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Q+A returns with host Hamish Macdonald on Monday, February 3 with a bushfires special, live from Queanbeyan with Kristy McBain, Andrew Constance, Victor Steffensen, Cheryl McCarthy, Michael Mann, and Jim Molan.
Questions:
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND RECOVERY;
HELP FOR DISPLACED PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE;
SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESS;
INDIGENOUS FIRE PRACTICES;
LONG TERM RECOVERY;
THE NEW NORMAL;
PM - SCOMO;
RFS FUNDING;
PAYING VOLUNTEERS; and
THE FUTURE.
Osher Günsberg, TV and radio host
Jennifer Westacott, Business Council of Australia CEO
Sophia Hamblin Wang, Sustainability entrepreneur
Matt Evans, Chef and farmer
Martijn Wilder, Chair of Australian Renewable Energy Agency
with a musical performance from Paul Kelly
Panellists: Katie Allen, Liberal MP for Higgins; Clare O’Neil, Shadow Minister for Innovation, Technology and the Future of Work; Jacqui Lambie, Independent Senator; Jack Manning Bancroft, Founder and CEO of Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience; and Simon McKeon, Investment banker and former Australian of the Year.
Live from Sydney Wang Xining, Minister and Deputy Head of Mission, Chinese Embassy; Stan Grant, Writer and journalist, who spent ten years reporting from China; Raina MacIntyre, Global Biosecurity head, Kirby Institute; Jason Yat-sen Li, Investor and President of the Chinese Australian Forum; and Vicky Xu, Journalist and researcher.
Panellists: Nova Peris, Olympian and former politician; Tarang Chawla, Writer and anti-violence campaigner; Marlee Silva, Founder, Indigenous female empowerment network @tiddas4tiddas; and Lehmo, Comedian and broadcaster.
Are Aussie kids getting the education they need? Our global education ranking has plunged , our students' results in reading, maths and science are in serious decline, and a toxic culture of sexism and bullying persists in too many of our high schools.
Panelists:
Tanya Plibersek, Shadow Minister for Education; Adrian Piccoli, Director of Gonski Institute, UNSW and former NSW Education Minister; Eddie Woo, High School Maths Teacher and Internet Sensation; John Collier, Principal, St Andrew's Cathedral School; and
Vy Tran, Year 12 student from Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School.
Australia is staring down another crisis and it’s impacting everyday life. Travel bans are increasing, schools are closing, the handshake is on hold and people are brawling in supermarkets over daily essentials. How much of it is necessary and how much is overkill?
Panellists: Richard Colbeck, Minister for Aged Care, Youth and Sport;
Katy Gallagher, Shadow Minister for Finance;
Bill Bowtell, Adjunct Professor, Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity, UNSW;
Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, GP and former President of the AMA; and
Sam Mostyn, Business and sustainability advisor.
With the Coronavirus epidemic now set to last for many months, and government introducing stricter controls, the need for good clear medical information has become paramount. Q+A turns to medical experts Dr Norman Swan, Professor Paul Kelly and Professor Sharon Lewin to answer your questions.
With strict bans on travel and group gatherings, thousands of businesses, jobs and livelihoods have evaporated as we face a devastating and widespread economic downturn, not seen for generations. Q+A answers your questions.
Panellists: Nicki Hutley, Economist, Deloitte Access Economics; Matt Comyn, CEO and Managing Director of Commonwealth Bank; Jennifer Westacott, CEO, Business Council of Australia; Josh Pyke, Singer/songwriter; Michael Sukkar, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Housing; and Linda Burney, Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services.
As coronavirus spreads across Australia, frontline health workers are frantically preparing for the inevitable explosion of seriously ill patients. With the pandemic expected to peak here in the next few weeks, doctors and nurses are increasingly under pressure, desperate to avoid the horrifying scenes from Italy, Spain and now the United States.
Dr Stephen Parnis, Emergency Doctor and Former AMA Vice President;
Danielle Austin, Senior Nurse and Disaster Manager at St Vincent's Hospital;
Dr Vyom Sharma, General Practitioner; and
Dr Lucy Morgan, Respiratory Physician, Nepean Hospital.
Matt Preston, Food writer and author;
Craig Foster, Refugee advocate and former Socceroos captain;
Julie McCrossin, Broadcaster and comedian;
John Anderson, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia; and
Christine Morgan, CEO, National Mental Health Commission
With a cross to author and former teacher, Gabbie Stroud, a special appearance from TV presenter and landscape architect Costa, and a performance by The Wiggles.
The panel answer your questions about surviving home schooling the kids, working from home and living on top of each other.
