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Q&A

Q&A

First Air Date: 2008-05-22

Seasons: 14

Episodes: 549

Rating: 3.8/10

Overview:

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.

Genres: News, Talk


πŸ“Ί Seasons

Episode 1: The PM on Q and A Episode 2: Tanner and Joyce Go Head to Head Episode 3: Turnbull Returns Episode 4: Art, Power and Passion Episode 5: God, Science and Sanity Episode 6: Conservatives, Comedians and Political Correctness Episode 7: The Health of the Nation Episode 8: Greens, budgies and staffers... Episode 9: Tony Abbott on Q and A Episode 10: The American Ambassador on Q&A Episode 11: Premiers, Population and the Politics of Fear Episode 12: Anzac Day Special Episode 13: Emissions Trading, Taxation and Trust Episode 14: Censorship in Cyberspace Episode 15: Budget special Episode 16: Democracy, Death and Taxes Episode 17: Backlash in Bennelong? Episode 18: Q and A Goes West Episode 19: For Lovers of Animals Episode 20: Greens in the Spotlight Episode 21: The Gillard Coup Episode 22: New PM & Population Episode 23: Fear, Loathing and the East Timor Solution Episode 24: And They're Off! Episode 25: Where's the Passion? Episode 26: Q and A Goes to Brisbane Episode 27: Julia Gillard joins Q and A Episode 28: Q and A Population Debate Special Dick Smith's Population Puzzle Episode 29: Tony Abbott joins Q and A Episode 30: Where's Mark Arbib? Episode 31: Q and A at the Melbourne Writers Festival Episode 32: Bob Katter joins Q&A Episode 33: A new political paradigm Episode 34: Euthanasia in a hung parliament Episode 35: Politics, Betrayal and Sex Episode 36: Q and A Gets Dangerous Episode 37: Q and A Sports Special Episode 38: Miracles, Media and the Murray Episode 39: The Odd Angry Shoe: John Howard on Q and A Episode 40: Q and A goes West Episode 41: That's Goodbye From Us...

Episode 1: Don's Party Revisited Episode 2: Revolution, Revelations and Romance Episode 3: Q and A Goes to Brisbane Episode 4: The Carbon Curse Episode 5: The Gender Divide Episode 6: Julia Gillard Meets the People Episode 7: The Q and A Century Episode 8: After the Massacre Episode 9: Confessions of Kevin Episode 10: Defence, Discrimination and Regrets Episode 11: Women in Uniform Episode 12: Royal Wedding Special Episode 13: Q and A Goes to Albury Episode 14: The Bin Laden Hit Episode 15: The Welfare Conundrum Episode 16: Sydney Writers' Festival Episode 17: Cate's Carbon Controversy Episode 18: Australia: The Nanny State? Episode 19: Activism, Cattle and Katter Episode 20: The Gen-Y Q&A Episode 21: Taxes, Leaders and the Greens Episode 22: Carbon, Cattle and Misogynists Episode 23: Q&A: Stopping the Boats Episode 24: Julia Gillard Joins Q&A Episode 25: A Spiritual Special Episode 26: Q&A Goes to Hobart Episode 27: Murdoch, Media and Mad Men Episode 28: GFC, Refugees and Morality Episode 29: Disability, Fracking and Riots Episode 30: Islam, Israel and Insurgents Episode 31: Melbourne Writers Festival Episode 32: The Malaysian Non-Solution Episode 33: Women on Top Episode 34: A Philosophical Q and A Episode 35: Acting, Parliament and Mental Health Episode 36: A Very Dangerous Q&A Episode 37: Kevin's Comeback Episode 38: Q and a Live from Darwin Episode 39: Pope of Trash and Princess of Pop Episode 40: A Musical Q and A Episode 41: Malcolm Turnbull, Jessica Rudd, Kate Ellis and Peter Reith

