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The Best Episodes of Q&A Season 9

Every episode of Q&A Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Q&A Season 9!

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 9 Ratings Summary

"Great Australians" is the best rated episode of "Q&A" season 9. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/1/2016. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Corruption, Penalty Rates & Public Health".

  • Great Australians
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    #1 - Great Australians

    Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 2/1/2016

    Tony Jones hosts a special featuring 2016 Australian of the Year David Morrison; Catherine Keenan; Senior Australian of the Year Gordian Fulde; Indigenous Affairs Editor Stan Grant & SA Finalist Young Australian of the Year Manal Younus.

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  • Corruption, Penalty Rates & Public Health
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    #2 - Corruption, Penalty Rates & Public Health

    Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 2/8/2016

    Joining Tony Jones in Melbourne: Minister for Rural Health Fiona Nash; Shadow Minister for Health Catherine King; Radio Host Neil Mitchell; IR Commentator & Columnist, Grace Collier & ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver.

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  • Polls, Property and Processing
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    #3 - Polls, Property and Processing

    Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 2/15/2016

    Joining host Tony Jones on the panel in our Sydney studio is Deputy Leader of the National Party, Barnaby Joyce; Labor MP, Terri Butler; Greens Senator, Sarah Hanson-Young and Canadian conservative commentator, Mark Steyn; and political correspondent Lenore Taylor.

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  • Hybrid War to Hot War
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    #4 - Hybrid War to Hot War

    Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 2/22/2016

    Joining Tony Jones on the panel are Justice Minister Michael Keenan; Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Tanya Plibersek; Counter-insurgency expert David Kilcullen; Raihan Ismail & Israeli journalist Eldad Beck.

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  • Safe Schools, Sniping and Senators
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    #5 - Safe Schools, Sniping and Senators

    Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 2/29/2016

    Joining Tony Jones from Melbourne: Australian Christian Lobby's Lyle Shelton; Former AMA President Kerryn Phelps; CEO of Roy Morgan Research Michele Levine; Former Small Business Minister Bruce Billson & Labor MP Anna Burke.

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  • Peta, Priests and Presidents
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    #6 - Peta, Priests and Presidents

    Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 3/7/2016

    Celebrating International Women's Day: Minister for Women & Employment Michaelia Cash; Opp Leader in the Senate Penny Wong; Co-founder of Mamamia Mia Freedman; Broadcaster Alan Jones & Host of HuffPost Live Josh Zepps.

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  • String Theory, Sea Turtles, AI and Pi
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    #7 - String Theory, Sea Turtles, AI and Pi

    Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 3/14/2016

    Tony Jones hosts a science special featuring: physicist, Brian Greene; astrophysicist, Tamara Davis; Australia's Chief Scientist, Alan Finkel; Marine ecologist, Emma Johnston & molecular biologist, Upulie Divisekera.

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  • ABCC, Double D and Rioting
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    #8 - ABCC, Double D and Rioting

    Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 3/21/2016

    Live from Melbourne with: Minister for Energy & Resources Josh Frydenberg; Vic Premier Daniel Andrews; Tas Senator Jacqui Lambie; Feminist commentator Clementine Ford; and Chair of Bank of Melbourne Elizabeth Proust.

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  • Innovation, Collaboration & NBN
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    #9 - Innovation, Collaboration & NBN

    Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 3/28/2016

    An Innovation special, joining Tony Jones are Assist. Minister for Innovation Wyatt Roy; Opp spokesman on Digital Innovation Ed Husic; entrepreneur Holly Ransom; Quantum physicist Michael Biercuk & Sandy Plunkett.

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  • Federation, Funding, Disability and Disunity
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    #10 - Federation, Funding, Disability and Disunity

    Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 4/4/2016

    Live from Adelaide: Leader of the House Christopher Pyne; Shadow Asst Education Minister Amanda Rishworth; Dignity for Disability Party's Kelly Vincent; Journalist Greg Sheridan & political satirist Sameena Zehra.

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  • Alcohol, Violence, Sugar and Shakespeare
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    #11 - Alcohol, Violence, Sugar and Shakespeare

    Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 4/11/2016

    Joining Tony Jones on the panel are Feminist icon Germaine Greer; author and columnist Theodore Dalrymple; Liberal MP Sharman Stone; Tasmanian Labor Senator Lisa Singh and Aria award winning musician Joseph Tawadros.

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  • Dissolution, Disappointment and Tears
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    #12 - Dissolution, Disappointment and Tears

    Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 4/18/2016

    Joining Tony Jones are Liberal MP Ewen Jones; Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development Alannah MacTiernan; former Liberal Party leader John Hewson; journalist Caroline Overington & commentator Jane Caro.

