List of Q+A panellists

Q+A
Company type	Television program
Industry	Television broadcasting
Founded	2008
Headquarters	Australia
Area served	Australia
Key people	Patricia Karvelas (presenter as of February 2024)
Products	Current affairs television program
Website	www.abc.net.au/qanda/

Adapted from the English Wikipedia article List of Q+A panellists, available under CC BY-SA 4.0Updated 11 August 202514 sources

Q+A is an Australian current affairs television program featuring a panel of five public figures, typically politicians, who respond to questions posed by the audience on a range of public interest issues. The show is broadcast on two channels within the ABC Television network and, as of February 2024, is presented by journalist Patricia Karvelas.

Hosts and description

From August 2022 until May 2023, Q+A was anchored by Stan Grant. Prior to 2020, Tony Jones served as the host, followed by journalist Hamish Macdonald until mid-2021. Afterward, the hosting duties rotated among several presenters.

While the program mainly focuses on political topics, it also explores other subject matters. Audience members in the studio or viewers submitting video questions contribute to the live broadcast. The show's objective is to provide a national platform that holds politicians and influential figures accountable. During discussions, viewer feedback from Twitter is displayed on screen. Panels generally consist of five participants, frequently including at least two politicians from opposing parties; however, some episodes concentrate on areas such as science or special occasions like the Garma Festival, featuring relevant specialists.

Season 1: 2008

The first season consisted of 20 episodes. The premiere episode showcased Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as the sole guest, originally planned as a one-time special. Episode 19 also featured a single panellist: new Liberal Party leader Malcolm Turnbull, who had taken leadership just nine days earlier.

Episode	Date	Panellists
Episode	Date	Labor	Coalition	Minor Parties / Independents	Others
1	22 May 2008	Kevin Rudd
2	29 May 2008	Tanya Plibersek	Tony Abbott	Bob Brown	Warren Mundine Louise Adler
3	5 June 2008	Tony Burke	Julie Bishop		Randa Abdel-Fattah Stephen Mayne Greg Sheridan
4	12 June 2008	Joel Fitzgibbon	George Brandis Pru Goward		Kate Crawford Charles Firth
5	19 June 2008	Chris Bowen	Christopher Pyne	Cheryl Kernot	Nick Adams Julia Zemiro
6	26 June 2008	Bill Shorten	Greg Hunt		Elizabeth Ann Macgregor Tim Blair Angela Conway
7	3 July 2008	Nicola Roxon	Joe Hockey		Marcia Langton Peter van Onselen Miriam Lyons
8	10 July 2008	Craig Emerson	Helen Coonan	Christine Milne	Andrew Bolt Linda Jaivin
9	17 July 2008	Lindsay Tanner	Alexander Downer		David Marr Angela Shanahan Rose Jackson
10	24 July 2008	Mark Arbib	Barnaby Joyce		Nick Xenophon Heather Ridout Christine Jackman
11	31 July 2008	Penny Wong	Malcolm Turnbull		Tim Flannery Catherine Harris Tim Wilson
12	7 August 2008	Peter Garrett	Bronwyn Bishop		Julian Morrow Megan Davis Imre Salusinszky
13	14 August 2008	Bob Carr	Julie Bishop		Germaine Greer Greg Sheridan Marcus Westbury
14	21 August 2008	Anthony Albanese	George Brandis		Blanche d'Alpuget Cindy Pan Grahame Morris
15	28 August 2008	Craig Emerson	Sharman Stone		John Pilger Peter Hartcher Rebecca Weisser
16	4 September 2008	Bill Shorten	Christopher Pyne Kerry Chikarovski		Eric Beecher Jane Caro
17	11 September 2008	Tanya Plibersek	Nick Minchin		\ Mungo MacCallum \ Tim Wilson Linda Jaivin
18	18 September 2008	Maxine McKew	Tony Abbott		Waleed Aly Margaret Fitzherbert Robert Manne
19	25 September 2008		Malcolm Turnbull
20	2 October 2008	Nicola Roxon	Peter Costello	Cheryl Kernot	\ David Marr Tom Switzer

Season 2a: 2009

The second season consisted of 42 episodes, continuing the approach where each panellist appeared no more than twice. A highlight was episode 7, which was transmitted live from Melbourne, marking the show's inaugural production outside its Ultimo studio in Sydney. Additionally, episode 14 presented a special edition from the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, concentrating on the 2009 Australian federal budget and featuring contributions from the finance minister and shadow treasurer.

Episode	Date	Panellists				Topics
Episode	Date	Labor	Coalition	Minor Parties / Independents	Others	Topics
1	12 February 2009				Peter Cosgrove Fiona Wood Tania Major Tim Flannery Jonty Bush	Australians of the Year special
2	19 February 2009	Wayne Swan	Joe Hockey Kate Carnell	Christine Milne	Paul Howes	The Economy
3	26 February 2009	Bill Shorten	Christopher Pyne		Jonathan Biggins Leslie Cannold Sabrina Houssami
4	6 March 2009	Lindsay Tanner	Peter Costello		Geoff Cousins Rebecca Weisser Sally Warhaft
5	12 March 2009	Maxine McKew	Scott Morrison		John Symond Tanveer Ahmed Noeline Brown
6	19 March 2009	Kate Ellis	Tony Abbott		Peter Kennedy Bettina Arndt Bruce Wolpe
7	26 March 2009	Stephen Conroy	Greg Hunt		Andrew Bolt Louise Adler Susan Carland	Melbourne broadcast
8	2 April 2009	Tanya Plibersek	George Brandis		Satyajit Das Dennis Altman Rachel Fry
9	9 April 2009	Tony Burke	Helen Coonan John Hewson		Jane Caro Andrew Boe
10	16 April 2009	Chris Bowen	Sophie Mirabella		Catherine Deveny John Elliott Stephen Crittenden
11	23 April 2009	Craig Emerson	Julie Bishop		David Marr Cindy Pan P. J. O'Rourke
12	30 April 2009	Peter Garrett	Barnaby Joyce Pru Goward	Sarah Hanson-Young	Wesley Enoch
13	7 May 2009	Mark Arbib	Sharman Stone		Guy Rundle Greg Sheridan Randa Abdel-Fattah
14	14 May 2009	Lindsay Tanner	Joe Hockey		Geoff Cousins Misha Schubert Elizabeth Ann Macgregor	Budget special from Canberra
15	21 May 2009	Penny Wong	Tony Abbott		Bob Ellis Sue Cato Wendy Machin
16	28 May 2009	Kate Ellis	Brendan Nelson		William McInnes Peter Holmes à Court Miriam Lyons

Season 2b: 2009

The latter portion of season two of Q&A commenced on July 23, 2009. Episode 22 was recorded at the Melbourne Writers Festival, showcasing three authors. The program traveled to Adelaide for episode 26, while episode 27 uniquely featured a panel without any politicians.

28 8 October 2009 Belinda Neal Cory Bernardi Germaine Greer
Todd Sampson
Janet Albrechtsen 29 15 October 2009 Anthony Albanese Christopher Pyne Alexei Sayle
Deepa Gupta
Nikki Williams 30 22 October 2009 Craig Emerson Peter Dutton Louise Adler
Annabel Crabb
John Elliott (businessman) 31 29 October 2009 Bill Shorten Tony Abbott Bettina Arndt
Catherine Deveny
Jonathan Biggins 32 5 November 2009 Maxine McKew
Graham Richardson Joe Hockey
Kerry Chikarovski David Marr (journalist) }

Season 3: 2010

The third installment premiered on 8 February, delivering a complete set of 40 episodes broadcast every Monday on ABC1. The opening episode originated from Old Parliament House, Canberra, specifically aimed at engaging a younger demographic. Starting with episode 4, the show featured six panellists, marking the most extensive panels so far. Episode 9 presented Opposition Leader Tony Abbott as the sole participant, while episode 12 was notable for excluding politicians entirely and debuting a live Twitter feed to enhance viewer interaction.

Episode 18 was filmed in Casula, located in southwest Sydney. By episode 24, Tanya Plibersek became the first individual to appear more than twice within a single season. The two-part episodes 27 and 28 focused exclusively on party leaders ahead of the federal election. Episode 29 stirred controversy when Julia Gillard withdrew Mark Arbib at short notice, resulting in an empty seat on the panel. Episode 30 was recorded during the Melbourne Writers Festival.

In episode 37, former Prime Minister John Howard appeared alone to promote his memoirs titled Lazarus Rising. Episode 38 marked the program's debut broadcast from Perth, Western Australia. Due to travel complications, Nick Minchin was substituted by George Brandis for the finale.

