42 episodes

Q&A - Season 11

First aired Feb 5, 2018Season 11

Browse all 42 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

A Spotlight on the Economy

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Feb 5, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 2

Nepotism, Referendums & Radical Reform

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Feb 12, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 3

Civil War, Colonisation and Power

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Feb 19, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 4

DPM, Politics and Pay Gaps

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Feb 26, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 5

Family Matters and Home Fires

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Mar 5, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 6

A Big Australia

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Mar 12, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 7

Tax, Trump and The Polls

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Mar 19, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 8

A Night with Michael Sandel

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Mar 26, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 9

Polling, Policing and Reporting

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Apr 9, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 10

Privacy, Missile Strikes and Celebrity Activism

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Apr 16, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 11

Class Divides and Inequality

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Apr 23, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 12

Trump, Twitter & North Korea

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Apr 30, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 13

Newstart, New Power and New Jobs

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May 7, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 14

A Broader Budget

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May 14, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 15

Weddings, Gaza and Losing Faith

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May 21, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 16

First Responders, Refugees and Flexible Working

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May 28, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 17

Chaos, Ego and Cash

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Jun 4, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 18

Q&A with Bill Shorten

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Jun 11, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 19

Being Careful, North Korea and Culture Wars

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Jun 18, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 20

Q&A Enabled

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Jun 25, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 21

Abuse, Foster Care and Taxes

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Jul 2, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 22

People's Panel - Celebrating 10 Years of Q&A

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Jul 9, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 23

War on Waste

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Jul 23, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 24

Super Saturday and Media Diversity

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Jul 30, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 25

Drought Relief and Future Farming

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Aug 6, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 26

Power, Spirituality and Free Speech

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Aug 13, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 27

Stranger than Fiction

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Aug 20, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 28

Chaos, Crocs and Coal Mining

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Aug 27, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 29

Media Power, Popularity and Special Envoys

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Sep 3, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 30

High School Students Special

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Sep 10, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 31

Rape, Racism and No-Platforming

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Sep 17, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 32

Bullying, quotas, and the ABC

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Oct 1, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 33

Teaching Special

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Oct 8, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 34

Climate, Welfare and Religious Schools

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Oct 15, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 35

Wentworth by-election Special

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Oct 22, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 36

Live from the Pop-up Globe

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Oct 29, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 37

Sex Robots, Killer Robots: A Dangerous Q&A

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Nov 5, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 38

Trust, Leadership, and Stability

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Nov 12, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 39

Tourism, Trump, and the Embassy

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Nov 19, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 40

VicVotes, Terrorism, and Gender

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Nov 26, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 41

Protest and Pre-selection

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Dec 3, 201860 min

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.

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Episode 42

2018 Finale

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Dec 10, 201860 min

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.