Episode 1: Q&A Returns Episode 2: Celebrities, Leaders and the Speaker Episode 3: The Labor Leadership Episode 4: After the Ballot Episode 5: Live from Adelaide Episode 6: Katter, Kony and the Climate Episode 7: Politics and Porn in a Post-Feminist World Episode 8: The Qld Election Episode 9: Live from Hobart Episode 10: Religion and Atheism Episode 11: Philosophy and the World Episode 12: Bob Brown joins Q&A Episode 13: Q&A Climate Debate Episode 14: Live from Dandenong Episode 15: Show Me the Money... Episode 16: Morals and Politics Episode 17: Sydney Writers' Festival Episode 18: Barry Humphries joins Q&A Episode 19: Live from Toowoomba Episode 20: Prime Minister Julia Gillard joins Q&A Episode 21: Life, the Universe and Everything Episode 22: The Great Boat Debacle Episode 23: After the Carbon Tax Episode 24: Artistic Politics Episode 25: Random Violence Episode 26: Teachers, Schools and our Education System Episode 27: A Q&A of Olympic proportions Episode 28: Manners, Mining and the Can-do Attitude Episode 29: Big Ideas and Big Society Episode 30: Assange, Asylum & Human Bondage Episode 31: Mutilation and the Media Generation Episode 32: Trolls and Trawlers Episode 33: Seek and Ye Shall Submit Episode 34: Protests and Palestine Episode 35: The Future of The Future Episode 36: Sorry, Lust and Free Will Episode 37: Bullying, Education & Purpose Episode 38: Super, Sexism & Surgery Episode 39: Folk Music, Five Years & Funding Episode 40: Forgiveness and Reconciliation Episode 41: James Price Point and beyond Episode 42: Elephants On Parade Episode 43: Happy Endings

Episode 1: Pies For The People Episode 2: Cry Freedom Episode 3: A Show About Nothing Episode 4: Espionage, Revolution & Ruin Episode 5: Crime, Climate & Cask Wine Episode 6: The Education Debate Episode 7: Pope, Polls & Poverty Episode 8: Sports, Spills, Skills & Sex Episode 9: Faith & Love Episode 10: The F Word Episode 11: Taking Tasmania into Tomorrow Episode 12: The Health Debate Episode 13: Class Warfare, Latte Sippers & Mental Illness Episode 14: High School Showdown Episode 15: Where's the Beef? Episode 16: War, Depression & Hypersexuality Episode 17: Religion, Marriage & Euthanasia Episode 18: An Audience with Bill Gates Episode 19: Racism, Hypocrisy & Hot Air Episode 20: Bring Back The Biff, Turn Back The Boats Episode 21: Toxic Politics & Vaccinations Episode 22: Speculation & Discrimination Episode 23: Spin, Selling & Slogans Episode 24: More Than Beef, Boats & Bali Episode 25: Reforms, Solutions & Compromise Episode 26: When The Boom Is Over Episode 27: The PNG Solution & The Autism Spectrum Episode 28: Drones, Boot Camps & Degrees Episode 29: Social Media, Surplus & Shelter Episode 30: Costings, Conski & Cab Rides Episode 31: The National Economic Debate Episode 32: Papers, Parental Leave & Penalty Rates Episode 33: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Episode 34: PM, Palmer & the Poisoned Chalice Episode 35: Pencils, Mandates and a Single Bed Episode 36: An Audience With David Suzuki Episode 37: ALP Leadership Debate Episode 38: Corruption, China & Carbon Episode 39: Fireworks, Free Trade & Indigenous Issues Episode 40: Fires, Illegals & Rorts Episode 41: Independent Thinkers & Independent Schools Episode 42: From the Festival of Dangerous Ideas Episode 43: Open For Business Episode 44: India: More than Bollywood and Batsmen Episode 45: Spying, Sorry & Free Speech

Episode 1: The ABC of Treachery Episode 2: Sochi, Inquiries & Subsidies Episode 3: A Vision for the Future Episode 4: Riots, Reforms & Resilience Episode 5: From Qantas to Manus Episode 6: Vilification, Discrimination & Defamation Episode 7: Biennale, Babies and Blokes Episode 8: Mad Monday Episode 9: Human Rights and Wrongs Episode 10: China: Evolution not Revolution Episode 11: Pensions, Promises & Power Episode 12: Lobbyists, Lies & Libertarians Episode 13: Death and Taxes Episode 14: Q & Anarchy Episode 15: Loopholes & Heavy Lifting Episode 16: Tough Questions for Joe Hockey Episode 17: Demos, Heroes and Menopause Episode 18: School Chaplains and Science Cuts Episode 19: Primates, Populism and Utopia Episode 20: Dating, Diplomacy & Disputes Episode 21: Big Ideas for a Big Country Episode 22: Giddy Up Geelong Episode 23: It's the economy, stupid! Episode 24: Conversations in Violence, Secrecy & Education Episode 25: Living with HIV, Looking to the Future Episode 26: Who Dunnit and How Do We Fix It? Episode 27: Live from Garma Festival, Arnhem Land Episode 28: Theology, Terror and Metadata Episode 29: Class, Cooling and Corruption Episode 30: Team Australia, Terror and Tinderboxes Episode 31: 100% Women 100% Dangerous Episode 32: Rupert, ISIS, ICAC & Super Freeze Episode 33: Science: Precious Petals to Passionate Teachers Episode 34: Be Alert but not Alarmed Episode 35: Earning, Learning and Yearning Episode 36: Mental As in Rockhampton Episode 37: Watching Watchers and Saving Lives Episode 38: Time Travel, Teaching and The Meaning of Life Episode 39: Ideology, Legacy and History Episode 40: National Security: Finding A Balance Episode 41: This is your Brain on Climate Change Episode 42: From Political Summit to Political Satire Episode 43: Public Life and Public Progress