Episode	Date	Panellists				Topics
Episode	Date	Labor	Coalition	Minor Parties / Independents	Others	Topics
17	23 July 2009	Nicola Roxon	Nick Minchin		Julian Morrow Jessica Brown Charlie Teo
18	30 July 2009	Anna Bligh	George Brandis		David Penberthy Tania Major Simon Sheikh
19	6 August 2009	Julia Gillard	Malcolm Turnbull		Sara Haghdoosti Mitch Grady Linden Brownley	Youth special
20	13 August 2009	Craig Emerson	Christopher Pyne		Sharan Burrow Piers Akerman Indira Naidoo
21	20 August 2009	Maxine McKew	Tony Smith		Felicity Hampel Anthony LaPaglia Candy Bowers
22	27 August 2009	Lindsay Tanner	Tony Abbott		Richard Flanagan Kamila Shamsie Tara June Winch	Melbourne Writers Festival special
23	3 September 2009	Tony Burke	Bill Heffernan		Helen Liddell Tim Wilson Anne Summers
24	10 September 2009	Geoff Gallop	Sophie Mirabella		John Marsden Anthony Ackroyd Melinda Tankard Reist
25	17 September 2009	Tanya Plibersek	Joe Hockey		Thomas Keneally Larissa Behrendt John Roskam
26	24 September 2009	Kate Ellis	Alexander Downer	Natasha Stott Despoja	Peter Sutton Megan Lloyd	Adelaide broadcast
27	1 October 2009				Christopher Hitchens Waleed Aly Frank Brennan Anne Henderson[Sally Warhaft] Spirituality special

Episode	Date	Panellists				Topics
Episode	Date	Janet Albrechtsen Jonathan Biggins Randa Abdel-Fattah \|				Topics

Season 4: 2011

The fourth season of Q&A commenced on 7 February 2011, generally maintaining its Monday evening schedule except for episodes twelve and twenty-three, which aired on Thursdays—28 April and 7 July respectively. Significant specials included a pre-wedding program ahead of the Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton and an episode titled "Stopping The Boats," addressing issues related to asylum seekers. Throughout this season, Christopher Pyne reached a milestone as the first panellist to appear ten times since the show's inception, while Lachlan Harris became the 250th distinct panellist featured.

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Episode	Date	Panellists				Topics
Episode	Date	Labor	Coalition	Minor Parties / Independents	Others	Topics
1	7 February 2011	Graham Richardson	Amanda Vanstone		Catherine Deveny Gerard Henderson David Williamson
2	14 February 2011	Craig Emerson	Helen Coonan		Lydia Khalil John Pilger Greg Sheridan
3	21 February 2011	Anna Bligh	Barnaby Joyce		Tim Flannery Gina Castelain Ian Nelson	Brisbane broadcast
4	28 February 2011	Bill Shorten	Malcolm Turnbull		Piers Akerman Gretel Killeen Samah Hadid
5	7 March 2011	Kate Ellis	Joe Hockey		Gail Kelly Janet Albrechtsen Mike Carlton
6	14 March 2011	Julia Gillard				Prime Minister
7	21 March 2011	Jason Clare	Christopher Pyne	Christine Milne	Miranda Devine Lachlan Harris
8	28 March 2011	Tanya Plibersek John Della Bosca	Concetta Fierravanti-Wells		Julian Morrow Grahame Morris
9	4 April 2011	Kevin Rudd	Julie Bishop		Jeffrey L. Bleich Louise Adler Robert Manne
10	11 April 2011	Penny Wong	Greg Hunt		Bess Price Graeme Innes Chris Kenny
11	25 April 2011				Matina Jewell Jim Molan Eva Cox Neil James Najeeba Wazefadost	ANZAC Day special
12	28 April 2011	Bob Carr	Amanda Vanstone Nick Minchin		Craig Reucassel Marcia Langton Angela Bishop	Royal Wedding special
13	2 May 2011	Simon Crean	Sophie Mirabella	Tony Windsor	Eliza Brown Nick Klomp Alana Johnson	Albury broadcast
14	9 May 2011	Lindsay Tanner	Malcolm Turnbull		Lydia Khallil Christine Wallace Nazeem Hussain

Season 5: 2012

The fifth installment of Q&A began airing on 6 February 2012.

28 13 August 2012 Mark Butler Pru Goward Peter Singer, Phillip Blond, Cassandra Goldie | 29 20 August 2012 Doug Cameron (politician) Simon Birmingham Graham Richardson, Janet Albrechtsen, Mandy Nolan | 30 27 August 2012 Simon Callow, Germaine Greer, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Sefi Atta 31 3 September 2012 Tony Burke Fiona Nash Angry Anderson, Nitin Sawhney, Tara Moss 33 10 September 2012 Chris Evans (Australian politician) Concetta Fierravanti-Wells Peter Jensen (bishop), Anna Krien, Catherine Deveny 34 17 September 2012 Clover Moore Robyn Davidson, Ilan Pappé, Irving Wallach, Greg Sheridan 35 24 September 2012 Tanya Plibersek Kelly O'Dwyer Mark Carnegie, Elliot Perlman, Jason Silva 36 1 October 2012 Jane Bussmann, Shiv Malik, Jianying Zha, Simon Laham, Jesse Bering - Festival of Dangerous Ideas special - - 37 8 October 2012 Kate Ellis (politician), Lindsay Tanner Christopher Pyne Nilaja Sun, Piers Akerman 38 15 October 2012 Bill Shorten Sophie Mirabella Pamela Stephenson, Charlie Pickering, Catherine Fox (journalist) 39 22 October 2012 Peter Garrett Scott Morrison, Amanda Vanstone Billy Bragg, Julia Baird (journalist) 40 29 October 2012 Kate Lundy Eric Abetz Archie Roach, Sekai Holland, Grahame Morris 41 5 November 2012 Alannah MacTiernan Colin Barnett Bob Brown Hannah McGlade, Bob Cronin Perth broadcast 42 19 November 2012 Kevin Rudd Malcolm Turnbull Judith Sloan, Heather Ridout 43 26 November 2012 Penny Wong Barnaby Joyce Janet Albrechtsen, Stella Young, Jonathan Biggins

Episode	Date	Panel Members				Discussion Topics
Episode	Date	Labor	Coalition	Minor Parties / Independents	Others	Discussion Topics
1	6 February 2012	Penny Wong	Joe Hockey		Judith Sloan Miriam Lyons Joe Hildebrand	Prime Minister performance ALP leadership struggles Economic outlook Bank employment trends Global wage issues Challenges faced by mothers
2	13 February 2012	Jenny McAllister	Helen Kroger		Mikey Robins Robert Manne Tim Wilson	Celebrity culture Private health insurance rebates Kevin Rudd's role Peter Slipper controversy Banking sector
3	20 February 2012	Bill Shorten	Julie Bishop		Daniel Hannan Eva Cox Annabel Crabb	Kevin Rudd's influence ALP leadership issues European economic situation Manufacturing employment concerns National Disability Insurance Scheme
4	27 February 2012	Chris Evans Peter Beattie	Barnaby Joyce	Christine Milne	Lachlan Harris Janet Albrechtsen	Gillard versus Rudd debate Labor Party instability Primary election processes Media's impact Abbott vs Turnbull rivalry
5	5 March 2012 (hosted in Adelaide)		Amanda Vanstone	Natasha Stott Despoja	Mark Steyn Jianying Zha Paul Grabowsky	Clive Palmer's political influence Individualism in society Wayne Swan's union affiliations Bob Carr's legacy Political misogyny Same-sex marriage discussion Discrimination issues
6	12 March 2012	Tanya Plibersek	Malcolm Turnbull		Michael O'Brien Mick Gooda Clementine Ford	LGBTQ+ rights Climate change challenges Kony campaign awareness Indigenous affairs Mining job prospects Asylum seeker policies
7	19 March 2012				Germaine Greer Toby Ralph Benjamin Law Christa Hughes Craig Gross	Quality of political discussions Advice directed at Julia Gillard Racism issues Pornography debates Afghanistan conflict
8	26 March 2012	Craig Emerson	George Brandis	Larissa Waters	Grahame Morris Liberty Sanger	Queensland state election analysis Automotive industry status Clive Palmer and CIA allegations
9	2 April 2012 (held in Hobart)	Julie Collins	Eric Abetz	Andrew Wilkie	Brian Ritchie Natasha Cica Terry Edwards	Discussion on Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) Andrew Wilkie's parliamentary support role Forestry management debates Qualifications required for politicians
10	9 April 2012				George Pell Richard Dawkins	Conversations on religion and atheism
11	16 April 2012	Nicola Roxon	Christopher Pyne		A. C. Grayling Geoffrey Robertson Lydia Khalil	Topics included: Julian Assange, Craig Thomson, plain packaging for cigarettes, religion, ASIO’s surveillance of protestors, and Iran-Israel diplomatic relations
12	23 April 2012			Bob Brown		Bob Brown’s retirement announcement and future of The Greens party
13	26 April 2012 (special Thursday episode)				Climate change policy discussion featuring Clive Palmer, Rebecca Huntley, Nick Minchin, Anna Rose, and Megan Clark
14	30 April 2012 (held in Dandenong)	Mark Dreyfus	Sophie Mirabella		Victor Victor Ged Kearney Peter Reith Diana Nguyen	Issues affecting the Dandenong community, racism’s impact on business, and challenges within the manufacturing sector
15	7 May 2012	Mark Butler	Kelly O'Dwyer		Mark Bouris Kate Miller-Heidke Graham Richardson	Labor Party dynamics, union corruption concerns, carbon tax effects, funding for aged care and mental health, banking industry scrutiny
16	14 May 2012	Penny Wong	Joe Hockey		Tim Costello Judith Sloan Stephen Mayne	Controversy surrounding Craig Thomson, Bill Shorten’s leadership, egalitarianism, working mothers’ challenges, federal budget considerations, economic policies of Hockey & Abbott, foreign aid priorities, and gay parenting rights
17	21 May 2012				Jeffrey Eugenides Kathy Lette Glenn Carle Masha Gessen Greg Sheridan	Debates on marriage equality, Julian Assange’s legal case, torture discussions, Craig Thomson issues, relations with Russia, and funding for arts and humanities
18	28 May 2012				Barry Humphries Miriam Margolyes Jacki Weaver John Hewson David Marr	Effects of foreign workforce on Australia, expatriate views on politics, Craig Thomson case updates, freedom of speech topics, women in leadership roles, defining 'Un-Australian,' and cultural significance of Dame Edna
19	4 June 2012 (in Toowoomba)	Simon Crean	Barnaby Joyce	Christine Milne	Georgie Somerset Jeremy Marou	Management of regional royalties, aid distribution methods, trends in foreign investment, foreign labor concerns, mining sector outlooks, same-sex marriage debate, Queensland gay panic laws review, native title rights discussions, and Toowoomba bypass infrastructure project
20	11 June 2012	Julia Gillard
21	18 June 2012		Pru Goward		Lenny Henry Brian Schmidt Susan Ryan Joe Hildebrand	Challenges related to racism, policies addressing age discrimination, science and space exploration topics, creationism debates, balancing economic growth with sustainability
22	25 June 2012	Kate Lundy	George Brandis		Tim Freedman John Lee Louise Adler	Influence of media on politics, asylum seeker policies analysis, China-Australia relations discussion, coverage of London Olympics
23	2 July 2012	Greg Combet	Sophie Mirabella		Simon Sheikh Lenore Taylor Grahame Morris	Impact of carbon tax measures, parental leave reforms, media coverage of Peter Slipper controversy, asylum seeker and racism debates
24	9 July 2012	Chris Bowen	Malcolm Turnbull		Nahji Chu Thierry de Duve Elizabeth Ann Macgregor
25	16 July 2012	Joel Fitzgibbon	Greg Hunt	Sarah Hanson-Young	Richard Ford Jennifer Hewett Peter Craven
26	23 July 2012	Nicola Roxon	Christopher Pyne		Simon Sheikh Michael Spence Jane Caro
27	30 July 2012	John Alexander		(Shane Gould, Louise Sauvage, David Pocock, and Michael O'Loughlin)

