Q&A: Season 1
Episodes
The Rudd Files
May 22, 2008 · 60 min
The Q&A season kicked off on May 22nd with the man in the top job. Kevin Rudd was in the hot seat with our sharp and always on-the-pulse audience including our SMS and online c
Tony, Tanya and Bob.
May 29, 2008 · 60 min
Tony Abbott and Tanya Plibersek are back in the boxing ring for Q&A's second episode. Joining them are Bob Brown, Warren Mundine and Louise Adler for their first grilling by th
Round Three
Jun 5, 2008 · 60 min
The headliners for June 5 were Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke, author and lawyer Randa Abdel-Fattah, founder of
Boom shake shake shake the room!
Jun 12, 2008 · 60 min
The headliners for 12 June, 2008 were the Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon, Senator George Brandis, associate professor Kate Crawford, Liberal MP Pru Goward and the Chaser's Charle
Cheryl returns
Jun 19, 2008 · 60 min
Freshly back in Australia, former leader of the Australian Democrats Cheryl Kernot joined Assistant Treasurer Chris Bowen, Shadow Minister for Justice Christopher Pyne, Ashfield Li
The Young Guns
Jun 26, 2008 · 60 min
The Young Guns…Two rising stars from the federal parliament, Labor's Bill Shorten and the Liberals' Greg Hunt, joined the Q&A panel this week. Find out how the new generation f
Politics and the Academy
Jul 3, 2008 · 60 min
This episode of Q&A saw the Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon and her shadow Joe Hockey go head to head. Joining them were leading Indigenous scholar, Marcia Langton
It's not easy being Green
Jul 10, 2008 · 60 min
Environmental apocalypse now or never? Green’s Senator Christine Milne was up against Herald Sun columnist and climate change sceptic Andrew Bolt, with Minister for Small Business
It takes all types of people to make the world go round...
Jul 17, 2008 · 60 min
This week's panel were: well traveled former Foreign Affairs Minister, Alexander Downer, Minister for Finance, Lindsay Tanner, author, journalist and critic of the Howard governmen
Welcome the Senate
Jul 24, 2008 · 60 min
With the Independent Senator, Nick Xenophon, the National’s Senator Barnaby Joyce and Labor Senator, Mark Arbib, on Q&A this week, we only have one thing to say... welcome the
Money and Trees - the green stuff
Jul 31, 2008 · 60 min
Joining Q&A this week were: the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Penny Wong, Shadow Treasurer, Malcolm Turnbull, scientist and global warming activist, Tim Flannery, busi
Something for Everyone
Aug 7, 2008 · 60 min
This week’s Q&A had something for everyone: Peter Garrett, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts went head to head with the Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affa
Writing Politics
Aug 14, 2008 · 60 min
On Q&A this week the writers dominated. The show featured author and academic, Germaine Greer, former NSW premier and author of My Reading Life, Bob Carr, deputy opposition lea
All’s fair in love and politics
Aug 21, 2008 · 60 min
On Q&A, star graduate of the NSW Labor Left Faction, master strategist and now Minister for Infrastructure, Anthony Albanese and former barrister and current Shadow Attorney Ge
Q&A Episode 15 - No catchy title, just a great panel
Aug 28, 2008 · 60 min
Another exciting episode of Q&A with author and journalist John Pilger on the program, he was joined by Minister for Small Business, Craig Emerson, Shadow Minister for Indigeno
Sweet 16 - episodes that is...
Sep 4, 2008 · 60 min
Episode 16 of Q&A features a stellar panel. Labor's rising star and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children's Services, Bill Shorten is joined by Shadow Minister
So many questions, so little time...
Sep 11, 2008 · 60 min
Taking the stage this week are: Shadow Minister for Defence and leader of the opposition in the Senate, Nick Minchin, the Minister for Housing and Status of Women, Tanya Plibersek,
Who needs sandwiches when you have Q&A providing food for thought?
Sep 18, 2008 · 60 min
Q&A feeds your brain this week with a great assortment of guests. Rhodes Scholar with an Oxford Blue in boxing and one of the better performers in the House, Shadow Minister fo
A penultimate treat from Q&A
Sep 25, 2008 · 60 min
The Parliamentary Liberal Party has chosen a new leader. As Tony Abbott said in a Q&A program, "...the king is dead, long live the king."
Goodnight and good luck...
Oct 2, 2008 · 60 min
Q&A wrapped its debut season with a cracking line up to take your questions. Audiences tuned in to see Australia's longest serving Treasurer and soon-to-be civilian, Peter Cost