# List of Q+A panellists

Q+A is an Australian television current affairs panel show, in which members of the Australian public question a panel of five public figures, usually including politicians, on a range of public interest topics. It is broadcast on two channels of the ABC Television network, and as of February 2024 hosted by journalist Patricia Karvelas.

## Hosts and description

Q+A was hosted by Stan Grant from 1 August 2022 until May 2023. Prior to 2020 the show was hosted by Tony Jones, then by journalist Hamish Macdonald until mid-2021, and then by a series of rotating hosts.
The program focuses mainly on politics, but also covers a range of other issues. Questions are submitted to the panel by the studio audience or via video question from ordinary members of the Australian public, and the program is broadcast live. Part of the aim is to "hold to account politicians and key opinion leaders in a national public forum". Tweets containing commentary from viewers are shown on screen throughout the discussion. There are usually five panellists, most often including at least two politicians from different parties, but occasionally there is a focus on something completely different, such as science, or the special editions from the Garma Festival, with a panel to suit the content.

## Season 1: 2008

This was the first season of the program, comprising 20 episodes. The most any one person appeared in this series was twice. The first episode featured Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as the only guest, and was announced as a one-off special. However, on episode 19, Q&A again featured just one panellist, the new leader of the Liberal Party Malcolm Turnbull, who had won a leadership ballot just 9 days before.
| Episode | Date | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists |
| Episode | Date | Labor | Coalition | Minor Parties / Independents | Others |
| 1 | 22 May 2008 | Kevin Rudd | | | |
| 2 | 29 May 2008 | Tanya Plibersek | Tony Abbott | Bob Brown | Warren Mundine Louise Adler |
| 3 | 5 June 2008 | Tony Burke | Julie Bishop | | Randa Abdel-Fattah Stephen Mayne Greg Sheridan |
| 4 | 12 June 2008 | Joel Fitzgibbon | George Brandis Pru Goward | | Kate Crawford Charles Firth |
| 5 | 19 June 2008 | Chris Bowen | Christopher Pyne | Cheryl Kernot | Nick Adams Julia Zemiro |
| 6 | 26 June 2008 | Bill Shorten | Greg Hunt | | Elizabeth Ann Macgregor Tim Blair Angela Conway |
| 7 | 3 July 2008 | Nicola Roxon | Joe Hockey | | Marcia Langton Peter van Onselen Miriam Lyons |
| 8 | 10 July 2008 | Craig Emerson | Helen Coonan | Christine Milne | Andrew Bolt Linda Jaivin |
| 9 | 17 July 2008 | Lindsay Tanner | Alexander Downer | | David Marr Angela Shanahan Rose Jackson |
| 10 | 24 July 2008 | Mark Arbib | Barnaby Joyce | | Nick Xenophon Heather Ridout Christine Jackman |
| 11 | 31 July 2008 | Penny Wong | Malcolm Turnbull | | Tim Flannery Catherine Harris Tim Wilson |
| 12 | 7 August 2008 | Peter Garrett | Bronwyn Bishop | | Julian Morrow Megan Davis Imre Salusinszky |
| 13 | 14 August 2008 | Bob Carr | Julie Bishop | | Germaine Greer Greg Sheridan Marcus Westbury |
| 14 | 21 August 2008 | Anthony Albanese | George Brandis | | Blanche d'Alpuget Cindy Pan Grahame Morris |
| 15 | 28 August 2008 | Craig Emerson | Sharman Stone | | John Pilger Peter Hartcher Rebecca Weisser |
| 16 | 4 September 2008 | Bill Shorten | Christopher Pyne Kerry Chikarovski | | Eric Beecher Jane Caro |
| 17 | 11 September 2008 | Tanya Plibersek | Nick Minchin | | Mungo MacCallum Tim Wilson Linda Jaivin |
| 18 | 18 September 2008 | Maxine McKew | Tony Abbott | | Waleed Aly Margaret Fitzherbert Robert Manne |
| 19 | 25 September 2008 | | Malcolm Turnbull | | |
| 20 | 2 October 2008 | Nicola Roxon | Peter Costello | Cheryl Kernot | David Marr Tom Switzer |