Season 6: 2013

This season was notable as the series expanded its reach internationally, with episodes filmed in both Jakarta and India. The broadcast on 11 November introduced the 500th distinct panellist, Graham Bradley.

Episode	Date	Panellists				Topics
Episode	Date	Labor	Coalition	Minor Parties / Independents	Others	Topics
1	4 February 2013	David Bradbury	Christopher Pyne Amanda Vanstone		Anne Summers Tim Levinson
2	11 February 2013	Chris Evans	George Brandis		Rachel Botsman James Paterson Corinne Grant
3	18 February 2013	Tanya Plibersek	Greg Hunt		Cindy Pan John Dickson Lawrence M. Krauss
4	25 February 2013	Bob Carr	Malcolm Turnbull		Eva Cox Ahdaf Soueif Jeffrey L. Bleich
5	4 March 2013	Bill Shorten	Julie Bishop	Christine Milne	Tim Ferguson Ruslan Kogan
6	11 March 2013	Peter Garrett	Christopher Pyne			Education ministers
7	18 March 2013	David Feeney Alannah MacTiernan	Barnaby Joyce		Viv Benjamin Jeremy Cordeaux
8	25 March 2013	Brendan O'Connor	Kelly O'Dwyer		A. C. Grayling Christine Nixon Brendon Gale George Megalogenis	Werribee, Victoria broadcast
9	1 April 2013				Archbishop Mark Coleridge Mohamad Abdalla Venerable Robina Courtin Josh Thomas Deborah Conway	Religion special
10	8 April 2013				Brooke Magnanti Germaine Greer Mia Freedman Deborah Cheetham Janet Albrechtsen
11	15 April 2013	Dick Adams	Sophie Mirabella	Peter Whish-Wilson	Jan Davis David Marr	Launceston, Tasmania broadcast
12	22 April 2013	Tanya Plibersek	Peter Dutton			Health ministers
13	29 April 2013	Mark Butler	Jamie Briggs	Sarah Hanson-Young	Andrea Mason Nick Cater	Adelaide broadcast
14	6 May 2013	Julia Gillard				Schools special
15	13 May 2013			Larissa Waters Bob Katter	Clive Palmer Ged Kearney Tim Nicholls	Brisbane broadcast
16				Ruby Wax Sylvia Nasar Mike Carlton Faramerz Dabhoiwala William Dalrymple	Sydney Writers' Festival special

Episode	Date	Labor	Coalition	Minor Parties / Independents	Others
27 May 2013 \|Susan Ryan \|Amanda Vanstone \|Fred Nile \|Gene Robinson Lawrence Krauss \|
28 May 2013 \|			Bill Gates \|
3 June 2013 \|Linda Burney \|Cory Bernardi \|	Bill McKibben Michael Stutchbury \|
10 June 2013 \|Craig Emerson \|Malcolm Turnbull \|	Haifaa al-Mansour Jennifer Hewett Mark Latham \|
17 June 2013 \|Kate Lundy \|Barnaby Joyce \|	Fiona Stanley Paul Kelly Robert Manne \|
24 June 2013 \|Matt Thistlethwaite \|George Brandis \|
1 July 2013 \|Tanya Plibersek \|Sophie Mirabella \|	Sue Cato Neil Lawrence Todd Sampson \|
4 July 2013 \|
8 July 2013 \|Anthony Albanese \|Malcolm Turnbull \|
15 July 2013 \|Stephen Smith \|Julie Bishop \|Scott Ludlam \|Mitch Hooke Narelda Jacobs \|
22 July 2013 \|Bill Shorten \|Arthur Sinodinos Tim Fischer \|
29 July 2013 \|Kate Ellis \|Josh Frydenberg \|
5 August 2013 \|Doug Cameron \|Greg Hunt \|
12 August 2013 \|Penny Wong \|Christopher Pyne \|Adam Bandt \| Janet Albrechtsen Rhys Muldoon \|
31	19 August	Chris Bowen	Joe Hockey		Treasurers special
32	26 August	Bill Shorten	Kelly O'Dwyer	Tom Watson Sally Warhaft Tim Wilson \|\|Melbourne broadcast \|\|
33	2 September	Kevin Rudd
34	9 September	Tanya Plibersek	George Brandis	Michael Kroger Lenore Taylor Graham Richardson \|\|
35	16 September			Larissa Waters Nick Xenophon	Rebecca Huntley Mark Latham Clive Palmer David Williamson \|\|
36	23 September	David Suzuki
37	30 September	Bill Shorten Anthony Albanese			ALP Leadership special (Perth)
38	7 October	Kate Ellis	Greg Hunt	Viv Benjamin Luo Xiaopeng Greg Sheridan\|\|
39	14 October	Penny Wong	Arthur Sinodinos	Lally Katz Jeff McMullen Warren Mundine\|\|
40	21 October	Tony Burke	Barnaby Joyce Amanda Vanstone	Rabia Siddique Vince Sorrenti\|\|
41	28 October	Joel Fitzgibbon	Christopher Pyne	Ray Martin Judith Sloan Wendy Harmer\|\|
42	4 November		Hanna Rosin Peter Hitchens Dan Savage Germaine Greer\|\| Festival of Dangerous Ideas special (Sydney Opera House)\|\|
43	11 November		David Knox John Symond Carol Schwartz Elizabeth Proust Graham Bradley	Business special\|\|
44	18 November		Shashi Tharoo Swapan Dasgupta Karan Thapar Pallavi Sharda Shoma Chaudhury Stuart MacGill	India special\|\|
45	25 November	Chris Bowen	Josh Frydenberg	Yulia Supadmo Kurt Campbell Julian Burnside Tara Moss\|\|

Season 7: 2014

On 29 September, Christopher Pyne marked a milestone by becoming the first panel member to reach 20 appearances since the inaugural season. The program ventured to Shanghai on 7 April, and on 4 August, it hosted its inaugural outdoor episode during the Garma Festival in Arnhem Land.

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Season 8: 2015

On 16 February, Malcolm Turnbull set a new record by becoming the first guest to be featured 21 times on the program. In celebration of International Women's Day, Annabel Crabb presented a special edition with a panel composed exclusively of women. Additionally, Virginia Trioli served as guest host on two occasions, specifically on 27 July and 24 August.

