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Q&A Season 17 Episodes
Season 17 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 2024 - 2024
Episode 1
Trust, Truth and Taylor Swift
61 mins
Q+A returns to ask who can you trust? Can you trust your supermarket? What about your bank? With cost-of-living pressures and major conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, do you trust our politicians to make a difference?
Episode 2
Conflict, Chaos and Climate
61 mins
Q+A puts a focus on global issues with a panel of big thinkers. In a year of crucial elections around the world, the existential threat of climate change and increasing global volatility - what does it all mean for Australia?
Episode 3
Spies, Social Cohesion and Stunts
61 mins
This week on Q+A: coming together in volatile times. With how we vote, live and work in a state of flux, what common ground can we find between those with differing views? Accusations from ASIO boss Mike Burgess of traitorous activity by a retired politician have rocked the nation and are causing ructions among our allies. Do we have a right to know who it is? Overseas, will world leaders manage to negotiate a Middle East ceasefire? And is Australia's economic news likely to get worse before it gets better? All this PLUS news of the week.
Episode 4
Tech Giants, Generational Divides and Gaza Aid
62 mins
Who is the new economy really working for? What does the future hold? A panel of financial heavy-hitters and commentators join political leaders to discuss market power, rampant inflation, cost of living and a 'soft landing'.
Episode 5
Generative AI, Guardrails and ChatGPT
63 mins
Artificial intelligence has moved from sci-fi fantasy to everyday use in facial recognition, deepfakes and ChatGPT to fake royals, social media spying, nuclear energy and a growing AI army - how will science remake our world?
Episode 6
Homeownership, Homelessness and Housing Supply
61 mins
Has the great housing dream become a nightmare? Supply is falling behind demand, inflating a red-hot market. How do we boost affordability and accelerate construction? Are we ready for the big shifts coming to our suburbs?
Episode 7
Gender-based Violence, Freedom of Speech and Faith
61 mins
The crimes that shocked a nation - and the big conversations they've stoked on extremism, justice, community cohesion and social media. From Elon v takedown orders, to gendered violence, nuclear energy and a doping scandal.
Episode 8
WFH, Uni Protests and Online Radicalisation
60 mins
What's the future of work? From WFH to hybrid working, how will technological advances and the rise of AI further disrupt jobs? What are Australia's labour advantages as an unstable world threatens international supply chains?
Episode 9
Budget, Book Bans and Boosting the Economy
62 mins
Ahead of the Budget we discuss spending priorities, a fairer, more sustainable tax system, and how we can seize new opportunities to rebuild the economy to deliver better services, higher productivity and future wealth.
Episode 10
Logan Special
60 mins
Jim Chalmers faces his own constituents in a special Q+A from Logan. Amid a cost-of-living crisis and global economic turmoil - with an election due within a year - what does Logan make of the Treasurer's economic management?
Episode 11
Gaza, Ukraine and the Public Space
60 mins
The Middle East and Ukraine are locked in protracted wars; The US, UK and India face elections; millions of displaced people have created a global refugee crisis. Cohesion is fraying. A panel of big thinkers make sense of it.
Episode 12
Global Elections, A Test of Democracy and Free Speech
61 mins
Amid war, displacement, disinformation and rising hate, fragile democracies are being put to the test - with big ramifications for Australia. How billions of voters in India, the US and UK could reshape the world. And the new pressures on our politics, social harmony and free speech. (Midseason Final)
Episode 13
Queanbeyan Special
61 mins
Q+A is back and we're on the road in Queanbeyan with a power panel of politicians, a Nobel Prize-winning economist and leading business journalist to take questions on cost of living, competition and the future of capitalism.
Episode 14
Big Tech, Bans and Better Behaviour Online
61 mins
The connectedness and convenience of technology has come at a cost: personal data leaks, financial scams, sexploitation and revenge porn, a tide of disinformation, hate speech, bullying and social media harm. But is censorship the answer - or even possible? How do we stay safe online?
Episode 15
Is Democracy In Crisis?
60 mins
This week on Q+A ... Is democracy in crisis? Popularism is on the rise globally. Disaffection among inflation-hit workers is growing. Younger Australians - angry about the housing market, anxious about climate change - are lost to algorithms. Democrats say Donald Trump is a threat to democracy - Republicans say the same of Kamala Harris. Far-right groups are rioting in the UK just months after a landside centre-left Labour election win. "The very soul of Europe is at risk", some warn, as Ukraine fights on. Autocrats in Russia and China are determined to expand their power. Support for Australian major parties is in long-term decline, with debate over Gaza and immigration challenging community cohesion like never before. Can the centre still hold? What can leaders do to strengthen democracy and win back our attention and trust?
Episode 16
Q+A in Dandenong: Crime, Climate and the War on Woke
61 mins
Q+A is in Dandenong, a vibrant cross-section of Australia in Melbourne's outer south-east. Our panel of political players, commentators and community representatives debate the economy, immigration, multiculturalism and the issues that matter to locals.
Episode 17
Q+A Housing Special
66 mins
A roof over our head is a basic right that's become one of the greatest social and public policy challenges of our times. A crippling shortage of housing in Australia, falling behind ambitious build targets and soaring rents.
Episode 18
Q+A in Newcastle
60 mins
Q+A is in Newcastle, a traditional blue-collar town in the middle of major economic transition. Patricia Karvelas and the panel discuss issues including jobs and manufacturing, defence, energy, nuclear and the economy.
Episode 19
Q+A in Qld: Reparations, Reproductive rights and Regional Australia
60 mins
Five days out from the Queensland Election, Q+A is in Brisbane to answer your questions on housing, health, Labor's cut-price public transport, power bill discounts and free school lunches and the LNP's tough-on-crime pitch.
Episode 20
Health Special
60 mins
Q+A is giving Australia a check-up - and we're taking your temperature. Our healthcare system has been called one of the best and most accessible in the world but there are gaping holes in the public sphere and growing costs.
Episode 21
USA Votes Special
60 mins
It's the tightest, most contentious election in recent US history and the stakes couldn't be higher. Who will win? What will America look like the day after? How will a new president reshape alliances and the global economy?
Episode 22
Trumpism, Tariffs and Identity Politics
60 mins
The great transfer of political power. The United States is giving Donald Trump another chance, while the world anxiously waits for what comes next. What does a Trump White House mean for trade, security and the economy?
Episode 23
'Narcissist' Leaders, Online Truth and Why it's 'Weird' to Be a Man
60 mins
British journalist and author Jon Ronson joins Patricia Karvelas on the panel with Zoe Daniel and Tim Costello to discuss Trump, conspiracy theories and misinformation, social media, trade and the upcoming federal election.
Episode 24
China, Cost of Living and Social Connection
61 mins
As the PM builds bridges overseas, the government is battling to pass a raft of reforms and the Treasurer warns of stormy seas ahead. Plus the delicate diplomatic mission to protect free trade. (Final for 2024)