Q&A (2008) is a news, talk web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch Q&A online in HD.
Q&A — Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
- Starring: Hamish Macdonald
Q&A — Series Details
| First Air Date | 2008-05-22 |
| Seasons | 14 |
| Episodes | 548 |
| Genre | News, Talk |
| Language | English |
| Network | ABC TV |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Rating | 3.7/10 (6 votes) |
Q&A — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: The Rudd Files (2008-05-22) — 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
- E2: Tony, Tanya and Bob. (2008-05-29) — 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
- E3: Round Three (2008-06-05) — 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
- E4: Boom shake shake shake the room! (2008-06-12) — 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
- E5: Cheryl returns (2008-06-19) — 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
- E6: The Young Guns (2008-06-26) — 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
- E7: Politics and the Academy (2008-07-03) — 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
- E8: It's not easy being Green (2008-07-10) — 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
- E9: It takes all types of people to make the world go round… (2008-07-17) — 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
- E10: Welcome the Senate (2008-07-24) — 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
- E11: Money and Trees – the green stuff (2008-07-31) — 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
- E12: Something for Everyone (2008-08-07) — 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
- E13: Writing Politics (2008-08-14) — 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
- E14: All’s fair in love and politics (2008-08-21) — 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
- E15: Q&A Episode 15 – No catchy title, just a great panel (2008-08-28) — 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
- E16: Sweet 16 – episodes that is… (2008-09-04) — 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
- E17: So many questions, so little time… (2008-09-11) — 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,
- E18: Who needs sandwiches when you have Q&A providing food for thought? (2008-09-18) — 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
- E19: A penultimate treat from Q&A (2008-09-25) — 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."
- E20: Goodnight and good luck… (2008-10-02) — 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
Season 2
- E1: Q&A returns with Australians of the Year!!! (2009-02-12)
- E2: An Economic Time… (2009-02-19)
- E3: A Classic Q&A (2009-02-26)
- E4: TANNER and COSTELLO on Q and A (2009-03-05)
- E5: A Mixed Bunch (2009-03-12)
- E6: Religion, Sex and Politics (2009-03-19)
- E7: Q and A live from Melbourne (2009-03-26)
- E8: Chinese Puzzles (2009-04-02) — Tony Jones's guests this week include Senator George Brandis and Young Liberal Party member Rachel Fry.
- E9: Banks, Bikies and Broadband (2009-04-09)
- E10: The John Elliot Show (2009-04-16)
- E11: P.J. O'Rourke on Q and A (2009-04-23)
- E12: Green and everything in between (2009-04-30)
- E13: Taxes, Torture and the Taliban (2009-05-07)
- E14: Budget Special from Canberra (2009-05-14)
- E15: Beyond Spin (2009-05-21)
- E16: And That's Half-Time (2009-05-28)
- E17: Back in Town (2009-07-23)
- E18: Queensland Rising (2009-07-30)
- E19: The Youth Show (2009-08-06)
- E20: The more things change… (2009-08-13)
- E21: Back to Balibo (2009-08-20)
- E22: Live from the Melbourne Writers Festival (2009-08-27)
- E23: Sex and Politics (2009-09-03)
- E24: Women, War, Sex and Kevin Rudd (2009-09-10)