## Season 2a: 2009

This was the second season of the program, totalling 42 episodes. As with season one, no panellist appeared in this season more than twice. Episode 7 of this series was broadcast live from Melbourne, the first time the program was filmed outside its Ultimo studio in Sydney. Episode 14 was also broadcast from another location, this time from the National Museum of Australia in Canberra for an Australian federal budget special with the finance minister and shadow treasurer.
| Episode | Date | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Topics |
| Episode | Date | Labor | Coalition | Minor Parties / Independents | Others | Topics |
| 1 | 12 February 2009 | | | | Peter Cosgrove Fiona Wood Tania Major Tim Flannery Jonty Bush | Australians of the Year special |
| 2 | 19 February 2009 | Wayne Swan | Joe Hockey Kate Carnell | Christine Milne | Paul Howes | The Economy |
| 3 | 26 February 2009 | Bill Shorten | Christopher Pyne | | Jonathan Biggins Leslie Cannold Sabrina Houssami | |
| 4 | 6 March 2009 | Lindsay Tanner | Peter Costello | | Geoff Cousins Rebecca Weisser Sally Warhaft | |
| 5 | 12 March 2009 | Maxine McKew | Scott Morrison | | John Symond Tanveer Ahmed Noeline Brown | |
| 6 | 19 March 2009 | Kate Ellis | Tony Abbott | | Peter Kennedy Bettina Arndt Bruce Wolpe | |
| 7 | 26 March 2009 | Stephen Conroy | Greg Hunt | | Andrew Bolt Louise Adler Susan Carland | Melbourne broadcast |
| 8 | 2 April 2009 | Tanya Plibersek | George Brandis | | Satyajit Das Dennis Altman Rachel Fry | |
| 9 | 9 April 2009 | Tony Burke | Helen Coonan John Hewson | | Jane Caro Andrew Boe | |
| 10 | 16 April 2009 | Chris Bowen | Sophie Mirabella | | Catherine Deveny John Elliott Stephen Crittenden | |
| 11 | 23 April 2009 | Craig Emerson | Julie Bishop | | David Marr Cindy Pan P. J. O'Rourke | |
| 12 | 30 April 2009 | Peter Garrett | Barnaby Joyce Pru Goward | Sarah Hanson-Young | Wesley Enoch | |
| 13 | 7 May 2009 | Mark Arbib | Sharman Stone | | Guy Rundle Greg Sheridan Randa Abdel-Fattah | |
| 14 | 14 May 2009 | Lindsay Tanner | Joe Hockey | | Geoff Cousins Misha Schubert Elizabeth Ann Macgregor | Budget special from Canberra |
| 15 | 21 May 2009 | Penny Wong | Tony Abbott | | Bob Ellis Sue Cato Wendy Machin | |
| 16 | 28 May 2009 | Kate Ellis | Brendan Nelson | | William McInnes Peter Holmes à Court Miriam Lyons | |

