherine McGregor, Freelance writer, broadcaster and author; Van Badham, Writer and commentator.
Questions: PELL/PRO-PELL COMMENTARY; CATHOLICS – SORROW & SADNESS OVER PELL; CATHOLICISM – CELIBACY UNNATURAL; CATHOLICISM – WOMEN – WOULD THEY MAKE A DIFFERENCE?; SEX ABUSE OF CHILDREN & COVER UPS; LIBERAL SINKING SHIP; POLITICS- LABOR- REVIEWING APPOINTMENTS; PORNOGRAPHY- RABBI? A SYMPTOM OF LONELINESS. Panelists: Jim Molan, Liberal Senator for NSW; Kristina Keneally, Labor Senator for NSW; Francis Sullivan, Catholic Lay Leader; Dr. Viv Waller, Lawyer; and Rabbi Shmuley, Rabbi, author and TV host.
Questions: SCOMO + MEN’S INVOLVEMENT(1m 18s); LIBS AND WOMEN(8m 14s); CROSS PARTY FEMALE CAUCUS(17m 12s); CULTURAL CHANGE(27m 09s); TREATMENT OF FEMALE LEADERS(30m 59s); INDIGENOUS WOMEN IN JAIL(36m 30s); #METOO & TOXIC MASCULINITY(41m 44s); MALE MENTORS(46m 06s); MEN’S ROLE(51m 57s); IF WOMEN RULED(56m 15s). Guest Host: Annabel Crabb, Panelists:Karen Andrews, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology; Linda Burney, Shadow Minister for Human Services; Sarah Hanson-Young, South Australian Greens Senator; Sabina Shugg, Director, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Mining Innovation Hub; Nicole Livingstone, Head of AFLW, Olympian and Media Personality
Questions: CHRISTCHURCH (1:26); ARMY COLONEL (7:09); CATTLE FARMERS (18:35); DISASTER RELIEF (32:17); CLIMATE KID (44:23); ADANI & O’TOOLE (53:28); ONE NATION - NO HOPE (58:53). Panelists: Linda Reynolds, Minister for Emergency Management and North Queensland Recovery; Cathy O’Toole, Labor MP for Herbert; Professor Stephen Williams, Centre for Tropical Environment and Sustainability Science, JCU; Jane McMillan, Grazier and Co-Founder of Sisters of the North; Roger Hill, Rural Property Valuer
Questions: MUELLER & TRUMP (01:18); CHRISTCHURCH & FREE SPEECH (08:37); DOUBLE STANDARD (23:49); SOCIAL MEDIA TERROR (27:53); ADELAIDE NAZIS (31:13); ARDERN V MORRISON (37.17); ONE NATION PREFERENCES (40:34); NSW ELECTION - DALEY RACISM (48:17); and EMASCULATED MEN (54:50). Panelists: Roxane Gay, Writer, editor and 'Bad Feminist'; Craig Laundy, NSW Liberal MP; Tony Burke, Manager of Opposition Business; Mehreen Faruqi, Greens Senator for New South Wales; Teena McQueen, Federal Vice-President Liberal Party.
Questions: BUDGET - CASH PAYMENTS (1m 07s); NEWSTART ENERGY ASSISTANCE? (8m 19s); NEWSTART (12m 35s); BUDGET SURPLUS & DEBT (20m 25s); AL JAZEERA STITCH-UP (28m 41s); POLITICAL DONATIONS (39m 20s); AFRICAN MIGRANTS (45m 44s); and LIFE CHANGING (58m 46s) . Panelists: Arthur Sinodinos, NSW Liberal Senator; Amanda Rishworth, Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education, Veterans Affairs and Defence Personnel; Rebecca Huntley, Writer and social analyst; John Roskam, Executive Director, Institute of Public Affairs; and Lakshmi Logathassan, People's Panellist.
Questions: TAX CUTS – WHO BENEFITS?; TAX CUTS FOR HIGH INCOME; ELECTION DELAY; NDIS UNDERSPEND & SURPLUS; WHAT SURPLUS?; DEBT; ELECTRIC CARS; ELECTRIC CARS; RENEWABLE ENERGY; ADANI DIVISION; CLIMATE/KID; COST OF CANCER; IMMIGRATION & CONGESTION; SINGLE WOMAN OVER 55; CHILDCARE; NEWSTART; and YOUNG VOTERS. Panelists: Josh Frydenberg, Treasurer of Australia and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party.
Question: BETTER DEBATE (0:48); ONE NATION DOWN (4:22); ONE NATION & GUNS (6:37); MCGRATH & ADANI (11:40); ADANI LABOR (13:44); TAX REFORM COURAGE (21:30); LNP & INNOVATION (25:56); LABOR’S ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT (30:45); EDUCATION & DISABILITY (34:20); YOUNG LIBS (40:25); ASSANGE (46:24); WHITE SUPREMACY (49:29); VEGAN WARRIORS (54:26); GREEN BUSINESS FARMER (56:16). Panelists: James McGrath, Liberal Senator; Terri Butler, Labor MP; Larissa Waters, Greens Senator; and Malcolm Roberts, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Senate candidate.
Questions: TBA Panellists: Mitch Fifield, Minister for Communications; Chris Bowen, Shadow Treasurer; Lenore Taylor, Editor, The Guardian Australia; Bhakthi Puvanenthiran, Managing Editor of Crikey; and Greg Sheridan, Foreign Affairs Editor, The Australian.
Questions: TAXES - TELL US STRAIGHT; FUNDING PROMISES; YOUNG PEOPLE; NEG GEARING IMPACT; NEG GEARING - I’LL SELL; NEWSTART; UNPOPULAR IN POLLS; FRANKING - FAIR?; AGED CARE; TRUMP/SHORTEN; CHINA OR USA?; CLIMATE ACTION; ADANI; MEDICARE GAP; INDIGENOUS SUICIDE; GIG ECONOMY; and LEADERSHIP FAILURES. Panel: Bill Shorten, Leader of the Opposition
Questions: HOME DEPOSIT SCHEME (1:06); DEPOSIT SCHEME & LABOR (4:53); NEWSTART – $39 A DAY (12:43); HUNG PARLIAMENT (21:14); GREENS – KOOYONG (24:02); INDIGENOUS – MIDDLE CLASS (31:05); YOUNG AGAINST OLD (36:02); CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS (41:10); GREAT BARRIER REEF (48:39); MURDOCH (55:44); and THE FUTURE(61:37). Panelists: Simon Birmingham, Liberal campaign spokesman; Tanya Plibersek, Deputy Opposition Leader; Richard Di Natale, Leader of The Australian Greens; and Helen Haines, Independent for Indi;
Questions: BREXIT, TRUMP, MORRISON (1:08); FRANKING CREDITS (15:20); SOCIALIST RHETORIC (18:42); ‘BIG END OF TOWN’ (22:57); CLIVE PALMER (33:07); MORRISON LIKE HAWKE? (41:51); CLIMATE & YOUTH VOTE (51:12); YOUNG VOTERS (53:14); and CLIMATE POLICY PARALYSIS (57:23). Panelists: Jim Chalmers, Shadow Minister for Finance; Christopher Pyne, Former Liberal MP; Alice Workman, Political reporter, The Australian; and Alan Jones, Radio Broadcaster.
Questions: ELECTION MIRACLE (1m 12s); RELIGION & LABOR (5m 20s); QUIET AUSTRALIANS (19m 15s); “RETIREE TAX” CAMPAIGN (32m 36s); INDIGENOUS VOICE (37m 12s); SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS VOICE (47m 56s); and ANTI-SEMITISM (53m 32s). Panelists: Tim Wilson, Federal Liberal Member for Goldstein; Mark Dreyfus, Shadow Attorney-General; Marcia Langton, Professor of Indigenous Studies; Paul Kelly, Editor-at-large, The Australian; and Rachael Jacobs, People's Panellist
Questions: . Panel: Jimmy Barnes, Rock Icon and Author; Sisonke Msimang, Author; Nicolle Flint, Liberal MP; Joel Fitzgibbon, Shadow Minister for Agriculture; and Matthew Warren, Energy policy specialist.
In collaboration with Vivid Sydney, Q&A will focus on technology and creativity – exploring how humans are being affected by technology and what this means for future society. Questions:PRESS FREEDOM (1:16); ORWELLIAN TECH (5:41); ENCRYPTION BREAKING GOVT (11:12); NATIONAL ANTHEM (16:56); INDIGENOUS COMMON GROUND (24:08); SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE (31:18); SILICON VALLEY KIDS (34:49); SOCIAL MEDIA REBELLION (41:12); CLIMATE CHANGE VISION (46:40); SCIENCE INTO TECH (54:43); and ITUNES SHUTDOWN (59:16). Panellists: Adam Briggs, Rapper, writer, and actor; Faustina Agolley, Actor and writer; Mike Cannon-Brookes, Co-Founder and Co-CEO Atlassian; Dr Larry Marshall, Chief Executive, CSIRO; and Jocelyn Brewer, Cyberpsychologist.
Questions: . Panellists: Brian Cox, Particle Physicist and TV Presenter; Emma Johnston, Marine Ecologist and TV host; David Karoly, Leader of the Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub, CSIRO; Kirsten Banks, Astrophysicist and Science Communicator; and Martin Van Kranendonk, Astrobiologist and Geologist.
Questions: FOLAU – ACT OF LOVE?; UNI FREE SPEECH; ASSISTED DYING; LABOR’S SHIFT; GAS PRICE; and REGIONAL SCHOOLS. Panellist: Dan Tehan, Minister for Education; Catherine King, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development; Rex Patrick, South Australian Centre Alliance Senator; Sally Rugg, Executive Director of Change.org; and Ash Belsar, People's Panellist.
Questions: LIBERAL LEADERSHIP BOOKS( 1:07); TAX + LABOR (12:03); UNION BOSSES (24:39); EMPATHY IN BOYS (35:07); FOLAU - EMPLOYMENT LAW (43:25); FOLAU DOUBLE STANDARD (47:44); and FUTURE OF JOURNALISM (54:29) . Panellists: James Paterson, Liberal Senator for Victoria; Clare O'Neil, Shadow Minister for Innovation, Technology and the Future of Work; Jamila Rizvi, Writer, Speaker and Broadcaster; Grace Kelly, Industrial Relations Commentator; and Greg Day, People's Panellist
Questions: NUCLEAR STAND-OFF (0m 55s); NUCLEAR WEAPONS - AUSTRALIA'S STANCE (10m 34s); CHINA + US (18m 26s); IRAN + US CRISIS (27m 13s); PYNE/BISHOP CONFLICT (40m 58s); RELIGIOUS FREEDOM/DIFFER MUSLIMS? (47m 58s); and CHINA UYGHUR OPPRESSION (54m 45s ). Panellists: Scott Ryan, President of the Senate; Penny Wong, Opposition Leader in the Senate; Diana Sayed, Human Rights Lawyer; Tom Switzer, Centre of Independent Studies; and Hugh White, Professor of Strategic Studies at ANU.
Questions: BENEFIT RATES (1m 07s); YOUNG HOMELESS (11m 56s); VOICE: THIRD CHAMBER (20m 54s) ANTI-RECOGNITION (32m 21s); FREEDOM OF SPEECH (38m 27s); JIM’S VOTE (41m 49s); TRUTH IN CAMPAIGNS (47m 20s); and VETS, GAMBLING + SUICIDE (54m 51s) . Panellist: Linda Burney, Shadow Minister for Human Services; Rebekha Sharkie, Centre Alliance Member for Mayo; Jim Molan, Former Liberal Senator for NSW; Sami Shah, Comedian and Writer; and Toby Ralph, Marketing and political strategist;
Questions: TRUMP XENOPHOBIA (1m 03s); RIGHT V LEFT POPULISM (12m 01s); DEPRESSION: AWARENESS (20m 40s); DEPRESSION: SUICIDE (28m 46s); DEPRESSION: CAUSES (34m 58s); BREXIT AND EMPIRE (40m 09s); PM BORIS (45m 29s); IRAQ RESPONSIBILITY (51m 37s); and SPIN FOR BILL (56m 06s). Panellists: Alastair Campbell, Writer, Mental Health Advocate and Political Strategist; Geoff Gallop, Former WA Premier; Kate Mills, CEO of Property Industry Foundation and former journalist; Nick Cater, Executive Director, Menzies Research Centre; and Anne Tiernan, Political scientist and policy analyst.
Questions: BARNABY & NEWSTART (00m 43s); NEWSTART & MENTAL HEALTH (00m 43s); CHRISTIANS “CALM DOWN” (13m 28s); FOLAU: A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE (18m 38s); PM AT HILLSONG (27m 05s); WAGE THEFT (33m 04s); WAGE THEFT: JAIL? (36m 29s); UNIONS: MIGHT IS RIGHT? (42m 30s); GAMBLING ADVERTISING (48m 21s); and MASTERCHEF JUDGES (55m 17s). Panellists: Eric Abetz, Tasmanian Liberal Senator; Kimberley Kitching, Senator for Victoria; Tim Costello, Social Justice Advocate; Parnell Palme McGuinness, Communications Consultant; and Adam Liaw, Cook, Writer and TV Presenter. Guest Host, Fran Kelly
Questions:NEWSTART FOR SENIORS(00m 56s); ROBO-DEBT(16m 14s); CROWN & ICAC(23m 47s); WOMEN & THE LIBERAL PARTY(37m 11s); NUCLEAR POWER(47m 09s); and SPORT & SEXISM(58m 02s). Panellists: Jason Falinski, Liberal MP for Mackellar; Katy Gallagher, Shadow Minister for Finance; Zali Steggall, Independent for Warringah; Cassandra Goldie, CEO of Australian Council of Social Service; and Adam Creighton, Economics Editor, The Australian.
Questions:CHINA PROTESTS (01m 17s); CHINA HASTIE (17m 23s); DEMOCRACY IN PERIL (29m 15s); DEMOCRACY WORKS (37m 31s); and AUSTRALIA – DEMOCRACY OR AUTHORITARIAN? (48m 49s). Panellists: A. C. Grayling, Philosopher and author; Alan Tudge, Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure; Terri Butler, Shadow Minister for the Environment and Water; Clare Wright, Historian, author and broadcaster; and Li Shee Su, People’s Panellist
Questions:KEN WYATT BACKFLIP (1:14); SYMBOLIC OR REAL (16:51); SUICIDE – HOW WOULD ULURU HELP? (30:16); AN EFFECTIVE VOICE? (35:57); WHAT NEXT? (47:41); and REFERENDUM SUCCESS (57:08). Panellists: Linda Burney, Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians; Julian Leeser, Co-Chair of Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition; Jacinta Price, Director of Indigenous Program, CIS; Patricia Turner, CEO of National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation; and Sally Scales, Uluru Statement Delegate.
