Q&A Special 'Stopping The Boats' Thursday, 7 July at 9.30pm on ABC1

Following on from the documentary premiere Leaky Boat on ABC1, Tony Jones will host a special edition of Q&A: Stopping the Boats to discuss how Australia should be dealing with the problem of boat arrivals.

And for the first time Q&A will use a new system of interactive electronic polling which will measure the changing attitudes of our studio audience as the debate unfolds.

Tony Jones will lead a lively and potentially controversial Q&A with:

Chris Bowen, Minister for Immigration

Scott Morrison, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

Sarah Hanson-Young, Australian Greens Senator

Najeeba Wazefadost, Afghan Refugee and Advocate

David Marr, Journalist and author of Dark Victory

Piers Akerman, Columnist for The Daily Telegraph

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