Q+A This Week: Irvine Welsh (ABC TV Monday 8 May 2023)

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5 months ago

May 6, 2023

Q+A This Week features author Irvine Welsh and airs Monday 8 May on ABC TV.

What has changed for those on the periphery of society 30 years after Irvine Welsh’s explosive debut, Trainspotting, announced him as the voice of a generation?

The American century, which we were living in at the time, has fallen apart over the past three decades. Was Welsh’s dystopian future not bleak enough? And have the poorest people in this increasingly unequal world paid the highest price?

With the looming federal budget, struggling households, and no relief in sight from the cost-of-living crisis, the question becomes how much aid the government will provide to those in need.

It appears that a nationwide JobSeeker bonus is out of the question, but there will be help for the economically disadvantaged in Australia. Will it be adequate to improve their situation?

At the same time, Charles is becoming King; will this new monarchy spark renewed republican fervour? Will the coronation turn people against the monarchy, or bring them closer to it?

Joining Stan Grant on the panel live from Sydney:

Irvine Welsh, Playwright, and author

Nova Peris, Republican, Olympian and former politician

Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury.

Jacqui Lambie, Independent Senator for Tasmania

Caroline Di Russo, Lawyer and President of the WA Liberal Party

Q+A airs Monday 8 May 2023 at 9.35pm on ABC TV, streamed live 9.35pm on ABC TV.

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