Questions; MAJOR PARTIES CLIMATE (01:37); GRETA THUNBERG(12:01); ABORTION – DELAYED VOTE (21:39); OPPOSING ABORTION (25:33); FESTIVAL STRIP SEARCHES (33:51); ALAN JONES & JACINDA ARDERN (42:54); CITY v BUSH (50:31); and UNIFORMS (59:39). Panelists:Gladys Berejiklian, NSW Premier; Kristina Keneally, Senator for NSW; William Gillett, Loxton, SA; Aurora Matchett, Miranda, NSW; Willoughby Duff, Booragoon, WA; and Varsha Yajman, Asquith, NSW.
Questions: IDENTITY POLITICS (01:09); IDENTITY AND FICTION (12:35); FREE PRESS (31:28); HONG KONG PROTESTS (42:28); CHINESE IN AUSTRALIA (52:07); and WHITE WOMEN & COLONIALISM (55:07). Panelists:Lionel Shriver, Journalist and Author; DeRay Mckesson, Civil rights activist; Ruby Hamad, Journalist and Author; Benjamin Law, Writer and broadcaster; and Steve Coll, Dean of Columbia Journalism School
Questions: ANXIETY (1:06); DONATIONS (9:15); DONATIONS – ICAC (13:17); DRUG TESTS (23:51); WHEELCHAIR ACCESS (31:59); DISABILITY PROTECTIONS (35:58); ECONOMY - GLASS HALF FULL (42:13); HOUSING AFFORDABILITY: RENTERS (47:58); TAMIL FAMILY (52:37); and BREXIT (57:08). Panellists: Zed Seselja, Assistant Minister for Finance, Charities and Electoral Matters; Anne Aly, Labor Member for Cowan; Jordon Steele-John, Greens Senator for WA; Danielle Wood, Budget Policy and Institutional Reform Program Director, Grattan Institute; Greg Sheridan, Foreign Affairs Editor, The Australian.
Questions:SAUDI OIL (1m 07s); CHINA INFLUENCE – TIME FOR AFP RAIDS? (12m 21s); CHINA DONATIONS – POLITICAL INFLUENCE (26m 58s); CHINA LIFTED 100’S OF MILLIONS FROM POVERTY (36m 19s); BUSHFIRES + CLIMATE EMERGENCY (44m 45s); and WELFARE DRUG TESTS (55m 02s). Panellists: James Paterson, Liberal Senator for Victoria; Madeleine King, Shadow Minister for Trade; Eva Cox, Author and social analyst; Sam Dastyari, Former Labor Senator; and John Lee, China expert, United States Studies Centre.
Questions: CLIMATE RALLY (1m 59s); FAMILY LAW INQUIRY (13m 54s); SCOMO + TRANSPARENCY (24m 22s); FAKE NEWS (34m 25s); FREE PRESS - SECURITY(42m 22s); and WHISTLEBLOWERS – ASSANGE MEDIA BLACKOUT (58m 46s) Live From Sydney with Panellists: Kerry O’Brien, Legendary Journalist and Author; Jan Fran, Media Commentator and Broadcaster; Paul Fletcher, Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts; Chris Bowen, Shadow Minister for Health; Dai Le, Fairfield City Councillor
Questions: WHAT GOT YOU INTO MUSIC? (01:37); FINDING YOUR VOICE (11:01); SAME SONGS, DIFFERENT DAY (18:21); MUSIC INDUSTRY + EDUCATION (20:47); SPOTIFY V OLD STYLE RECORD COMPANIES (31:48); DEMENTIA, OLD SONGS + RAP (40:23); SYDNEY LIVE MUSIC SCENE: AN EMBARRASSMENT (50:52); and LIVE VENUES- FREE OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT (54:18). Panellists: Katie Noonan, Singer, producer, songwriter, pianist and business woman; Jonathon Welch, Founder, The Choir of Hard Knocks; Mojo Juju, Wiradjuri/Filipino songwriter and musician; Tex Perkins, Australian Rock Legend; and L-FRESH The LION, Australian Sikh Hip Hop artist
Questions:WORSE THAN DEATH (1:20); STAFF RATIOS (07:03); FOOD QUALITY (15:13); FOOD COSTS (18:29); DEMENTIA (24:54); HOME CARE (37:01); INTER-GEN CARE (42:46); ACCREDITATION SYSTEM (49:42); PROFIT OVER CARE (51:44); and AGEING WELL (58:08). Panellists: Maggie Beer, Australian food icon and founder of the Maggie Beer Foundation; Richard Colbeck, Minister for Aged Care; Julie Collins, Shadow Minister for Ageing and Seniors; Sarah Holland-Batt, Consumer advocate and relative; and Sean Rooney, CEO of Leading Age Services Australia. Hosted by Fran Kelly
Questions:HONG KONG & AUSTRALIA (00:59); AUSTRALIA’S BLIND EYE (05:16); POLICY BEGINS AT HOME (12:18); AUSTRALIAN PROTESTS (23:49); DISRUPTION & DISABILITY (28:25); US KURDS AUSTRALIA (33:20); AUSTRALIANS IN SYRIA (42:39); TRUMP & MORRISON (51:32); TRUST IN POLITICIANS (57:26). Panellists: Tim Wilson, Liberal MP for Goldstein; Tim Watts, Labor MP for Gellibrand; Vicky Xu, Journalist, Researcher and Comedian; Jennifer Hewett, The Australian Financial Review; Simon Longstaff, Executive Director, The Ethics Centre. Hosted by Hamish McDonald.
Questions: LIFE PRIORITIES (2:00); FOOD & WASTE (7:06); LESS MEAT (13:46); ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (18:14); ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & JOBS (24:50); PREDICTING THE FUTURE (33:08); CHALLENGES OR OPPORTUNITIES? (35:21); POLITICAL FAIL (42:05); CLIMATE & BUSINESS (45:54); CLIMATE IMPASSE (50:43);and FUTURE GRATITUDE (58:33). Panellists: John Hewson, Former Leader of the Liberal Party; Veena Sahajwalla, Inventor and Director, Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology; Julian Cribb, Science Writer and Journalist; Jordan Nguyen, Engineer, Futurist, and Broadcaster; and Chloë Spackman, Director of Programs, Australian Futures Project. Guest Host: Annabel Crabb
Questions: RIVER CRISIS (1:30); FARM HELP (2:55); COMMUNITY IN DROUGHT (13:20); CLIMATE CHANGE DROUGHT (22:07); BASIN PLAN MAKES DROUGHT(29:14); LET RIVER FLOW (41:53); CONFLICT OF INTEREST (48:54) NATIONAL EMERGENCY(54:25); and MY FUTURE (62:13). Panellists: David Littleproud, Minister for Water Resources and Drought; Joel Fitzgibbon, Shadow Minister for Agriculture; Fiona Simson, President, National Farmers' Federation; Maryanne Slattery, Senior Water Researcher, the Australia Institute; Kate McBride, Grazier.
Panellists: Mona Eltahawy, Egyptian-American journalist; Jess Hill, Author, See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Abuse; Nayuka Gorrie, Essayist and Screenwriter; Ashton Applewhite, American anti-ageism campaigner; and Hana Assafiri, Businesswoman and social change agent. Guest Host: Fran Kelly
Panellists: Ross Garnaut, Economist; Sarah McNamara, Chief Executive of the Australian Energy Council; Sarah Friar, CEO of Nextdoor; Jason Falinski, NSW Liberal MP; and Mark Butler, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy.
Panellists: Zak Kirkup, WA State Liberal MP; Anne Aly, Labor Member for Cowan; Hannah McGlade, Human Rights Law Researcher; Lanai Scarr, Political Editor, The West Australian; Dylan Storer, People’s Panellist
Samantha Power, Former US Ambassador to the United Nations; Tanya Plibersek, Shadow Minister for Education; Tamar Zandberg, Israeli Parliamentarian;Greg Sheridan, Foreign Editor, The Australian; James Brown, United States Studies Centre
Panellists: Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Fijian Attorney-General; Enele Sopoaga, Former Prime Minister of Tuvalu; Manu Tupou-Roosen, Director-General of the Pacific Fisheries Agency; Virisila Buadromo, Fijian women's advocate; and Alex Hawke, Minister for International Development and the Pacific.
Malcolm Turnbull, Former Prime Minister of Australia; Anthony Albanese, Opposition Leader; Sisonke Msimang, Author; Patricia Turner, CEO of National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation; and Brian Schmidt, Nobel laureate and Vice-Chancellor, ANU
Q+A returns with host Hamish Macdonald on Monday, February 3 with a bushfires special, live from Queanbeyan with Kristy McBain, Andrew Constance, Victor Steffensen, Cheryl McCarthy, Michael Mann, and Jim Molan. Questions: GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND RECOVERY; HELP FOR DISPLACED PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE; SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESS; INDIGENOUS FIRE PRACTICES; LONG TERM RECOVERY; THE NEW NORMAL; PM - SCOMO; RFS FUNDING; PAYING VOLUNTEERS; and THE FUTURE.
Osher Günsberg, TV and radio host Jennifer Westacott, Business Council of Australia CEO Sophia Hamblin Wang, Sustainability entrepreneur Matt Evans, Chef and farmer Martijn Wilder, Chair of Australian Renewable Energy Agency with a musical performance from Paul Kelly
Panellists: Katie Allen, Liberal MP for Higgins; Clare O’Neil, Shadow Minister for Innovation, Technology and the Future of Work; Jacqui Lambie, Independent Senator; Jack Manning Bancroft, Founder and CEO of Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience; and Simon McKeon, Investment banker and former Australian of the Year.
Live from Sydney Wang Xining, Minister and Deputy Head of Mission, Chinese Embassy; Stan Grant, Writer and journalist, who spent ten years reporting from China; Raina MacIntyre, Global Biosecurity head, Kirby Institute; Jason Yat-sen Li, Investor and President of the Chinese Australian Forum; and Vicky Xu, Journalist and researcher.
Panellists: Nova Peris, Olympian and former politician; Tarang Chawla, Writer and anti-violence campaigner; Marlee Silva, Founder, Indigenous female empowerment network @tiddas4tiddas; and Lehmo, Comedian and broadcaster.
Are Aussie kids getting the education they need? Our global education ranking has plunged , our students' results in reading, maths and science are in serious decline, and a toxic culture of sexism and bullying persists in too many of our high schools. Panelists: Tanya Plibersek, Shadow Minister for Education; Adrian Piccoli, Director of Gonski Institute, UNSW and former NSW Education Minister; Eddie Woo, High School Maths Teacher and Internet Sensation; John Collier, Principal, St Andrew's Cathedral School; and Vy Tran, Year 12 student from Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School.
Australia is staring down another crisis and it’s impacting everyday life. Travel bans are increasing, schools are closing, the handshake is on hold and people are brawling in supermarkets over daily essentials. How much of it is necessary and how much is overkill? Panellists: Richard Colbeck, Minister for Aged Care, Youth and Sport; Katy Gallagher, Shadow Minister for Finance; Bill Bowtell, Adjunct Professor, Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity, UNSW; Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, GP and former President of the AMA; and Sam Mostyn, Business and sustainability advisor.
With the Coronavirus epidemic now set to last for many months, and government introducing stricter controls, the need for good clear medical information has become paramount. Q+A turns to medical experts Dr Norman Swan, Professor Paul Kelly and Professor Sharon Lewin to answer your questions.
With strict bans on travel and group gatherings, thousands of businesses, jobs and livelihoods have evaporated as we face a devastating and widespread economic downturn, not seen for generations. Q+A answers your questions. Panellists: Nicki Hutley, Economist, Deloitte Access Economics; Matt Comyn, CEO and Managing Director of Commonwealth Bank; Jennifer Westacott, CEO, Business Council of Australia; Josh Pyke, Singer/songwriter; Michael Sukkar, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Housing; and Linda Burney, Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services.
As coronavirus spreads across Australia, frontline health workers are frantically preparing for the inevitable explosion of seriously ill patients. With the pandemic expected to peak here in the next few weeks, doctors and nurses are increasingly under pressure, desperate to avoid the horrifying scenes from Italy, Spain and now the United States. Dr Stephen Parnis, Emergency Doctor and Former AMA Vice President; Danielle Austin, Senior Nurse and Disaster Manager at St Vincent's Hospital; Dr Vyom Sharma, General Practitioner; and Dr Lucy Morgan, Respiratory Physician, Nepean Hospital.
Matt Preston, Food writer and author; Craig Foster, Refugee advocate and former Socceroos captain; Julie McCrossin, Broadcaster and comedian; John Anderson, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia; and Christine Morgan, CEO, National Mental Health Commission With a cross to author and former teacher, Gabbie Stroud, a special appearance from TV presenter and landscape architect Costa, and a performance by The Wiggles. The panel answer your questions about surviving home schooling the kids, working from home and living on top of each other.
Neville Power, Chairman, National COVID-19 Coordination Commission; Sally McManus, Secretary, ACTU; Simon Longstaff, Executive Director, The Ethics Centre; Gigi Foster, Economist, UNSW; and Jodie McVernon, Epidemiologist, Doherty Institute. Australia now faces some serious questions about the next phase of our battle to contain coronavirus. Recent data is encouraging – it seems physical distancing is working, and we’ve avoided the catastrophic start to the epidemic other countries have endured. With the curve now flattening, we face three scenarios . Total lockdown until there is a vaccine. Continue living in partial lockdown for 12 months or more, with the attendant social and economic damage to our economy and society. Or, thirdly, let the virus wash through the community and build herd immunity.
Students and teachers face big disruption in our education system. Hamish Macdonald asks the panel when should we ease restrictions and safely re-open schools and universities, plus the impact and inequity of remote learning.
Dave Sharma, Liberal Member for Wentworth and Former Diplomat; Penny Wong, Shadow Foreign Minister; Michael Fullilove, Executive Director, Lowy Institute; and Elaine Pearson, Australia Director, Human Rights Watch.
Dan Andrews, Premier of Victoria; Gladys Berejiklian, Premier of New South Wales; With a live cross to: Annastacia Palaszczuk, Premier of Queensland. The COVID-19 crisis has seen a new set of powerful leaders emerge in Australia - our state Premiers. It’s to them we’ve turned for daily virus updates, and information about health, schools and safety restrictions.
