Kitchen Cabinet
Each week political journalist Annabel Crabb invites herself over to a sitting member of parliaments house for dinner.
- 2012-2026
- 8 seasons
Each week political journalist Annabel Crabb invites herself over to a sitting member of parliaments house for dinner.
Season 8 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2026
Episode 1
Anthony Albanese
29 mins
Annabel Crabb visits The Lodge to cook with the 31st Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese. In an unusually frank and relaxed interview, the PM reflects on his 30-year career in federal politics, the issues on which he's changed his mind in that time and the day in politics he'd least like to live again.
Episode 2
Angus Taylor
29 mins
Annabel visits Angus Taylor - the ninth Liberal leader this century - who has a Herculean task ahead as he grapples with the growth of One Nation and the collapse in the Coalition's vote. And now he has to cook on camera.
Episode 3
Allegra Spender
29 mins
Annabel meets with Independent MP Allegra Spender, who - in 2022 - boldly nabbed the Liberal Party's crown jewel, the affluent Sydney seat of Wentworth, and has held it ever since. What motivates this serial overachiever?
Episode 4
Mehreen Faruqi
29 mins
Annabel visits Mehreen Faruqi, who 35 years ago migrated to Sydney from Lahore, Pakistan, armed with a young family, an engineering degree and an appetite for adventure. These days, Faruqi is the Deputy Leader of the Greens and was the first Muslim woman to be sworn in as a Senator.
Episode 5
Josh Burns
29 mins
Annabel heads to country Victoria to meet Labor MP Josh Burns and his partner Victorian state MP Georgie Purcell. Annabel learns about his upbringing and why he likes to work behind the scenes to negotiate outcomes.
Episode 6
Darren Chester
29 mins
In the season final, Annabel Crabb sits down with Darren Chester, Member for Gippsland and Deputy Leader of the Nationals, for a meal, gaining unique insights into his time in parliament and the concerns of regional voters.