Hosted by Hamish Macdonald, Q&A puts punters, pollies and pundits together in the studio to thrash out the hot issues of the week. It's about democracy in action - the audience gets to ask the questions.
Q&A (Season 11)
A Spotlight on the Economy (Episode 1)
Air date: 2018-02-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Q&A returns to tackle the big issues that set Australians thinking, talking and debating. Tony Jones puts the economy under the spotlight with Sally McManus, Chris Richardson, Heather Ridout, James Pearson and Stephen Mayne.
Nepotism, Referendums & Radical Reform (Episode 2)
Air date: 2018-02-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Joining Tony Jones to face the public's questions are journalist/commentator David Marr, WA Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds, Qld Labor MP Terri Butler, The Australian's Chris Kenny and more.
Civil War, Colonisation and Power (Episode 3)
Air date: 2018-02-19
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Joining Tony Jones on Q&A this week: Environment & Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg, Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen, publisher Louise Adler, IPA Director of Policy Simon Breheny & actress Shareena Clanton.
DPM, Politics and Pay Gaps (Episode 4)
Air date: 2018-02-26
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Joining Tony Jones: Former Deputy Leader of UK Labour Harriet Harman, Assistant Minister for Science, Jobs & Innovation Zed Seselja, Shadow Justice Minister Clare O'Neil, philosopher A.C. Grayling & author Catherine McGregor.
Family Matters and Home Fires (Episode 5)
Air date: 2018-03-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Joining Tony Jones: Minister for Law Enforcement & Cybersecurity Angus Taylor, Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek, Greens leader Richard Di Natale, author Kamila Shamsie & Daily Telegraph political editor Sharri Markson.
A Big Australia (Episode 6)
Air date: 2018-03-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A close look at our booming population. Australia has the fastest rate of population growth in the industrialised world, but can we handle 40 million? Panel: Bob Carr, Tim Flannery, Jane Fitzgerald, John Daley and Dr Jay Song.
Tax, Trump and The Polls (Episode 7)
Air date: 2018-03-19
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Joining Tony Jones are Urban Infrastructure Minister Paul Fletcher, Shadow Energy Minister Mark Butler, Buzzfeed Aus political editor Alice Workman, Centre for Independent Studies' Tom Switzer and security analyst Lydia Khalil.
A Night with Michael Sandel (Episode 8)
Air date: 2018-03-26
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The Harvard Professor who's a Youtube superstar. His courses have been viewed by tens of millions worldwide, political philosopher Michael Sandel tackles the toughest issues of our time. Tony Jones presents a special Q&A.
Polling, Policing and Reporting (Episode 9)
Air date: 2018-04-09
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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.
Privacy, Missile Strikes and Celebrity Activism (Episode 10)
Air date: 2018-04-16
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Virginia Trioli is joined on the panel by: Mitch Fifield, Minister for Communications; Amanda Rishworth, Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs and Defence Personnel; Missy Higgins, Australian singer/songwriter; Kenneth Roth, International Director of Human Rights Watch; and Grahame Morris, Political strategist.
Class Divides and Inequality (Episode 11)
Air date: 2018-04-23
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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.
Trump, Twitter & North Korea (Episode 12)
Air date: 2018-04-30
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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 and New Yorker staff writer Alexis Okeowo.
Newstart, New Power and New Jobs (Episode 13)
Air date: 2018-05-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: From Black Lives Matter to Airbnb and even ISIS, there's a new form of people power sweeping the globe. Tony Jones is joined by a panel of changemakers Tim Wilson, Linda Burney, Stanley Johnson, Leyla Acaroglu and Jeremy Heimans.
A Broader Budget (Episode 14)
Air date: 2018-05-14
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The fallout from the budget with Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen, Law Enforcement Minister Angus Taylor, Institute of Company Directors Chair Elizabeth Proust, economist Judith Sloan & Director of Australia Institute Ben Oquist.
Weddings, Gaza and Losing Faith (Episode 15)
Air date: 2018-05-21
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Joining Tony Jones in Melbourne Victorian Liberal Senator Jane Hume, Tasmanian Labor Senator Julie Collins, philosopher/ethicist Peter Singer, The Australian's Foreign Affairs Editor Greg Sheridan and author Randa Abdel-Fattah.
