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
Episode guide
Season 1 · 20 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 The Rudd Files May 22, 2008
- E2 Tony, Tanya and Bob. May 29, 2008
- E3 Round Three Jun 5, 2008
- E4 Boom shake shake shake the room! Jun 12, 2008
- E5 Cheryl returns Jun 19, 2008
- E6 The Young Guns Jun 26, 2008
- E7 Politics and the Academy Jul 3, 2008
- E8 It's not easy being Green Jul 10, 2008
- E9 It takes all types of people to make the world go round... Jul 17, 2008
- E10 Welcome the Senate Jul 24, 2008
- E11 Money and Trees - the green stuff Jul 31, 2008
- E12 Something for Everyone Aug 7, 2008
- E13 Writing Politics Aug 14, 2008
- E14 All’s fair in love and politics Aug 21, 2008
- E15 Q&A Episode 15 - No catchy title, just a great panel Aug 28, 2008
- E16 Sweet 16 - episodes that is... Sep 4, 2008
- E17 So many questions, so little time... Sep 11, 2008
- E18 Who needs sandwiches when you have Q&A providing food for thought? Sep 18, 2008
- E19 A penultimate treat from Q&A Sep 25, 2008
- E20 Goodnight and good luck... Oct 2, 2008
Season 2 · 32 episodes
- E1 Q&A returns with Australians of the Year!!! Feb 12, 2009
- E2 An Economic Time... Feb 19, 2009
- E3 A Classic Q&A Feb 26, 2009
- E4 TANNER and COSTELLO on Q and A Mar 5, 2009
- E5 A Mixed Bunch Mar 12, 2009
- E6 Religion, Sex and Politics Mar 19, 2009
- E7 Q and A live from Melbourne Mar 26, 2009
- E8 Chinese Puzzles Apr 2, 2009
- E9 Banks, Bikies and Broadband Apr 9, 2009
- E10 The John Elliot Show Apr 16, 2009
- E11 P.J. O'Rourke on Q and A Apr 23, 2009
- E12 Green and everything in between Apr 30, 2009
- E13 Taxes, Torture and the Taliban May 7, 2009
- E14 Budget Special from Canberra May 14, 2009
- E15 Beyond Spin May 21, 2009
- E16 And That's Half-Time May 28, 2009
- E17 Back in Town Jul 23, 2009
- E18 Queensland Rising Jul 30, 2009
- E19 The Youth Show Aug 6, 2009
- E20 The more things change... Aug 13, 2009
- E21 Back to Balibo Aug 20, 2009
- E22 Live from the Melbourne Writers Festival Aug 27, 2009
- E23 Sex and Politics Sep 3, 2009
- E24 Women, War, Sex and Kevin Rudd Sep 10, 2009
- E25 The History Wars Sep 17, 2009
- E26 Q&A Live from Adelaide Sep 24, 2009
- E27 God, Sodomy and the Lash Oct 1, 2009
- E28 Hey Hey It's Racism Oct 8, 2009
- E29 Alexei Sayle joins Q and A Oct 15, 2009
- E30 John Elliott Returns Oct 22, 2009
- E31 The Indonesian Non-Solution Oct 29, 2009
- E32 That's A Wrap Nov 5, 2009
Season 3 · 41 episodes
- E1 The PM on Q and A Feb 8, 2010
- E2 Tanner and Joyce Go Head to Head Feb 15, 2010
- E3 Turnbull Returns Feb 22, 2010
- E4 Art, Power and Passion Mar 1, 2010
- E5 God, Science and Sanity Mar 8, 2010
- E6 Conservatives, Comedians and Political Correctness Mar 15, 2010
- E7 The Health of the Nation Mar 22, 2010
- E8 Greens, budgies and staffers... Mar 29, 2010
- E9 Tony Abbott on Q and A Apr 5, 2010
- E10 The American Ambassador on Q&A Apr 12, 2010
- E11 Premiers, Population and the Politics of Fear Apr 19, 2010
- E12 Anzac Day Special Apr 26, 2010
- E13 Emissions Trading, Taxation and Trust May 3, 2010
- E14 Censorship in Cyberspace May 10, 2010
- E15 Budget special May 17, 2010
- E16 Democracy, Death and Taxes May 24, 2010
- E17 Backlash in Bennelong? May 31, 2010
- E18 Q and A Goes West Jun 7, 2010
- E19 For Lovers of Animals Jun 14, 2010
- E20 Greens in the Spotlight Jun 21, 2010
- E21 The Gillard Coup Jun 28, 2010
- E22 New PM & Population Jul 5, 2010
- E23 Fear, Loathing and the East Timor Solution Jul 12, 2010
- E24 And They're Off! Jul 19, 2010
- E25 Where's the Passion? Jul 26, 2010
- E26 Q and A Goes to Brisbane Aug 2, 2010
- E27 Julia Gillard joins Q and A Aug 9, 2010
- E28 Q and A Population Debate Special Dick Smith's Population Puzzle Aug 12, 2010
- E29 Tony Abbott joins Q and A Aug 16, 2010
- E30 Where's Mark Arbib? Aug 23, 2010
- E31 Q and A at the Melbourne Writers Festival Aug 30, 2010
- E32 Bob Katter joins Q&A Sep 6, 2010
- E33 A new political paradigm Sep 13, 2010
- E34 Euthanasia in a hung parliament Sep 20, 2010
- E35 Politics, Betrayal and Sex Sep 27, 2010