Yael Stone, Actor and Climate Advocate; Sophie Johnston, Youth Commissioner, National Youth Commission; Tim Fung, CEO and co-founder, Airtasker; Danielle Wood, Economist, Grattan Institute; and Innes Willox, CEO, Australian Industry Group. Life after COVID 19 will be different for all of us, but 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 economic burden for years to come. Lockdown laws mean university, nightclubs, overseas travel and in many cases living out of home for young people have come to an abrupt halt.
Lucy Turnbull, Former Lord Mayor of Sydney; Jordan Nguyen, Engineer, Futurist and Broadcaster; Alan Finkel, Chief Scientist; Rae Johnston, Science and Technology Editor, NITV; and Genevieve Bell, Anthropologist and AI Specialist. Also joining the discussion: Women's Advocate, Georgie Dent and CEO of AIME, Jack Manning Bancroft.
Matt Canavan, Queensland Nationals Senator; Zali Steggall, Independent MP for Warringah; Joel Fitzgibbon, Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Resources; Zoe Whitton, Citi ESG analyst and Investor Group on Climate Change; and Sophia Hamblin Wang, Sustainability entrepreneur.
It’s been a week of turmoil – our economy is in recession for the first time in 29 years, an historic reset for workplace relations is looming, and we’ve seen a massive about-face on robodebt. Also dominating headlines, protests are sweeping the streets of America and here too, with some describing it as a long overdue reckoning for Australia. The government has admitted its robodebt scheme was flawed and will refund $720 million of debt to 333,000 welfare recipients. Debate is also raging over what the Government should do with the $60 billion dollar windfall from the JobKeeper bungle, and the PM is now urging unions and employers to "put down weapons" and embark on a major overhaul of industrial relations. For Indigenous Australians, the chaos in America has been a bitter reminder of the lack of attention given to our own shameful history of black deaths in custody.
Panellists: Andrew Abdo, Interim NRL CEO; Brendon Gale, Richmond Football Club CEO; Tracey Holmes, Sports broadcaster and journalist; Bruce Djite, Director of Football, Adelaide United and former A-League player; and Sharni Layton, World Champion Australian Netballer and AFLW All-Australian.
Panellists: Dennis Richardson, Former Director-General of ASIO; Nick Xenophon, Lawyer and former Senator; Annika Smethurst, News Corp journalist and AFP raid victim; Clinton Fernandes, National security analyst; and Jacinta Carroll, Counter-terrorism expert.
Panellists: Paul Fletcher, Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts; Bill Shorten, Shadow Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme; Katie Noonan, Musician, producer, composer and artistic director; Yasmin Poole, Writer and youth advocate; and Sue Morphet, President, Chief Executive Women. Guest Host: Virginia Trioli
Panellists: Shaun Micallef, Television host; Brooke Boney, Today Show entertainment reporter; Christopher Pyne, Former Liberal MP; and Terri Butler, Shadow Minister for the Environment and Water.
Julia Gillard, Former Prime Minister
Panellists: Sarah Henderson, Liberal Senator for Victoria; Adam Bandt, Leader of the Australian Greens; Margy Osmond, CEO of the Tourism and Transport Forum; Jodie McVernon, Epidemiologist, Doherty Institute; L-FRESH the LION, Hip Hop artist from south-west Sydney; with a live cross to Michael Gunner, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory.
Panellists: Bill Bowtell, Adjunct Professor, UNSW and Strategic Health Policy Adviser; Gigi Foster, Economist, UNSW; George Megalogenis, Author and journalist; Cassandra Goldie, CEO of Australian Council of Social Service; and Karen Soo, Executive Officer at the Haymarket Chamber of Commerce. With a live cross to Simon Birmingham, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment; and Katy Gallagher, Shadow Minister for Finance.
Panellists: Kerryn Phelps, Former AMA President and City of Sydney councillor; Lucy Morgan, Respiratory physician, Nepean Hospital; Vyom Sharma, General Practitioner; and Abbey Fistrovic, Clinical Nurse Specialist. With a live cross to: Andrew Laming, Liberal Member for Bowman, and Ged Kearney, Shadow Assistant Minister for Aged Care.
Panellists: Tim Wilson, Victorian Liberal MP; Kimberley Kitching, Victorian Labor Senator; Dinesh Palipana, Emergency doctor and disability advocate; Michele O’Neil, ACTU President; Paul Waterson, CEO, Australian Venue Co.; and Killian Ashe, Psychiatrist, Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Panellists: Barnaby Joyce, Nationals Member for New England; Michelle Rowland, Shadow Communications Minister; Antoinette Lattouf, Journalist and diversity advocate; Niki Savva, Columnist and author; Ziggy Ramo, Musician; and Sinead Boucher, Chief executive and owner of Stuff Ltd.
Panellists: Scott Yung, Education entrepreneur; Ahmed Hassan, Co-founder and Executive Director of Youth Activating Youth; Kate McBride, Farmer, Western NSW; and Hamani Tanginoa, University student and musician. With a live cross to Andrew Bragg, Liberal Senator for NSW; Anika Wells, Labor MP for Lilley; and Jordon Steele-John, Greens Senator for WA.
Panellists: Kerry O’Brien, Journalist and Author; Jillian Broadbent, Chancellor, University of Wollongong and leading businesswoman; Colin Barnett, Former Premier of WA and Adjunct Professor at UWA; Ray Minniecon, Pastor; and Ronni Kahn, CEO and Founder, OzHarvest.
The political battle over state borders is heating up. Hard border closures are helping contain COVID cases but have caused massive problems for business, health care workers and families in need of medical attention.
The pandemic has cut us off from our communities, workplaces and each other. We interact online more, but our sense of isolation is growing. Loneliness is predicted to be the next public health epidemic of the 21st Century.
Q+A brings together some key figures to explore what's shaping the US Presidential election. Will Donald Trump be elected for four more years? New polls have Joe Biden in front but the President has form defying predictions.
After the devastating impact of bushfires and COVID-19, what should our economic recovery plan look like? The government's Technology Roadmap sets out a gas-led recovery. All as Australia braces for the next bushfire season.
It's one of the most important budgets in our history. How will the Government meet the challenge of the pandemic recession? How long will financial support remain in place? What is the plan to get Australia working again?
One-on-one with the man who wants to be Prime Minister - Anthony Albanese. He takes your questions on how he'd lead Australia out of the pandemic, plus his alternative agenda including free childcare for low income earners.
We post, tweet, like and share - but what are the consequences of our growing dependence on social media? With concerns over mental health and political disinformation, how do we retain the positive aspects of connectivity?
In these challenging times, who holds the powerful to account? Are the standards of our leaders slipping? With public trust in our politicians and institutions at an all-time low, how do we achieve a more ethical Australia?
It's the contest that's captivating the world: Donald Trump v Joe Biden. Who will win the US Election and what does it mean for Australia? Will Trump once again defy his critics and the predictions and secure a second term?
Malcolm Turnbull, Prof Jenny Hocking, Bob Carr, Paul Kelly and Jan Fran discuss Joe Biden's US election win, the 45th anniversary of Gough Whitlam's dismissal, Queensland election, Integrity Commission and national secrets.
Its been a big week: allegations of sexual misconduct and a toxic culture for women in Canberra, Trump clings to power in a bizarre post-election campaign, Labor spats over climate policy and a potential vaccine breakthrough.
Western Sydney is booming, now the third largest economy in Australia. But COVID has hit hard - especially jobs - and it's a scenario faced by outer suburbs in many major cities where population booms but infrastructure lags.
2020 brought us drought, bushfires, the chaos of a pandemic and an economic recession that has changed the world, and all of us. All against a backdrop of a US election and deteriorating relations with China. (Final for 2020) Guests: Jimmy Barnes, Kristy McBain, Lavina Lee, Michael Yabsley, Rita Therese
Kicking off the new series in its new timeslot, Hamish Macdonald chairs a debate that asks how the new Biden presidency will affect Australia, if the debate surrounding Australia Day has affected race relations, and whether the vaccine brawls erupting in Europe will disrupt the Australian rollout. Joining him to discuss these questions and more are: Grace Tame, Australian of the Year; Alexander Downer, Former Liberal Foreign Affairs Minister; Warren Mundine, Chairman of the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation; Shane Fitzsimmons, Former NSW RFS Commissioner; and Tanya Hosch, Social inclusion advocate.
It could be the most powerful weapon in the fight against COVID-19: A vaccine. So when will it be available? Who will get priority and how will it change the way Australians live, work and travel? Is the national strategy the right one? Joining Hamish to discuss these points and more are: Nick Coatsworth, Federal Government infectious diseases advisor; Sharon Lewin, Leading infectious diseases expert and Director of the Doherty Institute; Michelle Ananda-Rajah, Associate director, Monash Institute of Medical Engineering; and Tony Blakely, Epidemiologist, University of Melbourne.
The tech giants have threatened to pull their services from Australia if the Government goes ahead with new laws forcing them to pay media outlets for their news content. Should governments reign in the might of the tech sector? Will the proposed Media Code support traditional news media outlets? Has the spread of conspiracies and online extremism corrupted our democracies and how much is big tech to blame? And what would life without Google look like? Joining Hamish Macdonald to discuss these questions and more are: Paul Fletcher, Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts; Michelle Rowland, Shadow Communications Minister; Julie Inman Grant, eSafety Commissioner; Lydia Khalil, International security expert; and Hal Crawford, Media consultant and former news director.
On the eve of the final report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care, Q+A asks is Australia failing its older citizens? The pandemic has exposed nightmare stories of neglect for those in aged care. What needs to change and are there alternative models for aged care we should be exploring? Joining Hamish Macdonald to discuss the topic are: Katie Allen, Liberal Member for Higgins; Clare O'Neil, Shadow Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services; Mike Baird, CEO of HammondCare and Former NSW Premier; Jane Halton, Health expert and former head of Australia’s Finance Department; and Joseph Ibrahim, Professor at the Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University.
With the Brittany Higgins scandal and growing number of sexual assault claims engulfing the Federal parliament, Q+A brings together a diverse panel of women to discuss gender, justice, and equality. How far has feminism brought us and what is the role of men in ending the power imbalance? Joining Hamish Macdonald to discuss these questions and more are: Isabel Allende, Internationally acclaimed author and feminist; Susan McDonald, Queensland National Party Senator; Anne Aly, WA Labor MP; Samantha Maiden, National Political Editor; Dhanya Mani, Lawyer and former NSW Liberal Party staffer; and Kate Crawford, Academic and leading artificial intelligence expert; with a live performance from Somalian poet Hani Abdile.
Australia's economic rebound: who is leaping ahead and who is falling behind? Plus Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's interview, Australia's trade relationship with China, and is it time to rethink COVID border restrictions? Joining Hamish Macdonald to discuss this and more are: Zed Seselja, Minister for International Development and the Pacific; Kristina Keneally, Shadow Home Affairs Minister; Fiona Simson, President, National Farmers’ Federation; Gareth Parker, Breakfast host, 6PR Perth; Kim Rubenstein, Legal scholar and citizenship expert.
This week, students, parents, experts and educators take a frank look at the vexed issue of consent, how men can help change the power imbalance and what needs to be done to combat the cultures of violence and silence that threaten the daily lives of Australian girls and women. Joining Hamish Macdonald on the panel are: Yumi Stynes, Broadcaster and author, Welcome to Consent; Briony Scott, Principal, Wenona School; Michael Salter, Associate Professor of Criminology, UNSW; Yasmin Poole, 2021 Youth Influencer of the Year; and Joe Williams, Former NRL player and mental health advocate.
COVID is giving us a chance to reset, but already we’re seeing a toxic form of vaccine nationalism take hold, in which unequal access to vaccines is leaving some countries out in the cold. So how do we design a more equal world? Joining Hamish Macdonald on the panel are: Stan Grant, journalist and author; Bruce Pascoe, author; Sam Mostyn, President, Chief Executive Women; Gigi Foster, Economist, UNSW; Adam Creighton, Economics editor, The Australian. Also joining the conversation is Thomas Piketty, Internationally renowned economist. Also includes a live musical performance by Dami Im.
The Federal Government’s so-called “women’s ministry” meets for the first time this week in an attempt to drive action when it comes to the treatment of women. Will it be enough to turn the Prime Minister’s fortune around? The Government is also trying to turn around its vaccine rollout, as it fails to reach its targets; what can be done to accelerate and restore confidence in the process? And, as another Indigenous Australian died in custody this week, how do Australians turn the tide against Indigenous disadvantage and stop First Nations people dying in prison? Joining Hamish Macdonald on the panel to discuss these topics are: Trent Zimmerman, Liberal Member for North Sydney; Anika Wells, Labor Member for Lilley; Martyn Iles, Managing Director of the Australian Christian Lobby; Antoinette Lattouf, journalist, diversity advocate, and author; and Teela Reid, Wiradjuri/Wailwan, lawyer. With a live performance from singer-songwriter Robbie Miller.
After new medical advice derailed the COVID vaccine rollout, how quickly can the Australian government get the program back on track? As Australia's relationship with China continues to sour over the fallout of its push for an international investigation into Covid-19, how can the relationship be repaired? Does having a trade relationship with China mean we have to stay silent on human rights issues? Joining Hamish to discuss these topics and more are: Norman Swan, Presenter RN and Coronacast; James Paterson, Liberal Senator for Victoria; Katy Gallagher, Shadow Minister for Finance; Vicky Xu, journalist and researcher; and David Olsson, President, Australia China Business Council.
As more countries set ambitious targets to reduce emissions, Australia stands at a crossroads. After more than a decade of bickering on both sides of politics, is the country ready to put an end to its climate wars? The Prime Minister has signalled he's open to setting a net zero target by 2050 but how do you build a policy framework that can lead to the reduction of emissions, attract economic investment and keep energy costs down? And with work gathering pace on the draft report into The Voice to Parliament, we’ll look at the battle for Indigenous recognition. Joining Hamish to discuss these topics are: Malcolm Turnbull, Former Prime Minister; Narelda Jacobs, presenter, 10 News First and Studio 10; Keith Pitt, Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia; Sarah Hanson-Young, South Australian Greens Senator; and Andrew Liveris, Former CEO, The Dow Chemical Company.
