Season 10 (2017)
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Episodes 43
Trump, Climate Action and Youths
Tony Jones is joined in Melbourne by Premier of Victoria Daniel Andrews, Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg, policy analyst Helen Andrews, teen climate activist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez & journalist Daisy Cousens.
Read MoreBlackouts, Childcare, and Migration
Tony Jones is joined by Vic Senator James Paterson, Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education Kate Ellis, Senator Jacqui Lambie, mechanical engineer Yassmin Abdel-Magied & new Democracy Foundation's Luca Belgiorno-Nettis.
Read MorePensions, Debt and NDIS
Q&A's Tony Jones is joined by Attorney-General George Brandis; Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek; Barrister & human rights advocate Julian Burnside; political commentator Piers Akerman & Pollster Michele Levine.
Read MoreDeath and Disruption
Tony Jones is joined in Melbourne by Special Minister of State Scott Ryan, Shadow Justice Minister Clare O'Neil, philosopher Peter Singer, Sustainability Advocate Leyla Acaroglu & Former Abbott Govt Advisor Ted Lapkin.
Read MoreStrikes, Sexual Assault and Revenge Porn
Q&A is All About Women, featuring an all-female panel including anti-violence campaigner Thordis Elva, Pulitzer Prize winner Mei Fong, author/performer Lindy West, actor/presenter Faustina Agolley & lawyer Josephine Cashman.
Read MoreFestival of the Arts
Q&A from Adelaide Arts Festival with Canadian singer songwriter Martha Wainwright, theatre & film director Neil Armfield, Indigenous actress & singer Ursula Yovich, media & arts executive Kim Williams and more.
Read MoreThe Misinformation Ecosystem
Q&A takes a look at fake news & the post-truth era with: former director general of Al Jazeera Wadah Khanfar, First Draft News' Claire Wardle, journalist Mark Day, Liberal Senator Zed Seselja & Labor's Terri Butler.
Read MoreHunting, Housing and Homeland Security
With the world reeling from the terror attack in London, Q&A focuses on international security. Tony Jones is joined by Lydia Khalil, Kerry Chikarovski, Amanda Rishworth, Bridget McKenzie, Peter Holmes a Court & Mark Seymour.
Read MoreCompany Tax, Climate Refugees and Cold War
Q&A features a panel of global thinkers: author Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, Former Danish PM & Save the Children CEO Helle Thorning-Schmidt & The Australian's Editor-at-large Paul Kelly.
Read MoreAssad, Assisted Suicide and Satire
Joining Tony Jones: Minister for Communications Mitch Fifield; Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong; author Nikki Gemmell; Ethicist Margaret Somerville & British political singer-songwriter Billy Bragg.
Read MoreCitizenships, Skilled Workers and Mushrooms
Joining Tony Jones: Feminist icon Germaine Greer; Assistant Immigration Minister Alex Hawke; Shadow Environment Minister Tony Burke; Victorian Senator Derryn Hinch & Zimbabwean sustainable farming advocate Chido Govera.
Read MoreTwo Veeps and a Satirist
Joining Tony Jones: creator of Veep Armando Iannucci; ANU Vice Chancellor Brian Schmidt; Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce; Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek; Research Director of IPSOS Mind & Mood Report Laura Demasi.
Read MoreGonski, Veterans and the Budget
Joining Tony Jones: Minister for Veterans' Affairs & Defence Personnel Dan Tehan; Tasmanian Labor Senator Lisa Singh; Comedian Dave Hughes; Taxation lawyer Mark Leibler & CEO of the Urban Development Institute Danni Addison.
Read MoreBudget, Surplus & Debt
In a post Budget Q&A special from the Gold Coast, Tony Jones is joined by Education Minister Simon Birmingham; Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen; Greens Senator Larissa Waters; Innes Willox and Miranda Stewart.
