Q&A 2008
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What is Q&A?
Q&A is a television series that premiered in 2008. The program functions as a forum where a panel of experts, pundits, and politicians gather in a studio to discuss current issues of the week.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2008
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 548
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
- First aired
- May 22, 2008
- Last aired
- Jul 22, 2021
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- AU
- Networks
- ABC TV
- Genres
- News, Talk
- Updated
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Q&A is a television series that premiered in 2008. The program functions as a forum where a panel of experts, pundits, and politicians gather in a studio to discuss current issues of the week. A central feature of the show is its focus on democracy in action, as the live studio audience and viewers are invited to ask questions of the panelists. The series has been hosted by Hamish Macdonald and has featured various participants including Tony Jones, Patricia Karvelas, Barnaby Joyce, and Stan Grant. Episodes have been broadcast on ABC TV, with records indicating an episode aired on August 21, 2008. The format is designed to facilitate the thrashing out of topics by bringing together members of the public alongside political figures and subject matter experts. The program continues to operate as a platform for public inquiry and debate regarding the significant issues of the day.
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Should you watch it?
“Live studio debates on pressing political and social issues.”
Reasons to watch
- Audience-driven questioning keeps topics relevant
- Diverse panel offers multiple viewpoints
- Timely coverage of current events
Keep in mind
- May be too intense for casual viewers
- Format depends heavily on audience participation
You enjoy thoughtful political discourse and current affairs.
Suitable for mature audiences interested in politics and public policy.
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Cast
Tony Jones
Self - Host
Hamish Macdonald
Self - Host
Tanya Plibersek
Self - Panellist
Christopher Pyne
Self - Panellist
Barnaby Joyce
Self - Panellist
Greg Sheridan
Self - Panellist
George Brandis
Himself - Panellist
Malcolm Turnbull
Self - Panellist
Bill Shorten
Self - Panellist
Joe Hockey
Self - Panellist
Judith Sloan
Self - Panellist
Greg Hunt
Self - Panellist
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Season 1 · 20 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Rudd Files Mytharc May 22, 2008
- E2 Tony, Tanya and Bob. Core May 29, 2008
- E3 Round Three Core Jun 5, 2008
- E4 Boom shake shake shake the room! Core Jun 12, 2008
- E5 Cheryl returns Core Jun 19, 2008
- E6 The Young Guns Core Jun 26, 2008
- E7 Politics and the Academy Core Jul 3, 2008
- E8 It's not easy being Green Core Jul 10, 2008
- E9 It takes all types of people to make the world go round... Core Jul 17, 2008
- E10 Welcome the Senate Core Jul 24, 2008
- E11 Money and Trees - the green stuff Core Jul 31, 2008
- E12 Something for Everyone Core Aug 7, 2008
- E13 Writing Politics Core Aug 14, 2008
- E14 All’s fair in love and politics Core Aug 21, 2008
- E15 Q&A Episode 15 - No catchy title, just a great panel Core Aug 28, 2008
- E16 Sweet 16 - episodes that is... Core Sep 4, 2008
- E17 So many questions, so little time... Core Sep 11, 2008
- E18 Who needs sandwiches when you have Q&A providing food for thought? Core Sep 18, 2008
- E19 A penultimate treat from Q&A Mytharc Sep 25, 2008
- E20 Goodnight and good luck... Mytharc Oct 2, 2008
Season 2 · 32 episodes
- E1 Q&A returns with Australians of the Year!!! Mytharc Feb 12, 2009
- E2 An Economic Time... Core Feb 19, 2009
- E3 A Classic Q&A Core Feb 26, 2009
- E4 TANNER and COSTELLO on Q and A Core Mar 5, 2009
- E5 A Mixed Bunch Core Mar 12, 2009
- E6 Religion, Sex and Politics Core Mar 19, 2009
