Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, is the Fijian Attorney-General, the Minister for Economy, Public Enterprises, Civil Service, Communications and the minister responsible for climate change.
Enele Sopoaga, is a Tuvaluan diplomat and politician who was Prime Minister of Tuvalu from 2013 to 2019.
Dr Manu Tupou-Roosen,Director-General of the Pacific Fisheries Agency; was unanimously appointed by the Forum Fisheries Ministers to the role of FFA Director-General, which she assumed in mid-November 2018.
Virisila Buadromo, has been a strong advocate for women’s and human rights in Fiji and the Pacific since 2001, when she was appointed Executive Director of the Fiji Women’s Rights Movement
Alex Hawke, Minister for International Development and the Pacific. He is the Federal Member for Mitchell, a community centred in the vibrant Hills District of North-West Sydney. He has served in this role since 2007.
Malcolm Turnbull, Former Prime Minister of Australia; The political career of Malcolm Turnbull reads like a Shakespearian tragedy of destiny, intrigue, revenge and retribution.
Anthony Albanese, Opposition Leader; Anthony Albanese, known universally as Albo, has been immersed in politics and the Labor Party for his entire adult life. Born in 1963, he joined the ALP at 16 and for more than 30 years has been a stalwart of the NSW Left faction and one of its best-known activists and strategists.
Sisonke Msimang, Author; Sisonke Msimang is a writer and political analyst—a bold new voice on feminism, race and politics in Australia, in her homeland South Africa and around the world.
Patricia Turner, CEO of National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation; Pat Turner is Chief Executive Officer of National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, the Coalition of Peaks Convenor and Co-Chair of the Joint Council on Closing the Gap.
Brian Schmidt, Nobel laureate and Vice-Chancellor, ANU; Brian Schmidt is a Nobel Prize winning astrophysicist and was appointed the President and Chief Executive Officer of ANU in January 2016.
“ABC management’s decision to remove the episode from iView and cancel planned repeat broadcasts was sufficient action to resolve those complaints,” an ABC spokesman said. “This matter is now closed.”
Author Mona Eltahawy, who was a guest on the November 4 episode, described the ABC’s determination as “unbelievable”. She continues to argue that the public broadcaster shouldn’t have pulled the episode in the first place.
“The ABC has signalled it is privileging the fragile sensibilities of white men over the wellbeing and safety of women,” she said. “It is a reminder that imaginary violence against men upsets and disturbs more than actual violence against women.”
A farewell party for EP Peter McEvoy was held on the set on Tuesday, with Paul Barry, David Marr and incoming host Hamish McDonald all there. Tony Jones was absent as he was at his farm on NSW South Coast but recorded a video message.
New season confirmed to start Monday, February 3 at 9.35pm.
2020 promises to be an exciting year for Q+A, with new host Hamish Macdonald in the chair. He’ll be travelling the show more frequently around Australia, sharing the stories of these local communities.
Macdonald is a highly accomplished journalist and presenter who has developed his storytelling over many years of reporting both at home and abroad.
The program returns with a bushfire special broadcast live from the Bega Showground Pavilion, giving fire-affected communities the chance to ask questions of our leaders and take part in an all-important conversation about disaster management, community recovery and shaping national policy for the future.
Andrew Constance, Member for Bega. Andrew Constance is the Member for Bega, and NSW State Minister for Transport and Roads.
Jim Molan, Liberal Senator for NSW. General Jim Molan (retired) might have been one of Australia’s foremost military servicemen, but that didn’t protect him from the rampant factional warfare inside the NSW Liberal Party.
Cheryl McCarthy, Far South Coast Director, Surf Life Saving NSW. Cheryl McCarthy is the Director for the Far South Coast with Surf Life Saving NSW. She oversees seven clubs along the coast, from Batemans Bay to Pambula.
Michael Mann, Renowned US climate scientist. Michael Mann is the Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State University and Director of the Penn State Earth Systems Science Centre.
Victor Steffensen, Indigenous fire practitioner. Victor Steffensen in an Indigenous fire practitioner of the Tagalaka people of North Queensland