As mass vaccination centres operate at a fraction of capacity, what does the government need to do to restore faith in its vaccination rollout? Also, the war of words over Australia’s hotel quarantine system is raging on, with some calling the system “faulty” and not fit for purpose. What is the future for this system? Joining Hamish to discuss these topics and more are: Bridget McKenzie, Nationals Senate Leader; Courtney Act, performer and activist; Mark Butler, Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing; Parnell Palme McGuinness, Communications Consultant; and Hervé Lemahieu, Director of the Power and Diplomacy Program at the Lowy Institute.
This week's discussion takes a look at housing affordability, childcare and the government’s big spend. Joining Hamish Macdonald on the panel are: Alan Kohler, Finance journalist and Editor-in-Chief at The Eureka Report; Jess Hill, journalist and author of See What You Made Me Do; Fiona Martin, Liberal Member for Reid; Linda Burney, Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services; and Bri Lee, lawyer and author of Eggshell Skull and Beauty. Includes a live performance from Julia Stone.
With the economy showing strong signs of recovery, the government is focusing on jobs and talking up its spending on aged care, infrastructure and childcare. It’s being touted as a “women’s budget”, but will the measures, including more funding for domestic violence prevention and women’s health, be enough to stave off the effects of the so-called “pink recession”? And will the Government’s cash splash safeguard the economy from the threat of more lockdowns and extended border closures? On the panel are: Jane Hume, Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy; Jim Chalmers, Shadow Treasurer; Larissa Waters, Greens Senator; Jacqui Lambie, Independent Senator; and Helen Haines, Independent Member for Indi.
With Australia’s borders likely to remain closed until mid-2022, senior Government ministers are standing by the decision to keep the doors shut, despite internal party backlash. What will extended border closures mean for the country’s productivity? Despite the economy showing strong signs of recovery, the budget papers forecast a decade of deficits and debt, set to peak at almost $1 trillion in 2025. Will Australia ever see a surplus again? And as the situation escalates between Israelis and Palestinians on the Gaza strip, the panel discuss the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Middle East. Joining Hamish for this discussion are: Luke McGregor, comedian, writer and actor; Barnaby Joyce, Nationals Member for New England; Gabriela D'Souza, Senior Economist, Committee for Economic Development of Australia; Tony Burke, Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations; and Lisa Jackson Pulver, Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Sydney.
With the conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas arriving at a ceasefire, how long will the peace last? Also, as Australia marks Reconciliation Week, what action needs to be taken to amplify the voices of and achieve better outcomes for First Nations people? And, with Health Minister Greg Hunt saying the government expects to have two million doses of Pfizer supplied each week from October, will it be enough to restore confidence in the vaccination program? Joining Hamish on the panel to discuss these questions are: Jennifer Robinson, Human Rights lawyer; Mitch Tambo, Singer and songwriter; Dave Sharma, Liberal Member for Wentworth; Ed Husic, Labor Member for Chifley; and Randa Abdel-Fattah, author and academic. Also includes a live musical performance from Mitch Tambo.
Q+A heads to Wollongong with guest host Stan Grant, looking at Victoria's COVID crisis, the challenges facing universities, plus what growing urban sprawl means for infrastructure, jobs and property prices for regional areas. On the panel are: Tim Wilson, Liberal MP for Goldstein; Stephen Jones, Labor MP for Whitlam; Diane Smith-Gander, National Chair, CEDA; Gordon Bradbery, Lord Mayor of Wollongong; and Lisa Jackson Pulver, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Strategy and Services, University of Sydney.
As frustrated Victorians endure a fourth lockdown, businesses across the country are hurting; is it time we learnt to live with COVID long term? What risk are we prepared to live with? Plus a look at the trade war tensions between Australia and China. Joining Hamish on the panel are: Omar Khorshid, President, Australian Medical Association; Kamalini Lokuge, Epidemiologist, Australian National University; Peter Hartcher, Political Editor, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age; Sally Scales, APY Art Centre Collective Regional Programs Coordinator and Uluru Statement Leadership; and Cameron Murray, Economist and Research Fellow.
As Melbourne slowly emerges from its fourth heartbreaking lockdown, what is the nation's view on job security and business confidence in the COVID recovery, plus the impact of Victoria’s recent devastating floods. Other topics include the latest developments in the plight of the Biloela Tamil family, allegations of misogyny in the Olympic swim team culture, and Israel’s new Prime Minister. Joining guest host David Speers on the panel are: Darren Chester, Minister for Veterans' Affairs and Defence Personnel; Clare O'Neil, Shadow Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services; Hana Assafiri, Businesswoman and social change agent; Susan Alberti, Businesswoman and philanthropist; and Tom Elliott, Radio broadcaster.
This week, Hamish Macdonald returns to the Q+A host chair and along with the panel takes a look at Sydney’s growing COVID cluster, disability, autism and the other big stories of the week.On the panel are: Jayden Evans, Love on the Spectrum participant and disability worker; Bill Bowtell, Adjunct Professor, UNSW and Strategic Health Policy Adviser; Marylouise McLaws, epidemiologist; Nicole Rogerson, CEO of Autism Awareness Australia; Hollie Hughes, Liberal Senator for NSW; and Andrew Leigh, Shadow Assistant Minister for Treasury and Charities.
When it comes to vaccinations, it seems Australia has fallen to the very last of all OECD countries, with only 4.75% of Australians vaccinated, as compared 45.76% in the United States. And with Brisbane on track to be named the official host of the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics, should the Tokyo Games go ahead next month. Joining Hamish on the panel are: Annastacia Palaszczuk, Premier of Queensland; Jason Falinski, NSW Liberal MP; Michelle Ananda-Rajah, Infectious diseases expert; Stephen Duckett, Director of Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute; and Jennifer Hewett, National Affairs Columnist, Australian Financial Review.
Guest host David Speers leads discussions on the four-stage plan to lead Australia out of the COVID pandemic, fresh accusations of sexism and unwanted sexual advances in federal politics, plus the global issue of vaccine equity. Joining him on the panel are: Peter Singer, philosopher; Katie Allen, Liberal Member for Higgins; Malarndirri McCarthy, Labor Senator for Northern Territory; Santilla Chingaipe, journalist, filmmaker and author; and Cameron Stewart, Associate Editor of The Australian.
Sydney’s lockdown has been extended by two weeks after an alarming increase in daily recorded cases, with some health experts tipping it could go on even longer. The NSW and federal governments have announced support payments for businesses struggling to survive in lockdown, drawing comparisons to the recent support package offered to Victoria during its last lockdown. The situation in NSW is deteriorating rapidly, with more than 70 patients in hospital, and growing numbers in ICU, many of whom are young people. Joining guest host Virginia Trioli on the panel are: Marylouise McLaws, epidemiologist; Steve Price, radio broadcaster; Mukesh Haikerwal, GP and former President of the AMA; Meshel Laurie, podcaster and author; and Alison Pennington, economist, The Centre for Future Work.
Almost half of the Australian population remains in lockdown with no end in sight, as authorities pin their hopes on restrictions stopping chains of transmission. Victoria’s lockdown has been extended with contract tracers there racing to keep up with infections amid cases spreading to regional areas. Sydney is facing its fifth week of lockdown and tough new restrictions have seen construction sites shut down. It’s a very different story in the UK, with so-called “Freedom Day” set to see an end to almost all restrictions. But with new cases reaching 50,000 a day, it’s feared abandoning the measures could see another spike in infections. Joining guest host Virginia Trioli on the panel are: Libby Trickett, Olympic Gold Medallist; Russel Howcroft, broadcaster; David Gillespie, Regional Health Minister; Bill Shorten, Shadow Minister for the NDIS and Government Services; and Astrid Edwards, podcaster, teacher and disability advocate.
Sydney seems headed for an extended lockdown period, possibly into mid-September, as NSW continues to record high numbers of locally acquired cases. Friction has erupted between the Federal Government and NSW as Premier Gladys Berejiklian pushes for more vaccines while the PM seems to favour a harder lockdown. There are also fears of a new wave of infections following the weekend’s anti-lockdown rallies, in which thousands took the streets, mainly mask-less. Panellists: Deborah Cheetham, Artistic Director, Short Black Opera; Andrew Bragg, Liberal Senator for NSW; Chris Bowen, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy; Clover Moore, Lord Mayor of Sydney; and Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Author and founding director of Sweatshop Literacy Movement.
Q+A looks beyond our locked borders to the rest of the world where life and economies are starting to open back up. What can we learn from these countries about our own pathway out of COVID? Panellists: Helen Clark, Former Prime Minister of New Zealand; Dr Eric Feigl-Ding, Epidemiologist and health economist; Yulia Supadmo, Chief editor, Rajawali Televisi; Damien Cave, Australian bureau chief, The New York Times; Julie Leask, Vaccine specialist; and Kate Mills, CEO Property Industry Foundation.
With Sydney in its seventh week of lockdown and Melbourne back for its sixth, the economic impact on businesses and individuals is now crippling. Plus regional lockdowns for Tamworth and Byron Bay. Hosted by David Speers. Panellists: Matt Canavan, Nationals Senator for Queensland; Catherine King, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development; Alan Kohler, Financial journalist; Paul Zahra, CEO, Australian Retailers Association; and Angela Jackson, Health economist.
The Taliban have taken control of Afghanistan in just over a week. Deadly chaos at Kabul airport has erupted as locals attempt to flee the country, and Western countries scramble to evacuate their personnel. Scott Morrison has ordered a military evacuation for Australians and Afghans who once served in the ADF, but is it too late now to help those who assisted us for so many years? Panellists: Darren Chester, Nationals Member for Gippsland; Bob Carr, Former Labor Foreign Minister; Diana Sayed, CEO, Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights; Lydia Khalil, International Security Expert; Daniel Keighran, Afghanistan Veteran and Victoria Cross recipient; and Yalda Hakim, BBC Host and correspondent.
Q+A puts young people front and centre on the panel and asking questions from around the country. The Delta variant is radically changing the face of COVID and we're seeing a rising number of infections in children and teens. Panellists: Norman Swan, Aus. Research Alliance for Children and Youth and Coronacast presenter; Anthea Rhodes, Paediatrician and child health researcher; Fiona Russell, Paediatrician and epidemiologist; Petria Houvardas, Year 12 student from Sydney; and Arth Tuteja, Year 11 student from Melbourne.
In the lead up to the Prime Minister’s National Summit on Women’s Safety, Q+A focuses on financial security, sexual violence, policing, and child exploitation. Panellists: Grace Tame, Australian of the Year; Reece Kershaw, Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police; Marcia Langton, Professor of Indigenous Studies; Anne Ruston, Minister for Women’s Safety; and Penny Wong, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Q+A explores the power of words in the workplace, on the sporting field and big business. The panel discuss vaping, racism in sport, growing inequality, power and consent, alternative futures and challenging big corporations. Panellists: John Safran, Writer and filmmaker; Virginia Gay, Actor, writer and director; Julia Banks, Author, lawyer, and former Federal Liberal and Independent MP; Tony Armstrong, ABC News Breakfast presenter and former AFL player; Rachel Doyle, Barrister; and Yanis Varoufakis, Greek economist and author.
Have we traded away too many freedoms in the name of COVID safety? How will vaccine passports work and who will miss out? Plus we check in on regional Indigenous communities dealing with COVID outbreaks. Hosted by Stan Grant. Panellists: Dave Sharma, Liberal Member for Wentworth; Linda Burney, Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services; Mariam Veiszadeh, Lawyer and Diversity & Inclusion Champion; Khal Asfour, Mayor of Canterbury Bankstown; John Lee, Foreign Affairs expert, United States Studies Centre; and Chris Barrie, retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy.
The response to the COVID pandemic thrust scientists into the public eye. What Comes Next? Some of Australia's finest scientific minds look to the future to discuss quantum computers, AI, nuclear-powered submarines and more. Panellists: Brian Schmidt, Nobel laureate and Vice-Chancellor, ANU; Lidia Morawska, International Air Quality expert; Michael Biercuk, Quantum Physicist and innovator; Vanessa Pirotta, Wildlife scientist and science communicator; Toby Walsh, Artificial Intelligence expert; and Kirsten Banks, Astrophysicist and science communicator.
David Speers and the panel discuss the vexed issue of mandatory vaccination, vaccine passports and roadmaps out of lockdown and border closures. Plus high-level international diplomacy and a net-zero emissions target by 2050. Panellists: Jennifer Westacott, CEO, Business Council of Australia; Sally McManus, Secretary, ACTU; Simon Longstaff, Executive Director, The Ethics Centre; Dinesh Palipana, Emergency doctor and disability advocate; and Bruce Keebaugh, Founder, The Big Group.
The NSW Government is in turmoil after Gladys Berejiklian said she had no option but to resign due to an ICAC inquiry. The last NSW premier to serve a full term was Bob Carr. What will yet another changing of the guard mean as NSW navigates the roadmap out of lockdown? Meanwhile, the threat of COVID-19 has driven millions of people into the safety of their own homes – remote working and studying is now the norm, and we are spending more hours online than ever before. But in the race to protect ourselves from a deadly airborne disease, are we sleepwalking into a global cyber pandemic? Panellists: Paul Fletcher, Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, Tanya Plibersek, Shadow Minister for Education, Marc Fennell, Journalist. Zara Seidler, Co-founder, The Daily Aus, Alastair MacGibbon, CyberCX chief strategy officer and former federal cybersecurity advisor.
Australia’s future climate policy is being thrashed out this week as the Federal Liberal and National parties try to reach a deal. As business groups and other stakeholders add their voices to the debate, can our political leaders deliver a plan that will satisfy? And political transparency has been thrust into the spotlight after the sudden resignation of NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian. Now a new documentary ‘Big Deal’, directed by Craig Reucassel examines Australia’s billion-dollar political lobbying industry. Is our democracy for sale and what can be done to ensure the political integrity of Australia’s elected representatives? Panellists: Craig Reucassel, Writer, director and comedian; Kate Roffey, Business Leader; Andrew Bragg, Liberal Senator for NSW; Mark Dreyfus, Shadow Attorney-General; and Helen Haines, Independent Member for Indi.
The hotly-disputed pathway to net zero. As world leaders prepare to gather in Glasgow, can talks between the Liberal and National parties deliver a deal that will put Australia on track to reach net zero emissions by 2050? Panellists: Simon Holmes à Court, Cleantech investor and Founder of Climate 200; Tim Wilson, Assistant Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reductions; Chris Bowen, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy; Amelia Telford, National Director of the Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network; Anne Baker, Mayor of Isaac Regional Council.