Episode	Date	Panel Members				Discussion Topics
Episode	Date	Labor	Coalition	Minor Parties / Independents	Others	Discussion Topics
1	3 February 2014	Tanya Plibersek	Barnaby Joyce		Akmal Saleh Cassandra Goldie Nick Cater Ray Martin
2	10 February 2014	Mark Dreyfus	Malcolm Turnbull		Dave Hughes Yolanda Vega Janet Albrechtsen
3	17 February 2014	Tony Burke	Eric Abetz		Heather Ridout Yassmin Abdel-Magied James Allan
4	20 February 2014				Christine Lagarde
5	24 February 2014	Anthony Albanese	Jamie Briggs	Clive Palmer	Rhonda Cornum Ged Kearney
6	3 March 2014	Jason Clare	Josh Frydenberg		Sue Morphet Katharine Viner David Bridie
7	10 March 2014	Chris Bowen	George Brandis		Sharri Markson Lisa Wilkinson Marcia Langton
8	17 March 2014	Mark Butler	Sussan Ley		Miroslav Volf Billy Bragg Wendy Harmer
9	24 March 2014	Richard Marles	Kelly O'Dwyer		Rachel Griffiths Eddie McGuire Lindsay Fox	Broadcast from Melbourne
10	31 March 2014				Lucy Siegle Ilwad Elman Tim Wilson Kenneth Roth Mona Eltahawy	Special on Human Rights
11	7 April 2014				Guo Jian Mei Yan Ma Tianjie Cheng Lei Geoff Raby	Special episode from Shanghai
12	14 April 2014	Marise Payne	Penny Wong	Jacqui Lambie	Michelle Garnaut Judith Sloan
13	21 April 2014	Bob Carr	Kerry Chikarovski		Brendan O'Neill Nigel Kennedy Eva Cox
14	28 April 2014	Doug Cameron	Malcolm Turnbull		Sarrah Le Marquand Andrew Neil Van Badham
15	5 May 2014	Anna Burke	Christopher Pyne		Mark Trevorrow Pallavi Sinha John Roskam
16	12 May 2014	Alannah MacTiernan	Sharman Stone	Innes Willox Satyajit Das David Marr
17	19 May 2014		Joe Hockey		Post-budget episode from Penrith
18	26 May 2014			Tim Storrier Richard Flanagan Jean Kittson Tara Moss ~~Kate Ceberano~~ Thomas Keneally	Feature from Sydney Writers Festival
19	2 June 2014	Catherine King	Cory Bernardi		Lawrence M. Krauss Lucy Turnbull Rowan Dean
20	9 June 2014				Elders special with guests including Jane Goodall, Betty Churcher, and others
21	16 June 2014	Ed Husic	Josh Frydenberg		Virisila Buadromo Dee Madigan James Allan
22	23 June 2014				Mark Carnegie Tony Shepherd Holly Ransom Mark Latham Eva Cox, Special on major policy ideas
23	30 June 2014	Richard Marles	Sarah Henderson Darryn Lyons	Richard Di Natale	Episode broadcast from Geelong featuring Elaine Carbines
24	7 July 2014				Economics-focused special with guests including Joseph Stiglitz, Christine Wong, and others
25	14 July 2014
26	21 July 2014

Episode	Date	Panel Members				Discussion Topics
Episode	Date	Labor	Coalition	Minor Parties / Independents	Others	Discussion Topics
1	2 February 2015	Wayne Swan	Barnaby Joyce	Jacqui Lambie Larissa Waters John Madigan
2	9 February 2015	Chris Bowen	Jamie Briggs		Alan Jones Corinne Grant Heather Ridout
3	16 February 2015	Catherine King	Malcolm Turnbull		Lisa Wilkinson Bryan Stevenson Greg Sheridan
4	23 February 2015			Natasha Stott Despoja	Rosie Batty Tim Cartwright Charlie King Simon Santosha	Domestic violence
5	2 March 2015	Andrew Leigh	Josh Frydenberg		Miriam Margolyes Trisha Jha Jamila Rizvi
6	9 March 2015		Julie Bishop		Germaine Greer Roxane Gay Holly Kramer Yassmin Abdel-Magied	Feminism special
7	16 March 2015	Chris Bowen	Joe Hockey		Cassandra Goldie Kate Carnell John Daley (economist CEO Grattan Institute)
8	23 March 2015	Joel Fitzgibbon	Fiona Nash		Troy Cassar-Daley Robyn Clubb Rob Cook
9	30 March 2015	Penny Wong	Christopher Pyne		Brian Schmidt Ruby Wax Michael Franti
10	6 April 2015	Ed Husic	Kelly O'Dwyer		Nana Mouskouri Michael Stutchbury Van Badham
11	13 April 2015	Alannah MacTiernan	Mitch Fifield		Peter Greste Malarndirri McCarthy Su McCluskey
12	20 April 2015	Anna Burke	Andrew Robb		Derryn Hinch Dave Hughes Jane Burns
13	27 April 2015	Tanya Plibersek	Arthur Sinodinos Tim Fischer		Carolyn Holbrook Tom Porteous
14	4 May 2015	Mark Butler	Greg Hunt Amanda Vanstone		Peter Singer Adrienne Truscott
15	11 May 2015	Jason Clare	Christian Porter	Clive Palmer	Nakkiah Lui Jennifer Hewett
16	18 May 2015				Norman Doidge Caitlin Doughty Douglas Coupland Mohsin Hamid Christina Lamb
17	25 May 2015		Joe Hockey		Budget special
18	1 June 2015	Anthony Albanese	Josh Frydenberg		Jack Charles Miriam Lyons Judith Sloan
19	8 June 2015	Katy Gallagher	Christine Forster Philip Ruddock		Cornel West Bates Gill
20	15 June 2015		Bronwyn Bishop		Luca Belgiorno-Nettis Noel Pearson Gillian Triggs Bret Walker	Magna Carta anniversary special
21	18 June 2015			Fred Nile	Dennis Altman Paul Capsis Julie McCrossin Julia Doulman Katherine Hudson	LGBT special, hosted by Tom Ballard
22	22 June 2015	Joel Fitzgibbon	Steven Ciobo		Linda Tirado Dee Madigan Grahame Morris Antony Hegarty
23	29 June 2015	Tanya Plibersek		Tim Wilson Anne Aly Lawrence M. Krauss Paul Kelly
24	6 July 2015		Larissa Waters \| Vrasidas Karalis Trisha Jha Greg Sheridan \|
25	13 July 2015 Amanda Rishworth \| John Hewson \|	John G. Stackhouse Jr. Michael Ware Alex Oliver \|
26	20 July 2015 Mark Butler \| Tim Fischer \| Jacqui Lambie \| Katherine Teh-White Alan Jones \|
27	27 July 2015 Annastacia Palaszczuk \| Ron Boswell \|	Mark Coleridge Anne Tiernan Monica Bradley \|
28	3 August 2015			Ranjana Srivastava Neil deGrasse Tyson Beth Fulton Adam Spencer \|
29	10 August 2015	Sharon Bird	Josh Frydenberg		Chris Hadfield Anne Summers Joe Hildebrand
30	17 August 2015	Sam Dastyari	Kelly O'Dwyer	Richard Di Natale	Brendan O'Neill Katy Faust
31	24 August 2015	Anna Bligh	Peter Reith	Tony Windsor	Annabel Crabb Louise Adler
32	31 August 2015				Naomi Klein Miroslav Volf Tariq Ali Laurie Penny Tom Switzer
33	7 September 2015	Chris Bowen	Mike Baird		Helen Joyce Geoffrey Robertson Catherine Livingstone
34	14 September 2015	Terri Butler	John Hewson		Joan Baez Tim Costello Rowan Dean
35	21 September 2015	Bill Shorten
>36	28 September	Catherine King	Barnaby Joyce	David Marr John Roskam Elizabeth Ann Macgregor
>37	5 October			Ian Hickie Wayne Schwass Pat Dudgeon Fay Jackson Roderick McKay
>38	12 October	Lisa Singh	Ken Wyatt	Adam Bandt	Tania de Jong Wesam Charkawi
>39	19 October	Bob Carr		Michael Fullilove Alison Broinowski Emily Howie Sow Keat Tok
>40	26 October	Joel Fitzgibbon	Fiona Nash		Jan Thomas Paul Antonio Katie Noonan
>41	2 November	Tony Burke	Simon Birmingham		Paul R. Ehrlich Wendy Harmer Dai Le
>42	9 November			Andrew Denton Karen Hitchcock Ralph McConaghy Ana Lamaro Rodney Syme
>43	16 November	Kate Ellis	Christopher Pyne	Nick Xenophon	Ian Smith (lobbyist) Holly Ransom

