Q&A - Season 9

First aired: 2/1/2016 43 episodes

Episodes

1. Great Australians

Aired: 2/1/2016

Tony Jones hosts a special featuring 2016 Australian of the Year David Morrison; Catherine Keenan; Senior Australian of the Year Gordian Fulde; Indigenous Affairs Editor Stan Grant & SA Finalist Young Australian of the Year Manal Younus.

2. Corruption, Penalty Rates & Public Health

Aired: 2/8/2016

Joining Tony Jones in Melbourne: Minister for Rural Health Fiona Nash; Shadow Minister for Health Catherine King; Radio Host Neil Mitchell; IR Commentator & Columnist, Grace Collier & ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver.

3. Polls, Property and Processing

Aired: 2/15/2016

Joining host Tony Jones on the panel in our Sydney studio is Deputy Leader of the National Party, Barnaby Joyce; Labor MP, Terri Butler; Greens Senator, Sarah Hanson-Young and Canadian conservative commentator, Mark Steyn; and political correspondent Lenore Taylor.

4. Hybrid War to Hot War

Aired: 2/22/2016

Joining Tony Jones on the panel are Justice Minister Michael Keenan; Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Tanya Plibersek; Counter-insurgency expert David Kilcullen; Raihan Ismail & Israeli journalist Eldad Beck.

5. Safe Schools, Sniping and Senators

Aired: 2/29/2016

Joining Tony Jones from Melbourne: Australian Christian Lobby's Lyle Shelton; Former AMA President Kerryn Phelps; CEO of Roy Morgan Research Michele Levine; Former Small Business Minister Bruce Billson & Labor MP Anna Burke.

6. Peta, Priests and Presidents

Aired: 3/7/2016

Celebrating International Women's Day: Minister for Women & Employment Michaelia Cash; Opp Leader in the Senate Penny Wong; Co-founder of Mamamia Mia Freedman; Broadcaster Alan Jones & Host of HuffPost Live Josh Zepps.

7. String Theory, Sea Turtles, AI and Pi

Aired: 3/14/2016

Tony Jones hosts a science special featuring: physicist, Brian Greene; astrophysicist, Tamara Davis; Australia's Chief Scientist, Alan Finkel; Marine ecologist, Emma Johnston & molecular biologist, Upulie Divisekera.

8. ABCC, Double D and Rioting

Aired: 3/21/2016

Live from Melbourne with: Minister for Energy & Resources Josh Frydenberg; Vic Premier Daniel Andrews; Tas Senator Jacqui Lambie; Feminist commentator Clementine Ford; and Chair of Bank of Melbourne Elizabeth Proust.

9. Innovation, Collaboration & NBN

Aired: 3/28/2016

An Innovation special, joining Tony Jones are Assist. Minister for Innovation Wyatt Roy; Opp spokesman on Digital Innovation Ed Husic; entrepreneur Holly Ransom; Quantum physicist Michael Biercuk & Sandy Plunkett.

10. Federation, Funding, Disability and Disunity

Aired: 4/4/2016

Live from Adelaide: Leader of the House Christopher Pyne; Shadow Asst Education Minister Amanda Rishworth; Dignity for Disability Party's Kelly Vincent; Journalist Greg Sheridan & political satirist Sameena Zehra.

11. Alcohol, Violence, Sugar and Shakespeare

Aired: 4/11/2016

Joining Tony Jones on the panel are Feminist icon Germaine Greer; author and columnist Theodore Dalrymple; Liberal MP Sharman Stone; Tasmanian Labor Senator Lisa Singh and Aria award winning musician Joseph Tawadros.

12. Dissolution, Disappointment and Tears

Aired: 4/18/2016

Joining Tony Jones are Liberal MP Ewen Jones; Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development Alannah MacTiernan; former Liberal Party leader John Hewson; journalist Caroline Overington & commentator Jane Caro.

13. Church and State

Aired: 4/25/2016

Joining host Julia Baird on the panel; Professor John Haldane; journalist Julie McCrossin; Indigenous Anglican Pastor Ray Minniecon; Rev. Tiffany Sparks & Managing Dir. of the Australian Christian Lobby Lyle Shelton.

