Q&A
Q&A
TV ShowReturning Series

Q&A

3.2 / 10
2008
14 seasons
548 episodes
NewsTalk

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

    22-05-200860m

    The 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.

    29-05-200860m

    Tony 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

    05-06-200860m

    The 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!

    12-06-200860m

    The 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

    19-06-200860m

    Freshly 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

    26-06-200860m

    The 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

    03-07-200860m

    This 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

    10-07-200860m

    Environmental 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...

    17-07-200860m

    This 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

    24-07-200860m

    With 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

    31-07-200860m

    Joining 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

    07-08-200860m

    This 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

    14-08-200860m

    On 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

    21-08-200860m

    On 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

    28-08-200860m

    Another 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...

    04-09-200860m

    Episode 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...

    11-09-200860m

    Taking 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?

    18-09-200860m

    Q&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

    25-09-200860m

    The 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...

    02-10-200860m

    Q&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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