First Responders, Refugees and Flexible Working (Episode 16)
Air date: 2018-05-28
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Members of the public get to ask questions to a panel including NSW Liberal Senator Jim Molan, Labor MP Ged Kearney, Anglican priest Rod Bower, Catholic commentator Monica Doumit & Airtasker CEO & co-founder Tim Fung.
Chaos, Ego and Cash (Episode 17)
Air date: 2018-06-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Joining Tony Jones in Melbourne: Social Services Minister Dan Tehan, Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus, former Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie, author/broadcaster Rosie Waterland & IR commentator Grace Collier.
Q&A with Bill Shorten (Episode 18)
Air date: 2018-06-11
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Labor is leading in the polls but Bill Shorten is lagging as Preferred Prime Minister. Opposition Leader Bill Shorten joins Tony Jones on Q&A to answer your questions from the Shedley Theatre in Elizabeth, Adelaide.
Being Careful, North Korea and Culture Wars (Episode 19)
Air date: 2018-06-18
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Joining Tony Jones: WA Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds, Labor MP Tim Watts, University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor Michael Spence, US Studies Centre CEO Simon Jackman & Atlassian's Global Diversity Programs Lead Aubrey Blanche.
Q&A Enabled (Episode 20)
Air date: 2018-06-25
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A star of stage and screen, a sports champ, lawyers, advocates, parents and carers join Tony Jones to discuss living with a disability. On the panel Kiruna Stamell, Dylan Alcott, Graeme Innes, Catia Malaquias & Bruce Bonyhady.
Abuse, Foster Care and Taxes (Episode 21)
Air date: 2018-07-02
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Joining guest host Hamish Macdonald: Liberal MP Sarah Henderson, Shadow Health Minister Catherine King, Australian Conservatives Leader Cory Bernardi, The Saturday Paper Editor-in-chief Erik Jensen and comedian Corey White.
People's Panel - Celebrating 10 Years of Q&A (Episode 22)
Air date: 2018-07-09
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: To celebrate 10 Years of Q&A, the first ever Q&A People's Panel will see four everyday Australians get the chance to set the national agenda and give the pollies a wake-up call.
War on Waste (Episode 23)
Air date: 2018-07-23
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Q&A's War On Waste: Tony Jones is joined by Craig Reucassel, Oz Harvest CEO Ronni Kahn, Australian Local Govt. Assoc. President David O'Loughlin, Waste Management Assoc. President Gayle Sloan and People's Panelist Jo Taranto.
Super Saturday and Media Diversity (Episode 24)
Air date: 2018-07-30
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Joining Tony Jones: Communications Minister Mitch Fifield, Shadow Finance Minister Jim Chalmers, Guardian Australia Editor Lenore Taylor, communications consultant Parnell Palme McGuinness and people's panellist Tony Winwood.
Drought Relief and Future Farming (Episode 25)
Air date: 2018-08-06
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Q&A in Lismore: Agriculture Minister David Littleproud, Shadow Agriculture Minister Joel Fitzgibbon, National Farmers Federation President Fiona Simson, Former Mayor of Lismore Jenny Dowell & People's Panellist Matt Sorenson.
Power, Spirituality and Free Speech (Episode 26)
Air date: 2018-08-13
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Joining Tony Jones on Q&A: Scholar and poet Dr Cornel West, Tasmanian Liberal Senator Eric Abetz, Labor Member for Cowan Anne Aly, Free Speech Advocate Lindsay Shepherd and People's Panellist Jeremy Bell.
Stranger than Fiction (Episode 27)
Air date: 2018-08-20
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Do novelists hold up a mirror to society? Q&A is in Melbourne with fiction writers John Marsden, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Sofie Laguna, Michael Mohammed Ahmad and Trent Dalton to discuss how and why they write about Australia.
Chaos, Crocs and Coal Mining (Episode 28)
Air date: 2018-08-27
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Q&A is in Mackay to take Queensland's political pulse, with the LNP's George Christensen, Labor MP Cathy O'Toole, The Greens' Larissa Waters, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and Leader of Katter's Australia Party Bob Katter.