Episode 1: Elections, Economics & Knightmares Episode 2: Spills, Bills, Coal & Kills Episode 3: Death, Detention and Defending Policies Episode 4: Family Violence Special Episode 5: Economics, Regulations & One Word Episode 6: Bad Feminism: Contradictions and Careers Episode 7: Intergenerational Wealth and Health Episode 8: When the Bush came to Town Episode 9: Depression, Drugs and Another Planet Episode 10: Political Tensions and Children in Detention Episode 11: Vaccinations, Press Freedoms & Forced Closures Episode 12: Drinking, Depression and Deportation Episode 13: ANZAC Spirit, Modern Warfare and Marriage Episode 14: Assault, Altruism and Emissions Episode 15: Struggle Street on Budget Eve Episode 16: Death Cults, Brains & Migration Episode 17: Joe Hockey on the Tradies vs Ladies Budget Episode 18: War Cries, Citizenship & Crime Prevention Episode 19: Revolutionary Christianity, Citizenship & Incarceration Episode 20: Magna Carta Magna QandA Episode 21: Terror, Poverty & Native Titles Episode 22: Radicalisation, Religion & Recognition Episode 23: Greece, Gags & Grazing Land Episode 24: Peace, Ideology & Free Speech Episode 25: Choppers, Coal & Community Episode 26: Culture of Change Episode 27: New Frontiers & Next Bold Missions Episode 28: Perks, Penalty Rates & Life in Space Episode 29: Ethics, Equality & Evasion Episode 30: Public Life & Political Memoirs Episode 31: Cheating, Climate, War & Democracy Episode 32: Drowning in Desperation to Dying with Dignity Episode 33: A New Prime Minister, New Leadership Episode 34: Bill Shorten in Ballarat Episode 35: Conservatives, China & Chris Brown Episode 36: Shine a Light on Depression Episode 37: Social Cohesion, Offshore Detention & Factions Episode 38: Friends and Allies in Foreign Policy Episode 39: Country Life, CSG and Cannabis Episode 40: GST, Gonski, Population and Diversity Episode 41: Facing Death Episode 42: Paris, Syria & South Australia Episode 43: Racists, Extremists and Economists

Episode 1: Great Australians Episode 2: Corruption, Penalty Rates & Public Health Episode 3: Polls, Property and Processing Episode 4: Hybrid War to Hot War Episode 5: Safe Schools, Sniping and Senators Episode 6: Peta, Priests and Presidents Episode 7: String Theory, Sea Turtles, AI and Pi Episode 8: ABCC, Double D and Rioting Episode 9: Innovation, Collaboration & NBN Episode 10: Federation, Funding, Disability and Disunity Episode 11: Alcohol, Violence, Sugar and Shakespeare Episode 12: Dissolution, Disappointment and Tears Episode 13: Church and State Episode 14: Reforms, Representatives and Re-Election Episode 15: Budget, Billionaires and Battlers Episode 16: Free Will, Free Speech and Criticising Islam Episode 17: Debate: Pyne vs Albanese Episode 18: Balance of Power Episode 19: Tussle in Tamworth Episode 20: Bill Shorten Episode 21: Malcolm Turnbull Episode 22: Brexit Fallout, Indigenous People and Young Voices Episode 23: Minority Government and Division Episode 24: Liberal Split, Senate Vote and Chilcot Episode 25: Senate Powerbrokers Episode 26: Incarceration, Islam and Innovation Episode 27: Rudd, Rehabilitation and Animal Ethics Episode 28: US Election Special Episode 29: Experts and Empirical Evidence Episode 30: Racism, Revenge Porn & Nauru Episode 31: Social Determinants of Health Episode 32: Over 400 Years of Shakespeare Episode 33: Guns, Diversity and Donations Episode 34: Marriage Equality, Migrants and Masculinity Episode 35: Education, Environment and Equality Episode 36: Renewables, Welfare and Body Image Episode 37: Australia's Sovereign Borders Episode 38: Industrial Relations and Respectful Relationships Episode 39: Media Influence, Privacy and Secrecy Episode 40: Refugee Ban, Backpackers and Cultural Capital Episode 41: 18C, Trump and Islands Sinking Episode 42: New World Order Episode 43: End of the Year, Dawn of an Era

