Can someone tell Ted O’Brien to STFU? Literally talking over everyone and anyone whilst defending his little nuclear brain fart.
Monday April 7, 2025
It’s “liberation day” in the United States. And a pivotal moment for Australia and our election.
Donald Trump’s trade tariffs have tanked stock markets and angered world leaders. Australian exports to the US face a 10 per cent tax. The tariffs levelled on some of our biggest trading partners are even higher.
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are arguing who’s best to stand up to Trump – and manage the seismic economic ramifications. Yet it’s everyday costs of living – housing, energy bills, healthcare, groceries – still occupying most Australian minds.
Q+A journeys to Casula in Sydney’s outer south-west, a vibrant and diverse political battleground and epicentre for the biggest challenges facing the nation.
Who do you trust to lead the country in an increasingly unstable world? Who has the solutions on transport, housing, health, education and Trump-proofing Australia’s fragile economy? What will make a difference to your life?
Q+A is broadcasting from Casula on Monday, April 7 at 9.35pm AEST.
On the Panel
Jenny McAllister
Minister for Emergency Management of Australia
Jenny McAllister is the Labor Senator for NSW. In 2024, she was appointed as the Minister for Emergency Management and Cities in the Albanese Labor Government, following her role as Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy from 2022 to July 2024.
Andrew Bragg
Shadow Assistant Minister for Home Ownership
Senator Andrew Bragg is a Liberal Senator for New South Wales and was appointed as the Shadow Assistant Minister for Home Ownership in 2024.
Max Chandler-Mather
Greens Spokesperson on Housing & Homelessness
Max Chandler-Mather is the Greens spokesperson for Housing and Homelessness and the Greens member for Griffith.
Angelica Ojinnaka-Psillakis
Social researcher & youth affairs advocate
Angelica Ojinnaka-Psillakis is a global social development and youth advocate, social researcher, and thought leader on inequality. A 2022 Australian Youth Representative to the UN, she now serves as Oceania Representative on the WFUNA Youth Advisory Council
Marc Fennell
Journalist & broadcaster
Marc Fennell is a Walkley-winning journalist and an AACTA-nominated filmmaker. He is the creator of the popular television series and podcast Stuff the British Stole on ABC Australia, BBC Select and CBC Canada.
Monday April 14, 2025
From Berwick, Victoria
If this is a cost-of-living election, the ever-rising cost of putting a roof over your head is right at the heart of the debate.
Q+A travels to the booming housing belt of south-west Melbourne, where population increase has come with increasing social disadvantage. Mortgage-holders and renters are financially stressed; younger Australians are struggling for any toehold into a market with too few homes.
The electorate of Bruce has been Labor heartland for decades. But the party’s brand is on the nose in Victoria, with Liberals – and independents – ready to capitalise.
Will Melbourne turn on Anthony Albanese and embrace Peter Dutton? Who has the best plan for building more homes and making housing more accessible and affordable? Which party will make you better off? What makes you nervous about the country’s future – and what makes you excited?
We want your story – and your most probing questions.
Q+A is broadcasting from Berwick on Monday, April 14 at 9.35pm AEST.
On the Panel
Clare O’Neil
Minister for Housing & Homelessness
Clare O’Neil was appointed the minister for home affairs and minister for cyber security in 2022 before she became minister for housing and minister for homelessness last year. She represents the electorate of Hotham in Melbourne’s south-east.
Michael Sukkar
Shadow Minister for Social Services, NDIS, Housing & Homelessness
Michael Sukkar is the federal member for Deakin and the Shadow Minister for Social Services, NDIS, Housing and Homelessness.
Zali Steggall
Independent MP for Warringah
Olympian and barrister Zali Steggall is the Independent MP for Warringah in Sydney’s North.
Roshena Campbell
Deputy Mayor, City of Melbourne
Roshena Campbell is the portfolio head for planning, and portfolio deputy for tourism and events and was elected as Deputy Mayor in 2024.
Richard Denniss
Executive Director, The Australia Institute
Dr Richard Denniss is an Australian economist, author and public policy commentator, and has spent the last 20 years moving between policy-focused roles in academia, federal politics and think tanks.
Monday April 28, 2025
All politics is local, the old saying goes. But this federal election, global events have regularly pulled focus.
Trade wars. Markets volatility. Warnings of global economic downturn. Long-standing security ties challenged. Chinese ships on our doorstep. An American president tearing up democratic norms. Even the death of a Pope – at a pivotal moment for communities of faith.
What sort of world will Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton inherit? Who’s best to steer us through increasingly stormy seas?
And what does it all mean for your job and your hip pocket? What do you want to hear from political leaders in the dying days of a still-tight election race?
Q+A is broadcasting from Sydney on Monday, April 28 at 9.35pm AEST.
On the Panel
Tanya Plibersek
Minister for the Environment & Water
Tanya Plibersek is the Minister for the Environment & Water. Prior to the 2022 election, she has held different roles such as shadow minister for foreign affairs and international development, shadow minister for education and the shadow minister for women.
Paul Fletcher
Liberal MP for Bradfield
Paul Fletcher is the outgoing Liberal MP for Bradfield and was previously the shadow minister for science, arts, government services and the digital economy until early this year.
Adam Bandt
Leader of the Australian Greens
Adam Bandt is the leader of the Australian Greens and the federal MP for Melbourne. He was the first Greens MP elected to the House of Representatives at a general election in 2010.