Media Power, Popularity and Special Envoys (Episode 29)
Air date: 2018-09-03
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Joining Tony Jones on the show that puts you at the centre of the conversation: Shadow Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese, radio broadcaster Alan Jones, People's Panellist Elmari Whyte and more to come.
High School Students Special (Episode 30)
Air date: 2018-09-10
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: They are the leaders of the future and they tackle the issues of today. A panel of high school students join Tony Jones in Canberra for democracy in action on the show that puts the audience at the centre of the conversation.
Rape, Racism and No-Platforming (Episode 31)
Air date: 2018-09-17
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Tony Jones hosts the show where you ask the questions. On the panel: feminist icon/provocateur Germaine Greer, British journalist Andrew Neil, essayist David Marr, author Sisonke Msimang and People's Panellist Elena Jeffcoat.
Bullying, quotas, and the ABC (Episode 32)
Air date: 2018-10-01
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The show that holds politicians and opinion leaders to account returns with Simon Birmingham, Amanda Rishworth, Sarah Hanson-Young, John Butler and people's panellist Sali Miftari joining Tony Jones in Melbourne.
Teaching Special (Episode 33)
Air date: 2018-10-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: What's right and wrong with our schools? What makes a great teacher? Are we over-testing our kids? Tony Jones is joined by Eddie Woo, Pasi Sahlberg, Cindy Berwick, Gabbie Stroud and Jennifer Buckingham for a Teaching Special.
Climate, Welfare and Religious Schools (Episode 34)
Air date: 2018-10-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Tony Jones is joined in Melbourne by world-renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs, British commentator James Bartholomew, Victorian Liberal Senator James Paterson, Labor frontbencher Terri Butler and People's Panelist Linda McIver.
Wentworth by-election Special (Episode 35)
Air date: 2018-10-22
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: An unmissable Q&A: Tony Jones is joined by Independent candidate for Wentworth Kerryn Phelps, NSW Liberal Party President Philip Ruddock, Labor MP Anthony Albanese, political commentator Peter van Onselen, author Anne Summer.
Live from the Pop-up Globe (Episode 36)
Air date: 2018-10-29
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 400 years after his death, we talk Shakespeare, comedy and drama in the golden age of TV. Q&A from the pop-up Globe with leading lights of the theatre Neil Armfield, Nakkiah Lui, Toby Schmitz, Zindzi Okenyo and Miles Gregory.
Sex Robots, Killer Robots: A Dangerous Q&A (Episode 37)
Air date: 2018-11-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Q&A at The Festival of Dangerous Ideas with author Angela Nagle, sex educator Nikki Goldstein, pop culture critic Chuck Klosterman, performer and sex clown Betty Grumble and Artificial Intelligence researcher Toby Walsh.
Trust, Leadership, and Stability (Episode 38)
Air date: 2018-11-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: With former Deputy PM John Anderson, Assistant Finance Minister Zed Seselja, Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen, former Human Rights Commission President Gillian Triggs and Communications consultant Parnell Palme McGuinness.
Tourism, Trump, and the Embassy (Episode 39)
Air date: 2018-11-19
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Joining Tony Jones: New Yorker correspondent Susan Glasser, Special Minister of State Alex Hawke, Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus, The Australian's Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan and political correspondent Karen Middleton.
VicVotes, Terrorism, and Gender (Episode 40)
Air date: 2018-11-26
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Q&A dissects the Victorian election result and brings our divided Senate around the table with Lib Sen Eric Abetz, Labor Sen Doug Cameron, Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi, plus Tom Switzer and People's Panellist Yasmin Poole.
Protest and Pre-selection (Episode 41)
Air date: 2018-12-03
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Joining Hamish Macdonald is singer-songwriter and activist Billy Bragg, Assistant Minister for Home Affairs Linda Reynolds, Tas Labor Senator Lisa Singh, former minister Amanda Vanstone and people's panellist Martin Matthews.
2018 Finale (Episode 42)
Air date: 2018-12-10
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Tony Jones is joined by President of the Senate Scott Ryan, Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek, Greens leader Richard Di Natale, lawyer/advocate Nyadol Nyuon & editor of Spiked magazine Brendan O'Neill.
