Q&A Season 7

February. 03,2014      
Rating:
6.7
Trailer Synopsis

Hosted by Hamish Macdonald, Q&A puts punters, pollies and pundits together in the studio to thrash out the hot issues of the week. It's about democracy in action - the audience gets to ask the questions.

Episode 43 : Public Life and Public Progress
November. 24,2014
Tony Jones is joined by Indigenous leader Noel Pearson; celebrated actor James Cromwell; former Howard Government Minister Amanda Vanstone; G20 Youth Summit chair Holly Ransom; RN Drive host Waleed Aly.
Episode 42 : From Political Summit to Political Satire
November. 17,2014
Tony Jones is joined by Minister for Communications Malcolm Turnbull; Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek; comedy writer and author Ben Elton; journalist Jonathan Holmes; opinion editor Sarrah Le Marquand.
Episode 41 : This is your Brain on Climate Change
November. 10,2014
Tony Jones is joined by neuroscientist Baroness Susan Greenfield; Minister for the Environment Greg Hunt; Shadow Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese; Youth Representative to the UN Laura John; the IPA's James Paterson.
Episode 40 : National Security: Finding A Balance
November. 03,2014
Toughening terror laws - Attorney General George Brandis joins host Tony Jones on the panel, live from Bankstown.
Episode 39 : Ideology, Legacy and History
October. 27,2014
Tony Jones is joined by human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson; Assistant Defence Minister Stuart Robert; Shadow Health Minister Catherine King; Gough Whitlam's biographer Jenny Hocking; Australian Spectator's Rowan Dean.
Episode 38 : Time Travel, Teaching and The Meaning of Life
October. 20,2014
Tony Jones is joined by a panel of passionate people: physicist and former rock star Brian Cox; rapper Matt Colwell aka 360; conductor Richard Gill; mathematician Nalini Joshi; actor Miranda Tapsell.
Episode 37 : Watching Watchers and Saving Lives
October. 13,2014
With Catherine McGregor, advisor to Chief of the Air Force; human rights advocate Julian Burnside; The Australian's Greg Sheridan; Inquiry into Residential Housing Chair Kelly O'Dwyer; Shadow Education Minister Kate Ellis.
Episode 36 : Mental As in Rockhampton
October. 06,2014
To discuss mental health issues in regional Australia, Tony Jones is joined by psychiatrist Patrick McGorry; comedian Josh Thomas; mental health practitioner Louise Byrne; ACRRMH's Jennifer Bowers; Independent MP Bob Katter.
Episode 35 : Earning, Learning and Yearning
September. 29,2014
Tony Jones is joined by Education Minister Christopher Pyne; former Treasurer Wayne Swan; Head of the Australian Chamber of Commerce Kate Carnell; political editor Australian Financial Review Laura Tingle; actor Tony Barry.
Episode 34 : Be Alert but not Alarmed
September. 22,2014
Tony Jones is joined by Minister for Justice Michael Keenan, Shadow Attorney General Mark Dreyfus, counter terrorism expert Anne Azza Aly, Greens Senator Scott Ludlam, author and former lawyer Randa Abdel-Fattah.
Episode 33 : Science: Precious Petals to Passionate Teachers
September. 15,2014
To discuss the future of science, Tony Jones is joined by molecular biologist Suzanne Cory, immunologist Peter Doherty; astrophysicist Brian Schmidt; Young Australian of the Year Marita Cheng; Chief Scientist Ian Chubb.
Episode 32 : Rupert, ISIS, ICAC & Super Freeze
September. 08,2014
Tony Jones is joined by arts and media executive Kim Williams; Liberal Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells; Labor Senator Sam Dastyari; investigative journalist Kate McClymont; political satirist Jonathan Biggins.
Episode 31 : 100% Women 100% Dangerous
September. 01,2014
From the Festival of Dangerous Ideas: American novelist Alissa Nutting; Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho; American commentator Kay Hymowitz; Australian feminist Jane Caro; Swedish anarcho-feminist Kajsa Ekis Ekman.
Episode 30 : Team Australia, Terror and Tinderboxes
August. 25,2014
Live from Melbourne Writers Festival. Tony Jones joined by former Foreign Minister Gareth Evans; political journalist Paul Kelly; Indonesian observer Elizabeth Pisani; Iranian-Australian author Ali Alizadeh; cross-cultural consultant Tasneem Chopra.