In this year’s ABC Boyer lectures, Shakespeare: Soul of the Age, actor and theatre director John Bell argues Shakespeare’s works still have profound relevance to contemporary political issues, but is great art always relevant? Bell’s lectures cover four main themes and on Q+A we take a closer look at each of them: corruption and leadership, gender inequality, the influence of social media, and what makes for a good life.Panellists: John Bell, Founding Artistic Director of Bell Shakespeare, Nakkiah Lui, Writer, actor, and director and Gamillaroi/Torres Strait Islander woman, Paul McDermott, Satirist and entertainer, Bri Lee, Author, academic and activist, Tim Dean, Philosopher and author.
All eyes turn to Glasgow as world leaders meet at the COP26 climate summit. The Glasgow talks have been described as the "last best hope for the world to get its act together" to prevent a climate catastrophe. Prime Minister Scott Morrison is attending, but Australia faces strong criticism over its net zero climate plan. Former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres has labelled Australia’s policy “irresponsible”, but Scott Morrison insists it’s unrealistic to expect countries to follow the same path to a decarbonised net zero economy. Can politics be put aside to strike a deal that will hold the rise in the earth’s temperature to 1.5 degrees? Panellists: Matt Kean, NSW Treasurer, Adam Bandt, Leader of the Australian Greens, Blair Palese, Managing Editor, Climate & Capital Media, Greg Sheridan, Foreign Editor, The Australian, Kavita Naidu, International climate justice lawyer.
This week on Q+A – Friends and Foes. Finding Australia’s place in an increasingly complicated international landscape. It’s been a bruising few weeks on the world stage as Australia navigates the fallout from AUKUS, the much-heralded defence pact with the United Kingdom and the United States. The PM has described it as a “forever partnership”, but is forever an impossible aim in a world of shifting power balances and competing geopolitical interests? And will this new alliance provoke fresh tensions with China? Panellists: James Paterson, Liberal Senator for Victoria, Ed Husic, Labor Member for Chifley, Chris Uhlmann, Nine News political editor, Lavina Lee, International relations expert, Yun Jiang, Producer of China Neican and editor at ANU.
The Great Resignation. Are Australian workers preparing to leave traditional jobs behind as they embrace a post-pandemic work life? Traditional 9 to 5 office jobs have been cast aside by the work-from-home revolution created by the COVID-19 pandemic. In an incredibly short space of time millions of workers around the world swapped the office for their living rooms, and now that life is starting to return to normal, many employees are re-evaluating their priorities. Panellists: George Megalogenis, Author and journalist; Jane Halton, Health expert and former head of Australia’s Finance Department; Andy Penn, Telstra CEO and Managing Director; Emma Fulu, Executive Director of the Equality Institute; Eliza Hull, Musician, disability advocate and writer.
Debate over our freedoms is dominating the news this week. Borders are opening and life is returning to normal in many parts of Australia, however, a weekend of protests saw tens of thousands of people venting their anger over vaccine mandates and proposed pandemic legislation. How should Australia respond to these increasing protests, some bearing violent imagery? And what does this mean for political leaders who are now becoming the target of violent threats? Panellists: Jason Falinski, NSW Liberal MP; Andrew Barr, ACT Chief Minister; Melinda Cilento, Company director and economist; Yaara Bou Melham, Journalist and documentary filmmaker; Michael Jensen, Theologian and Pastor.
2021 was a year some of us would rather forget, with COVID-19 and lengthy lockdowns dominating the headlines and our lives. Has it changed our way of life forever and what will the new normal hold? The year also saw a revolution of sorts, as thousands of young Australian women were enraged and inspired by the brave public campaigns of Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins. Consent and abuse of power became national talking points from Canberra to workplaces and classrooms. Debate around climate policy remained fraught, with our Government’s commitment to action scrutinised on the global stage at the COP26 talks in Glasgow. Relations with China deteriorated and cancel culture increasingly permeated university life and everyone’s social feeds. Panellists: Missy Higgins, Singer/songwriter; Arj Barker, Comedian; Narelda Jacobs, Presenter, 10 News First and Studio 10; John Roskam, Executive Director, Institute of Public Affairs; Hugh van Cuylenburg, Founder, The Resilience Project.
We bring together an influential panel, combining those who have had leadership thrust upon them with those who choose to take on positions of power. We’ll hear from Australians of the Year past and present - Golden Slam winner and sporting great Dylan Alcott and family violence campaigner Rosie Batty. Panellists: Dylan Alcott, 2022 Australian of the Year; Rosie Batty, 2015 Australian of the Year; Tom Calma, Indigenous Voice co-chair; Katie Allen, Liberal Member for Higgins; Tanya Plibersek, Shadow Minister for Education and Women.
Australians are heading to the polls in a few short months and the unofficial election campaign is well and truly underway. Meanwhile, noisy anti-vaccine protestors have travelled from far afield to voice their anger outside Parliament House in Canberra. How will this disaffection play out at the ballot box? What’s influencing the vote of the broader electorate and are these voices being heard in the national conversation? And overseas tensions in Ukraine are at breaking point as the world awaits Russia’s next move. Panellists: Chris Bowen, Andrew Constance, Allegra Spender, Lavina Lee, Greg Sheridan.
This week on Q+A – a special conversation around anxiety, mental health and living in the public eye. The stress of the last few years has taken a toll on many people - how is it changing the way we speak about and support mental health? A quarter of Australians will experience an anxiety condition in their lifetime – but how many of us are prepared to speak openly about it? And how much harder is it to talk about when you’re a high-profile figure? Joining David Speers on the panel: Jelena Dokic, Former World No. 4 tennis player and broadcaster; Brooke Blurton, Mental health advocate; Bridget Archer, Federal Member for Bass; Stephen Jones, Labor MP for Whitlam; Mark Cross, Psychiatrist and author; With a live performance from the legendary Archie Roach.
What is the West willing to sacrifice for Ukraine? The world is watching as Russian troops continue a full-scale invasion of Europe’s second largest country. Ukrainians have mobilised to defend their nation as Russian President Vladimir Putin places his nuclear forces on high alert. Waves of cyber-attacks and malicious disinformation campaigns have also hit Ukrainian networks and businesses. What are the broader consequences of war in eastern Europe? Panellists: Dennis Richardson, Former Director-General of ASIO; Deborah Snow, Senior writer, Sydney Morning Herald and former Moscow correspondent; Jason Falinski, NSW Liberal MP; Brendan O'Connor, Shadow Minister for Defence; Olga Boichak, Lecturer in Digital Cultures, University of Sydney.
Professional women are now the single biggest voting cohort in Australia – how will this shape the upcoming election? This week we saw a group of high-profile Australians launch a campaign to improve the treatment and safety of women at home, and in the workplace. These big conversations are taking place against a grim backdrop of domestic and international events. The war in Ukraine is escalating, with reports of deliberate attacks on civilians by Russian forces. And back home, record-breaking floods have left thousands homeless and a massive clean-up effort ahead along the east coast. How are these major events shaping our political discourse and view of the world? Panellists: Lillian Flex Mami Ahenkan, Podcaster and entrepreneur; Wendy McCarthy, Educator and businesswoman; Najeeba Wazefadost, Refugee and gender policy advisor; Fiona Simson, President, National Farmers’ Federation; and Claire Lehmann, Founder and Editor of Quillette.
Self-proclaimed ‘bad feminist’ and outspoken social commentator Roxane Gay has returned to Australia to speak at key events about feminism, race and giving a platform to emerging voices. With Australia’s borders finally open again, we’ll discuss the concept of “Fortress Australia”. Has it left a lasting impact on our international reputation? What are the challenges ahead for tourism, employment, and key business relationships? Do we need disrupters to bring fresh ideas to the fore after such a tumultuous period? Another key election focus will be the rising cost of living. Some Coalition MPs and state Premiers are calling on the Federal Government to cut the fuel excise, which the Prime Minister is not ruling out. How would that impact our long term economic and national interests? Panellists: Roxane Gay, Writer; Anne Aly, Labor MP for Cowan; Thomas Mayor, Author and advocate; Pru Goward, Former NSW Liberal Minister; a live performance from Chris Cheney.
As the Government prepares to deliver what it hopes will be an election-winning budget, are the nation’s voters struggling to pay the bills? The rising cost of living, housing and labour shortages and inflationary pressures are all squeezing household finances. The Government is promising one-off payments to low and middle income earners, but will this be enough? Overseas, a volatile international climate is disrupting global supply chains and fuel prices. How are Australia’s key diplomatic and business partnerships faring in a global economy? Joining David Speers on the panel: Dan Tehan, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment; Amanda Rishworth, Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Youth; Ronni Kahn, CEO and Founder, OzHarvest Omar Khorshid, President, Australian Medical Association; Melinda Cilento, CEDA CEO, company director and economist.
In 2019 the Coalition pulled off an unexpected election victory, just weeks after Josh Frydenberg handed down his first Federal Budget. Three years and a pandemic later, can the Treasurer deliver another election-winning spend to win over weary voters? As cost of living pressures continue to hurt the hip pocket, how much relief will be offered for those struggling to pay their bills? Is a fuel excise cut on the table? Will we see a major pre-election cash splash or will it be restrained given the mounting debt? And how will Labor sell its alternative economic plan? Joining David Speers on the panel: Barnaby Joyce, Deputy Prime Minister; Jim Chalmers, Shadow Treasurer; Jacqui Lambie, Independent Senator for Tasmania; Zali Steggall, Independent MP for Warringah; Paul Kelly, Editor-at-large, The Australian.
This week on Q+A, we look at the big political sell. The major parties are making their priorities clear – so how will they sell their policies, their party or even themselves? The Government is promising a robust economic recovery with some immediate relief for households while the Opposition is campaigning on living standards and services with a focus on aged care. Panellists: Samantha Maiden, National political editor; Steph Tisdell, Performer and writer; Gideon Rozner, Director of Policy, IPA; Anne Ruston, Minister for Families, Social Services and Women's Safety; Clare O’Neil, Shadow Minister for Aged Care Services.
This week on Q+A, the race for the nation. Election 2022 is officially underway and Australians head to the polls on May 21. Prime Minister Scott Morrison is urging voters to stick with his “tried and tested” government for another term, while challenger Anthony Albanese says his pitch is about “building a better future”. Panel: Osher Günsberg, TV and podcast host; Megan Davis, Pro Vice Chancellor Indigenous, UNSW; Kate McBride, Farmer and researcher; Andrew Bragg, Liberal Senator for NSW; and Chris Bowen, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy.
Q+A is hitting the road this week, broadcasting live from Gladstone in central Queensland. As we head into the second week of the campaign, the contest between the major parties appears to be tightening. Leaders continue to zigzag across the country attempting to capture votes, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison heading to Western Australia and Labor leader Anthony Albanese in Queensland, ahead of the first leaders' debate in Brisbane on Wednesday night. Queensland is a critical state for both sides, and this week in the battleground seat of Flynn, we discuss the opportunities and challenges Australia is facing in the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Panel: Bob Katter, Member for Kennedy; Bronwyn Fredericks, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Indigenous Engagement, University of Queensland; Keith Pitt, Minister for Resources and Water; Murray Watt, Labor Senator for Queensland; Amanda Cahill, CEO, The Next Economy.
Live from Australia’s fastest growing city, Brisbane. Thirteen people lost their lives in the devastating February floods and record-breaking rains impacted tens of thousands of homes and businesses in the city, with the final clean-up bill still not yet known. We’ll also discuss the ongoing cost of living crisis with consumer inflation soaring to the highest level in 20 years. Meanwhile national security remains a key campaign issue and this week the focus is on the threat of China in the Pacific. And cracks in the Coalition’s commitment to climate action are starting to show. With Stan Grant, the Panel: Stuart Robert, Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business; Anika Wells, Labor MP for Lilley; Campbell Newman, Former Queensland Premier and Senate candidate; Larissa Waters, Greens Senator; Caitlin Byrne, Director, Griffith Asia Institute.
A one-on-one special with Anthony Albanese – does he have what it takes to be Australia’s next Prime Minister?
Undecided voters will play a key role this election and this week Q+A gives them the chance to shape the discussion. Early voting is now underway, and millions of Australians are expected to cast their vote ahead of election day. Last election more than a quarter of voters were yet to lock in their vote in the final weeks of the campaign and leaked Liberal party polling indicates the same number of the voting public are still unsure. What are the most pressing issues that will determine their choice? Stan Grant with the panel: Paul Fletcher, Minister for Communications and the Arts; Catherine King, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development; Caroline Di Russo, Lawyer and political commentator; Siimon Reynolds, Advertising Entrepreneur; Intifar Chowdhury, Researcher and ANU Academic; with a live performance from Vika and Linda.
This week, Q+A is live from Melbourne dissecting the final countdown to the election. With just days to go, Scott Morrison has described himself as “a bit of a bulldozer” and promised to change his leadership style if his government is re-elected at this weekend’s election. Anthony Albanese has called the move “desperate” and says if voters want change, then “change the government”. The Prime Minister’s admission is being likened to Julia Gillard's 2010 promise to show Australians “the real Julia”. Is Scott Morrison committed to doing things differently or is he telling voters what he thinks they want to hear to win government? On the panel: Cathy McGowan, Former independent member for Indi; James Paterson, Liberal Senator for Victoria; Josh Burns, Labor Member for Macnamara; Gigi Foster, Economist, UNSW; Peter Hartcher, Political Editor, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age; With a live performance from Aussie music icon, Paul Kelly.
It’s an election result unlike any other – a change in government coinciding with a shift away from the major parties and an overwhelming endorsement of female ‘teal’ independents, driven by disillusioned female voters. After three terms in Opposition, Labor is now in government, led by Anthony Albanese who has swiftly been sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says “the Australian people have voted for change" and his government will build a “better future for all Australians”. What do you think a Labor government mean for Australia’s future? Will they succeed in changing politics in Australia? What sway will a larger-than-ever crossbench have in shaping national policy? With David Speers in Melbourne, the panel: Amanda Rishworth, Labor Member for Kingston; Andrew Bragg, Liberal Senator for NSW; Mehreen Faruqi, Greens Senator for NSW; Monique Ryan, Independent Member for Kooyong; Alexander Downer, Former Liberal Foreign Affairs Minister.
