Q&A

MONDAY, 21 FEBRUARY LIVE (AEST) AT 9.35PM ON ABC1 and ABC NEWS 24

Q&A heads to Brisbane next Monday to talk post-disaster reconstruction, the levy, the role of climate change and politics as usual.

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

Premier Anna Bligh

New Climate Commissioner Tim Flannery

The Coalition’s Barnaby Joyce

Cape York businesswoman Gina Castelain

Queensland state director One Nation Ian Nelson

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

Also simulcast live around the country on ABC News 24 and ABC News radio

‘Australia Network’ will broadcast Q&A live into Southeast Asia and the Pacific at 9.35pm AEDT every Monday night.

ABC News 24 and ABC News radio will continue to simulcast the program live so that Australians everywhere can join the Q&A conversation live.

Members of the public can get involved in Q&A in a variety of ways:

Go to abc.net.au/qanda to register to be part of future live Q&A studio audiences;

The website is also the place to go to submit questions;

· Viewers can also contribute to the discussion via Q&A’s Twitter highlight’s feed, using #qanda;

· And follow @abcqanda on Twitter to receive first-hand updates about the program and panel members.

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

Journalist and filmmaker John Pilger

Cairo-born Middle East specialist Lydia Khalil

The Australian’s Greg Sheridan

Minister for Trade Craig Emerson

And the Coalition’s Helen Coonan

‘Australia Network’ will broadcast Q&A live into Southeast Asia and the Pacific at 9.35pm AEDT every Monday night.

ABC News 24 and ABC News radio will continue to simulcast the program live so that Australians everywhere can join the Q&A conversation live.

Members of the public can get involved in Q&A in a variety of ways:

Go to abc.net.au/qanda to register to be part of future live Q&A studio audiences;

The website is also the place to go to submit questions;

· Viewers can also contribute to the discussion via Q&A’s Twitter highlight’s feed, using #qanda;

· And follow @abcqanda on Twitter to receive first-hand updates about the program and panel members.

MONDAY 27 SEPTEMBER LIVE (AEST) AT 9.35PM ON ABC1

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

- Independent Rob Oakeshott

- Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy

- Sophie Mirabella, Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research

- Political commentator, Mungo MacCallum

- Fiona Patten , President of the Australian Sex Party.

Members of the public can get involved in Q&A in a variety of ways:

Go to abc.net.au/qanda to register to be part of the live Q&A studio audience;

The website is also the place to go to submit questions, and to upload video questions;

·    Viewers can also contribute to the discussion via Q&A’s Twitter highlight’s feed, using #qanda and submit video and written questions via the website;

·    And follow @abcqanda on Twitter to receive first-hand updates about the program and panel members.

MONDAY 11 October LIVE (AEST) AT 9.35PM ON ABC1

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

- Mark Arbib, Sports Minister

- Geoff Lawson, Test Cricketer;

- Roy Masters, legendary NRL coach

- Kelly O’Dwyer, Coalition MP

Members of the public can get involved in Q&A in a variety of ways:

Go to abc.net.au/qanda to register to be part of the live Q&A studio audience;

The website is also the place to go to submit questions, and to upload video questions;

· Viewers can also contribute to the discussion via Q&A’s Twitter highlight’s feed, using #qanda and submit video and written questions via the website;

· And follow @abcqanda on Twitter to receive first-hand updates about the program and panel members.

MONDAY, 4 OCTOBER LIVE (AEST) AT 9.35PM ON ABC1

Next Monday, a Q&A ‘Festival of Dangerous Ideas’ special,  broadcast live from the Sydney Opera House.

Host Tony Jones will be joined live on the Q&A panel by:

· International human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson

· Leading political commentator and author Paul Kelly

· Indonesian journalist Ratih Hardjono

· British Pakistani author and political campaigner Tariq Ali

· New York columnist Lenore Skenazy.

Members of the public can get involved in Q&A in a variety of ways:

· Go to abc.net.au/qanda to register to be part of future live Q&A studio audiences;

· The website is also the place to go to submit questions;

· Viewers can also contribute to the discussion via Q&A’s Twitter highlight’s feed, using #qanda;

· And follow @abcqanda on Twitter to receive first-hand updates about the program and panel members.