Neville Power, Chairman, National COVID-19 Coordination Commission; Sally McManus, Secretary, ACTU; Simon Longstaff, Executive Director, The Ethics Centre; Gigi Foster, Economist, UNSW; and Jodie McVernon, Epidemiologist, Doherty Institute.
Australia now faces some serious questions about the next phase of our battle to contain coronavirus.
Recent data is encouraging – it seems physical distancing is working, and we’ve avoided the catastrophic start to the epidemic other countries have endured.
With the curve now flattening, we face three scenarios . Total lockdown until there is a vaccine. Continue living in partial lockdown for 12 months or more, with the attendant social and economic damage to our economy and society. Or, thirdly, let the virus wash through the community and build herd immunity.
Students and teachers face big disruption in our education system. Hamish Macdonald asks the panel when should we ease restrictions and safely re-open schools and universities, plus the impact and inequity of remote learning.
Dave Sharma, Liberal Member for Wentworth and Former Diplomat; Penny Wong, Shadow Foreign Minister; Michael Fullilove, Executive Director, Lowy Institute; and Elaine Pearson, Australia Director, Human Rights Watch.
Dan Andrews, Premier of Victoria;
Gladys Berejiklian, Premier of New South Wales;
With a live cross to:
Annastacia Palaszczuk, Premier of Queensland.
The COVID-19 crisis has seen a new set of powerful leaders emerge in Australia - our state Premiers. It’s to them we’ve turned for daily virus updates, and information about health, schools and safety restrictions.
Yael Stone, Actor and Climate Advocate;
Sophie Johnston, Youth Commissioner, National Youth Commission;
Tim Fung, CEO and co-founder, Airtasker;
Danielle Wood, Economist, Grattan Institute; and
Innes Willox, CEO, Australian Industry Group.
Life after COVID 19 will be different for all of us, but particularly young Australians. The crisis-driven economic downturn is hitting young people hard - they’re vastly over-represented in sectors where millions of jobs have been lost, and they’ll be left to shoulder much of the economic burden for years to come. Lockdown laws mean university, nightclubs, overseas travel and in many cases living out of home for young people have come to an abrupt halt.
Lucy Turnbull, Former Lord Mayor of Sydney; Jordan Nguyen, Engineer, Futurist and Broadcaster; Alan Finkel, Chief Scientist; Rae Johnston, Science and Technology Editor, NITV; and Genevieve Bell, Anthropologist and AI Specialist.
Also joining the discussion: Women's Advocate, Georgie Dent and CEO of AIME, Jack Manning Bancroft.
Matt Canavan, Queensland Nationals Senator; Zali Steggall, Independent MP for Warringah; Joel Fitzgibbon, Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Resources; Zoe Whitton, Citi ESG analyst and Investor Group on Climate Change; and Sophia Hamblin Wang, Sustainability entrepreneur.
It’s been a week of turmoil – our economy is in recession for the first time in 29 years, an historic reset for workplace relations is looming, and we’ve seen a massive about-face on robodebt. Also dominating headlines, protests are sweeping the streets of America and here too, with some describing it as a long overdue reckoning for Australia.
The government has admitted its robodebt scheme was flawed and will refund $720 million of debt to 333,000 welfare recipients. Debate is also raging over what the Government should do with the $60 billion dollar windfall from the JobKeeper bungle, and the PM is now urging unions and employers to "put down weapons" and embark on a major overhaul of industrial relations. For Indigenous Australians, the chaos in America has been a bitter reminder of the lack of attention given to our own shameful history of black deaths in custody.
Panellists: Andrew Abdo, Interim NRL CEO; Brendon Gale, Richmond Football Club CEO; Tracey Holmes, Sports broadcaster and journalist; Bruce Djite, Director of Football, Adelaide United and former A-League player; and Sharni Layton, World Champion Australian Netballer and AFLW All-Australian.
Panellists: Dennis Richardson, Former Director-General of ASIO; Nick Xenophon, Lawyer and former Senator; Annika Smethurst, News Corp journalist and AFP raid victim; Clinton Fernandes, National security analyst; and Jacinta Carroll, Counter-terrorism expert.
Panellists: Paul Fletcher, Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts; Bill Shorten, Shadow Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme; Katie Noonan, Musician, producer, composer and artistic director; Yasmin Poole, Writer and youth advocate; and Sue Morphet, President, Chief Executive Women. Guest Host: Virginia Trioli
Panellists: Shaun Micallef, Television host; Brooke Boney, Today Show entertainment reporter; Christopher Pyne, Former Liberal MP; and Terri Butler, Shadow Minister for the Environment and Water.
Julia Gillard, Former Prime Minister
Panellists: Sarah Henderson, Liberal Senator for Victoria; Adam Bandt, Leader of the Australian Greens; Margy Osmond, CEO of the Tourism and Transport Forum; Jodie McVernon, Epidemiologist, Doherty Institute; L-FRESH the LION, Hip Hop artist from south-west Sydney; with a live cross to Michael Gunner, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory.
