Q&A
56 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsQ&A is a television discussion program that focuses mostly on politics but ranges across all of the big issues that set Australians thinking, talking and debating.
It is driven by interaction: Q&A provides a rare opportunity for Australian citizens to directly question and hold to account politicians and key opinion leaders in a national public forum.
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Episodes
Fight Of Our Lives
July 27, 2020 11:35 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBPanellists: 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. ...
Disrupted Recovery
July 20, 2020 11:35 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBPanellists: 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.
Julia Gillard
July 13, 2020 11:35 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBPanellists: Julia Gillard, Former Prime Minister of Australia
Borders, Booze and the Big Spend on Defence
July 06, 2020 11:35 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBPanellists: 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.
Saving the Arts and 'Brain Farts'
June 29, 2020 11:35 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBPanellists: 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
Australia: Secret State?
June 22, 2020 11:35 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBPanellists: 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.
The Future of Sport
June 15, 2020 11:35 - 1 hour - 57 MBPanellists: 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.
Hard Truths
June 08, 2020 11:35 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBPanellists: Andrew Bragg, Liberal Senator for NSW; Jim Chalmers, Shadow Treasurer; Nakkiah Lui, Actor, Writer and Gamillaroi and Torres Strait Islander woman; Nyadol Nyuon, Commercial Litigator with Arnold Bloch Leibler and Community Advocate; and Meyne Wyatt, Wongutha-Yamatji man, raised in Kalgoorlie, Writer and Actor.
Our Energy Future
June 01, 2020 11:35 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBPanellists: 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.
Australia Reimagined
May 25, 2020 11:35 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBPanellists: Lucy Turnbull, Former Lord Mayor of Sydney; Jordan Nguyen, Engineer, Futurist and Broadcaster; Alan Finkel, Chief Scientist; Rae Johnston, Science and Technology Editor, NITV; Genevieve Bell, Anthropologist and AI Specialist; and a live cross to Women's Advocate, Georgie Dent.
Young and Free?
May 18, 2020 11:35 - 57 minutes - 52 MBPanellists: Yael Stone, Actor and Climate Advocate; Sophie Johnston, Commissioner, National Youth Commission; Tim Fung, CEO and co-founder, Airtasker; Danielle Wood, Economist, Grattan Institute; and Innes Willox, CEO, Australian Industry Group.
The Premiers
May 11, 2020 11:35 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBPanellists: Dan Andrews, Premier of Victoria, and Gladys Berejiklian, Premier of New South Wales; with a live cross to Annastacia Palaszczuk, Premier of Queensland
The Post-COVID World Order
May 04, 2020 11:35 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBPanellists: 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.
Education in the Age of COVID-19
April 27, 2020 11:35 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBPanellists: Nick Coatsworth, Deputy Chief Medical Officer; Lisa Jackson Pulver, Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Sydney; Mark Scott, Secretary, NSW Department of Education; Lian Davies, Principal, Whittlesea Secondary College; with a live cross to Dan Tehan, Minister for Education.
COVID-19: Where to Next?
April 20, 2020 11:35 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBPanellists: Neville Power, Chairman, National COVID-19 Coordination Commission; Sally McManus, Secretary, ACTU; Simon Longstaff, Executive Director, The Ethics Centre; Gigi Foster, Economist, UNSW; Jodie McVernon, Epidemiologist, Doherty Institute.
Surviving Lockdown
April 13, 2020 10:30 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBPanellists: 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; Christine Morgan, CEO, National Mental Health Commission.
Coronavirus: Stories from the Frontline
April 06, 2020 11:35 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBPanellists: 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; Dr Lucy Morgan, Respiratory Physician, Nepean Hospital; Katie Allen, Liberal Member for Higgins; Chris Bowen, Shadow Minister for Health.
Coronavirus: The Cost
March 30, 2020 10:35 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBPanellists: 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.
Coronavirus: Ask A Doctor
March 23, 2020 10:35 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBPanellists: Dr Norman Swan, Presenter, RN and Coronacast; Professor Sharon Lewin, Leading infectious diseases expert and Director of the Doherty Institute; and Professor Paul Kelly, Deputy Chief Medical Officer.
The Corona Challenge: Are We Prepared?