- E36 Q and A Gets Dangerous Oct 4, 2010
- E37 Q and A Sports Special Oct 11, 2010
- E38 Miracles, Media and the Murray Oct 18, 2010
- E39 The Odd Angry Shoe: John Howard on Q and A Oct 25, 2010
- E40 Q and A goes West Nov 1, 2010
- E41 That's Goodbye From Us... Nov 8, 2010
Season 4 · 41 episodes
- E1 Don's Party Revisited Feb 7, 2011
- E2 Revolution, Revelations and Romance Feb 14, 2011
- E3 Q and A Goes to Brisbane Feb 21, 2011
- E4 The Carbon Curse Feb 28, 2011
- E5 The Gender Divide Mar 7, 2011
- E6 Julia Gillard Meets the People Mar 14, 2011
- E7 The Q and A Century Mar 21, 2011
- E8 After the Massacre Mar 28, 2011
- E9 Confessions of Kevin Apr 4, 2011
- E10 Defence, Discrimination and Regrets Apr 11, 2011
- E11 Women in Uniform Apr 25, 2011
- E12 Royal Wedding Special Apr 28, 2011
- E13 Q and A Goes to Albury May 2, 2011
- E14 The Bin Laden Hit May 9, 2011
- E15 The Welfare Conundrum May 16, 2011
- E16 Sydney Writers' Festival May 23, 2011
- E17 Cate's Carbon Controversy May 30, 2011
- E18 Australia: The Nanny State? Jun 6, 2011
- E19 Activism, Cattle and Katter Jun 13, 2011
- E20 The Gen-Y Q&A Jun 20, 2011
- E21 Taxes, Leaders and the Greens Jun 27, 2011
- E22 Carbon, Cattle and Misogynists Jul 4, 2011
- E23 Q&A: Stopping the Boats Jul 7, 2011
- E24 Julia Gillard Joins Q&A Jul 11, 2011
- E25 A Spiritual Special Jul 18, 2011
- E26 Q&A Goes to Hobart Jul 25, 2011
- E27 Murdoch, Media and Mad Men Aug 1, 2011
- E28 GFC, Refugees and Morality Aug 8, 2011
- E29 Disability, Fracking and Riots Aug 15, 2011
- E30 Islam, Israel and Insurgents Aug 22, 2011
- E31 Melbourne Writers Festival Aug 29, 2011
- E32 The Malaysian Non-Solution Sep 5, 2011
- E33 Women on Top Sep 12, 2011
- E34 A Philosophical Q and A Sep 19, 2011
- E35 Acting, Parliament and Mental Health Sep 26, 2011
- E36 A Very Dangerous Q&A Oct 3, 2011
- E37 Kevin's Comeback Oct 10, 2011
- E38 Q and a Live from Darwin Oct 17, 2011
- E39 Pope of Trash and Princess of Pop Oct 24, 2011
- E40 A Musical Q and A Oct 31, 2011
- E41 Malcolm Turnbull, Jessica Rudd, Kate Ellis and Peter Reith Nov 7, 2011
Season 5 · 43 episodes
- E1 Q&A Returns Feb 6, 2012
- E2 Celebrities, Leaders and the Speaker Feb 13, 2012
- E3 The Labor Leadership Feb 20, 2012
- E4 After the Ballot Feb 27, 2012
- E5 Live from Adelaide Mar 5, 2012
- E6 Katter, Kony and the Climate Mar 12, 2012
- E7 Politics and Porn in a Post-Feminist World Mar 19, 2012
- E8 The Qld Election Mar 26, 2012
- E9 Live from Hobart Apr 2, 2012
- E10 Religion and Atheism Apr 9, 2012
- E11 Philosophy and the World Apr 16, 2012
- E12 Bob Brown joins Q&A Apr 23, 2012
- E13 Q&A Climate Debate Apr 26, 2012
- E14 Live from Dandenong Apr 30, 2012
- E15 Show Me the Money... May 7, 2012
- E16 Morals and Politics May 14, 2012
- E17 Sydney Writers' Festival May 21, 2012
- E18 Barry Humphries joins Q&A May 28, 2012
- E19 Live from Toowoomba Jun 4, 2012
- E20 Prime Minister Julia Gillard joins Q&A Jun 11, 2012
- E21 Life, the Universe and Everything Jun 18, 2012
- E22 The Great Boat Debacle Jun 25, 2012
- E23 After the Carbon Tax Jul 2, 2012
- E24 Artistic Politics Jul 9, 2012
- E25 Random Violence Jul 16, 2012
- E26 Teachers, Schools and our Education System Jul 23, 2012
- E27 A Q&A of Olympic proportions Jul 30, 2012
- E28 Manners, Mining and the Can-do Attitude Aug 6, 2012
- E29 Big Ideas and Big Society Aug 13, 2012
- E30 Assange, Asylum & Human Bondage Aug 20, 2012
- E31 Mutilation and the Media Generation Aug 27, 2012
- E32 Trolls and Trawlers Sep 3, 2012
- E33 Seek and Ye Shall Submit Sep 10, 2012
- E34 Protests and Palestine Sep 17, 2012
- E35 The Future of The Future Sep 24, 2012
- E36 Sorry, Lust and Free Will Oct 1, 2012
- E37 Bullying, Education & Purpose Oct 8, 2012
- E38 Super, Sexism & Surgery Oct 15, 2012
- E39 Folk Music, Five Years & Funding Oct 22, 2012
- E40 Forgiveness and Reconciliation Oct 29, 2012
- E41 James Price Point and beyond Nov 5, 2012
- E42 Elephants On Parade Nov 19, 2012
- E43 Happy Endings Nov 26, 2012
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.