Season 9: 2016

  25 July  2016   Ed Husic)   Craig Laundy)   Gillian Triggs)
Centre for Independent Studies#Peter Kurti)
Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership#Shireen Morris)   Incarceration, Islam and Innovation   1 August  2016   Lisa Singh)   Matt Canavan)   Peter Singer)
Celeste Liddle
Kate Roffey   Rudd, Rehabilitation and Animal Ethics   8 August  2016   Bob Carr)    –    Linda Tirado, P.J. O'Rourke, Lydia Khalil, Crispin Rovere    US Election 15 August  2016   Linda Burney, Greg Hunt, Malcolm Roberts, Brian Cox, Lily Serna    Experts and Empirical Evidence 22 August 2016 Catherine King, Mitch Fifield, Corinne Grant, Brendan O'Neill, Erin Watson-Lynn Racism, Revenge Porn & Nauru 29 August 2016 Warren Mundine, Cassandra Goldie, Michael Marmot, Christine Bennett, Deborah Cobb-Clark Social Determinants of Health 5 September 2016 – John Bell, Kylie Farmer, Germaine Greer, Kate Mulvany, A.C. Grayling Over Four Centuries of Shakespeare 12 September 2016 Doug Cameron, Bridget McKenzie, Larissa Waters, Rowan Dean, Dai Le Guns, Diversity and Political Donations 19 September 2016 Tony Burke, Fiona Nash, Jacqui Lambie, Jimmy Barnes, Magda Szubanski Gay Marriage, Illegal Migrants and Masculinity 30 September 2016 Jay Weatherill, Penny Wong, Simon Birmingham, Amanda Vanstone Education, Environment and Equality 3 October 2016 Mark Butler, Christian Porter, Marina Go, Eva Cox, Trisha Jha Renewables, Welfare and Body Image 10 October 2016 – , Jim Molan Shen Narayanasamy, Jane McAdam, Huy Truong, Frank Brennan Australia's Sovereign Borders 17 October 2016 Tim Watts, John Roskam, Richard Di Natale, Judith Sloan , Grace Collier , Ged Kearney Industrial Relations and Respectful Relationships 24 October 2016 Tanya Plibersek , Arthur Sinodinos Chris Mitchell , Robert Manne , Christine Dolan Media Influence , Privacy and Secrecy 31 October 2016 Joel Fitzgibbon , Sussan Ley Stefano de Pieri , Emma Germano , Katrina Myers Refugee Ban , Backpackers and Cultural Capital 7 November 2016 Anthony Albanese , James Paterson Naomi Klein , Don Watson , Georgina Dower 18C , Trump and Islands Sinking 14 November 2016 Kate Ellis , Barnaby Joyce Helen Andrews , Joseph Siracusa , Jennifer Hunt New World Order 21 November 2016 Terri Butler , Eric Abetz Benjamin Law , Nakkiah Lui , Greg Sheridan End of the Year and Dawn of an Era

Episode	Date	Panel Members				Discussion Topics
Episode	Date	Labor	Coalition	Minor Parties / Independents	Others	Discussion Topics
1	1 February 2016				David Morrison Gordian Fulde Catherine Keenan Stan Grant Manal Younus
2	8 February 2016	Catherine King	Fiona Nash		Neil Mitchell Grace Collier Dave Oliver
3	15 February 2016	Terri Butler	Steven Ciobo	Sarah Hanson-Young	Mark Steyn Lenore Taylor
4	22 February 2016	Tanya Plibersek	Michael Keenan		David Kilcullen Eldad Beck Raihan Ismail
5	29 February 2016	Anna Burke	Bruce Billson		Lyle Shelton Michele Levine Kerryn Phelps
6	7 March 2016	Penny Wong	Michaelia Cash		Mia Freedman Alan Jones Josh Zepps
7	14 March 2016				Brian Greene Tamara Davis Alan Finkel Emma Johnston Upulie Divisekera
8	21 March 2016		Daniel Andrews Josh Frydenberg	Jacqui Lambie	Clementine Ford Elizabeth Proust
9	28 March 2016		Ed Husic Wyatt Roy		Holly Ransom Sandy Plunkett Michael Biercuk
10	4 April 2016	Amanda Rishworth	Christopher Pyne	Kelly Vincent	Greg Sheridan Sameena Zehra
11	11 April 2016	Lisa Singh	Sharman Stone		Theodore Dalrymple Joseph Tawadros Germaine Greer
12	18 April 2016	Alannah MacTiernan	Ewen Jones John Hewson		Caroline Overington Jane Caro
13	25 April 2016				John Haldane Julie McCrossin Ray Minniecon Tiffany Sparks Lyle Shelton
14	2 May 2016		Pru Goward		James Fallows Laura Tingle George Megalogenis Iain Walker
15	9 May 2016	Andrew Leigh	Kelly O'Dwyer Innes Willox	Adam Bandt	Cassandra Goldie
16	16 May 2016	Alannah MacTiernan	Ewen Jones John Hewson		Kae Tempest Jean-Christophe Rufin Ayaan Hirsi Ali Julian Baggini Emma Sky
17	23 May 2016	Anthony Albanese	Christopher Pyne
18	30 May 2016		Terri Butler Steven Ciobo	Richard Di Natale Nick Xenophon Jacqui Lambie
19	6 June 2016	Joel Fitzgibbon	Barnaby Joyce	Tony Windsor	Fiona Simson Robbie Sefton
20	13 June 2016	Bill Shorten
21	20 June 2016		Malcolm Turnbull
22	27 June 2016	Tanya Plibersek	Mathias Cormann Alan Jones		Marcia Langton Chris Richardson
23	4 July 2016	Chris Bowen	Josh Frydenberg Paul Kelly Holly Ransom	Sarah Hanson-Young
24	11 July 2016	Tanya Plibersek	George Brandis Steve Price Derryn Hinch		Van Badham
18 July 2016	Sam Dastyari)	Simon Birmingham)	Larissa Waters) Pauline Hanson) Nick Xenophon)

Season 10: 2017

Episode	Date	Panel Members				Discussion Topics
Episode	Date	Labor	Coalition	Minor Parties / Independents	Others	Discussion Topics
1	6 February 2017	Daniel Andrews	Josh Frydenberg		Daisy Cousens Xiuhtezcatl Martinez Helen Andrews	Trump, Climate Action, and Youth Movements
2	13 February 2017	Kate Ellis	James Paterson	Jacqui Lambie	Yassmin Abdel-Magied Luca Belgiorno-Nettis	Power Outages, Early Childhood Education, and Immigration Sharia law
3	20 February 2017	Tanya Plibersek	George Brandis		Julian Burnside Piers Akerman Michele Levine	Retirement Funds, Debt Issues, and NDIS
4	27 February 2017	Clare O'Neil	Scott Ryan		Peter Singer Leyla Acaroglu Ted Lapkin	End of Life, and Innovation Disruption
5	6 March 2017	colspan="2" Template:N/A		Lindy West Mei Fong Thordis Elva Faustina Agolley Josephine Cashman	Women’s Strikes, Sexual Violence, and Non-consensual Image Sharing
6	13 March 2017	colspan="2" Template:N/A		Mem Fox Martha Wainwright Neil Armfield Ursula Yovich Kim Williams
7	20 March 2017	Terri Butler	Zed Seselja		Wadah Khanfar Claire Wardle Mark Day
8	27 March 2017	Amanda Rishworth	Bridget McKenzie		Mark Seymour Peter Holmes à Court Lydia Khalil Kerry Chikarovski
9	3 April 2017	Linda Burney	Josh Frydenberg		Muhammad Yunus Helle Thorning-Schmidt Paul Kelly
10	10 April 2017	Penny Wong	Mitch Fifield		Nikki Gemmell Margaret Somerville Billy Bragg
11	24 April 2017	Tony Burke	Alex Hawke	Derryn Hinch	Germaine Greer Chido Govera
12	1 May 2017	Tanya Plibersek	Barnaby Joyce		Armando Iannucci Brian Schmidt Laura Demasi
13	8 May 2017	Lisa Singh	Dan Tehan		Dave Hughes Mark Leibler Danni Addison
14	15 May 2017	Chris Bowen	Simon Birmingham	Larissa Waters	Innes Willox Miranda Stewart
15	22 May 2017	colspan="2" Template:N/A		Niki Savva Lawrence M. Krauss Mikhail Zygar Mona Chalabi Paul Beatty
16	29 May 2017	colspan="2" Template:N/A		Noel Pearson Pat Anderson Megan Davis Nakkiah Lui Stan Grant
17	5 June 2017	Anthony Albanese	Christian Porter	David Leyonhjelm	Judith Brett Kiruna Stamell
18	12 June 2017	Mark Butler	Josh Frydenberg		Alan Finkel Rosemary Sinclair Amanda McKenzie
19	19 June 2017	Linda Burney	James Paterson		Jane Goodall Peter Kurti Rachel Botsman
20	26 June 2017	Clare O'Neil	Christopher Pyne		Alastair Campbell Grahame Morris Anna Greenberg
21	3 July 2017	Warren Snowdon		Bob Katter	Jacinta Price Dale McIver Josie Douglas William Tilmouth
22	17 July 2017	Terri Butler	Matt Canavan		Rachel Corbett John Stackhouse Mehdi Hasan
23	24 July 2017	Catherine King	Josh Frydenberg		Pinidu Chandrasekera Jock Maddern Jacinta Speer
24	31 July 2017	Jim Chalmers	Steven Ciobo		Mei Fong Jessica Irvine Greg Sheridan
25	7 August 2017		Nigel Scullion		Marcia Langton Noel Pearson Denise Bowden Djapirri Mununggirritj Nyamba Buru Yawuru
26	14 August 2017	Sam Dastyari	Eric Abetz		Michael Jensen (theologian) Jamila Rizvi Kim Rubenstein
27	21 August 2017	Bill Shorten
28	28 August 2017	Tony Burke	George Brandis	Jacqui Lambie	Dan Sultan Christine Forster
29	4 September 2017			Michael Fullilove Rutger Bregman Laurie Penny Shashi Tharoor Amani Al-Khatahtbeh
30	11 September 2017	Mark Dreyfus	Zed Seselja	Lucy Gichuhi	A.C. Grayling Merav Michaeli
31	18 September 2017	Penny Wong	Michael Sukkar	Sarah Hanson-Young	Emma Herd Bret Stephens
32	2 October 2017	Ed Husic	Craig Laundy		Catherine Ball Sandra Peter Adam Spencer
33	9 October 2017	Amanda Rishworth	Matt Canavan	Richard Di Natale	Peggy O'Neal (lawyer) Michele Levine
34	16 October 2017	Anne Aly	Bridget McKenzie Tim Fischer		Jimmy Barnes Lydia Khalil
35	23 October 2017			Glenn Davies Karina Okotel Frank Brennan (priest) Magda Szubanski Same-sex marriage
36	30 October 2017	Kevin Rudd		Laura Tingle Judith Brett Alan Jones (talkback host)
37	6 November 2017	Tanya Plibersek	Simon Birmingham	Arthur Lim Nadia Homem Geordie Brown Lauren McGrath-Wild
38	13 November 2017	Terri Butler	Angus Taylor (politician)	Brian Cox (physicist) Judith Sloan Shara Evans
39	20 November 2017	Brendan O'Connor (politician)	George Brandis	Jacqui Lambie Janet Rice	Stephen O'Doherty
40	27 November 2017	Murray Watt	James McGrath (Australian politician)	Lenore Taylor Jan Fran Warren Mundine
41	4 December 2017	Lisa Singh	Eric Abetz	Simon Breheny Gillian Triggs Kate McClymont
42	11 December 2017		Malcolm Turnbull
43	18 December 2017	Anthony Albanese Maxine McKew	Greg Hunt	Greg Sheridan Alice Workman

