Episodes
Q+A: This Week (ABC TV Monday 19 June 2023)
Q+A: This Week airs Monday 19 June 2023 on ABC TV.
What can we expect from this episode
This week on Q&A, a messy week in politics as the corrosive atmosphere in the legislature takes centre stage once more.
The much-touted culture change in Canberra appears to be nothing more than a distant memory in the wake of new allegations of abuse, a banishment from the party room, and persistent questions in the senate about transparency and whether a minister misled parliament. Is this the way politics will always be?
Meanwhile… the NDIS after a decade. Millions of Australians with disabilities have benefited from the groundbreaking programme, but how effective has it been for them over the past decade? What needs to be done to make the programme sustainable over the long term, amid concerns about rising costs and unreliable service providers, while still providing essential assistance to those who rely on it?
Is Labour acting too quickly, given that a major review of the NDIS is not expected to hand down its findings until October but the government insists it can find $74 billion in savings over the next 10 years while “improving the participant experience”?
Also, why is there such a big deal about drag reading time? For fear of being attacked by far-right activists, councils are cancelling library reading events. When asked about the increasingly vitriolic debate, drag performer Reuben Kaye, who received public backlash earlier this year for a controversial joke, said it was a distraction, albeit a negative one with real-world impacts. To what end, then?
Q+A is live from Melbourne tonight.
Joining Patricia Karvelas on the panel live in Melbourne:
Bill Shorten, Minister for NDIS and Government Services
Bridget McKenzie, Nationals Senate Leader
Reuben Kaye, Comedian, singer and writer
Monique Ryan, Independent member for Kooyong
Sam Connor, Disability Rights Advocate
Season 16 Episode 21
When can we see This Week
Q+A: This Week airs Monday 19 June 2023 at 9.35pm on ABC TV
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