Episode 29 : Class, Cooling and Corruption
August. 18,2014
Tony Jones is joined by Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss; Labor Senate Leader Penny Wong; Leader of the Palmer United Party Clive Palmer; Chair of AustralianSuper Heather Ridout; social justice advocate Dr John Falzon.
Episode 28 : Theology, Terror and Metadata
August. 11,2014
Tony Jones is joined by former Labor Minister Greg Combet; Assistant Minister for Education Sussan Ley; Editor of FreedomWatch Simon Breheny; visiting Christian scholar John Stackhouse; human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson.
Episode 27 : Live from Garma Festival, Arnhem Land
August. 04,2014
Live from North East Arnhem Land, Tony Jones is joined by Noel Pearson; Nova Peris; Ken Wyatt; Djawa Yunipingu; Joe Morrison; and Dhanggal Gurruwiwi.
Episode 26 : Who Dunnit and How Do We Fix It?
July. 28,2014
On the panel: Hercule Poirot aka actor David Suchet; The Nationals Deputy Leader Barnaby Joyce; Environment Shadow Minister Mark Butler; PM's Literary Awards Fiction Chair Louise Adler; Joe Hockey's biographer Madonna King.
Episode 25 : Living with HIV, Looking to the Future
July. 21,2014
Host Tony Jones is joined by former High Court Judge Michael Kirby; Indonesian Health Minister Nafsiah Mboi; co-discoverer of HIV Françoise Barré-Sinoussi,; former Liberal Senator Amanda Vanstone; HIV activist Nic Holas.
Episode 24 : Conversations in Violence, Secrecy & Education
July. 14,2014
Tony Jones is joined by Chief Government Whip Philip Ruddock; Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek; comedian Charlie Pickering; Cape York Indigenous leader Tania Major; Headmaster of The King's School Tim Hawkes.
Episode 23 : It's the economy, stupid!
July. 07,2014
Tony Jones is joined by Nobel Prize-winning American economist Joseph Stiglitz; distinguished government adviser Ross Garnaut; Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies' Christine Wong; and academic and columnist Judith Sloan.
Episode 22 : Giddy Up Geelong
June. 30,2014
Live from Geelong. Tony Jones is joined by Liberal MP Sarah Henderson; Shadow Immigration Minister Richard Marles; Greens Senator Richard Di Natale; Geelong Mayor Darryn Lyons; and Geelong Region Alliance CEO Elaine Carbines.
Episode 21 : Big Ideas for a Big Country
June. 23,2014
Tony Jones is joined venture capitalist Mark Carnegie; former Federal Opposition Leader Mark Latham; author and social analyst Eva Cox; National Commission of Audit Chair Tony Shepherd; youth advocate Holly Ransom.
Episode 20 : Dating, Diplomacy & Disputes
June. 16,2014
Tony Jones is joined by Parliamentary Secretary to the PM Josh Frydenberg; rising Labor star Ed Husic; author and advertising director Dee Madigan; Fijian women's advocate Virisila Buadromo; Law professor James Allan.
Episode 19 : Primates, Populism and Utopia
June. 09,2014
Tony Jones is joined by primatologist Jane Goodall; art educator Betty Churcher; conservative intellectual Peter Coleman; Indigenous leader Rosalie Kunoth-Monks; and Sydney Peace Foundation's Stuart Rees.
Episode 18 : School Chaplains and Science Cuts
June. 02,2014
Host Tony Jones is joined by Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi, Shadow Health Minister Catherine King; Former Lord Mayor of Sydney Lucy Turnbull; Spectator Australia's Rowan Dean; Theoretical Physicist Lawrence Krauss.
Episode 17 : Demos, Heroes and Menopause
May. 26,2014
Live from Sydney Writers' Festival. Tony Jones is joined by singer Kate Ceberano, author Tara Moss, novelist Richard Flanagan, comedian and author Jean Kittson, artist Tim Storrier.
Episode 16 : Tough Questions for Joe Hockey
May. 19,2014
Treasurer Joe Hockey will be the sole panellist in this post-Budget special hosted by Tony Jones. Live from Penrith, in Sydney's western suburbs.
Episode 15 : Loopholes & Heavy Lifting
May. 12,2014
On Budget Eve, Tony Jones is joined by Victorian Liberal MP Sharman Stone; Labor Member for Perth Alannah MacTiernan; journalist David Marr; finance expert Satyajit Das; Australian Industry Group's Innes Willox.
Episode 14 : Q & Anarchy
May. 05,2014
Tony Jones is joined by Education Minister Christopher Pyne; Former Speaker of the House Anna Burke; actor and comedian aka 'Bob Downe' Mark Trevorrow; human rights lawyer Pallavi Sinha; IPA Executive Director John Roskam.