Panellists: Bill Bowtell, Adjunct Professor, UNSW and Strategic Health Policy Adviser; Gigi Foster, Economist, UNSW; George Megalogenis, Author and journalist; Cassandra Goldie, CEO of Australian Council of Social Service; and Karen Soo, Executive Officer at the Haymarket Chamber of Commerce. With a live cross to Simon Birmingham, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment; and Katy Gallagher, Shadow Minister for Finance.
Panellists: Kerryn Phelps, Former AMA President and City of Sydney councillor; Lucy Morgan, Respiratory physician, Nepean Hospital; Vyom Sharma, General Practitioner; and Abbey Fistrovic, Clinical Nurse Specialist. With a live cross to: Andrew Laming, Liberal Member for Bowman, and Ged Kearney, Shadow Assistant Minister for Aged Care.
Panellists: Tim Wilson, Victorian Liberal MP; Kimberley Kitching, Victorian Labor Senator; Dinesh Palipana, Emergency doctor and disability advocate; Michele O’Neil, ACTU President; Paul Waterson, CEO, Australian Venue Co.; and Killian Ashe, Psychiatrist, Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Panellists: Barnaby Joyce, Nationals Member for New England; Michelle Rowland, Shadow Communications Minister; Antoinette Lattouf, Journalist and diversity advocate; Niki Savva, Columnist and author; Ziggy Ramo, Musician; and Sinead Boucher, Chief executive and owner of Stuff Ltd.
Panellists: Scott Yung, Education entrepreneur; Ahmed Hassan, Co-founder and Executive Director of Youth Activating Youth; Kate McBride, Farmer, Western NSW; and Hamani Tanginoa, University student and musician. With a live cross to Andrew Bragg, Liberal Senator for NSW; Anika Wells, Labor MP for Lilley; and Jordon Steele-John, Greens Senator for WA.
Panellists: Kerry O’Brien, Journalist and Author; Jillian Broadbent, Chancellor, University of Wollongong and leading businesswoman; Colin Barnett, Former Premier of WA and Adjunct Professor at UWA; Ray Minniecon, Pastor; and Ronni Kahn, CEO and Founder, OzHarvest.
The political battle over state borders is heating up. Hard border closures are helping contain COVID cases but have caused massive problems for business, health care workers and families in need of medical attention.
The pandemic has cut us off from our communities, workplaces and each other. We interact online more, but our sense of isolation is growing. Loneliness is predicted to be the next public health epidemic of the 21st Century.
Q+A brings together some key figures to explore what's shaping the US Presidential election. Will Donald Trump be elected for four more years? New polls have Joe Biden in front but the President has form defying predictions.
After the devastating impact of bushfires and COVID-19, what should our economic recovery plan look like? The government's Technology Roadmap sets out a gas-led recovery. All as Australia braces for the next bushfire season.
It's one of the most important budgets in our history. How will the Government meet the challenge of the pandemic recession? How long will financial support remain in place? What is the plan to get Australia working again?
One-on-one with the man who wants to be Prime Minister - Anthony Albanese. He takes your questions on how he'd lead Australia out of the pandemic, plus his alternative agenda including free childcare for low income earners.
We post, tweet, like and share - but what are the consequences of our growing dependence on social media? With concerns over mental health and political disinformation, how do we retain the positive aspects of connectivity?
In these challenging times, who holds the powerful to account? Are the standards of our leaders slipping? With public trust in our politicians and institutions at an all-time low, how do we achieve a more ethical Australia?
It's the contest that's captivating the world: Donald Trump v Joe Biden. Who will win the US Election and what does it mean for Australia? Will Trump once again defy his critics and the predictions and secure a second term?
Malcolm Turnbull, Prof Jenny Hocking, Bob Carr, Paul Kelly and Jan Fran discuss Joe Biden's US election win, the 45th anniversary of Gough Whitlam's dismissal, Queensland election, Integrity Commission and national secrets.
Its been a big week: allegations of sexual misconduct and a toxic culture for women in Canberra, Trump clings to power in a bizarre post-election campaign, Labor spats over climate policy and a potential vaccine breakthrough.
Western Sydney is booming, now the third largest economy in Australia. But COVID has hit hard - especially jobs - and it's a scenario faced by outer suburbs in many major cities where population booms but infrastructure lags.
2020 brought us drought, bushfires, the chaos of a pandemic and an economic recession that has changed the world, and all of us. All against a backdrop of a US election and deteriorating relations with China. (Final for 2020)
Guests: Jimmy Barnes, Kristy McBain, Lavina Lee, Michael Yabsley, Rita Therese
