Monday 3 December at 9:35pm
Host: Hamish Macdonald, from Melbourne
Panellists :
Billy Bragg, Singer-songwriter and activist;
Linda Reynolds, Assistant Minister for Home Affairs;
Lisa Singh, Tasmanian Labor Senator;
Amanda Vanstone, Former Liberal Senator; and
People’s Panellist, Martin Matthews.
Monday 10 December -
Final episode for 2018
Panellists :
Shows all the Q&A panellists for this year.
Monday 4 February
9:35pm Q&A Season Return
Guests for the first episode of 2019
Julia Banks
Adam Bandt
Andrew Wilkie
Kerryn Phelps
Rebekha Sharkie
Andrew Bolt blew a gasket over that panel!
Julia Banks, Independent Member for Chisholm
Andrew Wilkie, Independent Member for Denison
Adam Bandt, Greens Member for Melbourne
Kerryn Phelps, Independent Member for Wentworth
Rebekha Sharkie, Centre Alliance Member for Mayo
Sarah Henderson, Liberal Member for Corangamite
Mark Dreyfus, Shadow Attorney-General
Stephen Mayne, Crikey Founder
Zoya Patel, People’s Panellist
The other big plan afoot is to replace the irreplaceable Tony Jones as host of Q&A. Jones is making plans to join his partner, Four Corners host Sarah Ferguson, on her new adventure as China bureau chief, leading the ABC’s coverage of the Asia-Pacific region.
The big move won’t happen until the end of 2019, when Jones will step down as ringmaster of the Monday forum.
Jones has told The Australian that he will be leaving Q&A before the end of the year, Ferguson and him move to China in October, and he may only host 30-35 shows in 2019. However, he is negotiating to host up to 15 shows next year.
Good. Give it to someone who can actually moderate and it might become tolerable again
I’m not a regular viewer of the show, but I’m slightly intrigued by people’s dislike for Tony Jones. Is he a bad host?
The Australian reporting Virginia Trioli,Ellen Fanning,Hamish Macdonald and Steve Cannane are contenders to replace Jones later this year.
Why not have rotating hosts, or move around the country more and have state based hosts.
Slightly off topic but Hamish has been filling in on ABC Radio’s Conversations while Richard Fidler is away and has been doing a good job there, he could be alright for Q&A although I think Virginia seems to have been groomed for the role over the last couple of years I would say she’s probably first in line but I know there’s been talk of her on radio instead for the future.
Chief Superintendent Stuart Smith, NSW Acting Assistant Commissioner
Kerryn Redpath, Author, drug educator and former drug user
Dr David Caldicott, Pioneer of pill testing in Australia
Marianne Jauncey, Medical Director, Kings Cross Safe Injecting Room
Mick Palmer, Former AFP Commissioner