## Season 2b: 2009

The second half of season two of Q&A began on 23 July 2009. Episode 22 was broadcast from the Melbourne Writers Festival with three writers on the panel. Episode 26 was broadcast from Adelaide. Episode 27 had no politician on the panel.
| Episode | Date | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Topics |
| Episode | Date | Labor | Coalition | Minor Parties / Independents | Others | Topics |
| 17 | 23 July 2009 | Nicola Roxon | Nick Minchin | | Julian Morrow Jessica Brown Charlie Teo | |
| 18 | 30 July 2009 | Anna Bligh | George Brandis | | David Penberthy Tania Major Simon Sheikh | |
| 19 | 6 August 2009 | Julia Gillard | Malcolm Turnbull | | Sara Haghdoosti Mitch Grady Linden Brownley | Youth special |
| 20 | 13 August 2009 | Craig Emerson | Christopher Pyne | | Sharan Burrow Piers Akerman Indira Naidoo | |
| 21 | 20 August 2009 | Maxine McKew | Tony Smith | | Felicity Hampel Anthony LaPaglia Candy Bowers | |
| 22 | 27 August 2009 | Lindsay Tanner | Tony Abbott | | Richard Flanagan Kamila Shamsie Tara June Winch | Melbourne Writers Festival special |
| 23 | 3 September 2009 | Tony Burke | Bill Heffernan | | Helen Liddell Tim Wilson Anne Summers | |
| 24 | 10 September 2009 | Geoff Gallop | Sophie Mirabella | | John Marsden Anthony Ackroyd Melinda Tankard Reist | |
| 25 | 17 September 2009 | Tanya Plibersek | Joe Hockey | | Thomas Keneally Larissa Behrendt John Roskam | |
| 26 | 24 September 2009 | Kate Ellis | Alexander Downer | Natasha Stott Despoja | Peter Sutton Megan Lloyd | Adelaide broadcast |
| 27 | 1 October 2009 | | | | Christopher Hitchens Waleed Aly Frank Brennan Anne Henderson Sally Warhaft | Spirituality special |
| 28 | 8 October 2009 | Belinda Neal | Cory Bernardi | | Germaine Greer Todd Sampson Janet Albrechtsen | |
| 29 | 15 October 2009 | Anthony Albanese | Christopher Pyne | | Alexei Sayle Deepa Gupta Nikki Williams | |
| 30 | 22 October 2009 | Craig Emerson | Peter Dutton | | Louise Adler Annabel Crabb John Elliott | |
| 31 | 29 October 2009 | Bill Shorten | Tony Abbott | | Bettina Arndt Catherine Deveny Jonathan Biggins | |
| 32 | 5 November 2009 | Maxine McKew Graham Richardson | Joe Hockey Kerry Chikarovski | | David Marr | |

