Q&A

Monday, 3 October LIVE (AEST) at 9.35pm on ABC1 and ABC News24

Q&A returns to the Sydney Opera House for another special Festival of Dangerous Ideas episode.

Next week, host Tony Jones will be joined live on the Q&A panel by:

Hip Slovenian philosopher and firebrand, Slavoj Zizek

Egyptian-born, New York-based commentator, Mona Eltahawy

British author and BBC journalist, Kate Adie

Writer and psychopath expert, Jon Ronson

Foreign Editor of The Australian, Greg Sheridan

As always Q&A will look to the audience to ask the questions and expect to cover a wide range of issues across the national agenda.

Be informed and entertained, this Monday night on Q&A, ABC1 at 9.35pm.

Monday, 26 September LIVE (AEST) at 9.35pm on ABC1 and ABC News24

Next week, Q&A Guest Host Virginia Trioli will be joined by:

Actor William McInnes;

Independent Rob Oakeshott;

Conservative commentator Janet Albrechtsen;

Minister for Mental Health Mark Butler; and

Former Liberal Senator Helen Coonan

As always, Q&A will look to the audience to ask the questions and expect to cover a wide range of issues across the national agenda.

Be informed and entertained, this Monday night Q&A, ABC1 at 9.35pm.

Q&A is also simulcast live around the country on ABC News24 and ABC News Radio. The Australia Network also broadcasts Q&A live into Southeast Asia and the Pacific at 9.35pm AEST every Monday night.

For the first time, ABC1’s highly successful Q&A will focus on the questions of Territorians when Q&A broadcasts live from Darwin on Monday 17th October.

Every week Q&A takes video, web and twitter questions from across Australia but on October 17, hundreds of Territorians will join the studio audience for Q&A at the Darwin Entertainment Centre.

It’s the centenary of the Northern Territory this year, so what are the big issues facing Territorians in 2011? Is it time for full statehood? Are laws they make in Canberra really suited to conditions in the Top End or The Centre? Will the NT lead the way or is the rest of Australia holding it back?

As always on Q&A the focus will be on the national agenda, but on October 17 the perspective will be from locals in the Northern Territory.

“Q&A is about giving Australian citizens a voice and a platform to put their questions to politicians and decisions makers”, said Q&A Executive Producer Peter McEvoy.

“We’re already being inundated with people who want to join the audience in Darwin so it’s pretty clear that Territorians will seize this opportunity to ask a question and express their opinions.”

The show will be broadcast live from the Darwin Entertainment Centre and hosted by one of Australia’s most respected journalists Tony Jones.

Monday 19 September LIVE (AEST) at 9.35pm on ABC1 and ABC News24

Next week host Tony Jones will be joined live on the Q&A panel by:

Former NSW Premier, Kristina Keneally

Author and philosopher, Raymond Gaita

Video blogger and radical atheist, Cristina Rad

Australian Christian Lobby Director, Jim Wallace  and

Historian and conservative commentator, Gerard Henderson

As always Q&A will look to the audience to ask the questions and expect to cover a wide range of issues across the national agenda.

Be informed and entertained, this Monday night Q&A, ABC 1 at 9.35pm.

Q&A is also simulcast live around the country on ABC News24 and ABC News Radio. The Australia Network also broadcasts Q&A live into Southeast Asia and the Pacific at 9.35pm AEST every Monday night.

Monday 12 September LIVE (AEST) at 9.35pm on ABC1 and ABC News24

Next week host Tony Jones will be joined live on the Q&A panel by:

Germaine Greer – Celebrated Australian intellectual

Barnaby Joyce – Queensland Nationals Senator

Paul Barry –  Journalist and author

Melinda Tankard Reist – Anti-porn campaigner

Joe Hildebrand – News Ltd columnist

As always Q&A will look to the audience to ask the questions and expect to cover a wide range of issues across the national agenda.

Be informed and entertained, this Monday night Q&A, ABC1 at 9.35pm.

Monday 5 September LIVE (AEST) at 9.35pm on ABC1 and ABC News24

Next week host Tony Jones will be joined live on the Q&A panel by:

Climate Change Minister; Greg Combet

Liberal MP;  Sophie Mirabella

Mining magnate; Clive Palmer

Union leader; Paul Howes

Economics writer; Jessica Irvine

As always Q&A will look to the audience to ask the questions and expect to cover a wide range of issues across the national agenda.

Be informed and entertained, this Monday night Q&A, ABC 1 at 9.35pm.

Q&A is also simulcast live around the country on ABC News24 and ABC News Radio. The Australia Network also broadcasts Q&A live into Southeast Asia and the Pacific at 9.35pm AEST every Monday night.

Monday 15 August LIVE (AEST) at 9.35pm on ABC1 and ABC News 24

Next week host Tony Jones will be joined live on the Q&A panel by:

Shadow Communications Minister, Malcolm Turnbull

Environment Minister, Tony Burke

Opera singer, Deborah Cheetham

Disability advocate, Stella Young

Former Rudd media advisor, Lachlan Harris

and Former Howard government Minister Jackie Kelly

Monday, 1 August LIVE (AEST) at 9.35pm on ABC1 and ABC News 24

Next week host Tony Jones will be joined live on the Q&A panel by:

Human Services Minister, Tanya Plibersek;

Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing, Peter Dutton;

British Editor, Spiked Online, Brendan O’Neill;

Crikey founder, Stephen Mayne;

Australian Industry Group’s Heather Ridout

As always Q&A will look to the audience to ask the questions and expect to cover a wide range of issues across the national agenda.

Be informed and entertained, this Monday night Q&A, ABC 1 at 9.35pm.

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

Monday 4 July at 9.35pm (live AEST) on ABC1 and live at 9.35pm AEST on ABC News 24

Next week host Tony Jones will be joined live on the Q&A panel by:

Penny Wong – Finance Minister

Mathias Cormann – Shadow Assistant Treasurer

John Hewson – former leader of the Liberal Party

Elizabeth Ann Macgregor – Director of the MCA

Charles Waterstreet- flamboyant barrister

As always Q&A will look to the audience to ask the questions and expect to cover a wide range of issues across the national agenda.

Be informed and entertained, this Monday night Q&A, ABC1 at 9.35pm.