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Q+A (2008–2025) on ABC
About Q+A
Q+A ended on 19 May 2025. The show last aired its final episode on that date on ABC.
Q+A was a political talk show that aired from 2008 to 2025, featuring live discussions with politicians, pundits, and members of the public. It aimed to showcase democracy in action by allowing the audience to ask questions directly to the panelists, covering the hot issues of the week. The program was broadcast regularly, with new episodes typically airing weekly during its seasons.
The show featured a rotating panel of hosts, including Tony Jones, Hamish Macdonald, Patricia Karvelas, Stan Grant, David Speers, and Virginia Trioli. It had a runtime of approximately 63 minutes per episode.
Q+A episode schedule
677 aired
Aired · 677
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2025 | S2025·E12 | Diplomacy, Party Splits & Glass Ceiling Cracks |
| May 12, 2025 | S2025·E11 | Factions, Leadership, Climate and Conflict |
| May 5, 2025 | S2025·E10 | Labor's Big Mandate and the Liberals' Future |
| April 28, 2025 | S2025·E9 | Housing, National Security and the Teal Rebellion |
| April 14, 2025 | S2025·E8 | Housing, Wages and 'Making Australia Great' |
| April 7, 2025 | S2025·E7 | Q+A from Casula |
| March 31, 2025 | S2025·E6 | Energy, Welfare and Where the PM Calls Home |
| March 24, 2025 | S2025·E5 | Federal Budget 2025-26 |
| March 17, 2025 | S2025·E4 | Breaking up with Trump's America |
| March 10, 2025 | S2025·E3 | Cyclones, housing & the climate cost |
| March 3, 2025 | S2025·E2 | Elon Musk, Russia & the Future of Democracy |
| February 24, 2025 | S2025·E1 | One-on-one with Anthony Albanese |
| November 25, 2024 | S2024·E24 | Q+A 2024 Finale: China, cost of living & social connection |
| November 18, 2024 | S2024·E23 | ‘Narcissist' leaders, online truth & why it's ‘weird' to be a man |
| November 11, 2024 | S2024·E22 | Trumpism, Tariffs and Identity Politics |
| November 4, 2024 | S2024·E21 | Q+A USA Votes Special |
| October 28, 2024 | S2024·E20 | Q+A Health Special: GP access, Ozempic, vapes & ‘medical misogyny' |
| October 21, 2024 | S2024·E19 | Q+A in Qld: Reparations, Reproductive rights and Regional Australia |
| September 16, 2024 | S2024·E18 | Q+A In Newcastle |
| September 9, 2024 | S2024·E17 | Q+A Housing Special |
| September 2, 2024 | S2024·E16 | Q+A in Dandenong: Crime, Climate and the War on Woke |
| August 26, 2024 | S2024·E15 | Democracy in Crisis? |
| August 19, 2024 | S2024·E14 | Big Tech, Bans and Better Behaviour Online |
| August 12, 2024 | S2024·E13 | Queanbeyan Special |
| June 3, 2024 | S2024·E12 | Assange, Trump, Cancellation and Conservatism |
| May 27, 2024 | S2024·E11 | Gaza, Ukraine and the Public Space |
| May 20, 2024 | S2024·E10 | Treasurer Jim Chalmers in Logan, Queensland |
| May 13, 2024 | S2024·E9 | Budget, Book Bans & Boosting the Economy |
| May 6, 2024 | S2024·E8 | WFH, Uni Protests and Online Radicalisation |
| April 29, 2024 | S2024·E7 | Gender-Based Violence, Freedom of Speech and Faith |
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| March 25, 2024 | S2024·E6 | Homeownership, Homelessness and Housing Supply |