- E25: The History Wars (2009-09-17)
- E26: Q&A Live from Adelaide (2009-09-24)
- E27: God, Sodomy and the Lash (2009-10-01) — Panelists: Christopher Hitchens, author and radical atheist; Father Frank Brennan, Jesuit intellectual and social activist; Waleed Aly, politics lecturer; Sally Warhaft, author and
- E28: Hey Hey It's Racism (2009-10-08)
- E29: Alexei Sayle joins Q and A (2009-10-15)
- E30: John Elliott Returns (2009-10-22)
- E31: The Indonesian Non-Solution (2009-10-29)
- E32: That's A Wrap (2009-11-05)
Season 3
- E1: The PM on Q and A (2010-02-08) — Q&A made a triumphant return for 2010 with a special program from Old Parliament House in Canberra featuring Kevin Rudd and an audience of 200 young Australians aged 16-25. Program
- E2: Tanner and Joyce Go Head to Head (2010-02-15)
- E3: Turnbull Returns (2010-02-22)
- E4: Art, Power and Passion (2010-03-01)
- E5: God, Science and Sanity (2010-03-08)
- E6: Conservatives, Comedians and Political Correctness (2010-03-15)
- E7: The Health of the Nation (2010-03-22)
- E8: Greens, budgies and staffers… (2010-03-29)
- E9: Tony Abbott on Q and A (2010-04-05)
- E10: The American Ambassador on Q&A (2010-04-12)
- E11: Premiers, Population and the Politics of Fear (2010-04-19)
- E12: Anzac Day Special (2010-04-26)
- E13: Emissions Trading, Taxation and Trust (2010-05-03)
- E14: Censorship in Cyberspace (2010-05-10)
- E15: Budget special (2010-05-17)
- E16: Democracy, Death and Taxes (2010-05-24)
- E17: Backlash in Bennelong? (2010-05-31)
- E18: Q and A Goes West (2010-06-07)
- E19: For Lovers of Animals (2010-06-14)
- E20: Greens in the Spotlight (2010-06-21)
- E21: The Gillard Coup (2010-06-28)
- E22: New PM & Population (2010-07-05) — Panellists: Tony Burke, Minister for Sustainable Population; George Brandis, shadow attorney-general; Annabel Crabb, journalist and commentator; Cheryl Kernot, former Labor MP and
- E23: Fear, Loathing and the East Timor Solution (2010-07-12)
- E24: And They're Off! (2010-07-19)
- E25: Where's the Passion? (2010-07-26)
- E26: Q and A Goes to Brisbane (2010-08-02)
- E27: Julia Gillard joins Q and A (2010-08-09)
- E28: Q and A Population Debate Special Dick Smith's Population Puzzle (2010-08-12)
- E29: Tony Abbott joins Q and A (2010-08-16)
- E30: Where's Mark Arbib? (2010-08-23)
- E31: Q and A at the Melbourne Writers Festival (2010-08-30)
- E32: Bob Katter joins Q&A (2010-09-06)
- E33: A new political paradigm (2010-09-13)
- E34: Euthanasia in a hung parliament (2010-09-20)
- E35: Politics, Betrayal and Sex (2010-09-27)
- E36: Q and A Gets Dangerous (2010-10-04)
- E37: Q and A Sports Special (2010-10-11)
- E38: Miracles, Media and the Murray (2010-10-18)
- E39: The Odd Angry Shoe: John Howard on Q and A (2010-10-25)
- E40: Q and A goes West (2010-11-01)
- E41: That's Goodbye From Us… (2010-11-08) — Panellists: Bill Shorten, Assistant Treasurer; George Brandis, shadow attorney-general; Randa Abdel Fattah, author and lawyer; Janet Albrechtsen, conservative commentator; and Jona
Season 4
- E1: Don's Party Revisited (2011-02-07)
- E2: Revolution, Revelations and Romance (2011-02-14)
- E3: Q and A Goes to Brisbane (2011-02-21)
- E4: The Carbon Curse (2011-02-28)
- E5: The Gender Divide (2011-03-07)
- E6: Julia Gillard Meets the People (2011-03-14)
- E7: The Q and A Century (2011-03-21)
- E8: After the Massacre (2011-03-28)
- E9: Confessions of Kevin (2011-04-04)
- E10: Defence, Discrimination and Regrets (2011-04-11)
- E11: Women in Uniform (2011-04-25)
- E12: Royal Wedding Special (2011-04-28)
- E13: Q and A Goes to Albury (2011-05-02)
- E14: The Bin Laden Hit (2011-05-09)
- E15: The Welfare Conundrum (2011-05-16)
- E16: Sydney Writers' Festival (2011-05-23)