## Season 3: 2010

The third season of Q&A began on 8 February 2010, and will be a full season consisting of 40 episodes on the new night, Monday, on ABC1. Episode 1 was broadcast from Old Parliament House, Canberra, with an audience of 16- to 25-year-olds. Episode 4 was broadcast from the Adelaide Festival of Arts, and had a total of 6 panellists making it the largest panel in the program's history. The following episode also had 6 panellists.
Episode 9 featured Opposition Leader Tony Abbott as the only panellist. Episode 12 was a 'politician-free' episode, where no current or former politicians were on the panel. Also in episode 12, a Twitter feed was introduced, where selected tweets discussing Q&A are shown on screen. Episode 18 featured six panellists and was broadcast from Casula in south west Sydney. On episode 24, Tanya Plibersek became the first panellist to appear on Q&A more than twice in one season (only if you consider 2009's programmes to be two seasons – both Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey appeared four times in the full year of 2009 with five other panellists appeared three times that year).
Episode 27 and 28 each featured the two leaders alone on the panel, in the final two episodes before the election. Episode 29 was the first episode following the election, and was controversial in that at the last minute Julia Gillard pulled Mark Arbib from appearing on the panel, and an empty chair was left on the panel for the entire episode. Episode 30 was broadcast from the Melbourne Writers Festival.
Episode 37 featured former Prime Minister John Howard as the only panellist, co-inciding with the launch of his memoirs, Lazarus Rising. Episode 38 was the first time the program was broadcast from Western Australia in Perth.
Nick Minchin was originally supposed to be the Coalition panellist on the season finale, but bad weather prohibited his plane from landing in Sydney on time. Minchin was replaced on the panel by George Brandis.
| Episode | Date | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Topics |
| Episode | Date | Labor | Coalition | Minor Parties / Independents | Others | Topics |
| 1 | 8 February 2010 | Kevin Rudd | | | | Prime Minister |
| 2 | 15 February 2010 | Lindsay Tanner | Barnaby Joyce | | Satyajit Das Melinda Tankard Reist Rebecca Huntley | |
| 3 | 22 February 2010 | Tanya Plibersek | Malcolm Turnbull | | Mungo MacCallum John Roskam Jane Caro | |
| 4 | 1 March 2010 | Peter Garrett | Christopher Pyne | | Eddie Perfect Paul Grabowsky Jin Xing Rhoda Roberts | Adelaide Festival special |
| 5 | 8 March 2010 | Tony Burke | Julie Bishop | | Patrick McGorry Richard Dawkins Steve Fielding Jacqueline Ninio Veronica Brady | |
| 6 | 15 March 2010 | Bill Shorten | Peter Dutton | | Miranda Devine Catherine Deveny Waleed Aly | |
| 7 | 22 March 2010 | Nicola Roxon | Greg Hunt | | John Doyle Valerie Amos Tim Wilson | |
| 8 | 29 March 2010 | Craig Emerson Graham Richardson | Kelly O'Dwyer | Nick McKim | Sue Cato | |
| 9 | 5 April 2010 | | Tony Abbott | | | Leader of the Opposition |
| 10 | 12 April 2010 | Tanya Plibersek | Joe Hockey | | Jeffrey L. Bleich Lucy Turnbull Greg Sheridan | |
| 11 | 19 April 2010 | Bob Carr | Scott Morrison | | Heather Ridout Simon Sheikh Shimrit Nothman | |
| 12 | 26 April 2010 | | | | Germaine Greer Peter Cosgrove Peter FitzSimons Henry Reynolds Alison Creagh | ANZAC Day special |
| 13 | 3 May 2010 | Penny Wong | Nick Minchin | Christine Milne | John Symond Paul Howes | |
| 14 | 10 May 2010 | Brendan O'Connor | Sophie Mirabella | | Kaiser Kuo Helen Razer Brett Solomon | |
| 15 | 17 May 2010 | Lindsay Tanner | Joe Hockey | | | Budget special |
| 16 | 24 May 2010 | | | | Malcolm Fraser Peter Carey Lionel Shriver John Ralston Saul Marcia Langton | Authors special |
| 17 | 31 May 2010 | Maxine McKew | Cory Bernardi | | Miriam Lyons Clare Bowditch Mitchell Grady | |
| 18 | 7 June 2010 | Chris Bowen | Scott Morrison Pru Goward | | Kevin Sheedy Samah Hadid Heath Ducker | Casula broadcast |
| 19 | 14 June 2010 | Peter Garrett | Helen Coonan | | David Marr Peter Singer Jayashri Kulkarni | |
| 20 | 21 June 2010 | Craig Emerson Graham Richardson | Malcolm Turnbull | Sarah Hanson-Young | Jessica Brown | |
| 21 | 28 June 2010 | Bill Shorten | Barnaby Joyce | | Magda Szubanski Harold Mitchell Janet Albrechtsen Christine Wallace | The Gillard Coup |
| 22 | 5 July 2010 | Tony Burke | George Brandis | Cheryl Kernot | Annabel Crabb Grahame Morris | |
| 23 | 12 July 2010 | Chris Evans | Christopher Pyne | Scott Ludlam | John Elliott Felicity Hampel Lenore Taylor | |
| 24 | 19 July 2010 | Tanya Plibersek | Julie Bishop | | Piers Akerman Waleed Aly Bruce Hawker | |
| 25 | 26 July 2010 | Penny Wong Graham Richardson | Malcolm Turnbull | Christine Milne | Tom Switzer | |
| 26 | 2 August 2010 | Craig Emerson | Peter Dutton Barnaby Joyce | Larissa Waters | Madonna King | Brisbane broadcast |
| 27 | 9 August 2010 | Julia Gillard | | | | Prime Minister |
| 28 | 12 August 2010 | Tony Burke | Scott Morrison | Bob Brown | Suvendrini Perera John Elliott | Population special |
| 29 | 16 August 2010 | | Tony Abbott | | | Casula broadcast |
| 30 | 23 August 2010 | Mark Arbib Graham Richardson | Malcolm Turnbull | Sarah Hanson-Young Tony Windsor | Janet Albrechtsen | |
| 31 | 30 August 2010 | | | | Malcolm Fraser Jessica Rudd John Keane Christine Wallace Chris Berg | Melbourne Writers Festival special |
| 32 | 6 September 2010 | Peter Beattie | Nick Minchin | Bob Katter Christine Milne | Rebecca Huntley | |
| 33 | 13 September 2010 | Tanya Plibersek | Warren Truss | Sarah Hanson-Young | Clive Palmer Lenore Taylor | |
| 34 | 20 September 2010 | Chris Bowen | Christopher Pyne | | Craig Reucassel Helen McCabe Leslie Cannold | |
| 35 | 27 September 2010 | Stephen Conroy | Sophie Mirabella | Rob Oakeshott Fiona Patten | Mungo MacCallum | |
| 36 | 4 October 2010 | | | | Tariq Ali Geoffrey Robertson Lenore Skenazy Ratih Hardjono Paul Kelly | Festival of Dangerous Ideas special (Sydney Opera House) |
| 37 | 11 October 2010 | Mark Arbib | Kelly O'Dwyer | | Roy Masters Geoff Lawson Lisa Forrest | Sports special |
| 38 | 18 October 2010 | Mike Kelly | Greg Hunt | | Tim Flannery Jennifer Marohasy Bruce Guthrie Jennifer Hewett | |
| 39 | 25 October 2010 | | John Howard | | | Former Prime Minister |
| 40 | 1 November 2010 | Stephen Smith | Julie Bishop Colin Barnett | Rachel Siewert | Andrew Forrest Tony Wiltshire | Perth broadcast |
| 41 | 9 November 2010 | Bill Shorten | Nick Minchin George Brandis | | Janet Albrechtsen Jonathan Biggins Randa Abdel-Fattah | |