| March 18, 2024 | S2024·E5 | Generative AI, Guardrails and ChatGPT |
| March 11, 2024 | S2024·E4 | Tech Giants, Generational Divides and Gaza Aid |
| March 4, 2024 | S2024·E3 | Spies, Social Cohesion and Stunts |
| February 26, 2024 | S2024·E2 | Conflict, Chaos and Climate |
| February 19, 2024 | S2024·E1 | Trust, Truth and Taylor Swift |
| November 27, 2023 | S2023·E40 | Q+A 2023 Finale: Coming Together |
| November 20, 2023 | S2023·E39 | PM Travel, Tax Cuts and Rental Relief |
| November 13, 2023 | S2023·E38 | The Israel-Gaza War |
| November 6, 2023 | S2023·E37 | Humanitarian Aid, Health and Harm Reduction |
| October 30, 2023 | S2023·E36 | AI, Algorithms and Arts |
| October 23, 2023 | S2023·E35 | Humanity, Security and Climate |
| October 16, 2023 | S2023·E34 | The Voice Vote and Violence in the Middle East |
| October 9, 2023 | S2023·E33 | Live from Adelaide |
| October 2, 2023 | S2023·E32 | The Voice, Voting & Visions for Australia |
| September 25, 2023 | S2023·E31 | Power, Politics & Persuasion |
| September 18, 2023 | S2023·E30 | Energy, EVs and Extreme Weather |
| September 11, 2023 | S2023·E29 | Bad Behaviour, Bushfires and Rebuilding Reputations |
| September 4, 2023 | S2023·E28 | Airlines, Ageism & Aboriginal Rights |
| August 28, 2023 | S2023·E27 | GPs, Gender Inequality and the Generation Gap |
| August 21, 2023 | S2023·E26 | Conflict, Quotas and Calling Out Racism |
| August 14, 2023 | S2023·E25 | National Science Week 2023 |
| August 7, 2023 | S2023·E24 | Q+A from Garma |
| July 31, 2023 | S2023·E23 | Robodebt, Rate Hikes and a Fair Go |
| July 24, 2023 | S2023·E22 | UK Armed Forces Minister joins Q+A |
| June 19, 2023 | S2023·E21 | Disability, Drag and Canberra Culture |
| June 12, 2023 | S2023·E20 | War, Wages and Workers' Rights |
| June 5, 2023 | S2023·E19 | Q+A Live from Newcastle |
| May 29, 2023 | S2023·E18 | Modi diplomacy, truth-telling and Assange |
| May 22, 2023 | S2023·E17 | The Class of 22 |
| May 15, 2023 | S2023·E16 | Treasurer Jim Chalmers |
| May 8, 2023 | S2023·E15 | Cancel Culture, Cost-Of-Living & the Coronation |
| May 1, 2023 | S2023·E14 | Health, privilege and swearing allegiance |
| April 24, 2023 | S2023·E13 | War, Space and the Future |
| April 17, 2023 | S2023·E12 | Q+A live from Mildura |
| April 10, 2023 | S2023·E11 | Faith, Politics and Humanity |
| April 3, 2023 | S2023·E10 | Politics and Why Representation Matters |
| March 27, 2023 | S2023·E9 | The Many Voices of the Voice |
| March 20, 2023 | S2023·E8 | Hypotheticals about Politics and the Universe |
| March 13, 2023 | S2023·E7 | Billy Bragg on Q+A |
| March 6, 2023 | S2023·E6 | Words That Offend and Referendums |
| February 27, 2023 | S2023·E5 | Ukraine, Putin and Spies |
| February 20, 2023 | S2023·E4 | Scams, Trolls, and Social Media |
| February 13, 2023 | S2023·E3 | ChatGPT, Inflation, and Dave |
| February 6, 2023 | S2023·E2 | Rights, Refugees and Fighting for Fairness |
| January 30, 2023 | S2023·E1 | The Year of the Voice |
| December 1, 2022 | S2022·E40 | 2022 Finale: Respect and Understanding |
| November 24, 2022 | S2022·E39 | The Value of NDIS |