- E17: Cate's Carbon Controversy (2011-05-30) — Panellists: George Brandis, shadow attorney-general; Kate Lundy, Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration; Jackie Kelly, former Howard government minister; Guy Rundle, roving report
- E18: Australia: The Nanny State? (2011-06-06)
- E19: Activism, Cattle and Katter (2011-06-13)
- E20: The Gen-Y Q&A (2011-06-20)
- E21: Taxes, Leaders and the Greens (2011-06-27)
- E22: Carbon, Cattle and Misogynists (2011-07-04)
- E23: Q&A: Stopping the Boats (2011-07-07)
- E24: Julia Gillard Joins Q&A (2011-07-11)
- E25: A Spiritual Special (2011-07-18)
- E26: Q&A Goes to Hobart (2011-07-25)
- E27: Murdoch, Media and Mad Men (2011-08-01)
- E28: GFC, Refugees and Morality (2011-08-08)
- E29: Disability, Fracking and Riots (2011-08-15)
- E30: Islam, Israel and Insurgents (2011-08-22)
- E31: Melbourne Writers Festival (2011-08-29)
- E32: The Malaysian Non-Solution (2011-09-05)
- E33: Women on Top (2011-09-12)
- E34: A Philosophical Q and A (2011-09-19)
- E35: Acting, Parliament and Mental Health (2011-09-26)
- E36: A Very Dangerous Q&A (2011-10-03)
- E37: Kevin's Comeback (2011-10-10)
- E38: Q and a Live from Darwin (2011-10-17)
- E39: Pope of Trash and Princess of Pop (2011-10-24)
- E40: A Musical Q and A (2011-10-31)
- E41: Malcolm Turnbull, Jessica Rudd, Kate Ellis and Peter Reith (2011-11-07)
Season 5
- E1: Q&A Returns (2012-02-06) — Joining Tony Jones on the panel are: News Limited columnist and blogger, Joe Hildebrand; Shadow Treasurer, Joe Hockey; economist and businesswoman, Judith Sloan; and founder of the
- E2: Celebrities, Leaders and the Speaker (2012-02-13) — Panellists: Jenny McAllister, ALP National President; Helen Kroger, Liberal Senator; Mikey Robins, comedian; Robert Manne, writer and academic; and Tim Wilson, Institute of Public
- E3: The Labor Leadership (2012-02-20) — Panellists: Julie Bishop, Eva Cox, Annabel Crabb, Daniel Hannan.
- E4: After the Ballot (2012-02-27) — Panellists: Government Leader in the Senate, Chris Evans; the Nationals' Senator, Barnaby Joyce; former Queensland Premier, Peter Beattie; Deputy Leader of the Greens, Christine Mi
- E5: Live from Adelaide (2012-03-05) — Panellists: Amanda Vanstone, former Howard Government Minister; Mark Steyn, conservative commentator and writer; Natasha Stott Despoja, one-time Democrats leader; Jianying Zha, wri
- E6: Katter, Kony and the Climate (2012-03-12) — Panellists: Health Minister, Tanya Plibersek; Shadow Communications Minister, Malcolm Turnbull; former Farmer of the Year, Michael O'Brien; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander So
- E7: Politics and Porn in a Post-Feminist World (2012-03-19) — Panellists Germaine Greer, celebrated Australian intellectual; Toby Ralph, marketing and political strategist; Benjamin Law, writer and journalist; Christa Hughes, cabaret artist;
- E8: The Qld Election (2012-03-26) — Panellists: Craig Emerson, Trade Minister; George Brandis, Shadow Attorney General; Larissa Waters, Queensland Greens Senator; Grahame Morris, political strategist; Liberty Sanger,
- E9: Live from Hobart (2012-04-02) — Panellists: former Violent Femme, Brian Ritchie, now director of Hobart's MONA Festival of Music and Art; The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins; Liberal Senate Leader,
- E10: Religion and Atheism (2012-04-09) — Panellists: Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell and British atheist, Professor Richard Dawkins.
- E11: Philosophy and the World (2012-04-16) — Panellists: Attorney-General, Nicola Roxon; shadow education minister, Christopher Pyne; humanist philosopher, A.C. Grayling; human rights lawyer, Geoffrey Robertson and Middle Eas
- E12: Bob Brown joins Q&A (2012-04-23) — Panellist: Bob Brown, outgoing leader of the Australian Greens.
