Q+A Tonight (Thursday 1 December 2022 ABC TV)

Tonight is the final Q+A of the year.

Q+A tonight is the final episode of the year airing Thursday 1 December 2022 on ABC TV at 8.30pm.

What’s on the agenda tonight

Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe has expressed regret to mortgage holders who borrowed with the belief that interest rates wouldn’t increase until 2024 as Australians struggle to control cost of living pressures.

Do you have a debt management plan? What about the way you live has changed? How has the country changed since this time last year?

The Nationals have stated they will oppose a First Nations voice in parliament as Canberra politicians approach the end of the legislative session. In what ways does this affect the Liberal Party? What does this mean for Labor’s referendum pledge?

What awaits us in the upcoming year? Will our efforts to oust the monarchy progress in any way? In March, voters in NSW will cast ballots. What effect will independent MPs have there? How much of an impact are the Teals actually having considering how quickly they rose to prominence during the federal election but failed to gain any ground in the Victorian poll?

Additionally, Kate Jenkins, the commissioner for sexual discrimination, is disseminating her most recent research on workplace sexual harassment. What has changed since the previous survey, four years ago? How much work remains to be completed?

On the panel this week:

Grace Tame

Bestselling author

Grace Tame is a leader of positive change. She is a survivor-advocate for victims of sexual assault, particularly those who were abused as children. She is the CEO of the Grace Tame Foundation, and the 2021 Australian of the Year.

Nova Peris

Republican, Olympian and former politician

Nova Peris’s achievements as an athlete brought attention to the potential of Aboriginal women, and her time in Federal Parliament showcased her desire to improve the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Allegra Spender

Independent MP for Wentworth

Allegra Spender is a business leader, renewable energy advocate, and the independent Member for Wentworth.

Matt Kean

NSW Treasurer

Matt Kean entered Parliament in 2011 and spent his early years advocating for stronger mental health policy.  He was appointed Treasurer in the Perrottet Government in October 2021, and delivered his first Budget in June 2022.

Josh Szeps

Broadcaster

Josh Szeps is the host of Afternoons with Josh Szeps on ABC Radio Sydney and the former anchor of Weekend Breakfast on ABC TV.

With a special performance from: Stephen Oliver

Writer and actor

Steven Oliver is a descendant of the Kuku-Yalanji, Waanyi, Gangalidda, Woppaburra, Bundjalung and Biripi peoples. He became notorious with ABC’s Black Comedy as a writer/actor/associate producer where his creations ‘The Tiddas’ helped gain him a Favourite Comedy Performer of the Decade finalist nomination at the 2020 AACTA’s.

Airdate: Thursday 1st December 2022 at 8.30pm on ABC TV.