14. Reforms, Representatives and Re-Election

Aired: 5/2/2016

On the eve of Treasurer Scott Morrison's first budget we ask: Is our political system up to the challenges of the 21st Century? On the panel: James Fallows; Laura Tingle; George Megalogenis; Iain Walker and Pru Goward.

15. Budget, Billionaires and Battlers

Aired: 5/9/2016

Joining Tony Jones live in Melbourne are Minister for Small Business Kelly O'Dwyer; Shadow Assistant Treasurer Andrew Leigh; Greens MP Adam Bandt; Head of ACOSS Cassandra Goldie & CEO Of Australian Industry Group Innes Willox.

16. Free Will, Free Speech and Criticising Islam

Aired: 5/16/2016

In conjunction with the Sydney Writers' Festival, Q&A presents some of the literary world's best minds including: Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Kate Tempest, Jean-Christophe Rufin, Julian Baggini & Emma Sky.

17. Debate: Pyne vs Albanese

Aired: 5/23/2016

Joining host Tony Jones on the panel will be Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Christopher Pyne in a one-on-one debate with the Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Cities Anthony Albanese.

18. Balance of Power

Aired: 5/30/2016

Joining Tony Jones in Brisbane are Trade Minister Steve Ciobo; Greens leader Richard Di Natale; South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon; Labor member for Griffith Terri Butler; Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie.

19. Tussle in Tamworth

Aired: 6/6/2016

Tony Jones in Tamworth with Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce; Shadow Minister for Agriculture Joel Fitzgibbon; Independent Candidate Tony Windsor; Vice Pres of Nat Farmers' Fed Fiona Simson & farmer/businesswoman Robbie Sefton.

20. Bill Shorten

Aired: 6/13/2016

The Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten joins Tony Jones in a special one-on-one Q&A event from Penrith in Greater Western Sydney.

21. Malcolm Turnbull

Aired: 6/20/2016

In his much-anticipated first appearance on Q&A since becoming the Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull will join Tony Jones for a special one-on-one event, from the Brisbane Powerhouse.

22. Brexit Fallout, Indigenous People and Young Voices

Aired: 6/27/2016

Joining Tony Jones on the panel: Finance Minister Mathias Cormann; Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek; Economic Analyst Chris Richardson; Professor of Indigenous Studies Marcia Langton & Broadcaster Alan Jones.

23. Minority Government and Division

Aired: 7/4/2016

On the panel: Minister for Resources & Energy Josh Frydenberg; Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen; SA Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young; Editor-at-large The Australian Paul Kelly; entrepreneur & youth advocate Holly Ransom.

24. Liberal Split, Senate Vote and Chilcot

Aired: 7/11/2016

On the panel Live from Melbourne: Attorney-General George Brandis; Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek; Senator-elect Derryn Hinch; weekly columnist, Guardian Australia Van Badham; and broadcaster Steve Price.

25. Senate Powerbrokers

Aired: 7/18/2016

Tony Jones is joined by the Senate powerbrokers: Education Minister Simon Birmingham; Labor Senator Sam Dastyari; Greens Senator Larissa Waters; NXT Senator Nick Xenophon & Queensland Senator-elect Pauline Hanson.

26. Incarceration, Islam and Innovation

Aired: 7/25/2016

Joining guest host Virginia Trioli on the panel: Assistant Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Craig Laundy; Labor MP Ed Husic; Cape York Institute's Shireen Morris; and Reverend Peter Kurti.

27. Rudd, Rehabilitation and Animal Ethics

Aired: 8/1/2016

Joining guest host Virginia Trioli in Melbourne: Resources Minister Matt Canavan, Tasmanian Labor Senator Lisa Singh, Philosopher/ethicist Peter Singer, writer Celeste Liddle, Former CEO Committee for Melbourne Kate Roffey.

28. US Election Special

Aired: 8/8/2016

Giving their take on the US election is political satirist PJ O'Rourke; equality campaigner Linda Tirado; former foreign minister Bob Carr; counter-terrorism adviser Lydia Khalil and US policy analyst Crispin Rovere.

29. Experts and Empirical Evidence

Aired: 8/15/2016

On the panel: Science superstar Brian Cox; Minister for Industry, Innovation & Science Greg Hunt; Shadow Minister for Human Services Linda Burney; One Nation senator-elect Malcolm Roberts & mathematician Lily Serna.