Season 11: 2018

28 20 August 29 27 August 30 3 September 31 10 September 32 17 September 33 1 October 34 8 October 35 15 October 36 22 October 37 29 October 38 5 November 39 8 November 40 12 November 41 19 November 42 26 November 43 3 December 44 3 December

Episode	Date	Panel Members				Discussion Topics
Episode	Date	Labor	Coalition	Minor Parties / Independents	Others	Discussion Topics
1	5 February 2018				Chris Richardson Heather Ridout Sally McManus Stephen Mayne James Pearson	Economic Focus
2	12 February 2018	Terri Butler	Linda Reynolds John Hewson		Chris Kenny Van Badham	Nepotism, Referenda & Radical Changes
3	15 February 2018				Catharine Lumby Isabella Manfredi Josh Bornstein Janet Albrechtsen	MeToo Special with host Virginia Trioli
4	19 February 2018	Chris Bowen	Josh Frydenberg		Louise Adler Shareena Clanton Simon Breheny	Civil Conflict, Colonisation, and Authority
5	26 February 2018	Clare O'Neil	Zed Seselja		Harriet Harman A.C. Grayling Catherine McGregor	Deputy PM, Politics, and Wage Disparities
6	5 March 2018	Tanya Plibersek	Angus Taylor	Richard Di Natale	Kamila Shamsie Sharri Markson	Family Issues and Domestic Affairs
7	12 March 2018	Bob Carr			Tim Flannery John Daley Jane Fitzgerald Jiyoung Song	The Concept of a Big Australia
8	19 March 2018	Mark Butler	Paul Fletcher		Tom Switzer Alice Workman Lydia Khalil	Taxation, Trump, and Electoral Polls
9	26 March 2018				Michael Sandel	An Evening with Michael Sandel
10	9 April 2018	Clare O'Neil	Alan Tudge		Stuart Bateson Andrew Rule Nyadol Nyuon	Polling, Law Enforcement, and Journalism
11	16 April 2018	Amanda Rishworth	Mitch Fifield		Missy Higgins Grahame Morris Kenneth Roth	Privacy, Missile Strikes, and Celebrity Advocacy
12	23 April 2018	Andrew Leigh	Fiona Nash		John Roskam Rebecca Huntley Jill Sheppard	Social Class Divisions and Inequality
13	30 April 2018				Katy Tur Wesley Morris Masha Gessen Richard McGregor	Trump, Twitter & North Korea
14	7 May 2018	Linda Burney	Tim Wilson		Stanley Johnson Leyla Acaroglu Jeremy Heimans	Newstart, Emerging Power, and Employment
15	14 May 2018	Chris Bowen	Angus Taylor		Elizabeth Proust Judith Sloan Ben Oquist	Expanding the Budget Scope
16	21 May 2018	Julie Collins	Jane Hume		Peter Singer Randa Abdel-Fattah Greg Sheridan	Weddings, Gaza Conflict, and Loss of Faith
17	28 May 2018	Ged Kearney	Jim Molan		Rod Bower Monica Doumit Tim Fung	Emergency Responders, Refugees, and Flexible Work Arrangements
18	4 June 2018	Mark Dreyfus	Dan Tehan	Jacqui Lambie	Rosie Waterland Grace Collier	Disorder, Ego, and Finance
19	11 June 2018	Bill Shorten			Q&A Session with Bill Shorten
20	18 June 2018	Tim Watts	Linda Reynolds		Michael Spence Simon Jackman Aubrey Blanche	Caution, North Korea Issues, and Cultural Conflicts
21	25 June 2018				Kiruna Stamell Dylan Alcott Graeme Innes Catia Malaquias Bruce Bonyhady	Q&A Accessibility Enabled
22	2 July 2018	Catherine King	Sarah Henderson	Cory Bernardi	Erik Jensen Corey White	Abuse, Foster Care Systems, and Taxation
23	9 July 2018	Tanya Plibersek	Matt Canavan		Teela Reid Mitchell Walton Kumbi Gutsa Victoria Fielding	Q&A People's Panel Discussion
24	23 July 2018				Craig Reucassel Ronni Kahn Jo Taranto David O'Loughlin Gayle Sloan	Waste Reduction Campaign
25	30 July 2018	Jim Chalmers	Mitch Fifield		Lenore Taylor Parnell Palme McGuinness Tony Winwood	Super Saturday Event & Media Diversity
26	6 August 2018	Joel Fitzgibbon	David Littleproud		Fiona Simson Jenny Dowell Matt Sorenson	Drought Assistance and Future Agriculture
27	13 August 2018 │ Anne Aly │ Eric Abetz │ │ Cornel West Lindsay Shepherd Jeremy Bell │ Power, Spirituality and Free Expression
				Stranger than Fiction
			Chaos, Crocodiles and Coal Mining
			Media Influence, Popularity & Special Envoys
			High School Edition
			Rape, Racism & No-Platforming Debate
			Bullying, Quotas & the ABC
			Education Special Edition
			Climate Change, Welfare & Religious Education
			Wentworth By-election Feature
			Live Broadcast from the Pop-up Globe Theatre
			Sex Robots & Killer Robots: A Risky Q&A
		Malcolm Turnbull Appears on Q&A
		Trustworthiness, Leadership & Stability Discussed
		Tourism Industry, Trump Policies & Embassy Issues
		Victorian Elections, Terrorism & Gender Topics
		Protests and Pre-selection Conversations
		Season Finale of 2018

Season 12: 2019

Episode	Date	Panellists				Topics
Episode	Date	Labor	Coalition	Minor Parties / Independents	Others	Topics
1	4 February 2019			Julia Banks Andrew Wilkie Adam Bandt Kerryn Phelps Rebekha Sharkie		The Boats, the Banks, and the River
2	11 February 2019	Mark Dreyfus	Sarah Henderson		Stephen Mayne Megan Purcell Zoya Patel	Manus, Hakeem, and Franking Credits
3	18 February 2019				Stuart Smith Kerryn Redpath David Caldicott Marianne Jauncey Mick Palmer	Drugs
4	25 February 2019	Terri Butler	Alex Hawke		Catherine McGregor Jordan Peterson Van Badham	Jordan Peterson Destroys Q&A
5	4 March 2019	Kristina Keneally	Jim Molan		Francis Sullivan Viv Waller Rabbi Shmuley	A Church in Crisis
6	11 March 2019	Linda Burney	Karen Andrews	Sarah Hanson-Young	Sabina Shugg Nicole Livingstone	Women in Leadership
7	18 March 2019	Cathy O'Toole	Linda Reynolds		Stephen Williams Jane McMillan Roger Hill	Q&A In Townsville
8	25 March 2019	Tony Burke	Teena McQueen	Meereen Faruqi	Roxane Gay Simon Cowan	Roxane Gay on Q&A
9	1 April 2019	Amanda Rishworth	Arthur Sinodinos		Rebecca Huntley John Roskam Lakshmi Logathassan	Cash, Guns, Gangs and Life
10	8 April 2019		Josh Frydenberg			Budget Special
11	15 April 2019	Terri Butler	James McGrath	Larissa Waters Malcolm Roberts		Election 2019: The Battle For Queensland
12	29 April 2019	Chris Bowen	Mitch Fifield		Lenore Taylor Bhakthi Puvanenthiran Greg Sheridan	The Election Countdown
13	6 May 2019	Bill Shorten				Bill Shorten on Q&A
14	13 May 2019	Tanya Plibersek	Simon Birmingham	Richard Di Natale Helen Haines		The Q&A Last Chance Saloon
15	20 May 2019	Jim Chalmers	Christopher Pyne		Alice Workman Ming Long Alan Jones	"The Wash Up"