| November 17, 2022 | S2022·E38 | Power, Politics, and the Spectre of War |
| November 10, 2022 | S2022·E37 | Cyber Hacks, Musk and Trump |
| November 3, 2022 | S2022·E36 | Jim Chalmers on Q+A |
| October 27, 2022 | S2022·E35 | Budget Special from Canberra |
| October 20, 2022 | S2022·E34 | Climate Targets, Floods and Taxes |
| October 13, 2022 | S2022·E33 | Protests, People and Power |
| October 6, 2022 | S2022·E32 | Religion, Economics and Extremism |
| September 29, 2022 | S2022·E31 | Corruption, Sport and Big Corporates: Who Can We Trust? |
| September 15, 2022 | S2022·E30 | Royalty, a Republic and Truth-Telling |
| September 8, 2022 | S2022·E29 | Ambition, Power and Storytelling Without A Pen |
| September 1, 2022 | S2022·E28 | Workers, Taxes and Getting a Fair Go |
| August 25, 2022 | S2022·E27 | Sports, Inclusion and Redemption |
| August 18, 2022 | S2022·E26 | Morrison's Secret Ministries |
| August 11, 2022 | S2022·E25 | China, Democracy and Capitalism |
| August 4, 2022 | S2022·E24 | Global Megatrends and Lived Experiences |
| August 1, 2022 | S2022·E23 | Garma Festival |
| July 14, 2022 | S2022·E22 | A Foreign Affair: Boris, AUKUS, Ukraine and Assange |
| July 7, 2022 | S2022·E21 | The Choice: Violence or Poverty |
| June 23, 2022 | S2022·E20 | Price Pressures and Postcode Discrimination |
| June 16, 2022 | S2022·E19 | Australia's Energy Crisis |
| June 9, 2022 | S2022·E18 | A Kick in the Arts |
| June 2, 2022 | S2022·E17 | Mabo, a Voice and the Road Ahead |
| May 26, 2022 | S2022·E16 | New Politics |
| May 19, 2022 | S2022·E15 | The Final Election Countdown |
| May 12, 2022 | S2022·E14 | The Undecided Voters |
| May 5, 2022 | S2022·E13 | Anthony Albanese on Q+A |
| April 28, 2022 | S2022·E12 | Inflation, Floods and Preparing for War |
| April 21, 2022 | S2022·E11 | Live from Gladstone |
| April 14, 2022 | S2022·E10 | The Race for the Nation |
| April 7, 2022 | S2022·E9 | The Election Countdown |
| March 31, 2022 | S2022·E8 | Budget Special |
| March 24, 2022 | S2022·E7 | Cost of Living and the Bottom Line |
| March 17, 2022 | S2022·E6 | Cancel Culture and Branding Balls-Ups |
| March 10, 2022 | S2022·E5 | Feminism, Floods, and Refugees |
| March 3, 2022 | S2022·E4 | Putin's War |
| February 24, 2022 | S2022·E3 | Opening Up: Anxiety and Mental Health |
| February 17, 2022 | S2022·E2 | Russia, Donations and Distractions |
| February 10, 2022 | S2022·E1 | Power, Expectations and Making Change |
| December 2, 2021 | S2021·E43 | Power, Protests and Parliament: Q+A Season Finale |
| November 25, 2021 | S2021·E42 | Freedom, Faith, and Crossing the Floor |
| November 18, 2021 | S2021·E41 | The Great Resignation |
| November 11, 2021 | S2021·E40 | Friends and Foes |
| November 4, 2021 | S2021·E39 | Lies, Leaks and Climate Promises |
| October 28, 2021 | S2021·E38 | The Power and Appeal of Shakespeare |
| October 21, 2021 | S2021·E37 | Australia's Climate Future |
| October 14, 2021 | S2021·E36 | Big Money and Politics |
| October 7, 2021 | S2021·E35 | Corruption, Scams, and Misinformation |
| September 30, 2021 | S2021·E34 | The Ethics of Mandatory Vaccination |
