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The Best Episodes of Q&A Season 11

Every episode of Q&A Season 11 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Q&A Season 11!

Hosted by Hamish Macdonald, Q&A puts punters, pollies and pundits together in the studio to thrash out the hot issues of the week. It's about...
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Network:ABC TV

Season 11 Ratings Summary

"A Spotlight on the Economy" is the best rated episode of "Q&A" season 11. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/5/2018. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Nepotism, Referendums & Radical Reform".

  • A Spotlight on the Economy
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    #1 - A Spotlight on the Economy

    Season 11 Episode 1 - Aired 2/5/2018

    Q&A returns to tackle the big issues that set Australians thinking, talking and debating. Tony Jones puts the economy under the spotlight with Sally McManus, Chris Richardson, Heather Ridout, James Pearson and Stephen Mayne.

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  • Nepotism, Referendums & Radical Reform
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    #2 - Nepotism, Referendums & Radical Reform

    Season 11 Episode 2 - Aired 2/12/2018

    Joining Tony Jones to face the public's questions are journalist/commentator David Marr, WA Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds, Qld Labor MP Terri Butler, The Australian's Chris Kenny and more.

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  • Civil War, Colonisation and Power
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    #3 - Civil War, Colonisation and Power

    Season 11 Episode 3 - Aired 2/19/2018

    Joining Tony Jones on Q&A this week: Environment & Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg, Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen, publisher Louise Adler, IPA Director of Policy Simon Breheny & actress Shareena Clanton.

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  • DPM, Politics and Pay Gaps
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    #4 - DPM, Politics and Pay Gaps

    Season 11 Episode 4 - Aired 2/26/2018

    Joining Tony Jones: Former Deputy Leader of UK Labour Harriet Harman, Assistant Minister for Science, Jobs & Innovation Zed Seselja, Shadow Justice Minister Clare O'Neil, philosopher A.C. Grayling & author Catherine McGregor.

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  • Family Matters and Home Fires
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    #5 - Family Matters and Home Fires

    Season 11 Episode 5 - Aired 3/5/2018

    Joining Tony Jones: Minister for Law Enforcement & Cybersecurity Angus Taylor, Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek, Greens leader Richard Di Natale, author Kamila Shamsie & Daily Telegraph political editor Sharri Markson.

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  • A Big Australia
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    #6 - A Big Australia

    Season 11 Episode 6 - Aired 3/12/2018

    A close look at our booming population. Australia has the fastest rate of population growth in the industrialised world, but can we handle 40 million? Panel: Bob Carr, Tim Flannery, Jane Fitzgerald, John Daley and Dr Jay Song.

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  • Tax, Trump and The Polls
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    #7 - Tax, Trump and The Polls

    Season 11 Episode 7 - Aired 3/19/2018

    Joining Tony Jones are Urban Infrastructure Minister Paul Fletcher, Shadow Energy Minister Mark Butler, Buzzfeed Aus political editor Alice Workman, Centre for Independent Studies' Tom Switzer and security analyst Lydia Khalil.

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  • A Night with Michael Sandel
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    #8 - A Night with Michael Sandel

    Season 11 Episode 8 - Aired 3/26/2018

    The Harvard Professor who's a Youtube superstar. His courses have been viewed by tens of millions worldwide, political philosopher Michael Sandel tackles the toughest issues of our time. Tony Jones presents a special Q&A.

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  • Polling, Policing and Reporting
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    #9 - Polling, Policing and Reporting

    Season 11 Episode 9 - Aired 4/9/2018

    Q&A returns after the Easter break with a show in Dandenong, Victoria. Joining Tony Jones are Alan Tudge, Clare O'Neil, Nyadol Nyuon, Andrew Rule and Stuart Bateson as we count down towards Q&A's 10th birthday.

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  • Privacy, Missile Strikes and Celebrity Activism
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    #10 - Privacy, Missile Strikes and Celebrity Activism

    Season 11 Episode 10 - Aired 4/16/2018

    Virginia Trioli is joined on the panel by: Mitch Fifield, Minister for Communications; Amanda Rishworth, Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs and Defence Personnel; Missy Higgins, Australian singer/songwriter; Kenneth Roth, International Director of Human Rights Watch; and Grahame Morris, Political strategist.

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  • Class Divides and Inequality
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    #11 - Class Divides and Inequality

    Season 11 Episode 11 - Aired 4/23/2018

    Tony Jones is joined by Shadow Assistant Treasurer Andrew Leigh, former Nationals Senator Fiona Nash, social researcher Rebecca Huntley, ANU lecturer Jill Sheppard & Institute of Public Affairs Executive Director John Roskam.

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  • Trump, Twitter & North Korea
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    #12 - Trump, Twitter & North Korea

    Season 11 Episode 12 - Aired 4/30/2018

    Joining Tony Jones at the Sydney Writers' Festival: Russian dissident Masha Gessen, American journalist Katy Tur, New York Times critic Wesley Morris, Lowy Institute's Richard McGregor and New Yorker staff writer Alexis Okeowo.