CHRIS BOWEN & CHRISTOPHER PYNE ON Q&A - MONDAY 20 SEPTEMBER LIVE (AEST) AT 9.35PM ON ABC1

Next Monday host Tony Jones will be joined live (AEST) on the Q&A panel by:

- The new Minister for Immigration, Chris Bowen

- Shadow Minister for Education, Christopher Pyne

- The ‘nice one’ from The Chaser, Craig Reucassel

- Editor of The Australian Women’s Weekly, Helen McCabe

- Ethicist Leslie Cannold.

Members of the public can get involved in Q&A in a variety of ways:

Go to abc.net.au/qanda to register to be part of the live Q&A studio audience;

The website is also the place to go to submit questions, and to upload video questions.

· Viewers can also contribute to the discussion via Q&A’s Twitter highlight’s feed, using #qanda and submit video and written questions via the website;

· And follow @abcqanda on Twitter to receive first-hand updates about the program and panel members.

MINING MAGNATE CLIVE PALMER ON Q&A

MONDAY 13 SEPTEMBER LIVE (AEST) AT 9.35PM ON ABC1

Don’t miss the first Q&A of the new political era, as host Tony Jones is joined on the panel by:

- Mining magnate Clive Palmer

- Labor’s Tanya Plibersek

- Leader of the Nationals Warren Truss

- Political commentator Lenore Taylor

Members of the public can get involved in Q&A in a variety of ways:

Go to abc.net.au/qanda to register to be part of the live Q&A studio audience;

The website is also the place to go to submit questions, and to upload video questions;

- Viewers can also contribute to the discussion via Q&A’s Twitter highlight’s feed, using #qanda and submit video and written questions via the website;

- And follow @abcqanda on Twitter to receive first-hand updates about the program and panel members.

KATTER, MILNE, MINCHIN AND BEATTIE ON Q&A MONDAY 6 September LIVE (AEST) AT 9.35PM ON ABC1

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

- Bob Katter, Independent MP

- Christine Milne, Deputy Leader of the Greens

- Nick Minchin, Liberal Senator for South Australia

- Peter Beattie, former Queensland Premier;

Researcher and author Rebecca Huntley.

Members of the public can get involved in Q&A in a variety of ways:

· Go to abc.net.au/qanda to register to be part of the live Q&A studio audience;

· The website is also the place to go to submit questions, and to upload video questions;

· Viewers can also contribute to the discussion via Q&A’s Twitter highlight’s feed, using #qanda and submit video and written questions via the website;

· And follow @abcqanda on Twitter to receive first-hand updates about the program and panel members.

Q&A AT MELBOURNE WRITERS’ FESTIVAL - MONDAY 30 AUGUST LIVE (AEST) AT 9.35PM ON ABC1

Next Monday, Q&A heads to the Melbourne Writers’ Festival for a unique evening of literate political debate and analysis. Joining host Tony Jones live (AEST) on the panel will be:

- Malcolm Fraser, former Australian Prime Minister

- Jessica Rudd, author of the novel Campaign Ruby and daughter of former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd

- John Keane, Professor of Politics at the University of Sydney and author of several books including The Life and Death of Democracy

- Chris Berg, columnist and Research Fellow with the Institute of Public Affairs

- Christine Wallace, political journalist and biographer, currently working on a biography of Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

Members of the public can get involved in Q&A in a variety of ways:

Go to abc.net.au/qanda to register to be part of the live Q&A studio audience;

The website is also the place to go to submit questions, and to upload video questions;

· Viewers can also contribute to the discussion via Q&A’s Twitter highlight’s feed, using #qanda and submit video and written questions via the website;

· And follow @abcqanda on Twitter to receive first-hand updates about the program and panel members.

Q&A’S ELECTION POST MORTEM- MONDAY 23 AUGUST AT 9.35PM ON ABC1

Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott have both faced the Q&A audience during this election campaign.

And this weekend, the voters decide who will win this extremely close election contest.

Join Q&A’s special election post mortem this Monday night to identify the victims and victors, with host Tony Jones, key politicians and your favourite Q&A commentators – 9.35pm on ABC1.

Members of the public can get involved in Q&A in a variety of ways:

Go to abc.net.au/qanda to register to be part of the live Q&A studio audience;

- The website is also the place to go to submit questions, and to upload video questions;

- Viewers can also contribute to the discussion via Q&A’s Twitter highlight’s feed, using #qanda and submit video and written questions via the website;

- And follow @abcqanda on Twitter to receive first-hand updates about the program and panel members.