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  • Church and State
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    #13 - Church and State

    Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 4/25/2016

    Joining host Julia Baird on the panel; Professor John Haldane; journalist Julie McCrossin; Indigenous Anglican Pastor Ray Minniecon; Rev. Tiffany Sparks & Managing Dir. of the Australian Christian Lobby Lyle Shelton.

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  • Reforms, Representatives and Re-Election
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    #14 - Reforms, Representatives and Re-Election

    Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 5/2/2016

    On the eve of Treasurer Scott Morrison's first budget we ask: Is our political system up to the challenges of the 21st Century? On the panel: James Fallows; Laura Tingle; George Megalogenis; Iain Walker and Pru Goward.

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  • Budget, Billionaires and Battlers
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    #15 - Budget, Billionaires and Battlers

    Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 5/9/2016

    Joining Tony Jones live in Melbourne are Minister for Small Business Kelly O'Dwyer; Shadow Assistant Treasurer Andrew Leigh; Greens MP Adam Bandt; Head of ACOSS Cassandra Goldie & CEO Of Australian Industry Group Innes Willox.

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  • Free Will, Free Speech and Criticising Islam
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    #16 - Free Will, Free Speech and Criticising Islam

    Season 9 Episode 16 - Aired 5/16/2016

    In conjunction with the Sydney Writers' Festival, Q&A presents some of the literary world's best minds including: Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Kate Tempest, Jean-Christophe Rufin, Julian Baggini & Emma Sky.

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  • Debate: Pyne vs Albanese
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    #17 - Debate: Pyne vs Albanese

    Season 9 Episode 17 - Aired 5/23/2016

    Joining host Tony Jones on the panel will be Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Christopher Pyne in a one-on-one debate with the Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Cities Anthony Albanese.

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  • Balance of Power
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    #18 - Balance of Power

    Season 9 Episode 18 - Aired 5/30/2016

    Joining Tony Jones in Brisbane are Trade Minister Steve Ciobo; Greens leader Richard Di Natale; South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon; Labor member for Griffith Terri Butler; Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie.

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  • Tussle in Tamworth
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    #19 - Tussle in Tamworth

    Season 9 Episode 19 - Aired 6/6/2016

    Tony Jones in Tamworth with Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce; Shadow Minister for Agriculture Joel Fitzgibbon; Independent Candidate Tony Windsor; Vice Pres of Nat Farmers' Fed Fiona Simson & farmer/businesswoman Robbie Sefton.

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  • Bill Shorten
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    #20 - Bill Shorten

    Season 9 Episode 20 - Aired 6/13/2016

    The Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten joins Tony Jones in a special one-on-one Q&A event from Penrith in Greater Western Sydney.

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  • Malcolm Turnbull
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    #21 - Malcolm Turnbull

    Season 9 Episode 21 - Aired 6/20/2016

    In his much-anticipated first appearance on Q&A since becoming the Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull will join Tony Jones for a special one-on-one event, from the Brisbane Powerhouse.

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  • Brexit Fallout, Indigenous People and Young Voices
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    #22 - Brexit Fallout, Indigenous People and Young Voices

    Season 9 Episode 22 - Aired 6/27/2016

    Joining Tony Jones on the panel: Finance Minister Mathias Cormann; Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek; Economic Analyst Chris Richardson; Professor of Indigenous Studies Marcia Langton & Broadcaster Alan Jones.

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  • Minority Government and Division
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    #23 - Minority Government and Division

    Season 9 Episode 23 - Aired 7/4/2016

    On the panel: Minister for Resources & Energy Josh Frydenberg; Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen; SA Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young; Editor-at-large The Australian Paul Kelly; entrepreneur & youth advocate Holly Ransom.

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  • Liberal Split, Senate Vote and Chilcot
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    #24 - Liberal Split, Senate Vote and Chilcot

    Season 9 Episode 24 - Aired 7/11/2016

    On the panel Live from Melbourne: Attorney-General George Brandis; Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek; Senator-elect Derryn Hinch; weekly columnist, Guardian Australia Van Badham; and broadcaster Steve Price.

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  • Senate Powerbrokers
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    #25 - Senate Powerbrokers

    Season 9 Episode 25 - Aired 7/18/2016

    Tony Jones is joined by the Senate powerbrokers: Education Minister Simon Birmingham; Labor Senator Sam Dastyari; Greens Senator Larissa Waters; NXT Senator Nick Xenophon & Queensland Senator-elect Pauline Hanson.

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