| September 23, 2021 | S2021·E33 | A Trip to the Future: A Q+A Science Special |
| September 16, 2021 | S2021·E32 | A Tale of Two Cities |
| September 9, 2021 | S2021·E31 | The Power of Words |
| September 2, 2021 | S2021·E30 | Keeping Women Safe |
| August 26, 2021 | S2021·E29 | The Kids are Alright: COVID-19 and Young People |
| August 19, 2021 | S2021·E28 | The Taliban Takeover and Afghanistan's Future |
| August 12, 2021 | S2021·E27 | The Cost of Climate and COVID |
| August 5, 2021 | S2021·E26 | Opening Up: Lessons from the World |
| July 29, 2021 | S2021·E25 | Sending in the Army and Getting Back to Work |
| July 22, 2021 | S2021·E24 | The Olympics and Opening Up |
| July 15, 2021 | S2021·E23 | Dealing with Delta |
| July 8, 2021 | S2021·E22 | The Ethics of Accountability |
| July 1, 2021 | S2021·E21 | Vaccines: Supply and Demand |
| June 24, 2021 | S2021·E20 | Sydney Surge and Life on the Spectrum |
| June 17, 2021 | S2021·E19 | Boats, Boys Clubs and Businesses on the Brink |
| June 10, 2021 | S2021·E18 | Health and Humanity |
| June 3, 2021 | S2021·E17 | Live From Wollongong |
| May 27, 2021 | S2021·E16 | Trauma and Truth-Telling |
| May 20, 2021 | S2021·E15 | Barnaby Meets Lukenomics |
| May 13, 2021 | S2021·E14 | Budget 2021 |
| May 6, 2021 | S2021·E13 | Power and Control |
| April 29, 2021 | S2021·E12 | Diversity, Double Standards and Aussies Trapped Abroad |
| April 22, 2021 | S2021·E11 | Climate, Politics, and 'Fossil Fools' |
| April 15, 2021 | S2021·E10 | It's Complicated: Vaccines, China, and Saying Sorry |
| April 8, 2021 | S2021·E9 | Vaccines, the Church, and the State of Politics |
| March 25, 2021 | S2021·E8 | Fixing the Future |
| March 18, 2021 | S2021·E7 | Consent |
| March 11, 2021 | S2021·E6 | Live From Melbourne - On the Rebound |
| March 4, 2021 | S2021·E5 | All About Women |
| February 25, 2021 | S2021·E4 | Spotlight on Aged Care |
| February 18, 2021 | S2021·E3 | Bargaining with Big Tech |
| February 11, 2021 | S2021·E2 | Vaccines: What do you want to know? |
| February 4, 2021 | S2021·E1 | Calling It Out |
| November 30, 2020 | S2020·E44 | How has 2020 Changed You? |
| November 23, 2020 | S2020·E43 | Live From Penrith |
| November 16, 2020 | S2020·E42 | Sex, Lies and a Better Politics |
| November 9, 2020 | S2020·E41 | Malcolm Turnbull, Jenny Hocking, Bob Carr, Paul Kelly and Jan Fran |
| November 2, 2020 | S2020·E40 | US Election: Trump vs Biden |
| October 26, 2020 | S2020·E39 | An Ethical Australia? Accountability, Ethics And Leadership |
| October 19, 2020 | S2020·E38 | Social Disconnect |
| October 12, 2020 | S2020·E37 | Anthony Albanese on Q+A |
| October 5, 2020 | S2020·E36 | Budget Special |
| September 28, 2020 | S2020·E35 | Road to Recovery |
| September 21, 2020 | S2020·E34 | US Election 2020: Four More Years? |
| September 14, 2020 | S2020·E33 | The Age of Loneliness |
| September 7, 2020 | S2020·E32 | Border Wars |
| August 31, 2020 | S2020·E31 | Panel of Wisdom |
| August 24, 2020 | S2020·E30 | Generation Covid |
| August 17, 2020 | S2020·E29 | Media and Misinformation |
| August 10, 2020 | S2020·E28 | State of Disaster |
| August 3, 2020 | S2020·E27 | The Frontline |