- E7 Q and A live from Melbourne Core Mar 26, 2009
- E8 Chinese Puzzles Core Apr 2, 2009
- E9 Banks, Bikies and Broadband Core Apr 9, 2009
- E10 The John Elliot Show Core Apr 16, 2009
- E11 P.J. O'Rourke on Q and A Core Apr 23, 2009
- E12 Green and everything in between Core Apr 30, 2009
- E13 Taxes, Torture and the Taliban Core May 7, 2009
- E14 Budget Special from Canberra Core May 14, 2009
- E15 Beyond Spin Core May 21, 2009
- E16 And That's Half-Time Core May 28, 2009
- E17 Back in Town Core Jul 23, 2009
- E18 Queensland Rising Core Jul 30, 2009
- E19 The Youth Show Core Aug 6, 2009
- E20 The more things change... Core Aug 13, 2009
- E21 Back to Balibo Core Aug 20, 2009
- E22 Live from the Melbourne Writers Festival Core Aug 27, 2009
- E23 Sex and Politics Core Sep 3, 2009
- E24 Women, War, Sex and Kevin Rudd Core Sep 10, 2009
- E25 The History Wars Core Sep 17, 2009
- E26 Q&A Live from Adelaide Core Sep 24, 2009
- E27 God, Sodomy and the Lash Core Oct 1, 2009
- E28 Hey Hey It's Racism Core Oct 8, 2009
- E29 Alexei Sayle joins Q and A Core Oct 15, 2009
- E30 John Elliott Returns Core Oct 22, 2009
- E31 The Indonesian Non-Solution Mytharc Oct 29, 2009
- E32 That's A Wrap Mytharc Nov 5, 2009
Season 3 · 41 episodes
- E1 The PM on Q and A Mytharc Feb 8, 2010
- E2 Tanner and Joyce Go Head to Head Core Feb 15, 2010
- E3 Turnbull Returns Core Feb 22, 2010
- E4 Art, Power and Passion Core Mar 1, 2010
- E5 God, Science and Sanity Core Mar 8, 2010
- E6 Conservatives, Comedians and Political Correctness Core Mar 15, 2010
- E7 The Health of the Nation Core Mar 22, 2010
- E8 Greens, budgies and staffers... Core Mar 29, 2010
- E9 Tony Abbott on Q and A Core Apr 5, 2010
- E10 The American Ambassador on Q&A Core Apr 12, 2010
- E11 Premiers, Population and the Politics of Fear Core Apr 19, 2010
- E12 Anzac Day Special Core Apr 26, 2010
- E13 Emissions Trading, Taxation and Trust Core May 3, 2010
- E14 Censorship in Cyberspace Core May 10, 2010
- E15 Budget special Core May 17, 2010
- E16 Democracy, Death and Taxes Core May 24, 2010
- E17 Backlash in Bennelong? Core May 31, 2010
- E18 Q and A Goes West Core Jun 7, 2010
- E19 For Lovers of Animals Core Jun 14, 2010
- E20 Greens in the Spotlight Core Jun 21, 2010
- E21 The Gillard Coup Core Jun 28, 2010
- E22 New PM & Population Core Jul 5, 2010
- E23 Fear, Loathing and the East Timor Solution Core Jul 12, 2010
- E24 And They're Off! Core Jul 19, 2010
- E25 Where's the Passion? Core Jul 26, 2010
- E26 Q and A Goes to Brisbane Core Aug 2, 2010
- E27 Julia Gillard joins Q and A Core Aug 9, 2010
- E28 Q and A Population Debate Special Dick Smith's Population Puzzle Core Aug 12, 2010
- E29 Tony Abbott joins Q and A Core Aug 16, 2010
- E30 Where's Mark Arbib? Core Aug 23, 2010
- E31 Q and A at the Melbourne Writers Festival Core Aug 30, 2010
- E32 Bob Katter joins Q&A Core Sep 6, 2010
- E33 A new political paradigm Core Sep 13, 2010
- E34 Euthanasia in a hung parliament Core Sep 20, 2010
- E35 Politics, Betrayal and Sex Core Sep 27, 2010
- E36 Q and A Gets Dangerous Core Oct 4, 2010
- E37 Q and A Sports Special Core Oct 11, 2010
- E38 Miracles, Media and the Murray Core Oct 18, 2010
- E39 The Odd Angry Shoe: John Howard on Q and A Core Oct 25, 2010
- E40 Q and A goes West Mytharc Nov 1, 2010
- E41 That's Goodbye From Us... Mytharc Nov 8, 2010
Season 4 · 41 episodes
- E1 Don's Party Revisited Mytharc Feb 7, 2011
- E2 Revolution, Revelations and Romance Core Feb 14, 2011
- E3 Q and A Goes to Brisbane Core Feb 21, 2011
- E4 The Carbon Curse Core Feb 28, 2011
- E5 The Gender Divide Core Mar 7, 2011
- E6 Julia Gillard Meets the People Core Mar 14, 2011
- E7 The Q and A Century Core Mar 21, 2011
- E8 After the Massacre Core Mar 28, 2011
- E9 Confessions of Kevin Core Apr 4, 2011
- E10 Defence, Discrimination and Regrets Core Apr 11, 2011
- E11 Women in Uniform Core Apr 25, 2011
- E12 Royal Wedding Special Core Apr 28, 2011
- E13 Q and A Goes to Albury Core May 2, 2011
- E14 The Bin Laden Hit Core May 9, 2011