Episode 13 : Death and Taxes
April. 28,2014
Joining Tony Jones on the panel will be: Minister For Communications, Malcolm Turnbull; Shadow Minister Doug Cameron; editor Sarrah Le Marquand; TV presenter Andrew Neil and playwright Van Badham.
Episode 12 : Lobbyists, Lies & Libertarians
April. 21,2014
Tony Jones is joined by former Foreign Minister Bob Carr; former NSW Opposition leader Kerry Chikarovski; author and social analyst Eva Cox; Spiked Online editor Brendan O'Neill; British violinist Nigel Kennedy.
Episode 11 : Pensions, Promises & Power
April. 14,2014
Tony Jones is joined by Minister for Human Services Marise Payne; Opposition Senate leader Penny Wong; Restaurateur and chef Michelle Garnaut; conservative economist Judith Sloan; Tasmanian Senator-Elect Jacqui Lambie.
Episode 10 : China: Evolution not Revolution
April. 07,2014
Tony Jones hosts this special edition live from Shanghai. Joined by Former Ambassador to China Dr. Geoff Raby; Businesswoman and media executive Mei Yan; Greenpeace East Asia Program Director Ma Tianjie; Television Presenter Cheng Lei; and Chinese Australian artist Guo Jian.
Episode 9 : Human Rights and Wrongs
March. 31,2014
Tony Jones is joined by Egyptian author Mona Eltahawy; Human Rights Watch's Kenneth Roth; Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson; Somalian human rights activist Ilwad Elman; The Observer's ethics columnist Lucy Siegle.
Episode 8 : Mad Monday
March. 24,2014
Live from the Melbourne Recital Centre. Tony Jones is joined by actress Rachel Griffiths; media identity Eddie McGuire; trucking magnate Lindsay Fox; Liberal MP Kelly O'Dwyer; Shadow Immigration Minister Richard Marles.
Episode 7 : Biennale, Babies and Blokes
March. 17,2014
Tony Jones is joined by British musician Billy Bragg; The Hoopla's Wendy Harmer; Christian intellectual Miroslav Volf; Assistant Education Minister Sussan Ley; and Shadow Environment Minister Mark Butler.
Episode 6 : Vilification, Discrimination & Defamation
March. 10,2014
Tony Jones is joined by Attorney-General George Brandis; Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen; Professor of Indigenous Studies Marcia Langton; journalist Lisa Wilkinson; The Australian's media editor Sharri Markson.
Episode 5 : From Qantas to Manus
March. 03,2014
Tony Jones is joined by Parliamentary Secretary to the PM Josh Frydenberg; Shadow Communications Minister Jason Clare; Chair of Manufacturing Australia Sue Morphet; musician David Bridie & editor-in-chief Katharine Viner.
Episode 4 : Riots, Reforms & Resilience
February. 24,2014
Tony Jones is joined by Assistant Minister for Infrastructure Jamie Briggs; Shadow Minister for Infrastructure Anthony Albanese; ACTU President Ged Kearney; MP Clive Palmer; Gulf War veteran Brigadier General Rhonda Cornum.
Episode 3 : A Vision for the Future
February. 17,2014
Tony Jones is joined by Employment Minister Eric Abetz; Finance Shadow Minister Tony Burke; Reserve Bank of Australia board member Heather Ridout; Youth without Borders' Yassmin Abdel-Magied; UQ Law Professor James Allan.
Episode 2 : Sochi, Inquiries & Subsidies
February. 10,2014
Tony Jones is joined by Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus, comedian Dave Hughes, Australian Women Chamber of Commerce's Yolanda Vega, The Australian columnist Janet Albrechtsen.
Episode 1 : The ABC of Treachery
February. 03,2014
Tony Jones is joined by Minister for Agriculture Barnaby Joyce; Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek; comedian Akmal Saleh; journalist and author Ray Martin; Head of ACOSS Cassandra Goldie; author and columnist Nick Cater.

Seasons

Season 14
Season 14 2021
Season 13
Hamish Macdonald replaced Tony Jones as the new regular host.
Season 13 2020
Season 12
After 12 years, this season was Tony Jones's final season as full-time host.
Season 12 2019
Season 11
Season 11 2018
Season 10
Season 10 2017
Season 9
Season 9 2016
Season 8
Season 8 2015
Season 7
Season 7 2014
Season 6
Season 6 2013
Season 5
Season 5 2012
Season 4
Season 4 2011
Season 3
Season 3 2010
Season 2
Season 2 2009
Season 1
Season 1 2008

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