## Season 4: 2011

The fourth season of Q&A began on 7 February 2011, continuing in its Monday night timeslot. The exceptions to this were the twelfth and twenty-third episodes, which aired on Thursday 28 April and 7 July respectively. The first special was a special discussion preceding the Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, which the second special was entitled "Stopping The Boats" and was centred on the topic of asylum seekers. During this season, Christopher Pyne was the first panellist to appear ten times since Season One, and Lachlan Harris was the 250th unique panellist since Season One.
| Episode | Date | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Topics |
| Episode | Date | Labor | Coalition | Minor Parties / Independents | Others | Topics |
| 1 | 7 February 2011 | Graham Richardson | Amanda Vanstone | | Catherine Deveny Gerard Henderson David Williamson | |
| 2 | 14 February 2011 | Craig Emerson | Helen Coonan | | Lydia Khalil John Pilger Greg Sheridan | |
| 3 | 21 February 2011 | Anna Bligh | Barnaby Joyce | | Tim Flannery Gina Castelain Ian Nelson | Brisbane broadcast |
| 4 | 28 February 2011 | Bill Shorten | Malcolm Turnbull | | Piers Akerman Gretel Killeen Samah Hadid | |
| 5 | 7 March 2011 | Kate Ellis | Joe Hockey | | Gail Kelly Janet Albrechtsen Mike Carlton | |
| 6 | 14 March 2011 | Julia Gillard | | | | Prime Minister |
| 7 | 21 March 2011 | Jason Clare | Christopher Pyne | Christine Milne | Miranda Devine Lachlan Harris | |
| 8 | 28 March 2011 | Tanya Plibersek John Della Bosca | Concetta Fierravanti-Wells | | Julian Morrow Grahame Morris | |
| 9 | 4 April 2011 | Kevin Rudd | Julie Bishop | | Jeffrey L. Bleich Louise Adler Robert Manne | |
| 10 | 11 April 2011 | Penny Wong | Greg Hunt | | Bess Price Graeme Innes Chris Kenny | |
| 11 | 25 April 2011 | | | | Matina Jewell Jim Molan Eva Cox Neil James Najeeba Wazefadost | ANZAC Day special |
| 12 | 28 April 2011 | Bob Carr | Amanda Vanstone Nick Minchin | | Craig Reucassel Marcia Langton Angela Bishop | Royal Wedding special |
| 13 | 2 May 2011 | Simon Crean | Sophie Mirabella | Tony Windsor | Eliza Brown Nick Klomp Alana Johnson | Albury broadcast |
| 14 | 9 May 2011 | Lindsay Tanner | Malcolm Turnbull | | Lydia Khallil Christine Wallace Nazeem Hussain | |
| 15 | 16 May 2011 | Bill Shorten | Eric Abetz | | Anna Rose Felicity Hampel John Roskam | |
| 16 | 23 May 2011 | | | | Howard Jacobson Brendan Cowell Michael Cunningham Gail Dines Leslie Cannold | Sydney Writers' Festival special |
| 17 | 30 May 2011 | Kate Lundy | George Brandis Jackie Kelly | | Guy Rundle Joe Hildebrand | |
| 18 | 6 June 2011 | Nicola Roxon | Christopher Pyne | Lee Rhiannon | Sandy Gutman Paul McGeough | |
| 19 | 13 June 2011 | Peter Garrett | Concetta Fierravanti-Wells | Bob Katter | Mike Carlton Natalie Pa'apa'a | |
| 20 | 20 June 2011 | | | | Josh Thomas Samah Hadid James Paterson Ruslan Kogan Faustina Agolley | 'Gen Y' special |
| 21 | 27 June 2011 | Anthony Albanese | Joe Hockey | Adam Bandt | Judith Sloan Fiona Katauskas | |
| 22 | 4 July 2011 | Penny Wong | Mathias Cormann Stephen O'Doherty | | Charles Waterstreet Elizabeth Ann Macgregor John Hewson | Colonialism Carbon Tax Sexism Gay Marriage Foreign Ownership Cattle Ban Mental Illness |