30. Racism, Revenge Porn & Nauru

Aired: 8/22/2016

On the panel from Melbourne: Minister for Communications Mitch Fifield; Shadow Health Minister Catherine King; Comedian/writer Corinne Grant; Editor of Spiked Online Brendan O'Neill & academic Erin Watson-Lynn.

31. Social Determinants of Health

Aired: 8/29/2016

On the panel: Pres World Medical Assoc Michael Marmot; Chair of PM's Indigenous Advisory Council Warren Mundine; Head of ACOSS Cassandra Goldie; Prof of Economics Deborah Cobb-Clark; Dean of Medicine Christine Bennett.

32. Over 400 Years of Shakespeare

Aired: 9/5/2016

From the Sydney Opera House we mark the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare with: Scholar Germaine Greer; Bell Shakespeare Company's John Bell; Actor Kate Mulvany; Philosopher AC Grayling & Actor Kylie Farmer.

33. Guns, Diversity and Donations

Aired: 9/12/2016

Joining Tony Jones on the panel are: Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie; Labor Senator Doug Cameron: Greens Senator Larissa Waters: Editor of Spectator Australia Rowan Dean & suspended Liberal Party member Dai Le.

34. Marriage Equality, Migrants and Masculinity

Aired: 9/19/2016

Joining Tony Jones on the panel: Rock legend Jimmy Barnes; author/comedian Magda Szubanski; Deputy Nationals leader Fiona Nash; Manager of Opposition Business Tony Burke & independent Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie.

35. Education, Environment and Equality

Aired: 9/26/2016

On tonight's high powered political panel in Adelaide: SA Premier Jay Weatherill; Education & Training Minister Simon Birmingham; Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong & former Liberal Senator Amanda Vanstone.

36. Renewables, Welfare and Body Image

Aired: 10/3/2016

On the panel is Minister for Social Services Christian Porter, Shadow Minister for Climate Change & Energy Mark Butler, media executive/author Marina Go, social equity advocate Eva Cox & policy analyst Trisha Jha.

37. Australia's Sovereign Borders

Aired: 10/10/2016

A focus on Australia's refugee policy with #LetThemStay Campaign's Shen Narayanasamy, retired General Jim Molan, priest & Prof. of Law Frank Brennan, the Kaldor Centre's Jane McAdam & refugee/entrepreneur Huy Truong.

38. Industrial Relations and Respectful Relationships

Aired: 10/17/2016

On the panel: Leader of The Greens Richard Di Natale; Labor MP for Gellibrand Tim Watts; Economist & businesswoman Judith Sloan; President of ACTU Ged Kearney & Industrial Relations commentator Grace Collier.

39. Media Influence, Privacy and Secrecy

Aired: 10/24/2016

On the panel: Cabinet Secretary Arthur Sinodinos, Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek; Former Editor-in-chief of 'The Australian' Chris Mitchell; investigative journalist Christine Dolan & writer Robert Manne.

40. Refugee Ban, Backpackers and Cultural Capital

Aired: 10/31/2016

Joining Tony Jones in Mildura: Health Minister Sussan Ley, Shadow Agriculture Minister Joel Fitzgibbon, I Love Farms' Emma Germano, Sunraysia Mallee Ethnic Communities Council Head Dean Wickham & avocado farmer Katrina Myers.

41. 18C, Trump and Islands Sinking

Aired: 11/7/2016

Joining Tony Jones: Shadow Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese; Liberal Senator James Paterson; This Changes Everything author Naomi Klein; author Don Watson & Institute of Public Affairs adjunct fellow Georgina Downer.

42. New World Order

Aired: 11/14/2016

Joining Tony Jones on the panel: Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce; Shadow Education Minister Kate Ellis; policy analyst Helen Andrews, RMIT University Professor Joe Siracusa & Jennifer Hunt from the University of Sydney.

43. End of the Year, Dawn of an Era

Aired: 11/21/2016

On the panel: Liberal Senator Eric Abetz; Labor MP Terri Butler; Playwright/actor in Black Comedy Nakkiah Lui; The Australian's Foreign Affairs Editor Greg Sheridan & screenwriter/author Benjamin Law.