Georgina Downer
Robert Menzies Institute CEO
Georgina Downer is Chief Executive Officer of the Robert Menzies Institute. She is a former diplomat and qualified lawyer, with a master’s degree in public international law from the London School of Economics.
Peter Hartcher
Political & international editor, The Sydney Morning Herald & The Age
Peter Hartcher is political editor and international editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. He has been writing about politics, economics and international affairs for nearly 40 years, including a decade as a foreign correspondent in Tokyo and Washington.
Gee, I wonder who they’re all going to back when it comes to the question of…
Is there issues at studio 22 or something? Q&A again using a tiny modified set and assume a different studio tonight.
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Not sure, maybe using studio 22 for the Election setup prep?
Most likely - might be like last election they are using parts of the Q&A set and just swapping out the panels.
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Sydney - Monday 5 May 9:35pm
Register your interest to join Q+A audience for an election debrief. Can Anthony Albanese retain majority government? Will the Greens and independents shake things up? Or will Peter Dutton defy the polls?
On the Panel
Tony Burke
Minister for Home Affairs, Immigration & Multicultural Affairs, Cyber Security & the Arts
Tony Burke is the Minister for Home Affairs, Immigration and Multicultural Affairs and the Arts. He is also the Labor MP for Watson and Labor’s leader in the House of Representatives.
Bridget McKenzie
Senator for Victoria and Nationals Senate Leader
Bridget McKenzie is the Senator for Victoria and Leader of The Nationals. She was appointed Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development following the 2022 federal election.
George Brandis
ANU National Security College Professor & former attorney-general
George Brandis KC was appointed Professor in the Practice of National Security at ANU’s National Security College following his return to Australia after four years as High Commissioner to the UK.
Rebecca Huntley
Writer & Social Analyst
Dr Rebecca Huntley is a writer and social analyst, and is the Director of Research at the agency 89DegreesEast. She has lead research at Essential Media and Vox Populi and was a director at Ipsos Australia.
Paul Kelly
Editor-at-large, The Australian
Paul Kelly is Editor-at-Large on The Australian. He was previously editor-in-chief of the paper and he writes on Australian politics, public policy and international affairs.
Update:
Five weeks of pleas and promises, stunts and scandals, brickbats and backflips. And now Australians have made their choice.
— ABC News (@abcnews) May 5, 2025
Tonight on #QandA, we'll discuss what the next three years will look like for Australia. Tune in on ABC TV and iview at 9.35pm AEST. pic.twitter.com/a4YlwQnxbX
Monday 19 May is a midseason final for the show from Melbourne.
Monday 12 May
Anthony Albanese hasn’t just secured a Labor majority in parliament – he’s crushed his political rivals and weakened opposition to his agenda.
The Liberal benches have shrunk as the party engages in internal conflict over a new leader and policy direction. The Greens will remain a Senate force but have lost at least three MPs, including their leader. ‘Teal’ independents have been thinned by one and possibly two.
So, what now for Albanese’s Australia? What should Labor’s priorities be? What do Australians get for handing them such a big mandate? And what should the opposition and crossbenchers stand for – and against?
Q+A is broadcasting from Sydney on Monday, May 12 at 9.35pm AEST.
On the Panel
Ed Husic
Ed Husic was elected the federal member for Chifley in 2010 and was re-elected for his sixth term at this year’s election. He’s the outgoing minister for industry and science.
Hollie Hughes
Outgoing Liberal Senator for NSW
Hollie Hughes is the outgoing Liberal Senator for NSW and was the shadow assistant minister for the NDIS, mental health and suicide prevention following the 2022 election.
Latika Bourke
Latika Bourke is an Australian-British journalist, author, podcaster and moderator. Specialising in national security and geopolitics, she is Writer-at-Large for the Australian publication The Nightly and also self-publishes at Latika Takes.
Michael Stutchbury
Editor-at-Large, Australian Financial Review
Michael Stutchbury is Editor-at-Large of The Australian Financial Review. He’s spent three decades writing and editing on business, economics and politics in Sydney, Canberra and Washington.
Mid-season Final 19 May 9:35pm
The election aftershocks are still rocking Canberra. New ministers, a new opposition leader and promises of a new political mission.
Victoria was supposed to swing the election in the Coalition’s favour. Instead, voters booted senior Liberals from Melbourne, re-elected (almost all) independents and shored up Labor’s state stronghold.
On Q+A, the campaign strategist behind Labor’s winning message, the popular regional independent now entrenched in parliament, and a former state opposition leader with a plan to fight back.
Q+A is broadcasting from Melbourne on Monday, May 19 at 9.35pm AEST.
On the Panel
Tim Ayres
Minister for Industry, Innovation & Science
Tim Ayres is the Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Science in the federal government. He was previously the assistant minister for trade and assistant minister for a Future Made in Australia.
Dave Sharma
Liberal Senator for NSW
Dave Sharma is a NSW Senator for the Liberal Party. He was a federal MP for the seat of Wentworth from 2019 to 2022 and served as Australia’s ambassador to Israel from 2013 to 2017.
Emma Shortis
The Director of Australia Institute’s International & Security Affairs Program.
John Pesutto
State Liberal MP for Hawthorn
John Pesutto is the Liberal Party MP for Hawthorn in the Victorian parliament. He was previously the shadow minister for multicultural affairs and leader of the opposition.
Dee Madigan
Creative director & Labor campaign strategist
Dee Madigan is the Executive Creative Director and a founding partner of Campaign Edge. She is one of Australia’s leading campaign strategists.
Updated 19/05/25
You’d think he would keep a low profile at the moment.