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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.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.The Rudd Files
22-05-200860mThe Q&A season kicked off on May 22nd with the man in the top job. Kevin Rudd was in the hot seat with our sharp and always on-the-pulse audience including our SMS and online c...
- Ep 2
2.Tony, Tanya and Bob.
29-05-200860mTony Abbott and Tanya Plibersek are back in the boxing ring for Q&A's second episode. Joining them are Bob Brown, Warren Mundine and Louise Adler for their first grilling by th...
- Ep 3
3.Round Three
05-06-200860mThe headliners for June 5 were Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke, author and lawyer Randa Abdel-Fattah, founder of...
- Ep 4
4.Boom shake shake shake the room!
12-06-200860mThe headliners for 12 June, 2008 were the Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon, Senator George Brandis, associate professor Kate Crawford, Liberal MP Pru Goward and the Chaser's Charle...
- Ep 5
5.Cheryl returns
19-06-200860mFreshly back in Australia, former leader of the Australian Democrats Cheryl Kernot joined Assistant Treasurer Chris Bowen, Shadow Minister for Justice Christopher Pyne, Ashfield Li...
- Ep 6
6.The Young Guns
26-06-200860mThe Young Guns…Two rising stars from the federal parliament, Labor's Bill Shorten and the Liberals' Greg Hunt, joined the Q&A panel this week. Find out how the new generation f...
- Ep 7
7.Politics and the Academy
03-07-200860mThis episode of Q&A saw the Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon and her shadow Joe Hockey go head to head. Joining them were leading Indigenous scholar, Marcia Langton...
- Ep 8
8.It's not easy being Green
10-07-200860mEnvironmental apocalypse now or never? Green’s Senator Christine Milne was up against Herald Sun columnist and climate change sceptic Andrew Bolt, with Minister for Small Business...
- Ep 9
9.It takes all types of people to make the world go round...
17-07-200860mThis week's panel were: well traveled former Foreign Affairs Minister, Alexander Downer, Minister for Finance, Lindsay Tanner, author, journalist and critic of the Howard governmen...
- Ep 10
10.Welcome the Senate
24-07-200860mWith the Independent Senator, Nick Xenophon, the National’s Senator Barnaby Joyce and Labor Senator, Mark Arbib, on Q&A this week, we only have one thing to say... welcome the...
- Ep 11
11.Money and Trees - the green stuff
31-07-200860mJoining Q&A this week were: the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Penny Wong, Shadow Treasurer, Malcolm Turnbull, scientist and global warming activist, Tim Flannery, busi...
- Ep 12
12.Something for Everyone
07-08-200860mThis week’s Q&A had something for everyone: Peter Garrett, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts went head to head with the Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affa...
- Ep 13
13.Writing Politics
14-08-200860mOn Q&A this week the writers dominated. The show featured author and academic, Germaine Greer, former NSW premier and author of My Reading Life, Bob Carr, deputy opposition lea...
- Ep 14
14.All’s fair in love and politics
21-08-200860mOn Q&A, star graduate of the NSW Labor Left Faction, master strategist and now Minister for Infrastructure, Anthony Albanese and former barrister and current Shadow Attorney Ge...
- Ep 15
15.Q&A Episode 15 - No catchy title, just a great panel
28-08-200860mAnother exciting episode of Q&A with author and journalist John Pilger on the program, he was joined by Minister for Small Business, Craig Emerson, Shadow Minister for Indigeno...
- Ep 16
16.Sweet 16 - episodes that is...
04-09-200860mEpisode 16 of Q&A features a stellar panel. Labor's rising star and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children's Services, Bill Shorten is joined by Shadow Minister...
- Ep 17
17.So many questions, so little time...
11-09-200860mTaking the stage this week are: Shadow Minister for Defence and leader of the opposition in the Senate, Nick Minchin, the Minister for Housing and Status of Women, Tanya Plibersek,...
- Ep 18
18.Who needs sandwiches when you have Q&A providing food for thought?
18-09-200860mQ&A feeds your brain this week with a great assortment of guests. Rhodes Scholar with an Oxford Blue in boxing and one of the better performers in the House, Shadow Minister fo...
- Ep 19
19.A penultimate treat from Q&A
25-09-200860mThe Parliamentary Liberal Party has chosen a new leader. As Tony Abbott said in a Q&A program, "...the king is dead, long live the king."
- Ep 20
20.Goodnight and good luck...
02-10-200860mQ&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 Cost...
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