Episode 1: Trump, Climate Action and Youths Episode 2: Blackouts, Childcare, and Migration Episode 3: Pensions, Debt and NDIS Episode 4: Death and Disruption Episode 5: Strikes, Sexual Assault and Revenge Porn Episode 6: Festival of the Arts Episode 7: The Misinformation Ecosystem Episode 8: Hunting, Housing and Homeland Security Episode 9: Company Tax, Climate Refugees and Cold War Episode 10: Assad, Assisted Suicide and Satire Episode 11: Citizenships, Skilled Workers and Mushrooms Episode 12: Two Veeps and a Satirist Episode 13: Gonski, Veterans and the Budget Episode 14: Budget, Surplus & Debt Episode 15: Trump, Putin and The End Episode 16: 1967 and Mabo - Moving Forward Episode 17: Terror, Housing and the NDIS Episode 18: Australia's Energy Future Episode 19: Australian values, Apes and Irrationality Episode 20: Authenticity, Optics and Taboo Episode 21: Incentives, Intervention and Fireworks Episode 22: Adani, Armies and Assaults Episode 23: School Special Victoria Episode 24: Trusts, Trump and Tensions in Asia Episode 25: Q&A from Garma Festival 2017 Episode 26: Citizenship, Charlottesville and Surveys Episode 27: Bill Shorten on Q&A Episode 28: Australia Day and Families Divided Episode 29: Antifa, Women & Doomsday Episode 30: Consequences, Citizenship and Climate Episode 31: Energy, Myanmar and Dreamers Episode 32: Drones, Robots and The Future Episode 33: Electricity, Sports and Marriage Episode 34: Trump, Guns and Rock n Roll Episode 35: Q&A Same Sex Marriage Debate Episode 36: Liability, Instability and Deniability Episode 37: Q&A High School Special 2.0 Episode 38: Section 44, Space and Skeptics Episode 39: Protections, Preferences & Parliamentarians Episode 40: Royal Commissions and Election Results Episode 41: Human Rights and Harassment Episode 42: PM Malcolm Turnbull on Q&A Episode 43: Comebacks, Cancer Treatment and Uni Cuts

Episode 1: A Spotlight on the Economy Episode 2: Nepotism, Referendums & Radical Reform Episode 3: Civil War, Colonisation and Power Episode 4: DPM, Politics and Pay Gaps Episode 5: Family Matters and Home Fires Episode 6: A Big Australia Episode 7: Tax, Trump and The Polls Episode 8: A Night with Michael Sandel Episode 9: Polling, Policing and Reporting Episode 10: Privacy, Missile Strikes and Celebrity Activism Episode 11: Class Divides and Inequality Episode 12: Trump, Twitter & North Korea Episode 13: Newstart, New Power and New Jobs Episode 14: A Broader Budget Episode 15: Weddings, Gaza and Losing Faith Episode 16: First Responders, Refugees and Flexible Working Episode 17: Chaos, Ego and Cash Episode 18: Q&A with Bill Shorten Episode 19: Being Careful, North Korea and Culture Wars Episode 20: Q&A Enabled Episode 21: Abuse, Foster Care and Taxes Episode 22: People's Panel - Celebrating 10 Years of Q&A Episode 23: War on Waste Episode 24: Super Saturday and Media Diversity Episode 25: Drought Relief and Future Farming Episode 26: Power, Spirituality and Free Speech Episode 27: Stranger than Fiction Episode 28: Chaos, Crocs and Coal Mining Episode 29: Media Power, Popularity and Special Envoys Episode 30: High School Students Special Episode 31: Rape, Racism and No-Platforming Episode 32: Bullying, quotas, and the ABC Episode 33: Teaching Special Episode 34: Climate, Welfare and Religious Schools Episode 35: Wentworth by-election Special Episode 36: Live from the Pop-up Globe Episode 37: Sex Robots, Killer Robots: A Dangerous Q&A Episode 38: Trust, Leadership, and Stability Episode 39: Tourism, Trump, and the Embassy Episode 40: VicVotes, Terrorism, and Gender Episode 41: Protest and Pre-selection Episode 42: 2018 Finale