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Season 13: 2020

Episode	Date	Labor	Coalition	Minor Parties / Independents	Others	Topics
16	27 May 2019	Mark Dreyfus	Tim Wilson		Marcia Langton Paul Kelly Rachael Jacobs	First Australians and Quiet Australians
17	3 June 2019	Joel Fitzgibbon	Nicolle Flint		Jimmy Barnes Sisonke Msimang Matthew Warren	Jimmy Barnes Rocks Q&A
18	10 June 2019				Adam Briggs Faustina Agolley Mike Cannon-Brookes Larry R. Marshall Jocelyn Brewer	Q&A Vivid
19	17 June 2019				Brian Cox Emma Johnston David Karoly Kirsten Banks Martin Van Kranendonk	Q&A Science Special
20	24 June 2019	Catherine King	Dan Tehan	Rex Patrick	Sally Rugg Ash Belsar	The Freedom to Fund Yourself
21	1 July 2019	Clare O'Neil	James Paterson		Jamila Rizvi Grace Kelly Greg Day	Union Bosses and Suburban Dads
22	8 July 2019	Penny Wong	Scott Ryan		Diana Sayed Tom Switzer Hugh White	Nukes In An Uncertain World
23	15 July 2019	Linda Burney	Jim Molan	Rebekha Sharkie	Sami Shah Toby Ralph	"Deemed Not To Matter"
24	22 July 2019				Alastair Campbell Geoff Gallop Kate Mills Nick Cater Anne Tiernan	"Boris, Brexit, and the Black Dog"
25	29 July 2019	Kimberley Kitching	Eric Abetz		Tim Costello Parnell Palme McGuinness Adam Liaw	"Wage Theft and Celebrity Chefs"
26	5 August 2019	Katy Gallagher	Jason Falinski	Zali Steggall	Cassandra Goldie Adam Creighton	"Zali's Political Slalom"

Episode	Date	Panellists				Topics
Episode	Date	Labor	Coalition	Minor Parties / Independents	Others	Topics
1	3 February 2020	Kristy McBain	Jim Molan Andrew Constance		Victor Steffensen Cheryl McCarthy Michael Mann	Q+A Bushfires Special
2	10 February 2020				Osher Günsberg Jennifer Westacott Sophia Hamblin Wang Matt Evans Martijn Wilder Paul Kelly (Musical Guest)	Climate Solutions
3	17 February 2020	Clare O’Neil	Katie Allen	Jacqui Lambie	Jack Manning Bancroft Simon McKeon	Trust
4	24 February 2020				Wang Xining Stan Grant Raina MacIntyre Jason Yat-Sen Li Vicky Xu	Australia and China: A Healthy Relationship?
5	2 March 2020	Nova Peris			Tarang Chawla Marlee Silva Anthony Lehmann	The Australian Identity: Who Are We?
6	9 March 2020	Tanya Plibersek			Adrian Piccoli Eddie Woo John Collier Vy Tran	Education: Are We Failing?
7	16 March 2020	Katy Gallagher	Richard Colbeck		Bill Bowtell Mukesh Haikerwal Sam Mostyn	The Corona Challenge: Are We Prepared?
8	23 March 2020				Norman Swan Sharon Lewin Paul Kelly	Coronavirus: Ask The Doctors
9	30 March 2020	Linda Burney	Michael Sukkar		Nicki Hutley Matt Comyn Jennifer Westacott Josh Pyke	Coronavirus: The Cost
10	6 April 2020	Chris Bowen	Katie Allen		Stephen Parnis Danielle Austin Vyom Sharma Lucy Morgan	Coronavirus: Stories From The Frontline
11	13 April 2020				Matt Preston Craig Foster Julie McCrossin John Anderson Christine Morgan	Surviving Lockdown
12	20 April 2020				Neville Power Sally McManus Simon Longstaff Gigi Foster Jodie McVernon	COVID-19: Where to Next?
13	27 April 2020		Dan Tehan		Nick Coatsworth Lisa Jackson Pulver Mark Scott Lian Davies	Education in the Age of COVID-19
14	4 May 2020	Penny Wong	Dave Sharma		Michael Fullilove Elaine Pearson	"The Post-COVID World Order"

Season 14: 2021

Episode	Date	Panellists				Topics
Episode	Date	Labor	Coalition	Minor Parties / Independents	Others	Topics
1	4 February 2021		Alexander Downer Warren Mundine		Grace Tame Shane Fitzsimmons Tanya Hosch	Calling It Out
2	11 February 2021	Michelle Ananda-Rajah			Nick Coatsworth Sharon Lewin Tony Blakely	Q+A on Vaccines: What do you want to know?
3	18 February 2021	Michelle Rowland	Paul Fletcher		Julie Inman Grant Lydia Khalil Hal Crawford	Bargaining with Big Tech
4	25 February 2021	Clare O'Neil	Katie Allen Mike Baird		Jane Halton Joseph Ibrahim	Spotlight on Aged Care
5	4 March 2021	Anne Aly	Susan McDonald		Isabel Allende Samantha Maiden Dhanya Mani Kate Crawford Hani Abdile	All About Women
6	11 March 2021	Kristina Keneally	Zed Seselja		Gareth Parker Fiona Simson Kim Rubenstein	On the Rebound
7	18 March 2021				Stan Grant Bruce Pascoe Sam Mostyn Gigi Foster Adam Creighton Thomas Piketty	Fixing the Future
8	25 March 2021				Yumi Stynes Briony Scott Michael Slater Yasmin Poole Joe Williams	Consent
9	8 April 2021	Anika Wells	Trent Zimmerman		Martyn Iles Antoinette Lattouf Teela Reid	Vaccines, the Church, and the State of Politics
10	15 April 2021	Katy Gallagher	James Paterson		Norman Swan Vicky Xu David Olsson	It's Complicated: Vaccines, China, and Saying Sorry
11	22 April 2021		Malcolm Turnbull Keith Pitt	Sarah Hanson-Young	Narelda Jacobs Andrew Liveris	Climate, Politics, and 'Fossil Fools'
12	29 April 2021	Mark Butler	Bridget McKenzie		Courtney Act Parnell Palme McGuinness Hervé Lemahieu	Diversity, Double Standards, and Aussies Trapped Abroad
13	6 May 2021	Linda Burney	Fiona Martin		Alan Kohler Jess Hill Bri Lee	Power and Control
14	13 May 2021	Jim Chalmers	Jane Hume	Larissa Waters Jacqui Lambie Helen Haines		Budget 2021 Special
15	20 May 2021	Tony Burke	Barnaby Joyce		Luke McGregor Gabriela D'Souza Zoe Whitton	"Barnaby Meets Lukenomics"

Cameron Stewart * Peter Singer * Santilla Chingaipe

| The Ethics of Accountability

25 29 July 2021 Chris Bowen Andrew Bragg Clover Moore Deborah Cheetham Michael Mohammed Ahmad Sending in the Army and Getting Back to Work

26 5 August 2021 ||| Damien Cave Eric Feigl-Ding Helen Clark Julie Leask Kate Mills Yulia Supadmo Opening Up: Lessons from the World

27 12 August 2021 Catherine King Matt Canavan Alan Kohler Angela Jackson Paul Zahra The Cost of Climate and COVID

28 19 August 2021 Bob Carr Darren Chester Diana Sayed Lydia Khalil Yalda Hakim The Taliban's Takeover and Afghanistan's Future

29 26 August 2021 ||| Anthea Rhodes Arth Tuteja Norman Swan Fiona Russell Petria Houvardas The Kids are Alright: COVID-19 and Young People

30 2 September 2021 Penny Wong Anne Ruston Grace Tame Marcia Langton Reece Kershaw Women's Safety: Less Talk, More Action

31 9 September 2021 || Julia Banks John Safran Rachel Doyle Tony Armstrong Virginia Gay Yanis Varoufakis The Power of Words

32 16 September 2021 Linda Burney Khal Asfour Dave Sharma John Lee Mariam Veiszadeh A Tale of Two Cities

33 23 September 2021 |||| Brian Schmidt Lidia Morawska Michael J. Biercuk Toby Walsh Vanessa Pirotta A Trip to the Future: A Q+A Science Special

34 30 September 2021 |||| Bruce Keebaugh Dinesh Palipana Jennifer Westacott Sally McManus Simon Longstaff The Ethics of Mandatory Vaccines

35 7 October 2021 Tanya Plibersek Paul Fletcher (politician) || Alastair MacGibbon Marc Fennell Zara Seidler Corruption, Scams and Misinformation

35 14 October 2021 Mark Dreyfus Andrew Bragg Helen Haines Craig Reucassel Kate Roffey Big Money and Politics