Read MoreTrump, Putin and The End
Tony Jones is joined by Sydney Writers' Festival guests: journalists Niki Savva & Mikhail Zygar; theoretical physicist Lawrence M. Krauss; Data Editor of The Guardian US Mona Chalabi & Man Booker prize-winner Paul Beatty.
Read More1967 and Mabo - Moving Forward
From Parliament House, Canberra this special 1967 & Mabo: Moving Forward marks 50 years since the 1967 referendum & 25 years since Mabo. Guests: Noel Pearson, Pat Anderson, Megan David, Nakkiah Lui & Stan Grant.
Read MoreTerror, Housing and the NDIS
On the panel: Social Services Minister Christian Porter; Shadow Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese; NSW Liberal Democrats Senator David Leyonhjelm; La Trobe University's Judith Brett & actor/advocate Kiruna Stamell.
Read MoreAustralia's Energy Future
In an Energy special Environment & Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg, Shadow Energy Minister Mark Butler, Australia's Chief Scientist Alan Finkel, Energy Consumers Aus CEO Rosemary Sinclair & Climate Council CEO Amanda McKenzie.
Read MoreAustralian values, Apes and Irrationality
Guest host Jeremy Fernandez is joined on the panel by Liberal Senator James Paterson, Shadow Human Services Minister Linda Burney, Primatologist Jane Goodall, Research Fellow Peter Kurti & Author Rachel Botsman.
Read MoreAuthenticity, Optics and Taboo
Joining Virginia Trioli: Tony Blair's Former Press Secretary Alastair Campbell, pollster Anna Greenberg, Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne, Shadow Justice Minister Clare O'Neil & political strategist Grahame Morris.
Read MoreIncentives, Intervention and Fireworks
Q&A is coming from Alice Springs, with guest host Virginia Trioli joined by Bob Katter, Warren Snowdon, Jacinta Price, Dale McIver and Josie Douglas.
Read MoreAdani, Armies and Assaults
Joining Tony Jones: Minister for Resources & Northern Australia Matt Canavan, Queensland Labor MP Terri Butler, British broadcaster Mehdi Hasan, Canadian Christian scholar John Stackhouse & writer/presenter Rachel Corbett.
Read MoreSchool Special Victoria
In a Q&A first, four high school students Pinidu Chandrasekera, Aretha Brown, Jock Maddern & Jacinta Speer join federal politicians Josh Frydenberg & Catherine King on the panel in front of a student-only audience.
Read MoreTrusts, Trump and Tensions in Asia
On the panel: Trade Minister Steve Ciobo; Shadow Finance Minister Jim Chalmers; Chinese American writer Mei Fong; Foreign Affairs editor, The Australian Greg Sheridan; Senior economics writer, Fairfax Media Jessica Irvine.
Read MoreQ&A from Garma Festival 2017
In a Q&A Special from the Garma Festival in Arnhem Land, guest host Stan Grant is joined by Noel Pearson, Marcia Langton, Nigel Scullion, Denise Bowden, Peter Yu & Djapirri Mununggirritj.
Read MoreCitizenship, Charlottesville and Surveys
Tony Jones is back in the Q&A studio with a cracker political panel featuring Liberal Senator Eric Abetz, Labor Senator Sam Dastyari, ANU Law Professor Kim Rubenstein, author Jamila Rizvi & theologian Michael Jensen.
Read MoreBill Shorten on Q&A
In a special Q&A, Tony Jones is joined by the Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten to answer the questions asked by viewers & the studio audience.
Read MoreAustralia Day and Families Divided
Tony Jones is joined by Attorney-General George Brandis, Manager of Opposition Business Tony Burke, Independent Senator for TAS Jacqui Lambie, City of Sydney Councillor Christine Forster, and singer/songwriter Dan Sultan.
Read MoreAntifa, Women & Doomsday
Joining Tony Jones are indigenous author Kim Scott, writer/journalist Laurie Penny, Indian diplomat Shashi Tharoor, founder of 'Muslim Girl' Amani Al-Khatahtbeh & Lowy Institute Executive Director Michael Fullilove.