Episode 1: The Boats, the Banks, and the River Episode 2: Manus, Hakeem, and Franking Credits Episode 3: Q&A on Drugs Episode 4: Jordan Peterson Destroys Q&A Episode 5: A Church in Crisis Episode 6: Q&A: Women in Leadership Episode 7: Q&A In Townsville Episode 8: Roxane Gay on Q&A Episode 9: Cash, Guns, Gangs, and Life Episode 10: Q&A Budget Special Episode 11: Election 2019: The Battle For Queensland Episode 12: The Election Countdown Episode 13: Bill Shorten on Q&A Episode 14: The Q&A Last Chance Saloon Episode 15: The Wash Up Episode 16: First Australians and Quiet Australians Episode 17: Jimmy Barnes Rocks Q&A Episode 18: Q&A at Vivid Episode 19: Science Special Episode 20: The Freedom to Fund Yourself Episode 21: Union Bosses and Suburban Dads Episode 22: Nukes in an Uncertain World Episode 23: Deemed Not To Matter Episode 24: Boris, Brexit and The Black Dog Episode 25: Wage Theft and Celebrity Chefs Episode 26: Zali's Political Slalom Episode 27: How Good is Democracy? Episode 28: The Indigenous Voice Episode 29: High School Special Episode 30: Writers Special Episode 31: Donations, Disability and Disillusionment Episode 32: The Political Donations Arms Race Episode 33: Kerry O'Brien and Your Right To Know Episode 34: The Power of Music Episode 35: A Spotlight on Aged Care Episode 36: Democracy or Disruption? Episode 37: Future Alert Episode 38: The Drought Episode 39: Broadside Episode 40: Climate and Catastrophe Episode 41: Q&A in WA Episode 42: International Power Episode 43: Q&A Pacific Episode 44: The End of an Era

Episode 1: Q+A Bushfires Special Episode 2: Climate Solutions Episode 3: Trust Episode 4: Q+A on China - A Healthy Relationship? Episode 5: The Australian Identity: Who Are We? Episode 6: Education - Are We Failing? Episode 7: The Corona Challenge: Are We Prepared? Episode 8: Ask The Doctors Episode 9: Coronavirus: The Cost Episode 10: Coronavirus: Stories from the Frontline Episode 11: Surviving Lockdown Episode 12: COVID-19: Where to Next? Episode 13: Education in the Age of COVID-19 Episode 14: The Post-COVID World Order Episode 15: Q+A: The Premiers Episode 16: Young and Free? Episode 17: Australia Reimagined Episode 18: Our Energy Future Episode 19: Hard Truths Episode 20: The Future of Sport Episode 21: Australia: Secret State? Episode 22: Saving the Arts and 'Brain Farts' Episode 23: Borders, Booze and the Big Spend on Defence Episode 24: Julia Gillard on Q+A Episode 25: Disrupted Recovery Episode 26: Fight Of Our Lives Episode 27: The Frontline Episode 28: State of Disaster Episode 29: Media and Misinformation Episode 30: Generation COVID Episode 31: Panel of Wisdom Episode 32: Border Wars Episode 33: The Age of Loneliness Episode 34: US Election 2020: Four More Years? Episode 35: Road to Recovery Episode 36: Budget Special Episode 37: Anthony Albanese on Q+A Episode 38: Social Disconnect Episode 39: An Ethical Australia? Accountability, Ethics and Leadership Episode 40: US Election: Trump vs Biden Episode 41: Politicians, Presidents and the Palace Episode 42: Sex, Lies and a Better Politics Episode 43: Live From Penrith Episode 44: Q+A 2020 Finale: The Year That Changed Us