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 6)
Pies For The People (Episode 1)
Air date: 2013-02-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
Cry Freedom (Episode 2)
Air date: 2013-02-11
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Joining Tony Jones on the panel are: trust expert, Rachel Botsman; Shadow Attorney-General George Brandis; Senator for the state of Western Australia, Chris Evans; TV presenter-turned-lawyer, Corinne Grant; and Editor at the Institute of Public Affairs, James Paterson.
A Show About Nothing (Episode 3)
Air date: 2013-02-18
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
Espionage, Revolution & Ruin (Episode 4)
Air date: 2013-02-25
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Jeff Bleich, Bob Carr, Eva Cox, Ahdaf Soueif, Malcolm Turnbull.
Crime, Climate & Cask Wine (Episode 5)
Air date: 2013-03-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
The Education Debate (Episode 6)
Air date: 2013-03-11
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Peter Garrett, Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth; and Christopher Pyne, Shadow Education Minister.
Pope, Polls & Poverty (Episode 7)
Air date: 2013-03-18
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
Sports, Spills, Skills & Sex (Episode 8)
Air date: 2013-03-25
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
Faith & Love (Episode 9)
Air date: 2013-04-01
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
The F Word (Episode 10)
Air date: 2013-04-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
Taking Tasmania into Tomorrow (Episode 11)
Air date: 2013-04-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
The Health Debate (Episode 12)
Air date: 2013-04-22
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Tanya Plibersek, Health Minister; and Peter Dutton, Shadow Health Minister.
Class Warfare, Latte Sippers & Mental Illness (Episode 13)
Air date: 2013-04-29
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Mark Butler, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing; Jamie Briggs, Coalition Spokesperson on Scrutiny of Government Waste; Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens Senator; Andrea Mason, Co-ordinator of NPY Women's Council; and Nick Cater, Senior editor with The Australian and author.
High School Showdown (Episode 14)
Air date: 2013-05-06
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia.
Where's the Beef? (Episode 15)
Air date: 2013-05-13
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
War, Depression & Hypersexuality (Episode 16)
Air date: 2013-05-20
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
Religion, Marriage & Euthanasia (Episode 17)
Air date: 2013-05-27
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
An Audience with Bill Gates (Episode 18)
Air date: 2013-05-28
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellist: Bill Gates, Chairman & Founder of Microsoft and Philanthropist.
Racism, Hypocrisy & Hot Air (Episode 19)
Air date: 2013-06-03
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
Bring Back The Biff, Turn Back The Boats (Episode 20)
Air date: 2013-06-10
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
Toxic Politics & Vaccinations (Episode 21)
Air date: 2013-06-17
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
Speculation & Discrimination (Episode 22)
Air date: 2013-06-24
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Anne Summers, Author The Misogyny Factor; George Brandis, Shadow Attorney General; Graham Richardson, Labor powerbroker turned commentator; Matt Thistlethwaite, Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs; and Judith Sloan, Economist and businesswoman.
Spin, Selling & Slogans (Episode 23)
Air date: 2013-07-01
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
More Than Beef, Boats & Bali (Episode 24)
Air date: 2013-07-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Dewi Fortuna Anwar, Senior advisor to Indonesian Vice President Boediono; Tim Lindsey, Director, Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society; Yuli Ismartono, Deputy Editor in Chief of Tempo magazine; Rafendi Djamin, Human Rights Advocate; Yenny Wahid, Islamic activist & daughter of late former President 'Gus Dur' Wahid; and Meidyatama "Dimas" Suryodiningrat, Editor in Chief of The Jakarta Post.
Reforms, Solutions & Compromise (Episode 25)
Air date: 2013-07-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Joining Tony Jones on the panel are: TV presenter-turned-lawyer, Corinne Grant; cartoonist, Bill Leak; founder of left-wing think tank CPD, Miriam Lyons; and Shadow Minister for Telecommunications, Malcolm Turnbull.
When The Boom Is Over (Episode 26)
Air date: 2013-07-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
The PNG Solution & The Autism Spectrum (Episode 27)
Air date: 2013-07-22
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
Drones, Boot Camps & Degrees (Episode 28)
Air date: 2013-07-29
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
Social Media, Surplus & Shelter (Episode 29)
Air date: 2013-08-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
Costings, Conski & Cab Rides (Episode 30)
Air date: 2013-08-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
The National Economic Debate (Episode 31)
Air date: 2013-08-19
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Chris Bowen, Federal Treasurer; and Joe Hockey, Shadow Treasurer.
Papers, Parental Leave & Penalty Rates (Episode 32)
Air date: 2013-08-26
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (Episode 33)
Air date: 2013-09-02
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellist: Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister.
PM, Palmer & the Poisoned Chalice (Episode 34)
Air date: 2013-09-09
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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 powerbroker turned commentator.
Pencils, Mandates and a Single Bed (Episode 35)
Air date: 2013-09-16
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
An Audience With David Suzuki (Episode 36)
Air date: 2013-09-23
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellist: David Suzuki, Renowned Environmental Scientist and Campaigner.
ALP Leadership Debate (Episode 37)
Air date: 2013-09-30
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Anthony Albanese, Labor MP for Grayndler; and Bill Shorten, Labor MP for Maribyrnong.
Corruption, China & Carbon (Episode 38)
Air date: 2013-10-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
Fireworks, Free Trade & Indigenous Issues (Episode 39)
Air date: 2013-10-14
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
Fires, Illegals & Rorts (Episode 40)
Air date: 2013-10-21
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
Independent Thinkers & Independent Schools (Episode 41)
Air date: 2013-10-28
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
From the Festival of Dangerous Ideas (Episode 42)
Air date: 2013-11-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
Open For Business (Episode 43)
Air date: 2013-11-11
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
India: More than Bollywood and Batsmen (Episode 44)
Air date: 2013-11-18
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
Spying, Sorry & Free Speech (Episode 45)
Air date: 2013-11-25
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: 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.