- E13: Q&A Climate Debate (2012-04-26) — Panellists: Social researcher and writer, Rebecca Huntley; former Liberal Minister, Nick Minchin; founder of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, Anna Rose; mining magnate, Cliv
- E14: Live from Dandenong (2012-04-30) — Panellists: Mark Dreyfus, Cabinet Secretary and local Labor MP; Sophie Mirabella, Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry and Science; Victor Victor, Sudanese youth leader; Ged Ke
- E15: Show Me the Money… (2012-05-07) — Panellists: Graham Richardson, Labor powerbroker turned commentator; Mark Butler, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing; Kelly O'Dwyer, Liberal MP; Mark Bouris, leading Australian
- E16: Morals and Politics (2012-05-14) — Panellists: Penny Wong, Finance Minister; Joe Hockey, Shadow Treasurer; Tim Costello, CEO of World Vision Australia; Judith Sloan, economist and businesswoman; and Stephen Mayne, C
- E17: Sydney Writers' Festival (2012-05-21) — Panellists: Jeffrey Eugenides, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Virgin Suicides and Middlesex, Kathy Lette, Australian author, commentator and self-confessed "demented mother";
- E18: Barry Humphries joins Q&A (2012-05-28) — Panellists: Barry Humphries, celebrated Australian writer, satirist and actor; Miriam Margolyes, star of Harry Potter and champion of English novelist Charles Dickens; Jacki Weaver
- E19: Live from Toowoomba (2012-06-04) — Panellists: Simon Crean, Federal Minister for Regional Australia and the Arts; Barnaby Joyce, Queensland Senator and Shadow Federal Minister for Regional Development; Christine Mil
- E20: Prime Minister Julia Gillard joins Q&A (2012-06-11) — Panellists: Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard.
- E21: Life, the Universe and Everything (2012-06-18) — Joining Tony Jones on the panel are: NSW Minister for Community Services, Pru Goward; English comedian, Lenny Henry; News Limited columnist and blogger, Joe Hildebrand; Age Discrim
- E22: The Great Boat Debacle (2012-06-25) — Panellists: Kate Lundy, Minister for Sport and Multicultural Affairs; Tim Freedman, lead singer of The Whitlams; George Brandis, Shadow Attorney General; Dr John Lee, foreign polic
- E23: After the Carbon Tax (2012-07-02) — Panellists: Greg Combet, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency; Sophie Mirabella, Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry and Science; Simon Sheikh, National Director
- E24: Artistic Politics (2012-07-09) — Panellists: Chris Bowen, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship; Malcolm Turnbull, Shadow Communications Minister; Nahji Chu, one-time refugee now successful restaurateur; Thierr
- E25: Random Violence (2012-07-16) — Panellists: Richard Ford, Pulitzer Prize-winning author; Joel Fitzgibbon, Government Whip; Greg Hunt, Shadow Climate Minister; Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens Senator; Jennifer Hewett,
- E26: Teachers, Schools and our Education System (2012-07-23) — Panellists: Simon Sheikh, GetUp Director; Nicola Roxon, Attorney-General; Christopher Pyne, Shadow Education Minister; Michael Spence, Vice-Chancellor of Sydney University and Jane
- E27: A Q&A of Olympic proportions (2012-07-30) — Panellists: Shane Gould, Australian swimming legend and triple Olympic gold medal winner; Louise Sauvage, multi gold medallist wheelchair racer; David Pocock, incoming captain of t
- E28: Manners, Mining and the Can-do Attitude (2012-08-06) — Panellists: Katie Noonan, singer-songwriter; Craig Emerson, Minister for Trade; George Brandis, Shadow Attorney General; Bob Katter, political maverick and leader of the Australian
- E29: Big Ideas and Big Society (2012-08-13) — Panellists: Peter Singer, Ethicist and philosopher; Phillip Blond, British political thinker and theologian; Dr Cassandra Goldie, Head of Australian Council of Social Service; Mark
- E30: Assange, Asylum & Human Bondage (2012-08-20) — Panellists: Graham Richardson, Labor powerbroker turned commentator; Doug Cameron, Labor Senator for New South Wales; Janet Albrechtsen, Opinion columnist for The Australian; Simon
- E31: Mutilation and the Media Generation (2012-08-27) — Panellists: Simon Callow, Celebrated British actor and writer; Germaine Greer, Feminist icon and provocateur; Anthony Appiah, Ghanaian-British-American philosopher and novelist; an
- E32: Trolls and Trawlers (2012-09-03) — Panellists: Tony Burke, Minister For Environment and Sustainability; Tara Moss, Author and former model; Angry Anderson, Rock singer and conservative political activist; Fiona Nash
- E33: Seek and Ye Shall Submit (2012-09-10) — Panellists: Peter Jensen, Anglican Archbishop of Sydney; Chris Evans, Minister for Tertiary Education; Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Ageing; Ann