| July 27, 2020 | S2020·E26 | Fight of Our Lives |
| July 20, 2020 | S2020·E25 | Disrupted Recovery |
| July 13, 2020 | S2020·E24 | Julia Gillard on Q+A |
| July 6, 2020 | S2020·E23 | Borders, Booze and the Big Spend on Defence |
| June 29, 2020 | S2020·E22 | Saving the Arts and 'Brain Farts' |
| June 22, 2020 | S2020·E21 | Australia: Secret State? |
| June 15, 2020 | S2020·E20 | The Future Of Sport |
| June 8, 2020 | S2020·E19 | Hard Truths |
| June 1, 2020 | S2020·E18 | Our Energy Future |
| May 25, 2020 | S2020·E17 | Australia Reimagined |
| May 18, 2020 | S2020·E16 | Young And Free? |
| May 11, 2020 | S2020·E15 | The Premiers |
| May 4, 2020 | S2020·E14 | Post-covid World Order |
| April 27, 2020 | S2020·E13 | Education in the Age of Covid-19 |
| April 20, 2020 | S2020·E12 | Covid-19: Where to Next? |
| April 13, 2020 | S2020·E11 | Surviving Lockdown |
| April 6, 2020 | S2020·E10 | Coronavirus: Stories From The Frontline |
| March 30, 2020 | S2020·E9 | Coronavirus: The Cost |
| March 23, 2020 | S2020·E8 | Ask The Doctors |
| March 16, 2020 | S2020·E7 | The Corona Challenge: Are We Prepared? |
| March 9, 2020 | S2020·E6 | Education - Are We Failing? |
| March 2, 2020 | S2020·E5 | The Australian Identity: Who Are We? |
| February 24, 2020 | S2020·E4 | China - A Healthy Relationship? |
| February 17, 2020 | S2020·E3 | Trust |
| February 10, 2020 | S2020·E2 | Climate Solutions (Live from Melbourne) |
| February 3, 2020 | S2020·E1 | Australian Bushfires |
| December 9, 2019 | S2019·E44 | The End of an Era | Q&A 2019 Finale |
| December 2, 2019 | S2019·E43 | Q&A Pacific |
| November 25, 2019 | S2019·E42 | International Relations, Diplomacy and War |
| November 18, 2019 | S2019·E41 | Australia Talks |
| November 11, 2019 | S2019·E40 | Australian Superpower |
| November 4, 2019 | S2019·E39 | Ageism, Violence against women and Post #MeToo |
| October 28, 2019 | S2019·E38 | The Drought |
| October 21, 2019 | S2019·E37 | Future Alert |
| October 14, 2019 | S2019·E36 | Democracy or Disruption? |
| October 7, 2019 | S2019·E35 | A Spotlight on Aged Care |
| September 30, 2019 | S2019·E34 | The Power of Music |
| September 23, 2019 | S2019·E33 | Kerry O'Brien and Your Right To Know |
| September 16, 2019 | S2019·E32 | The Political Donations Arms Race |
| September 9, 2019 | S2019·E31 | Donations, Disability, and Disillusionment |
| September 2, 2019 | S2019·E30 | Writers Special |
| August 26, 2019 | S2019·E29 | Q&A High School Special |
| August 19, 2019 | S2019·E28 | The Indigenous Voice |
| August 12, 2019 | S2019·E27 | How Good is Democracy? |
| August 5, 2019 | S2019·E26 | Zali's Political Slalom |
| July 29, 2019 | S2019·E25 | Wage Theft and Celebrity Chefs |
| July 22, 2019 | S2019·E24 | Boris, Brexit and The Black Dog |
| July 15, 2019 | S2019·E23 | Deemed Not to Matter |
| July 8, 2019 | S2019·E22 | Nukes In An Uncertain World |
| July 1, 2019 | S2019·E21 | Union Bosses and Suburban Dads |
| June 24, 2019 | S2019·E20 | The Freedom to Fund Yourself |
| June 17, 2019 | S2019·E19 | Q&A Science Special |
| June 10, 2019 | S2019·E18 | Q&A Vivid |
…and 447 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.