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  • Newstart, New Power and New Jobs
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    #13 - Newstart, New Power and New Jobs

    Season 11 Episode 13 - Aired 5/7/2018

    From Black Lives Matter to Airbnb and even ISIS, there's a new form of people power sweeping the globe. Tony Jones is joined by a panel of changemakers Tim Wilson, Linda Burney, Stanley Johnson, Leyla Acaroglu and Jeremy Heimans.

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  • A Broader Budget
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    #14 - A Broader Budget

    Season 11 Episode 14 - Aired 5/14/2018

    The fallout from the budget with Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen, Law Enforcement Minister Angus Taylor, Institute of Company Directors Chair Elizabeth Proust, economist Judith Sloan & Director of Australia Institute Ben Oquist.

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  • Weddings, Gaza and Losing Faith
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    #15 - Weddings, Gaza and Losing Faith

    Season 11 Episode 15 - Aired 5/21/2018

    Joining Tony Jones in Melbourne Victorian Liberal Senator Jane Hume, Tasmanian Labor Senator Julie Collins, philosopher/ethicist Peter Singer, The Australian's Foreign Affairs Editor Greg Sheridan and author Randa Abdel-Fattah.

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  • First Responders, Refugees and Flexible Working
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    #16 - First Responders, Refugees and Flexible Working

    Season 11 Episode 16 - Aired 5/28/2018

    Members of the public get to ask questions to a panel including NSW Liberal Senator Jim Molan, Labor MP Ged Kearney, Anglican priest Rod Bower, Catholic commentator Monica Doumit & Airtasker CEO & co-founder Tim Fung.

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  • Chaos, Ego and Cash
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    #17 - Chaos, Ego and Cash

    Season 11 Episode 17 - Aired 6/4/2018

    Joining Tony Jones in Melbourne: Social Services Minister Dan Tehan, Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus, former Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie, author/broadcaster Rosie Waterland & IR commentator Grace Collier.

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  • Q&A with Bill Shorten
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    #18 - Q&A with Bill Shorten

    Season 11 Episode 18 - Aired 6/11/2018

    Labor is leading in the polls but Bill Shorten is lagging as Preferred Prime Minister. Opposition Leader Bill Shorten joins Tony Jones on Q&A to answer your questions from the Shedley Theatre in Elizabeth, Adelaide.

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  • Being Careful, North Korea and Culture Wars
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    #19 - Being Careful, North Korea and Culture Wars

    Season 11 Episode 19 - Aired 6/18/2018

    Joining Tony Jones: WA Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds, Labor MP Tim Watts, University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor Michael Spence, US Studies Centre CEO Simon Jackman & Atlassian's Global Diversity Programs Lead Aubrey Blanche.

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  • Q&A Enabled
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    #20 - Q&A Enabled

    Season 11 Episode 20 - Aired 6/25/2018

    A star of stage and screen, a sports champ, lawyers, advocates, parents and carers join Tony Jones to discuss living with a disability. On the panel Kiruna Stamell, Dylan Alcott, Graeme Innes, Catia Malaquias & Bruce Bonyhady.

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  • Abuse, Foster Care and Taxes
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    #21 - Abuse, Foster Care and Taxes

    Season 11 Episode 21 - Aired 7/2/2018

    Joining guest host Hamish Macdonald: Liberal MP Sarah Henderson, Shadow Health Minister Catherine King, Australian Conservatives Leader Cory Bernardi, The Saturday Paper Editor-in-chief Erik Jensen and comedian Corey White.

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  • People's Panel - Celebrating 10 Years of Q&A
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    #22 - People's Panel - Celebrating 10 Years of Q&A

    Season 11 Episode 22 - Aired 7/9/2018

    To celebrate 10 Years of Q&A, the first ever Q&A People's Panel will see four everyday Australians get the chance to set the national agenda and give the pollies a wake-up call.

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  • War on Waste
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    #23 - War on Waste

    Season 11 Episode 23 - Aired 7/23/2018

    Q&A's War On Waste: Tony Jones is joined by Craig Reucassel, Oz Harvest CEO Ronni Kahn, Australian Local Govt. Assoc. President David O'Loughlin, Waste Management Assoc. President Gayle Sloan and People's Panelist Jo Taranto.

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  • Super Saturday and Media Diversity
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    #24 - Super Saturday and Media Diversity

    Season 11 Episode 24 - Aired 7/30/2018

    Joining Tony Jones: Communications Minister Mitch Fifield, Shadow Finance Minister Jim Chalmers, Guardian Australia Editor Lenore Taylor, communications consultant Parnell Palme McGuinness and people's panellist Tony Winwood.

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  • Drought Relief and Future Farming
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    #25 - Drought Relief and Future Farming

    Season 11 Episode 25 - Aired 8/6/2018

    Q&A in Lismore: Agriculture Minister David Littleproud, Shadow Agriculture Minister Joel Fitzgibbon, National Farmers Federation President Fiona Simson, Former Mayor of Lismore Jenny Dowell & People's Panellist Matt Sorenson.

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