- E34: Protests and Palestine (2012-09-17) — Panellists: Clover Moore, Newly re-elected Lord Mayor of Sydney; Robyn Davidson, Acclaimed Australian author; Ilan Pappe, Israeli born historian; Irving Wallach, Prominent Australi
- E35: The Future of The Future (2012-09-24) — Panellists: Tanya Plibersek, Minister for Health; Kelly O'Dwyer, Liberal Member for Higgins; Mark Carnegie, Venture capitalist and philanthropist; Elliot Perlman, Australian noveli
- E36: Sorry, Lust and Free Will (2012-10-01) — Panellists: Jane Bussmann, 'Bob and Bono – Get Out of Africa!'; Shiv Malik, 'The War of Young against Old'; Jianying Zha, 'China Hearts America'; Jesse Bering, 'We're All Sexual Pe
- E37: Bullying, Education & Purpose (2012-10-08) — Panellists: Kate Ellis, Minister for Employment Participation; Christopher Pyne, Shadow Education Minister; Lindsay Tanner, Former Finance Minister; Nilaja Sun, American actor and
- E38: Super, Sexism & Surgery (2012-10-15) — Panellists: Pamela Stephenson, Author and psychotherapist; Bill Shorten, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations; Charlie Pickering, Comedian and television presenter; Soph
- E39: Folk Music, Five Years & Funding (2012-10-22) — Panellists: Billy Bragg, Singer-songwriter and activist; Peter Garrett, Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth; Amanda Vanstone, Former Howard Government Minister
- E40: Forgiveness and Reconciliation (2012-10-29) — Panellists: Kate Lundy, Minister for Sport and Multicultural Affairs; Eric Abetz, Liberal Senate Leader; Archie Roach, Indigenous singer-songwriter; Sekai Holland, Zimbabwe Ministe
- E41: James Price Point and beyond (2012-11-05) — Panellists: Colin Barnett, WA Premier; Bob Brown, Former Leader of the Greens; Alannah MacTiernan, Former Labor Minister; Hannah McGlade, Indigenous human rights lawyer and Bob Cro
- E42: Elephants On Parade (2012-11-19) — Panellists: Judith Sloan, Economist and businesswoman; Kevin Rudd, Former Prime Minister; Malcolm Turnbull, Shadow Communications Minister; and Heather Ridout, Reserve Bank of Aust
- E43: Happy Endings (2012-11-26) — Panellists: Penny Wong, Finance Minister; Barnaby Joyce, Queensland Nationals Senator; Jonathan Biggins, Playwright and Satirist; Stella Young, Comedienne and disability activist;
Season 6
- E1: Pies For The People (2013-02-04) — Panellists: Christopher Pyne, Shadow Education Minister; David Bradbury, Assistant Treasurer; Amanda Vanstone, Former Howard Government Minister; Anne Summers, Author and feminist
- E2: Cry Freedom (2013-02-11) — Joining Tony Jones on the panel are: trust expert, Rachel Botsman; Shadow Attorney-General George Brandis; Senator for the state of Western Australia, Chris Evans; TV presenter-tur
- E3: A Show About Nothing (2013-02-18) — Panellists: Tanya Plibersek, Minister for Health; Greg Hunt, Shadow Minister for Climate Action; Professor Lawrence Krauss, Theoretical Physicist & Cosmologist; Dr John Dickson, Di
- E4: Espionage, Revolution & Ruin (2013-02-25) — Panellists: Jeff Bleich, Bob Carr, Eva Cox, Ahdaf Soueif, Malcolm Turnbull.
- E5: Crime, Climate & Cask Wine (2013-03-04) — Panellists: Bill Shorten, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations; Julie Bishop, Deputy Opposition Leader; Christine Milne, Leader of the Greens; Tim Ferguson, Comedian and
- E6: The Education Debate (2013-03-11) — Panellists: Peter Garrett, Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth; and Christopher Pyne, Shadow Education Minister.
- E7: Pope, Polls & Poverty (2013-03-18) — Panellists: David Feeney, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence; Barnaby Joyce, Queensland Nationals Senator; Viv Benjamin, Anti-poverty Campaigner & Youth Activist; Alannah MacTiern
- E8: Sports, Spills, Skills & Sex (2013-03-25) — Panellists: A.C. Grayling, British Philosopher; Brendan O'Connor, Minister for Immigration; Kelly O'Dwyer, Liberal Member for Higgins; Christine Nixon, Former Chief Commissioner of
- E9: Faith & Love (2013-04-01) — Panellists: Archbishop Mark Coleridge, Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane; Dr Mohamad Abdalla, Imam; Venerable Robina Courtin, Buddhist Nun; Josh Thomas, Atheist, Comedian & Actor; an
- E10: The F Word (2013-04-08) — Panellists: Brooke Magnanti, Research Scientist and Author Belle de Jour; Germaine Greer, Feminist icon and provocateur; Mia Freedman, Mamamia founder and director; Deborah Cheetha
- E11: Taking Tasmania into Tomorrow (2013-04-15) — Panellists: Dick Adams, Labor MP for Lyons; Sophie Mirabella, Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry and Science; David Marr, Journalist and commentator; Jan Davis, CEO of the Ta
- E12: The Health Debate (2013-04-22) — Panellists: Tanya Plibersek, Health Minister; and Peter Dutton, Shadow Health Minister.