- E15 The Welfare Conundrum Core May 16, 2011
- E16 Sydney Writers' Festival Core May 23, 2011
- E17 Cate's Carbon Controversy Core May 30, 2011
- E18 Australia: The Nanny State? Core Jun 6, 2011
- E19 Activism, Cattle and Katter Core Jun 13, 2011
- E20 The Gen-Y Q&A Core Jun 20, 2011
- E21 Taxes, Leaders and the Greens Core Jun 27, 2011
- E22 Carbon, Cattle and Misogynists Core Jul 4, 2011
- E23 Q&A: Stopping the Boats Core Jul 7, 2011
- E24 Julia Gillard Joins Q&A Core Jul 11, 2011
- E25 A Spiritual Special Core Jul 18, 2011
- E26 Q&A Goes to Hobart Core Jul 25, 2011
- E27 Murdoch, Media and Mad Men Core Aug 1, 2011
- E28 GFC, Refugees and Morality Core Aug 8, 2011
- E29 Disability, Fracking and Riots Core Aug 15, 2011
- E30 Islam, Israel and Insurgents Core Aug 22, 2011
- E31 Melbourne Writers Festival Core Aug 29, 2011
- E32 The Malaysian Non-Solution Core Sep 5, 2011
- E33 Women on Top Core Sep 12, 2011
- E34 A Philosophical Q and A Core Sep 19, 2011
- E35 Acting, Parliament and Mental Health Core Sep 26, 2011
- E36 A Very Dangerous Q&A Core Oct 3, 2011
- E37 Kevin's Comeback Core Oct 10, 2011
- E38 Q and a Live from Darwin Core Oct 17, 2011
- E39 Pope of Trash and Princess of Pop Core Oct 24, 2011
- E40 A Musical Q and A Mytharc Oct 31, 2011
- E41 Malcolm Turnbull, Jessica Rudd, Kate Ellis and Peter Reith Mytharc Nov 7, 2011
Season 5 · 43 episodes
- E1 Q&A Returns Mytharc Feb 6, 2012
- E2 Celebrities, Leaders and the Speaker Core Feb 13, 2012
- E3 The Labor Leadership Core Feb 20, 2012
- E4 After the Ballot Core Feb 27, 2012
- E5 Live from Adelaide Core Mar 5, 2012
- E6 Katter, Kony and the Climate Core Mar 12, 2012
- E7 Politics and Porn in a Post-Feminist World Core Mar 19, 2012
- E8 The Qld Election Core Mar 26, 2012
- E9 Live from Hobart Core Apr 2, 2012
- E10 Religion and Atheism Core Apr 9, 2012
- E11 Philosophy and the World Core Apr 16, 2012
- E12 Bob Brown joins Q&A Core Apr 23, 2012
- E13 Q&A Climate Debate Core Apr 26, 2012
- E14 Live from Dandenong Core Apr 30, 2012
- E15 Show Me the Money... Core May 7, 2012
- E16 Morals and Politics Core May 14, 2012
- E17 Sydney Writers' Festival Core May 21, 2012
- E18 Barry Humphries joins Q&A Core May 28, 2012
- E19 Live from Toowoomba Core Jun 4, 2012
- E20 Prime Minister Julia Gillard joins Q&A Core Jun 11, 2012
- E21 Life, the Universe and Everything Core Jun 18, 2012
- E22 The Great Boat Debacle Core Jun 25, 2012
- E23 After the Carbon Tax Core Jul 2, 2012
- E24 Artistic Politics Core Jul 9, 2012
- E25 Random Violence Core Jul 16, 2012
- E26 Teachers, Schools and our Education System Core Jul 23, 2012
- E27 A Q&A of Olympic proportions Core Jul 30, 2012
- E28 Manners, Mining and the Can-do Attitude Core Aug 6, 2012
- E29 Big Ideas and Big Society Core Aug 13, 2012
- E30 Assange, Asylum & Human Bondage Core Aug 20, 2012
- E31 Mutilation and the Media Generation Core Aug 27, 2012
- E32 Trolls and Trawlers Core Sep 3, 2012
- E33 Seek and Ye Shall Submit Core Sep 10, 2012
- E34 Protests and Palestine Core Sep 17, 2012
- E35 The Future of The Future Core Sep 24, 2012
- E36 Sorry, Lust and Free Will Core Oct 1, 2012
- E37 Bullying, Education & Purpose Core Oct 8, 2012
- E38 Super, Sexism & Surgery Core Oct 15, 2012
- E39 Folk Music, Five Years & Funding Core Oct 22, 2012
- E40 Forgiveness and Reconciliation Core Oct 29, 2012
- E41 James Price Point and beyond Core Nov 5, 2012
- E42 Elephants On Parade Mytharc Nov 19, 2012
- E43 Happy Endings Mytharc Nov 26, 2012
Verified insights
Frequently asked questions
Who hosts the show?
Hamish Macdonald hosts the series.
What is the format of the show?
A live studio audience asks questions to a panel of politicians and experts.
When did the show start?
The series began in 2008.
Is the audience involved?
Yes, the audience asks the questions and engages with the panel.
Are there experts on the show?
Yes, panels include politicians, pundits, and subject matter experts.
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