Specials Episodes
1. Q&A Climate Debate
Panellists: Social researcher and writer, Rebecca Huntley; former Liberal Minister, Nick Minchin; founder of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, Anna Rose; mining magnate, Clive Palmer; Chief Executive of the CSIRO, Dr Megan Clark.
2. An Audience with Bill Gates
Host Tony Jones and Microsoft founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates front an audience at The University Of New South Wales.
3. More Than Beef, Boats & Bali
Panellists: Dewi Fortuna Anwar, Senior advisor to Indonesian Vice President Boediono; Tim Lindsey, Director, Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society; Yuli Ismartono, Deputy Editor in Chief of Tempo magazine; Rafendi Djamin, Human Rights Advocate; Yenny Wahid, Islamic activist & daughter of late former President ‘Gus Dur’ Wahid; and Meidyatama “Dimas” Suryodiningrat, Editor in Chief of The Jakarta Post.
4. An Audience With Christine Lagarde
Tony Jones hosts a special Q&A with the Managing Director of the IMF, Christine Lagarde.
5. Q&A Special: Between a Frock and a Hard Place
Panellists: Professor Dennis Altman, Gay rights activist and author; Paul Capsis, Entertainer; Julie McCrossin, Broadcaster and journalist; Fred Nile, Conservative Morals Campaigner; Julia Doulman, Transgender Woman; and Katherine Hudson, Founder, Wear it Purple.
6. Q&A Special: Hitting Home
How does domestic violence begin? How does it escalate from control to physical violence? How can it be prevented? Julia Baird hosts a Q&A special with Christian Porter, Nova Peris, Mick Fuller, Cathy Humphreys & Moo Baulch.
7. Q&A Special: #MeToo
From Hollywood to Australia #MeToo has seen women calling Times Up! on sexual harassment. Virginia Trioli hosts a special Q&A with Isabella Manfredi, Josh Bornstein, Janet Albrechtsen & Catharine Lumby.
8. Malcolm Turnbull
Host Tony Jones is joined by special guest and former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as he makes his first major media appearance to answer questions from the people of Australia on a special Q&A.