On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the historic Mabo decision, we reflect on what’s been achieved since the High Court recognised Indigenous land rights. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to hold a referendum to enshrine a Voice for First Nations people in the Constitution and major faith groups have declared their support. After a brutal election loss, the Liberal party has chosen Queensland conservative Peter Dutton to as new leader and former Environment Minister Sussan Ley as deputy. Meanwhile the Nationals have also chosen new leadership, with Queenslander David Littleproud replacing Barnaby Joyce and NSW Senator Perin Daley as deputy. With Stan Grant: Gail Mabo, Artist and daughter of land rights campaigner Eddie Koiki Mabo; Linda Burney, Incoming Indigenous Affairs Minister; Julian Leeser, NSW Liberal MP; Chris Kenny, Member of the Indigenous Voice Senior Advisory Group; Shireen Morris, Constitutional lawyer and author; Frank Brennan, Priest, human rights lawyer.
As the arts sector roars back to life, Q+A is bringing together some of Australia’s leading artists and thinkers, to explore the future of the industry. Arts and events workers reported over 374,000 cancelled gigs and income losses totalling $417.2 million as a result of the pandemic. The recently installed Arts Minister Tony Burke is promising to get the sector “back on track quickly”. What will a new minister mean for the sector? Do we value the creativity of artists more after going so long without live events? With Virginia Trioli, The Panel: Darren Hayes, Iconic Australian performer and award-winning songwriter; Katie Noonan, Artistic director, musician and producer; Adam Liaw, Cook, Writer and TV Presenter; Tony Burke, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for the Arts; Paul Fletcher, Shadow Minister for Science and the Arts.
The east coast supply shortage is worsening with threats of possible power interruptions to NSW, QLD, VIC, SA and Tasmania this week. While the nation’s energy ministers agree there is no quick fix, they’re backing a longer-term plan to address the supply gap, which includes establishing a new gas storage reserve. The federal government has also given the green light for retailers to pay power providers to maintain extra capacity in case it is needed. Domestic electricity and gas prices have surged to unprecedented levels in recent months with several of the country’s ageing coal-fired power stations out of action and overseas gas prices skyrocketing due the war in Ukraine. The Panellists: Chris Bowen, Minister for Energy and Climate Change; Zoe Daniel, Independent member for Goldstein; Saul Griffith, Inventor, author, and scientist; Sarah McNamara, Chief Executive of the Australian Energy Council; Tony Wood, Energy and Climate Change Program Director, Grattan Institute.
This week Q+A looks at the cost-of-living crisis, visiting the community of Werribee – a suburb on Melbourne’s western fringe in one of Australia’s fastest-growing regions. Right across Australia, households are grappling with the soaring price of life’s essentials as the nation’s economic woes appear to be mounting. Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe admits he’s not sure how high interest rates will go, but he’s warned Australians to brace for inflation to peak at 7 per cent by Christmas. So, just how are families and small businesses coping with the price pressures? Panellists: Brendan O'Connor, Minister for Skills and Training; Bridget McKenzie, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development; Gabriela D'Souza, Senior Economist, Committee for Economic Development of Australia; Lech Blaine, Writer and journalist; Alexi Boyd, CEO, Council of Small Business Organisations Australia.
The cruel choice facing Australian women in abusive relationships: violence or poverty. We’ll look at a groundbreaking study that lays bare the shocking extent of this crisis, and speak to lead researcher and trailblazing author Anne Summers, survivors, advocates and experts to hear what can be done to change the conversation. Dr Summers’ new report reveals some staggering insights – that 60 per cent of single mothers have experienced domestic violence, and majority of them are single mothers because of that violence. She says many of these women are forced to live in “policy-induced poverty” and says it’s time to change our thinking about what support we give to women who leave violent relationships. In 2016, 275,000 women had suffered physical or sexual violence from a current partner. Around 83,000 women left temporarily but returned for various reasons, including hoping their partner would change, but around 12,000 returned because they have no money or nowhere to go.
An international focus as the world reels from an assassination & a resignation while Australia’s focus turns firmly to China & the Pacific. The shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a towering figure on the international stage, has sent shockwaves around the globe. In the UK, an embattled & scandal-plagued Boris Johnson finally resigned as Conservative Party leader but will remain as PM until a successor is chosen. That process appears to be turning increasingly acrimonious, as at least 10 MPs vie for the job. Closer to home, China says the Coalition government was the “root cause” for the spectacular breakdown in relations between Canberra and Beijing and has issued a list of four proposals to get the relationship back on track. Panel: Vasyl Myroshnychenko, Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia; George Brandis, Former High Commissioner of Australia to the United Kingdom; Kylie Moore-Gilbert, Academic & author; Hugh White, Professor of Strategic Studies, ANU.
In north-east Arnhem Land, broadcasting from the Garma Festival, Australia’s largest Indigenous cultural gathering. Three years after the event was last held, Indigenous elders, politicians and cultural leaders will meet for this significant occasion. The festival is a celebration of the cultural, artistic and ceremonial traditions of the Yolngu people – this year’s is based around the theme of “Nhanga Ngathilyurra”, meaning to look ahead towards the future – and comes amid Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s commitment to hold a referendum to enshrine a Voice for First Nations people in the Constitution. Panel: Linda Burney, Minister for Indigenous Australians; Yiŋiya Mark Guyula, Independent member for Mulka, NT and Yolŋu elder; June Oscar, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner; Dean Parkin, Director, From the Heart; Mayatili Marika, Rirratjingu Traditional Owner; Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, Country Liberal Senator for NT, joining from Canberra.
The priorities and political challenges for the Albanese Government are becoming clearer. Legislating an emissions reduction target is a key focus, but how much ground will Labor have to concede to get the bill through? The PM has promised a more inclusive and less divisive parliament, but how much will the realities of politics get in the way? And the CSIRO is warning that extreme weather will cost Australia more than $39 billion each year by 2050 – just one of the predictions in the agency’s once-in-a-decade report on the future trends that will shape the next generation. More Australians will forgo insurance as costs spiral, while food security will also be a key challenge, the report warns. Panel: Larry Marshall, Chief Executive of CSIRO; Jenny McAllister, Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy; Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens Senator for SA; Warren Mundine, Director, Indigenous Forum, Centre for Independent Studies; and Hannah Diviney, Writer and disability advocate.
Tensions with China escalate, after Foreign Minister Penny Wong issued a joint statement with her US and Japanese counterparts condemning Beijing’s military exercises around the Taiwan Strait and demanding they “immediately cease”. The Chinese Embassy pushed back, saying finger-pointing was absolutely unacceptable and accusing the US of being the biggest saboteur of peace in the region. Internationally, inflation and interest rates are biting. China’s economy is facing multiple challenges. At home our military structure, preparedness and investments are being reviewed for the first time in a decade. How can Australia prepare for what may be ahead? Pat Conroy, Minister for International Development and the Pacific; James Paterson, Liberal Senator for Victoria; Sharan Burrow, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation; Jennifer Hsu, Research Fellow, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Program, Lowy Institute; Damien Cave, Australian Bureau Chief, The New York Times.
Trust, secrecy and integrity are in the spotlight, with federal parliament rocked by revelations that Scott Morrison secretly swore himself into multiple additional portfolios while he was PM. Even his own ministry was kept in the dark. NSW politics has been reeling from a scathing report that uncovered systemic bullying and widespread sexual harassment in the state’s parliament. As the flood recovery continues, what do those left to pick up the pieces still need to get their lives back on track? Just how well-prepared are we for the next major weather event? Is multitasking a myth? Panel: Johann Hari, Author, Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention; Murray Watt, Minister for Emergency Management and Agriculture; Catherine Cusack, Former NSW Liberal Member of the Legislative Council; Winnie Dunn, General Manager, Sweatshop Literacy Movement; Blak Douglas, Archibald Prize-winning artist and musician; Keith Pitt, former Resources Minister.
Sport continues to be a defining element of Australian culture – but for a nation that prides itself on the “fair go”, just how level is our playing field? Fairness, inclusivity and personal beliefs all need to be taken into consideration, from the grassroots level to the Olympic arena. How do we celebrate difference while setting rules on participation? Does fairness trump inclusion? How can sporting bodies ensure all athletes, at all levels, feel included and respected? How do sports regulators balance fairness and inclusion allowing everyone an opportunity to participate? How do race, religion, gender and money affect sport in Australia today and what does this mean for the social cohesion of our country? Panel: Kieren Perkins, Chief Executive, Australian Sports Commission; Hannah Mouncey, Handball player; Joe Williams, Former NRL player and mental health advocate; David Lakisa, Pacific sport consultant; Catherine Ordway, Sports lawyer, University of Canberra.
How can Australia make sure it is well placed to embrace new technologies, industries and new ways of working? Meanwhile terms of reference have been announced for an inquiry into Scott Morrison's secret ministries and former Tourism Minister Fran Bailey has spoken out saying she forced Scott Morrison out of Tourism Australia because of a “complete lack of trust”. She says he should quit parliament. World-renowned author and philosopher A.C Grayling has been wrestling with some of our planet’s most urgent dilemmas in his latest book, For the Good of the World and will share his unique take on technology, climate and justice. Panel: A.C. Grayling, British philosopher and author; Katy Gallagher, Minister for Finance, Women and the Public Service; Stuart Robert, Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Financial Services; Catherine Marriott, Chief Executive, Riverine Plains; Wendy El-Khoury, Entrepreneur and business owner.
Succession’s Brian Cox joins us before appearing at the festival to discuss his career built on getting under the skin of tyranny, and we’ll find out what it’s like to portray the colourful character of media mogul Logan Roy. Kiwi singer-songwriter Marlon Williams is back on the road after two years’ lockdown in New Zealand – and has emerged with a new album that embraces his Māori heritage and plans for a Māori-language record. Soprano, composer and educator Deborah Cheetham has been instrumental in amplifying the voices of Indigenous artists and is First Nations Chair at the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. The power of storytelling is evident in the work of photojournalist Andrew Quilty, who’s spent more than a decade documenting the war in Afghanistan. And former ADF officer Catherine McGregor has held positions of power in military and civilian life – and now champions veterans’ rights.
For most Australians, the Queen is the only monarch they’ve ever known. What does her death mean for the nation? Is now the time to reopen the debate on a republic? If not now, when? As we reflect on the complicated legacy of the monarchy in Australia, a Voice to Parliament is within reach. What does a new king mean for notions of sovereignty in a country where sovereignty itself is contested? How does a democratic nation wrestle with the idea of hereditary rule? A new monarch is about more than symbolism, more than a new head on our coins. King Charles inherits the crown at a time when the world is in flux, democracy is under threat and countries across the Commonwealth are facing significant challenges. What role does royalty play at such a time? Panel: Eric Abetz, Campaign Chairman, Australian Monarchist League; Teela Reid, Wiradjuri and Wailwan lawyer; Simon Longstaff, Executive Director, The Ethics Centre; Sisonke Msimang, Award-winning writer; Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Author & Historian.
Stan Grant and the panel discuss the long-awaited federal anti-corruption commission, the Optus data breach, and the shocking allegations of racism in the AFL. Panellists: Ed Husic, Minister for Industry and Science; Bridget McKenzie, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development; Jacqui Lambie, Senator for Tasmania; Ben Abbatangelo, Gunaikurnai and Wotjobaluk writer; and Alan Jones, Broadcaster, ADH TV.
With inflation continuing to climb, rate rises showing no sign of ending and a global recession looming, is even more economic pain on the horizon for Australia? And as the gap between rich and poor grows starker and the rental crisis bites, are our laws and policy measures up to the challenges we face? Panellists: Jonathan Sumption, Former Justice of the UK Supreme Court and author; Amanda Rishworth, Minister for Social Services; Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens and a Senator for NSW; Francis Awaritefe, Chair, Professional Footballers Australia; and Alan Oster, Group Chief Economist, National Australia Bank.
Erin Brockovich joins a Q+A panel of politicians and changemakers to discuss the plight of women under the Iranian regime, religion, and 'fake news'. Panellists: Erin Brockovich, Consumer advocate and environmental activist; Stephen Jones, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services; Perin Davey, Deputy Leader of the Nationals; Tim Costello, Advisor at Centre for Public Christianity; and Saba Vasefi, Scholar and journalist.
The Q+A panel discuss Australia's place in greener world, the floods that have devastated communities across the country, and the increasing cost of tax cuts. Panellists: Chris Bowen, Minister for Energy and Climate Change; Ross Garnaut, Economist; Yun Jiang AIIA China Matters Fellow; Varsha Yajman, Climate justice advocate; and Anthony Tran, Mayor of Maribyrnong City Council.
Q+A heads to Canberra to answer your questions about the Albanese Government's first Budget. Are households that need help the most being left behind? Panellists: Katy Gallagher, Minister for Finance, Women and the Public Service; Jane Hume, Shadow Minister for Finance; Dai Le, Independent MP for Fowler; George Megalogenis, Author and journalist; and Sonia Arakkal, Co-founder, Think Forward.
Who is the man who holds our economic future in his hands? How will he steer the nation through this period of economic volatility? Treasurer Jim Chalmers joins Q+A for a one-on-one special.
The Q+A panel talk cybercrime, Elon Musk's Twitter takeover, the US midterm elections and the prospect of a second Trump presidency. Panellists: Anne Aly, Minister for Early Childhood Education and Minister for Youth; Kamila Shamsie, Author; Joe Siracusa, Professor of Political History and International Security; and Alastair MacGibbon, CyberCX chief strategy officer and former national cybersecurity advisor.
Against the backdrop of the G20 Summit, the Q+A panel discuss the Prime Minister's meeting with Xi Jinping, Putin's war plans, Donald Trump, and the World Cup in Qatar. Panellists: Joe Hockey, Former Ambassador to the USA; Peter Khalil, Chair, Intelligence and Security Committee; Santilla Chingaipe, Writer, filmmaker and historian; Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies; and Gideon Rachman, Chief foreign affairs columnist, Financial Times.
The government says the cost of the NDIS is blowing out, but how do we put a price on supporting people with disabilities? Panellists: Elly Desmarchelier, Disability Rights Campaigner; Bill Shorten, Minister for the NDIS and Government Services; Stuart Robert, Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Financial Services; Jordon Steele-John, Greens Senator for WA; and Amy Auster, Chief Economist and Insights Officer, PwC Australia.
In the final Q+A for the year, panellists debate politics, a Voice to parliament, the cost of living, and the World Cup. Panellists: Grace Tame, Bestselling author; Nova Peris, Republican, Olympian and former politician; Allegra Spender, Independent MP for Wentworth; Matt Kean, NSW Treasurer; and Josh Szeps, Broadcaster.