March 16, 2020 10:35 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBPanellists: Richard Colbeck, Minister for Aged Care, Youth and Sport; Katy Gallagher, Shadow Minister for Finance; Bill Bowtell, Adjunct Professor, UNSW and Strategic Health Policy Adviser; Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, GP and former President of the AMA; Sam Mostyn, Business and sustainability advisor.
Education: Are We Failing?
March 09, 2020 10:35 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBPanellists: Tanya Plibersek, Shadow Minister for Education; Adrian Piccoli, Director, Gonski Institute and former Deputy Leader, NSW Nationals; Eddie Woo, High School Maths Teacher and Internet Sensation; John Collier, Principal, St Andrew's Cathedral School Sydney; and Vy Tran, Year 12 student at Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School, Melbourne.
The Australian Identity: Who Are We?
March 02, 2020 10:35 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBPanellists: 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.
Trust
February 17, 2020 10:35 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBPanellists: 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.
Climate Solutions
February 10, 2020 10:35 - 59 minutes - 60.1 MBPanellists: Osher Günsberg, TV and radio host; Jennifer Westacott, Business Council of Australia CEO; Sophia Hamblin Wang, Sustainability entrepreneur; Matt Evans, Chef and farmer; and Martijn Wilder, Chair of Australian Renewable Energy Agency.
Bushfires Special
February 03, 2020 10:35 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBPanellists: Kristy McBain, Mayor of Bega Valley Shire; Andrew Constance, Member for Bega; Victor Steffensen, Indigenous fire practitioner; Cheryl McCarthy, Far South Coast Director, Surf Life Saving NSW; Michael Mann, Renowned US climate scientist; and Jim Molan, Liberal Senator for NSW.
The End of an Era: 2019 Finale
December 09, 2019 10:35 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBPanellists: 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 Pacific
December 02, 2019 10:35 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBPanellists: 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.
International Power
November 25, 2019 10:35 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBPanellists: 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.
Q&A in WA
November 18, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBPanellists: 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; and Dylan Storer, People’s Panellist.
Climate and Catastrophe
November 11, 2019 10:35 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBPanellists: 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.
Q&A Broadside
November 04, 2019 10:35 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBPanellists: 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; Hana Assafiri, Businesswoman and Social Change Agent; and Host, Fran Kelly.
The Drought
October 28, 2019 10:35 - 1 hour - 60 MBPanellists: 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.
Q&A: Future Alert
October 21, 2019 10:35 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBPanellists: 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; Chloë Spackman, Director of Programs, Australian Futures Project; and Guest Host, Annabel Crabb.
Democracy or Disruption?
October 14, 2019 10:35 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBPanellists: 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.
A Spotlight on Aged Care
October 07, 2019 10:35 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBPanellists: 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; Sean Rooney, CEO of Leading Age Services Australia. Hosted by Fran Kelly.
The Power of Music
September 30, 2019 11:35 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBPanellists: 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.
Kerry O'Brien and Your Right To Know
September 23, 2019 11:35 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBPanellists: 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; and Dai Le, Fairfield City Councillor.
The Political Donations Arms Race
September 16, 2019 11:35 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBPanellists: 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.
Donations, Disability, and Disillusionment
September 09, 2019 11:35 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBPanellists: 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.
Lionel Shriver and DeRay Mckesson: Writers on Q&A
September 02, 2019 11:35 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBPanellists: 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.
Q&A High School Special
August 26, 2019 11:35 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBPanellists: 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.
The Indigenous Voice
August 19, 2019 11:35 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBPanellists: 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.
How Good is Democracy?
August 12, 2019 11:35 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBPanellists: 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.
Zali’s Political Slalom
August 05, 2019 11:35 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBPanellists: 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.
Wage Theft and Celebrity Chefs
July 29, 2019 11:35 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBHost: Fran Kelly. 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.
Boris, Brexit, and the Black Dog
July 22, 2019 11:35 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBPanellists: 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; Anne Tiernan, Political scientist and policy analyst.
Deemed Not To Matter
July 15, 2019 11:35 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBPanellists: 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.
Nukes in an Uncertain World
July 08, 2019 11:35 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBPanellists: 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.
Union Bosses and Suburban Dads
July 01, 2019 11:35 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBPanellists: 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; Greg Day, People's Panellist.
The Freedom to Fund Yourself
June 24, 2019 11:35 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBPanellists: 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.