36 21 October 2021 Chris Bowen Tim Wilson (Australian politician) Amelia Telford Anne Baker Simon Holmes à Court Australia's Climate Future

37 28 October 2021 |||| Bri Lee John Bell (Australian actor) Nakkiah Lui Paul McDermott Tim Dean The Power and Appeal of Shakespeare

38 4 November 2021 || Matt Kean Adam Bandt Blair Palese Kavita Naidu Greg Sheridan Lies, Leaks and Climate Promises

39 11 November 2021 Ed Husic James Paterson (Australian politician) || Chris Uhlmann Lavina Lee Yun Jiang Shifting Alliances

40 18 November 2021 |||| Andy Penn Eliza Hull Emma Fulu George Megalogenis Jane Halton The Great Resignation

41 25 November 2021 Andrew Barr Jason Falinski || Melinda Cilento Michael Jensen (theologian) Yaara Bou Melham Freedom, Faith, and Crossing the Floor

42 2 December 2021 || John Roskam || Missy Higgins Narelda Jacobs Arj Barker Hugh van Cuylenburg Power, Protests and Parliament: Q+A Season Finale

Episode	Date	Labor	Coalition	Minor Parties / Independents	Others	Topics

Season 15: 2022

Episode

Date

Panellists

Title

Labor

Coalition

Minor Parties / Independents

Others

1

10 February 2022

Tanya Plibersek

Katie Allen

Dylan Alcott

Rosie Batty Tom Calma

Power, Expectations and Making Change

2

17 February 2022

Lavina Lee

Russia, Donations and Distractions

3

24 February 2022

Stephen Jones

Bridget Archer

Jelena Dokic

Brooke Blurton Mark Cross

Opening Up: Anxiety and Mental Health

(with live music by Archie Roach)

4

3 March 2022

Brendan O'Connor

Jason Falinski

Dennis Richardson

Deborah Snow Olga Boichak

Putin's War

5

10 March 2022

Lillian Flex Mami Ahenkan

Wendy McCarthy Najeeba Wazefadost Fiona Simson Claire Lehmann

Feminism, Floods and Refugees

6

17 March 2022

Cancel Culture and Branding Balls-Ups

7

24 March 2022

Terri Butler

Dan Tehan

Omar Khorshid

Ronni Kahn Melinda Cilento

Cost of Living and the Bottom Line

8

31 March 2022

Budget Special

9

7 April 2022

Clare O'Neil

Anne Ruston

Samantha Maiden

Steph Tisdell Gideon Rozner

The Election Countdown

10

14 April 2022

Chris Bowen

Andrew Bragg

Osher Günsberg

Megan Davis Kate McBride

The Race for the Nation

11

21 April 2022

Murray Watt

Keith Pitt

Bob Katter

Bronwyn Fredericks Amanda Cahill

Live from Gladstone

Gail Mabo Chris Kenny Shireen Morris Frank Brennan

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18 |9 June 2022 |Tony Burke |Paul Fletcher |

Katie Noonan Darren Hayes Adam Liaw

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19 |16 June 2022 |Chris Bowen | Zoe Daniel | Saul Griffith Sarah McNamara Tony Wood

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20 |23 June 2022 |Brendan O'Connor |Bridget McKenzie |

Gabriela D'Souza Lech Blaine Alexi Boyd

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21 |7 July 2022 |Anne Aly |

Anne Summers Jess Hill Arman Abrahimzadeh

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22 |14 July 2022 |Peter Khalil |George Brandis | Vasyl Myroshnychenko Kylie Moore-Gilbert Hugh White

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24 |4 August 2022 Jenny McAllister — Sarah Hanson-Young Larry R. Marshall Warren Mundine Hannah Diviney Global Megatrends and Lived Experiences Hosted by Stan Grant. |- 25 11 August Pat Conroy James Paterson — Sharan Burrow Jennifer Hsu Damien Cave China, Democracy and Capitalism Hosted by Stan Grant. |- 26 18 August Murray Watt Catherine Cusack Keith Pitt — Johann Hari Blak Douglas Amanda Rose Morrison's Secret Ministries Hosted by Stan Grant. |- 27 25 August — — — Kieren Perkins Hannah Mouncey Joe Williams David Lakisa Catherine Ordway Sports, Inclusion and Redemption Hosted by Stan Grant. |- 28 1 September Katy Gallagher Stuart Robert — A.C. Grayling Wendy El-Khoury Catherine Marriott Workers, Taxes and Getting a Fair Go Hosted by Stan Grant. |- 29 8 September — — — Brian Cox Marlon Williams Deborah Cheetham Andrew Quilty Catherine McGregor Ambition, Power and Storytelling Without A Pen Melbourne Writers Festival special hosted by Stan Grant. |- 30 15 September Teela Reid Simon Longstaff Sisonke Msimang Ruth Ben-Ghiat Royalty, a Republic and Truth-Telling Hosted by Stan Grant. |}

Season 16: 2023

Episode	Date	Panel Members				Episode Title
Episode	Date	Labor	Coalition	Minor Parties / Independents	Others	Episode Title
1	30 January 2023	Malarndirri McCarthy	Bridget McKenzie	Lidia Thorpe	Craig Foster Tom Calma	Year of the Voice^[1] Presented by Stan Grant.
2	6 February 2023	Stephen Jones	Jacqui Munro Dan Tehan		Behrouz Boochani Catherine Liddle	Rights, Refugees and Fighting for Fairness^[2] Presented by Stan Grant.
3	13 February 2023	Anne Aly	Keith Wolahan	Dorinda Cox	Jon Sopel Toby Walsh	ChatGPT, Inflation, and Dave^[3] Presented by Stan Grant.
4	20 February 2023	Michelle Rowland	David Coleman		Imogen Senior Narelda Jacobs Jelena Dokic	Scams, Trolls, and Social Media^[4] Presented by Stan Grant.
5	27 February 2023	Pat Conroy	George Brandis		Vasyl Myroshnychenko Sarah McBride Sharan Burrow	Ukraine, Putin and Spies^[5] Presented by Stan Grant.
6	6 March 2023	Matt Thistlethwaite	Andrew Bragg		David Hare Teela Reid Pragya Agarwa	Words That Offend and Referendums^[6] Presented by Stan Grant.
7	13 March 2023	Josh Burns	Perin Davey		Billy Bragg Antoinette Lattouf	Billy Bragg on Q+A^[7] Presented by Stan Grant.
8	20 March 2023	Matt Keogh		Dai Le	Brian Greene Geoffrey Robertson Kirsten Banks	Hypotheticals about Politics and the Universe^[8] Presented by Stan Grant.
9	27 March 2023	Peter Malinauskas	Jacinta Nampijinpa Price	Jordon Steele-John	Richard V. Spencer	' The Many Voices of The Voice'^[9] Presented by Stan Grant.
10	3 April 2023	Amanda Rishworth	Greg Mirabella		Deni Todorovič Sara James Osman Faruqi	' Politics and Why Representation Matters'^[10] Presented by Stan Grant.
11	10 April 2023	Fatima Payman	Dimitry Chugg-Palmer		Andrew Neil Anne Pattel-Gray Kanishka Raffel	' Faith, Politics & Humanity'^[11] Presented by Stan Grant.

Taylah Gray

James Brown

Sophie Howe |War, Space and the Future^[13]
Presented by Stan Grant (final episode as host following his resignation in May 2023).

Anthony Dillon

Sarah Churchwell

Mukesh Haikerwal |Health, Privilege and Swearing Allegiance^[14]
Hosted by David Speers

External links

↑ FULL EPISODE The Year of the Voice
↑ FULL EPISODE Rights, Refugees and Fighting for Fairness
↑ FULL EPISODE ChatGPT, Inflation, and Dave
↑ FULL EPISODE Scams, Trolls, and Social Media
↑ FULL EPISODE Ukraine, Putin and Spies
↑ FULL EPISODE Words That Offend and Referendums
↑ FULL EPISODE Billy Bragg on Q+A
↑ FULL EPISODE Hypotheticals about Politics and the Universe
↑ FULL EPISODE The Many Voices of The Voice
↑ FULL EPISODE Politics and Why Representation Matters
↑ Faith, Politics & Humanity
↑ Q+A live from Mildura
↑ FULL EPISODE War, Space and the Future
↑ FULL EPISODE Health, Privilege and Swearing Allegiance

[1] FULL EPISODE The Year of the Voice

[2] FULL EPISODE Rights, Refugees and Fighting for Fairness

[3] FULL EPISODE ChatGPT, Inflation, and Dave

[4] FULL EPISODE Scams, Trolls, and Social Media

[5] FULL EPISODE Ukraine, Putin and Spies

[6] FULL EPISODE Words That Offend and Referendums

[7] FULL EPISODE Billy Bragg on Q+A

[8] FULL EPISODE Hypotheticals about Politics and the Universe

[9] FULL EPISODE The Many Voices of The Voice

[10] FULL EPISODE Politics and Why Representation Matters

[11] Faith, Politics & Humanity

[12] Q+A live from Mildura

[13] FULL EPISODE War, Space and the Future

[14] FULL EPISODE Health, Privilege and Swearing Allegiance

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