Q+A is back to debate the issues on the news agenda in 2023 including a referendum on a First Nations Voice, crime in Alice Springs, January 26, cost-of-living, pressure on the health and aged care systems, and climate change. Panellists: Craig Foster, Chair of the Australian Republican Movement; Malarndirri McCarthy, Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians; Bridget McKenzie, Nationals Senate Leader; Lidia Thorpe, Greens Senator for Victoria; and Tom Calma, Senior Australian of the Year 2023.
Navigating the challenges facing Australia and emerging a stronger, fairer society. Parliament is back but can opposing sides find common ground on issues such as cost-of-living, the Voice, Alice Springs and asylum-seekers? Panellists: Behrouz Boochani, Award-winning author and refugee advocate; Jacqui Munro, NSW Liberal Party Vice-President; Catherine Liddle, Chief Executive, SNAICC – National Voice for our Children; Dan Tehan, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship; and Stephen Jones, Minister for Financial Services and Assistant Treasurer.
Live from Melbourne. Panellists: Jon Sopel, British journalist; Anne Aly, Minister for Early Childhood Education; Keith Wolahan, Liberal Member for Menzies; Dorinda Cox, Greens Senator for WA; and Toby Walsh, Chief Scientist, AI Institute, UNSW.
Are interest rate rises penalising too many people? Is this the best way to tackle inflation? Are we running headlong into a recession? Tensions are rising between the US and China, plus AI chatbots and the news of the week. Q+A is in Melbourne with a panel including tennis champion and broadcaster Jelena Dokic, Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland, Shadow Communications Minister David Coleman, and youth advocate Imogen Senior.
One year on from the invasion that shook the world. Russia's offensive in Ukraine has transformed the global landscape: economically, strategically and politically. Plus money woes and pressure over energy and superannuation. Panellists: Vasyl Myroshnychenko, Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia; Sarah McBride, Delaware's Senator from the First State Senate District; Pat Conroy, Minister for Defence Industry and International Development; George Brandis, Professor at the National Security College, ANU; and Sharan Burrow, Former General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation.
This week on Q+A, live from Melbourne. Freedom of speech, political accountability, and the Voice to Parliament. The panel discuss censorship and rewriting literature of the past, seeing diversity reflected in our stories plus who gets to have a say in our future. Panellists: David Hare, British playwright; Teela Reid, Wiradjuri and Wailwan lawyer ; Pragya Agarwal, Author and behavioural scientist; Matt Thistlethwaite, Assistant Minister for the Republic; and Andrew Bragg, Liberal Senator for NSW.
After ten interest rate rises and high inflation, many Australians are facing mortgage stress. Are political leaders doing enough to address the widening gap between the wealthy and working class? Billy Bragg is on the panel. Live from Melbourne. Panellists: Billy Bragg, Singer-songwriter and activist; Josh Burns, Labor Member for Macnamara; Perin Davey, Deputy Leader of the Nationals; Antoinette Lattouf, Journalist and author; and Gigi Foster, Economist, UNSW.
Unpacking the secrets of life, the universe and everything with world-renowned physicist Brian Greene. The panel discuss defence spending and AUKUS subs, the NSW election, cashless poker machines and tough budget decisions. Live from Sydney. Panellists: Brian Greene, Physicist and best-selling author; Geoffrey Robertson, Human Rights lawyer, academic and author; Matt Keogh, Minister for Defence Personnel; Dai Le, Independent MP for Fowler; and Kirsten Banks, Science communicator.
The wording of the Voice referendum question which will be put to the nation has been revealed. South Australia's Parliament considers its own First Nations Voice Bill, the first in the country. Plus the NSW election outcome. Panellists: Malarndirri McCarthy, Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians; Peter Malinauskas, Premier of SA; Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, Country Liberal Senator for NT; Jordon Steele-John, Greens Senator for WA; and Richard Spencer, Former Secretary of the US Navy.
Stan Grant and the panel discuss the week's news including Labor winning the Aston by-election, the federal government securing a deal on its climate bill but the housing bill looks shaky, plus interest rates and data security. Panellists: Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth, Victorial Liberal Party President Greg Mirabella, Journalist and author Sara James, Activist & podcast host Deni Todorovič and Osman Faruqi, Culture News Editor for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald.
This week on Q+A: Australian politics is changing – and a new generation is making its mark. Panellists: Journalist and broadcaster Andrew Neil, Head, School of Indigenous Studies, University of Divinity Anne Pattel-Gray, Anglican Archbishop of Sydney Kanishka Raffel, Labor Senator for WA Fatima Payman and co-founder of The Daily Aus Zara Seidler.
Q+A is in Mildura, north-western Victoria. Are politicians prioritising the issues that matter to people in the regions? The panel discuss healthcare, the rental crisis, cost of living, flood recovery and Voice to Parliament. Panellists: Iconic singer-songwriter: John Williamson, Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Health: Emma McBride, Nationals Member for Riverina: Michael McCormack, Independent Member for Kennedy: Bob Katter and the CEO of Mallee District Aboriginal Services: Darlene Thomas.
On the eve of Anzac Day, as we reflect on the sacrifice of generations past and present, has the true cost of war been forgotten? The panel discuss AUKUS, Coalition reshuffle and Australia's fractured relationship with China. Panellists: Assistant Minister for Trade and Manufacturing Tim Ayres, Manager of Opposition Business Paul Fletcher, Chief Proud Wiradjuri woman and lawyer Taylah Gray, Executive Officer of the Space Industry Association of Australia James Brown and Inaugural Future Generations Commissioner for Wales Sophie Howe.
This week on Q+A… a health system at breaking point. Are we becoming a country of haves and have-nots, with top medical care only available to those who can afford it? Is seeing a GP becoming a luxury? And as Australia ages, can Medicare keep up? Meanwhile… what does Scarlett O’Hara have to do with Donald Trump? And what’s the link between Gone with the Wind and the rioters who stormed the US Capitol on January 6? Literature and culture expert Sarah Churchwell joins the panel to explain her take on one of America’s best-known novels – arguing that its denialism of the horrors of slavery and trumpeting of white nationalism are inextricably linked with Trumpism and the issues that continue to divide the US today. Australia is also a nation becoming more polarised – along political, social and cultural lines. So what can we learn from the American experience? And as the coronation of a new king approaches – what does the monarchy mean in modern Australia?
This week on Q+A… 30 years after Irvine Welsh’s incendiary debut, Trainspotting, electrified the literary world and announced him as the voice of a generation – what has changed for those living on life’s fringes? With guest host David Speers. Panellists: Irvine Welsh, playwright and novelist; Nova Peris, Republican, Olympian and former politician; Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Charities, Competition and Treasury; Jacqui Lambie, Senator for Tasmania; and Caroline Di Russo, lawyer and commentator.
This week on Q+A… a one-on-one special with Treasurer Jim Chalmers. After a year in government, Labor is handing down its second Budget – but just how much help will there be for Australians struggling to make ends meet?
One year on from the 2022 Federal Election that changed Australia’s political landscape, five first-term parliamentarians join the panel. So just how different is the reality of a political career to what they imagined? Also, Stan Grant steps away from hosting Q+A and has a departing message for his abusers. Panellists: Michelle Ananda-Rajah (Labor Member for Higgins), Zoe McKenzie (Liberal Member for Flinders), David Pocock (Independent Senator for ACT), Tammy Tyrrell (Independent Senator for Tasmania), and Max Chandler-Mather (Greens Member for Griffith).
With new host Patricia Karvelas. This week on Q+A… writing the wrongs of history, what more could our politicians do to get Julian Assange released, we cover Narendra Modi's visit and just how precarious is our relationship with China? Panellists: Human Rights Lawyer, Jennifer Robinson, Author Shehan Karunatilaka, Author & Journalist Geraldine Brooks, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Tim Watts and Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism Kevin Hogan.
This week Q+A hits the road, broadcasting live from Newcastle. The Hunter Valley community is NSW’s second largest city and is at a pivotal moment in its history – transforming from a fossil fuel hub to a clean energy superpower. How do people who’ve built lives, families and careers around the coal industry feel about this brave new world? And are our leaders up to the challenge?
More pain for households after the RBA delivered a 12th rate hike. The panel discuss housing affordability, a minimum wage increase, proposed 'same job same pay' workplace laws, and fallout from the Ben Roberts-Smith case. Panellists: ACTU Secretary Sally McManus, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones, Liberal Member for Menzies Keith Wolahan, Sky News US Contributor Michael Ware and Human Rights Advocate Thenu Herath.
Live from Melbourne. A grubby week in politics as parliament's toxic environment is again in the spotlight. What happened to the much-vaunted culture change in Canberra? Plus 10 years on, how well is the NDIS scheme working for those who need it? And just what is the issue with drag storytime? Panellists: Minister for the NDIS & Government Services Bill Shorten, Nationals Senate Leader Bridget McKenzie, Comedian, Singer and Writer Reuben Kaye, Independent member for Kooyong Monique Ryan and Disability advocate Sam Connor.
Q+A joins BTN High for a collaboration to hear the voices of the next generation in a digital special. This special episode will be streamed on ABC iview and social media on Wednesday July 19 at 6:30pm. Hosted by BTN’s Amelia Moseley, a panel and audience of Gen Z – along with Minister for Youth Anne Aly – tackle some of the big issues they’ll be facing in the years to come. Panellists: Anne Aly, Minister for Youth & Early Childhood Education; Aud Mason-Hyde, Actor, poet & activist; Amarley Bron, Biripi Worimi woman & Year 12 student; Leo Puglisi, Founder and chief anchor, 6 News Australia & Year 10 student; Laura Strawbridge, NSW Youth Parliament & Year 12 student and Will Shackel, Founder, Nuclear for Australia & Year 11 student.
As the cost-of-living crisis bites, cash-strapped Australians brace for yet another interest rate hike after stronger-than-expected job figures. Plus AUKUS, the Voice campaign and Victoria dumps the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Panellists: UK Minister of State for Armed Forces James Heappey, Filmmaker Rachel Perkins, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, Patrick Gorman, Nationals Member for New England Barnaby Joyce and Independent Member for Curtin Kate Chaney.
Hike or hold? A nervous wait for millions on the eve of the Reserve Bank's interest rate decision. Plus rent prices and the housing crisis, cost-of-living relief, a $20 billion surplus and change for the big consulting firms? Panellists: Writer, Actor and Comedian Luke McGregor, Minister for Finance Katy Gallagher, Liberal Senator for WA Dean Smith, Greens Senator for SA Barbara Pocock and CEO of the Australian School of Entrepreneurship Jahin Tanvir.
Q+A is heading to North-East Arnhem Land for a special episode from the Garma Festival, Australia’s largest Indigenous cultural gathering. Hosted by Dan Bourchier. Panellists; Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians & Indigenous Health: Malarndirri McCarthy, Founder, Cape York Partnership: Noel Pearson, Chair of the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation: Warren Mundine and Gunaikurnai and Wotjobaluk Journalist and Writer: Ben Abbatangelo.
In a Science Special, Patricia Karvelas is joined by some of the nation's brightest minds on a panel to discuss innovation, space exploration, AI, the deadly wildfires in Hawaii, climate change and we ask is science sexist? Live from Sydney. Panellists: Award-winning Science Journalist & Author Angela Saini, Australia's Chief Scientist Cathy Foley, Vice-Chancellor of University of Sydney Mark Scott, European Space Agency Reserve Astronaut Meganne Christian and Maths geek, Bestselling Author & Comedian Adam Spencer.
Art meets politics, with a special live performance from iconic singer-songwriter Tina Arena. Live from Melbourne. Panellists: Minister for the Arts, Employment & Workplace Relations Tony Burke, Nationals Member for Nicholls Sam Birrell, Independent Member for Goldstein Zoe Daniel, Author & disability advocate Hannah Diviney, Artist, Film Producer & Writer George Gittoes.
The latest snapshot of Australia shows the cost of health and aged care will soar over the next 40 years. Where should we be spending and who is going to pay for it? Olympian, Author and Doctor Jana Pittman joins the panel along with CEO of the Grattan Institute Danielle Wood, Labor Member for Robertson Gordon Reid, Liberal Member for Casey Aaron Violi and Author & Editor at Mamamia Jessie Stephens.
Voting on the Voice: the PM has set the date for the referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Plus inflation has eased more than expected, but cost of living pressures remain and industrial relations reform is on the agenda. Panellists: Assistant Minister for Health & Aged Care Ged Kearney, CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry Andrew McKellar, Lawyer & Advocate for Human Rights Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts, Proud Gunai Kurnai Man & 2023 Victorian Young Australian of the Year Darcy McGauley-Bartlett, and Director of Youth Policy at Menzies Research Centre Freya Leach.
The Qantas CEO's departure hasn't halted the turbulence for the flying kangaroo, while the government faces scrutiny of its Qatar decision. An interest rate reprieve and a new RBA chief, plus preparing for a long, hot summer. Panellists: Minister for Agriculture & Emergency Management Murray Watt, Shadow Minister for Trade & Tourism Kevin Hogan, Independent Member for North Sydney Kylea Tink, Former High Commissioner to India Barry O’Farrell and Writer & Youth Advocate Yasmin Poole.
Tackling Australia's energy crisis. Our cities are at risk of rolling blackouts this summer and the regulator is warning of a decade of power outages to come. The panel discuss clean energy and the transition to renewables. Panellists: Minister for Climate Change & Energy Chris Bowen, Shadow Minister for Climate Change & Energy Ted O'Brien, Independent MP for Wentworth Allegra Spender, Independent Economist Nicki Hutley and Founder of Nuclear for Australia Will Shackel.
This week on Q+A… Power and influence: who has it, who wields it and how it's used to make change. As Rupert Murdoch announces he's stepping down as chair of Fox and News Corp, we look at his impact. Plus the COVID inquiry, the Voice campaign and making a difference: whether it’s through politics, a high profile or a media platform – we bring together a panel of people working to create change. What motivates them and is the risk of speaking up worth it? On the panel: actress, author & child protection advocate Madeleine West, Parliamentary Intelligence Committee Chair Peter Khalil, QLD Liberal Senator Paul Scarr, GetUp CEO Larissa Baldwin-Roberts and broadcaster Tom Elliott.