- E13: Class Warfare, Latte Sippers & Mental Illness (2013-04-29) — Panellists: Mark Butler, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing; Jamie Briggs, Coalition Spokesperson on Scrutiny of Government Waste; Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens Senator; Andrea Mas
- E14: High School Showdown (2013-05-06) — Panellists: Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia.
- E15: Where's the Beef? (2013-05-13) — Panellists: Clive Palmer, Mining Magnate; Ged Kearney, President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions; Tim Nicholls, Queensland Treasurer; Larissa Waters, Queensland Greens Se
- E16: War, Depression & Hypersexuality (2013-05-20) — Panellists: Ruby Wax, Comedian and Author; Faramerz Dabhoiwala, Author The Origins of Sex; Sylvia Nasar, Author A Beautiful Mind; William Dalrymple, Historian of India and the Isla
- E17: Religion, Marriage & Euthanasia (2013-05-27) — Panellists: Lawrence Krauss, Theoretical Physicist & Cosmologist; Gene Robinson, America's First Openly Gay Bishop; Fred Nile, Conservative Morals Campaigner; Amanda Vanstone, Form
- E18: An Audience with Bill Gates (2013-05-28) — Panellist: Bill Gates, Chairman & Founder of Microsoft and Philanthropist.
- E19: Racism, Hypocrisy & Hot Air (2013-06-03) — Panellists: Martha Wainwright, Canadian Singer – Songwriter; Bill McKibben, American Environmentalist; Michael Stutchbury, Editor-in-Chief of The Australian Financial Review; Linda
- E20: Bring Back The Biff, Turn Back The Boats (2013-06-10) — Panellists: Mark Latham, Former Federal Opposition Leader; Malcolm Turnbull, Shadow Minister for Communications; Craig Emerson, Minister for Trade; Jennifer Hewett, Political journ
- E21: Toxic Politics & Vaccinations (2013-06-17) — Panellists: Kate Lundy, Minister for Sport and Multicultural Affairs; Barnaby Joyce, Queensland Nationals Senator; Paul Kelly, Editor-at-large The Australian; Robert Manne, Writer
- E22: Speculation & Discrimination (2013-06-24) — Panellists: Anne Summers, Author The Misogyny Factor; George Brandis, Shadow Attorney General; Graham Richardson, Labor powerbroker turned commentator; Matt Thistlethwaite, Parliam
- E23: Spin, Selling & Slogans (2013-07-01) — Panellists: Tanya Plibersek, Minister for Health & Medical Research; Sophie Mirabella, Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry and Science; Todd Sampson, Advertising CEO and Gruen
- E24: More Than Beef, Boats & Bali (2013-07-04) — Panellists: Dewi Fortuna Anwar, Senior advisor to Indonesian Vice President Boediono; Tim Lindsey, Director, Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society; Yuli Ismartono, Deputy Ed
- E25: Reforms, Solutions & Compromise (2013-07-08) — Joining Tony Jones on the panel are: TV presenter-turned-lawyer, Corinne Grant; cartoonist, Bill Leak; founder of left-wing think tank CPD, Miriam Lyons; and Shadow Minister for Te
- E26: When The Boom Is Over (2013-07-15) — Panellists: Stephen Smith, Minister for Defence; Julie Bishop, Deputy Opposition Leader; Scott Ludlam, WA Greens Senator; Narelda Jacobs, WA's first indigenous television news pres
- E27: The PNG Solution & The Autism Spectrum (2013-07-22) — Panellists: Bill Shorten, Minister for Education and Workplace Relations; Tim Fischer, Former Deputy Prime Minister; Arthur Sinodinos, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader
- E28: Drones, Boot Camps & Degrees (2013-07-29) — Panellists: Magda Szubanski, Actress and Comedian; Kate Ellis, Minister for Employment Participation; Josh Frydenberg, Liberal Member for Kooyong; Peter Shergold, Chancellor of the
- E29: Social Media, Surplus & Shelter (2013-08-05) — Panellists: Doug Cameron, Parliamentary Secretary for Housing and Homelessness; Greg Hunt, Shadow Minister for Climate Action; Grahame Morris, Political strategist; Yassmin Abdel-M
- E30: Costings, Conski & Cab Rides (2013-08-12) — Panellists: Penny Wong, Finance Minister; Christopher Pyne, Shadow Education Minister; Adam Bandt, Greens Member for Melbourne; Rhys Muldoon, Actor and Commentator; and Janet Albre
- E31: The National Economic Debate (2013-08-19) — Panellists: Chris Bowen, Federal Treasurer; and Joe Hockey, Shadow Treasurer.