| 23 | 7 July 2011 | Chris Bowen | Scott Morrison | Sarah Hanson-Young | David Marr Piers Akerman Najeeba Wazefadost | Asylum Seekers |
| 24 | 11 July 2011 | Julia Gillard | | | | Mandate? Climate Change Taxation Political Vision |
| 25 | 18 July 2011 | | | | John Lennox Susan Carland John Safran Eva Cox Jacqueline Grey Arwa El Masri | Spirituality Special Phone Hacking Carbon Tax Atheism The Burqa |
| 26 | 25 July 2011 | Lara Giddings | Eric Abetz | Christine Milne | Peter Cundall Garry Bailey Melanie Kerrison | Hobart broadcast |
| 27 | 1 August 2011 | Tanya Plibersek | Peter Dutton | | Stephen Mayne Brendan O'Neill Heather Ridout Christine Nixon | Labor Attacks in Norway Murdoch Tony Abbott Carbon Tax Ethics |
| 28 | 8 August 2011 | Mark Dreyfus | Kelly O'Dwyer | | Graham Richardson Noni Hazlehurst Tom Switzer | Global Financial Crisis Tony Abbott Labor Sexism Malcolm Turnbull Asylum Seekers Ethics |
| 29 | 15 August 2011 | Tony Burke | Malcolm Turnbull Jackie Kelly | | Lachlan Harris Deborah Cheetham Stella Young | NDIS Homophobia Mining exploration Fracking The economy London riots |
| 30 | 22 August 2011 | Doug Cameron | Nick Minchin | | Daniel Pipes Hanifa Deen Suelette Dreyfus | Craig Thompson Arab Spring USA Manufacturing Wikileaks |
| 31 | 29 August 2011 | | | | Don Watson Kate Grenville Anna Funder Malalai Joya Omar Musa | Melbourne Writers Festival Special |
| 32 | 5 September 2011 | Greg Combet | Sophie Mirabella | | Clive Palmer Paul Howes Jessica Irvine | Asylum Seekers Kevin Rudd's demotion Carbon Tax Manufacturing Industrial Relations |
| 33 | 12 September 2011 | | Barnaby Joyce | | Germaine Greer Paul Barry Melinda Tankard Reist Joe Hildebrand | Julia Gillard Sexism Kevin Rudd September 11 response Media ownership Feminism |
| 34 | 19 September 2011 | Kristina Keneally | | | Raimond Gaita Cristina Rad Jim Wallace Gerard Henderson | Spirituality Asylum seekers Euthanasia Homophobia |
| 35 | 26 September 2011 | Mark Butler | Helen Coonan | Rob Oakeshott | William McInnes Janet Albrechtsen | Julia Gillard Kevin Rudd Mental health Pokies Global Financial Crisis Democracy |
| 36 | 3 October 2011 | | | | Kate Adie Greg Sheridan Mona Eltahawy Jon Ronson Slavoj Zizek | Festival of Dangerous Ideas special |
| 37 | 10 October 2011 | Bill Shorten | Julie Bishop | | Richard Flanagan Ron Merkel Caroline Overington | Kevin Rudd Asylum seekers Andrew Bolt Taxation Steve Jobs |
| 38 | 17 October 2011 | Paul Henderson | Dave Tollner | | Rosalie Kunoth-Monks Fiona O'Loughlin Stuart Blanch Luke Bowen | Darwin broadcast |
| 39 | 24 October 2011 | Tanya Plibersek | Christopher Pyne | | Judith Sloan Kate Miller-Heidke Graham Richardson | Gender equality Gaddafi's death Occupy movement Kevin Rudd Gay Marriage Society |
| 40 | 31 October 2011 | | | | Richard Gill Anne Summers Tanveer Ahmed Alan Asher Rebecca Weisser | Industrial Relations Afghanistan Asylum seekers Music education |
| 41 | 7 November 2011 | Kate Ellis | Malcolm Turnbull | | Jessica Rudd Ray Martin Peter Reith | Phone hacking Celebrity Industrial Relations Kevin Rudd Climate Change Steve Jobs |