This week on Q+A… a country in flux. The day when Australians vote on whether to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the constitution is fast approaching. And whether the referendum succeeds or fails, our nation will be a different place. Can the divisions that have emerged during this bruising debate be bridged? Meanwhile, a shock resignation from Victoria’s long-serving premier, Daniel Andrews, has highlighted the pressures and all-consuming nature of public life. Do we ask too much of our leaders? Q+A is live from Melbourne on Monday, 2 October at 9.35pm AEDT. Panellists: Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians and Indigenous Health Malarndirri McCarthy, Shadow Minister for Immigration & Citizenship Dan Tehan, Founder of Cape York Institute Noel Pearson, Actress & Author Pia Miranda, and the Vice-President, Rule of Law Institute of Australia Chris Merritt.
Q+A is on the road in South Australia, where Yes and No campaigners have been focusing much of their efforts. SA Premier Peter Malinauskas is among those taking your questions on housing, health, inflation and cost of living. Panellists: Premier of South Australia Peter Malinauskas, Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney, Liberal Member for Sturt James Stevens, Uluru Dialogue Leadership & APY Artist Sally Scales and Natasha Wanganeen.
Australia after the referendum. What comes next? And what does the 'No' result mean for First Nations people? Meanwhile the eyes of the world are on the Middle East, as Israel strikes back against the deadly attacks by Hamas. Live from Melbourne. Panellists: Former Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister Patrick Gorman, Independent Senator for Victoria Lidia Thorpe, Liberal Senator for Queensland James McGrath and Creative Director & Author Dee Madigan.
This week on Q+A: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads to Washington DC, as tensions soar in the Middle East and Israel prepares for a ground offensive in Gaza. Climate, nuclear submarines and global security are on the agenda, while the PM has also confirmed Australia’s support for Israel, saying responsibility for what is happening now “rests firmly with Hamas”. Panellists: Assistant Defence Minister Matt Thistlethwaite, Leader of the Australian Greens Adam Bandt, Nationals Member for Hinkler Keith Pitt and GetUp CEO Larissa Baldwin-Roberts and Middle East Analyst Dr Rodger Shanahan.
Charting the future of science, technology and artificial intelligence: a glimpse at what's to come from AI to outer space, quantum physics to scientific breakthroughs. A panel of big thinkers unpack thorny issues and inspire us with what's possible. And how AI is changing our world. What will it mean for art, defence, education and health? As violence grips the Middle East, what impact will AI have on warfare? Panellists: CSIRO Chief Executive Doug Hilton, Founder of the Responsible Metaverse Alliance Catriona Wallace, Chief Scientist, AI Institute, UNSW Toby Walsh, Science and Technology Journalist Angharad Yeo, and the CEO of Q-CTRL and Professor at University of Sydney Michael Biercuk.
Q+A covers the big issues, including health, equality and the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Middle East. Here at home, the government is grappling with vaping, plus an increase to the bulk-billing incentive has begun. Panellists: Minister for Health & Aged Care Mark Butler, Independent MP for Fowler Dai Le, Liberal Member for Menzies Keith Wolahan, Executive Director, Médecins Sans Frontières Australia Jennifer Tierney and Journalist, Guardian Australia Matilda Boseley.
This week on Q+A… the conflict tearing apart the Middle East, calls for a ceasefire, and mounting domestic issues for the Albanese Government. Panellists: Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Tim Watts, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese, Former Australian Ambassador to Israel Dave Sharma, President of the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network Nasser Mashni and National Chairman of The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council Mark Leibler.
Australia's cost-of-living crisis. As we battle to make ends meet, navigating the tough economic climate and a raft of rate rises, how much more pressure can people take? Plus cyber security and fallout from the Optus outage. Panellists: Assistant Treasurer & Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones, Liberal Senator for WA Dean Smith, Independent Member for Kooyong Monique Ryan, Youth Researcher & ANU Academic Intifar Chowdhury and Economist Chris Richardson.
In the season finale of Q+A we look back on 2023. From the Voice Referendum to the Matildas World Cup shootout and scandals at Qantas, Optus and PwC, plus rate rises, floods and fires, AI, wars and the cost-of-living crisis. Live from Melbourne. Panellists: Journalist & Broadcaster Cheng Lei, TV & Podcast Host Osher Günsberg, Outgoing Victorian Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ Communities Todd Fernando & Singer-Songwriter Anthony Callea.
Q+A returns to ask who can you trust? Can you trust your supermarket? What about your bank? With cost-of-living pressures and major conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, do you trust our politicians to make a difference? Panellists; Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians & Indigenous Health Malarndirri McCarthy, Liberal Member for Berowra Julian Leeser, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author & Journalist Geraldine Brooks, Chief Foreign Affairs Columnist at the Financial Times Gideon Rachman and Tennis champion & broadcaster Jelena Dokic.
Q+A puts a focus on global issues with a panel of big thinkers. In a year of crucial elections around the world, the existential threat of climate change and increasing global volatility - what does it all mean for Australia? Live from Sydney. Panellists: Former Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull, Writer & Social Analyst Rebecca Huntley and British Historian, Academic & Writer Peter Frankopan, Ukraine Democracy Initiative co-founder & University of Technology Sydney academic Olga Oleinikova and Chair of Social Work and Policy Studies at The University of Sydney Jioji Ravulo.
With how we vote, live and work in a state of flux, can we come together in volatile times? The panel discuss accusations from ASIO of traitorous activity by a retired politician, Gaza ceasefire negotiations plus the economy. Panellists: Minister for Finance, Women and the Public Service Katy Gallagher, Liberal MP for Menzies Keith Wolahan, Lawyer & human rights advocate Nyadol Nyuon, Author & journalist Nathan Thrall, Doctor and community leader Jamal Rifi and Communications advisor & analyst Sabine Wolff.
Is the economy working for all Australians? Inflation may have peaked but many still feel under the pump. The panel discuss interest rates, economic growth, the risk of recession, war in Europe and impact on supply chains. Panellists: Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic, Senator for Tasmania Jacqui Lambie, economist & former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, economist, author & professor of economics and public policy Stephanie Kelton and journalist & author Joe Aston.
Artificial intelligence has moved from sci-fi fantasy to everyday use in facial recognition, deepfakes and ChatGPT to fake royals, social media spying, nuclear energy and a growing AI army - how will science remake our world? Panellists: Physicist & best-selling author Brian Greene, Australia’s Chief Scientist Cathy Foley, retired Army major general Gus McLachlan, Author & Editor at Mamamia Jessie Stephens and ThatsMyFace CEO & ethical AI advocate Nadia Lee.
Has the great housing dream become a nightmare? Supply is falling behind demand, inflating a red-hot market. How do we boost affordability and accelerate construction? Are we ready for the big shifts coming to our suburbs? Panellists: Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities & Treasury Andrew Leigh, Shadow Assistant Minister for Home Ownership Andrew Bragg, Greens Spokesperson on Housing & Homelessness Max Chandler-Mather, NSW Minister for Housing & Homelessness Rose Jackson, Chief Executive, SNAICC - National Voice for our Children Catherine Liddle and Economist & author Cameron Murray.
Sydney is still reeling from two brutal stabbing incidents. As leaders call for unity and peace, attention turns to the power of social media companies to stop the spread of rumour and lies. Plus nuclear energy on the agenda. Panellists: Minister for Emergency Management and Agriculture Murray Watt, Nationals Senate Leader Bridget McKenzie, NSW Leader of the Opposition Mark Speakman, Pastor & CEO, Wayside Chapel Jon Owen and Professorial Fellow in Sport, University of Canberra, Tracey Holmes.
What's the future of work? From WFH to hybrid working, how will technological advances & the rise of AI further disrupt jobs? What are Australia's labour advantages as an unstable world threatens international supply chains? Panellists: Minister for Employment & Workplace Relations and Minister for the Arts Tony Burke, Shadow Minister for Science, Arts, Government Services and the Digital Economy Paul Fletcher, ACTU Secretary Sally McManus, Atlassian Work Futurist, Dominic Price and founder of Carman's Fine Foods, Carolyn Creswell.
Ahead of the Budget we discuss spending priorities, a fairer, more sustainable tax system, and how we can seize new opportunities to rebuild the economy to deliver better services, higher productivity and future wealth. Live from Melbourne. Panellists: Independent MP for Wentworth Allegra Spender, Independent Senator for ACT David Pocock, NSW Shadow Minister for Health Matt Kean, broadcaster & journalist Janine Perrett and political strategist Kos Samaras.
Jim Chalmers faces his own constituents in a special Q+A from Logan. Amid a cost-of-living crisis and global economic turmoil - with an election due within a year - what does Logan make of the Treasurer's economic management?
The Middle East and Ukraine are in protracted wars; the US, UK and India face elections; millions of displaced people have created a global refugee crisis. Our cohesion is fraying. A panel of big thinkers make sense of it. Panellists: The Guardian's World Affairs Editor, Julian Borger; author and academic Abdulrazak Gurnah; soprano, composer and human rights advocate Deborah Cheetham Fraillon and The Age's Features Editor, Maher Mughrabi.
Amid war, displacement, disinformation and rising hate, fragile democracies are being tested - with big ramifications for Australia. How billions of voters in India, the US and UK could reshape the world. Panellists: journalist and author Michael Gawenda; author and former BBC correspondent Nick Bryant; human rights lawyer and barrister Jennifer Robinson; actor, writer & satirist Jonathan Biggins and policy strategist and commentator Parnell Palme McGuinness. (Midseason Final)
Q+A is back after a winter break and we're on the road in Queanbeyan with a power panel of politicians, a Nobel Prize-winning economist and leading business journalist to take questions on cost of living, competition and the future of capitalism. Panellists: Minister for NDIS & Government Services Bill Shorten, Shadow Minister for Finance & the Public Service Jane Hume, Independent Senator for Tasmania Jacqui Lambie, Nobel Prize-winning economist and Columbia professor Joseph Stiglitz and outgoing Australian Financial Review Editor-in-Chief Michael Stutchbury.
The convenience of tech has come at a cost: data leaks, scams, sexploitation, revenge porn, disinformation, hate speech, bullying and social media harm. Is censorship the answer - or even possible? How do we stay safe online? Panellists: eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant, podcaster & UTS Professional Fellow Josh Szeps, data scientist & social media accountability advocate Frances Haugen, writer, presenter, and founder of The Grade Cricketer Sam Perry and the Executive Director of Reset.Tech Australia Alice Dawkins.
Popularism is on the rise globally. Rioting in the UK, a US election like never before and Australians feel their voices aren't being heard. What can leaders do to strengthen democracy and win back our attention and trust? Minister for Youth, Anne Aly, Liberal MP for Menzies Keith Wolahan, National Security College Professor George Brandis, Writer Roxane Gay and British academic and podcaster, David Runciman.
Q+A from Dandenong, a vibrant cross-section of Australia in outer SE Melbourne. A panel of political players, commentators and community reps debate the economy, immigration, multiculturalism and issues that matter to locals. Panellists: Assistant Minister for Citizenship & Multicultural Affairs Julian Hill, Liberal MP for Flinders Zoe McKenzie, Lawyer & human rights advocate Nyadol Nyuon, Journalist & broadcaster Jon Faine and Author & advocate Maria Thattil.
A roof over our head is a basic right that's become one of the greatest social and public policy challenges of our times. A crippling shortage of housing in Australia, falling behind ambitious build targets and soaring rents. On Q+A, the federal minister and shadow responsible go head-to-head on your questions. And two of the sharpest economic and policy minds help break down the problem – and advocate solutions that could really make a difference. Panellists: Minister for Housing & Homelessness Clare O'Neill, Shadow Minister for Housing & Homelessness Michael Sukkar, Grattan Institute CEO Aruna Sathanapally and ABC finance journalist & commentator Alan Kohler.
Q+A heads to Newcastle to discuss issues affecting the regions and regional cities including jobs and manufacturing, defence, energy, nuclear and the economy. Panellists: Assistant Minister for Trade & Future Made in Australia Tim Ayres, Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Barnaby Joyce, business director Kate Carnell and Creative Director & author Dee Madigan.
Q+A returns from the winner-takes-all political battleground of Queensland. Five days out from a state election, voters seem ready to switch from Labor to Liberal-National. A panel of local powerbrokers answer your questions. Panellists: Minister for Employment & Workplace Relations Murray Watt, Shadow Minister for Resources Susan McDonald, Greens Senator for Queensland Larissa Waters and Political strategist & former LNP Qld minister Scott Emerson.
Q+A is giving Australia a check-up - and we're taking your temperature. Our healthcare system has been called one of the best and most accessible in the world but there are gaping holes in the public sphere and growing costs. Panellists: Minister for Health & Aged Care Mark Butler, Independent MP & former paediatric neurologist Monique Ryan, Nurse & former NSW minister for regional & mental health Bronnie Taylor and journalist & author Johann Hari.
It's the tightest, most contentious election in recent US history and the stakes couldn't be higher. Who will win? What will America look like the day after? How will a new president reshape alliances and the global economy? Panellists: entrepreneur and author Anthony Scaramucci, former Australian Ambassador to the US Dennis Richardson, Foreign Policy editor & Good Weekend contributor Amelia Lester and US Studies Centre Senior Fellow & former Democrats staffer Bruce Wolpe.
The great transfer of political power. The United States is giving Donald Trump another chance, while the world anxiously waits for what comes next. What does a Trump White House mean for trade, security and the economy? Panellists: former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, Nationals Senator for Queensland Matt Canavan, International policy consultant Erin Watson, and Political strategist & researcher Peter Lewis.
Will the PM replace Kevin Rudd as Ambassador to the US? COP29 has put climate in the news, what does a Trump win mean for the climate movement? As we head into a federal election campaign what part will misinformation play? Panellists: British journalist, author and filmmaker Jon Ronson, Independent MP for Goldstein Zoe Daniel, Centre for Public Christianity senior fellow and anti-gambling advocate Tim Costello, broadcaster, advocate and Hilma’s Network founder Charlotte Mortlock, and columnist and Quillette Editor-in-Chief Claire Lehmann.
As the PM builds bridges overseas, the government is battling to pass a raft of reforms and the Treasurer warns of stormy seas ahead. Plus the delicate diplomatic mission to protect free trade. Panellists: NSW Labor MP for Strathfield Jason Yat-sen Li, ANU National Security College Professor and former attorney-general George Brandis, Barrenjoey chief economist Jo Masters, and former Australian diplomat and ambassador to China Geoff Raby
Panellists: Christian Porter, Minister for Social Services; Nova Peris, Labor Senator, Northern Territory; Michael Fuller, Assistant Commissioner, NSW Police; Cathy Humphreys, Professor of Social Work at University of Melbourne; and Moo Baulch, CEO of Domestic Violence NSW.