- E32: Papers, Parental Leave & Penalty Rates (2013-08-26) — Panellists: Bill Shorten, Minister for Education and Workplace Relations; Kelly O'Dwyer, Liberal Member for Higgins; Tom Watson, Anti-Murdoch Campaigner; Sally Warhaft, Editor, Aut
- E33: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (2013-09-02) — Panellist: Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister.
- E34: PM, Palmer & the Poisoned Chalice (2013-09-09) — Panellists: Tanya Plibersek, Minister for Health & Medical Research; George Brandis, Shadow Attorney General; Michael Kroger, Former President of the Victorian Liberal Party; Lenor
- E35: Pencils, Mandates and a Single Bed (2013-09-16) — Panellists: Clive Palmer, Leader of the Palmer United Party; Mark Latham, Former Federal Opposition Leader; Larissa Waters, Queensland Greens Senator; David Williamson, Playwright;
- E36: An Audience With David Suzuki (2013-09-23) — Panellist: David Suzuki, Renowned Environmental Scientist and Campaigner.
- E37: ALP Leadership Debate (2013-09-30) — Panellists: Anthony Albanese, Labor MP for Grayndler; and Bill Shorten, Labor MP for Maribyrnong.
- E38: Corruption, China & Carbon (2013-10-07) — Panellists: Greg Hunt, Minister for the Environment; Kate Ellis, Labor MP; Viv Benjamin, CEO of the Oaktree Foundation; Luo Xiaopeng, Chinese economist and political analyst; and G
- E39: Fireworks, Free Trade & Indigenous Issues (2013-10-14) — Panellists: Arthur Sinodinos, Assistant Treasurer; Penny Wong, South Australian Labor Senator; Warren Mundine, Chair of the Indigenous Advisory Council; Jeff McMullen, Journalist a
- E40: Fires, Illegals & Rorts (2013-10-21) — Panellists: Barnaby Joyce, Minister for Agriculture; Tony Burke, Labor frontbencher; Amanda Vanstone, Former Howard Government Minister; Vince Sorrenti, Comedian; and Rabia Siddiqu
- E41: Independent Thinkers & Independent Schools (2013-10-28) — Panellists: Christopher Pyne, Education Minister; Joel Fitzgibbon, Shadow Minister for Agriculture; Ray Martin, Journalist and author; Wendy Harmer, Editor in Chief, The Hoopla; an
- E42: From the Festival of Dangerous Ideas (2013-11-04) — Panellists: Peter Hitchens, Journalist and author; Germaine Greer, Feminist icon and provocateur; Hanna Rosin, Senior editor of The Atlantic; and Dan Savage, Sex Advice Author and
- E43: Open For Business (2013-11-11) — Panellists: David Knox, Managing Director and CEO, Santos Ltd; Carol Schwartz, Chair of the Women's Leadership Institute; John Symond, Founder, Aussie Home Loans; Elizabeth Proust,
- E44: India: More than Bollywood and Batsmen (2013-11-18) — Panellists: Shashi Tharoor, Diplomat and Minister of State for HR Development; Pallavi Sharda, Australian-born Bollywood star; Swapan Dasgupta, Senior Indian journalist and politic
- E45: Spying, Sorry & Free Speech (2013-11-25) — Panellists: Yulia Supadmo, Indonesian Senior Journalist; Josh Frydenberg, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister; Chris Bowen, Shadow Treasurer; Kurt Campbell, Lowy Institut
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How many seasons does Q&A have? 14 season(s) with 548 episodes.
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