Read MoreConsequences, Citizenship and Climate
Joining Virginia Trioli: Assistant Minister for Social Services & Multicultural Affairs Zed Seselja, Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus, SA Senator Lucy Gichuhi, philosopher A.C. Grayling & Israeli MP Merav Michaeli.
Read MoreEnergy, Myanmar and Dreamers
Jeremy Fernandez is joined by Assistant Minister to the Treasurer Michael Sukkar, Opposition Leader in the Senate Penny Wong, Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, industry advocate Emma Herd & journalist Bret Stephens.
Read MoreDrones, Robots and The Future
Q&A returns with Assistant Minister for Industry, Innovation & Science Craig Laundy, Shadow Minister for the Digital Economy Ed Husic, Scientist Catherine Ball, Sandra Peter & broadcaster Adam Spencer.
Read MoreElectricity, Sports and Marriage
Joining Tony Jones in Melbourne are Queensland Nationals Senator Matt Canavan, SA Labor MP Amanda Rishworth, Greens Leader Richard Di Natale, Richmond Tigers President Peggy O'Neal & CEO of Roy Morgan Research Michele Levine.
Read MoreTrump, Guns and Rock n Roll
Joining Tony Jones this week: Rock icon & author Jimmy Barnes, Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie, Labor MP for Cowan Anne Aly, Lowy Institute Research Fellow Lydia Khalil & Former Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer.
Read MoreQ&A Same Sex Marriage Debate
Joining Tony Jones for the Q&A Same-Sex Marriage debate: actress and author Magda Szubanski; Anglican Archbishop of Sydney Glenn Davies; Jesuit priest and law professor Frank Brennan; 'No campaign' spokesperson Karina Okotel.
Read MoreLiability, Instability and Deniability
Joining Tony Jones this week: Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd; The Australian Financial Review Political Editor Laura Tingle; 2GB Radio Broadcaster Alan Jones and La Trobe University Emeritus Professor Judith Brett.
Read MoreQ&A High School Special 2.0
Joining Tony Jones for our second high school special for 2017: Minister for Education Simon Birmingham, Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek, Geordie Brown, Nadia Homem, Arthur Lim and Lauren McGrath-Wild.
Read MoreSection 44, Space and Skeptics
Space, time and intelligent life with rock star physicist Brian Cox. Plus Assistant Minister for Digital Transformation Angus Taylor, QLD Labor MP Terri Butler, economist Judith Sloan & futurist Shara Evans join Tony Jones.
Read MoreProtections, Preferences & Parliamentarians
Joining Tony Jones this week: Attorney-General George Brandis; Shadow Minister for Employment & Workplace Relations Brendan O'Connor; Greens Senator Janet Rice; Christian radio broadcaster Stephen O'Doherty, and Jacqui Lambie.
Read MoreRoyal Commissions and Election Results
Tony Jones is joined by Assistant Minister to the PM James McGrath, Qld Labor Senator Murray Watt, Guardian Australia editor Lenore Taylor, The Feed's Jan Fran & former adviser to the PM on Indigenous Affairs Warren Mundine.
Read MoreHuman Rights and Harassment
Joining Tony Jones are Tas Liberal Senator Eric Abetz, Tas Labor Senator Lisa Singh, former President of Aust Human Rights Commission Gillian Triggs, IPA Director of Policy Simon Breheny & Fairfax journalist Kate McClymont.
Read MorePM Malcolm Turnbull on Q&A
He's been bobbing in a sea of political woes but now the polls may be turning. What questions do the Australian people want answered? Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on a special Q&A presented by Virginia Trioli.
Read MoreComebacks, Cancer Treatment and Uni Cuts
Joining Virginia Trioli in Melbourne for the final Q&A of 2017: Health Minister Greg Hunt, Shadow Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese, author Maxine McKew, The Australian's Greg Sheridan, Buzzfeed's Alice Workman.
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