## Season 5: 2012

The fifth season of Q&A began on 6 February 2012.
| Episode | Date | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Topics |
| Episode | Date | Labor | Coalition | Minor Parties / Independents | Others | Topics |
| 1 | 6 February 2012 | Penny Wong | Joe Hockey | | Judith Sloan Miriam Lyons Joe Hildebrand | Who has been the best PM ALP leadership Economy Bank jobs Global wages Mothers |
| 2 | 13 February 2012 | Jenny McAllister | Helen Kroger | | Mikey Robins Robert Manne Tim Wilson | Celebrities Private health rebates Kevin Rudd Peter Slipper Banks |
| 3 | 20 February 2012 | Bill Shorten | Julie Bishop | | Daniel Hannan Eva Cox Annabel Crabb | Kevin Rudd ALP leadership Europe Manufacturing jobs National Disability Insurance Scheme |
| 4 | 27 February 2012 | Chris Evans Peter Beattie | Barnaby Joyce | Christine Milne | Lachlan Harris Janet Albrechtsen | Gillard vs Rudd Labor instability Primary elections Media role Abbott vs Turnbull |
| 5 | 5 March 2012 (in Adelaide) | | Amanda Vanstone | Natasha Stott Despoja | Mark Steyn Jianying Zha Paul Grabowsky | Clive Palmer Ruthless individualism Wayne Swan's union influences Bob Carr Misogyny in Australian politics Gay marriage Discrimination |
| 6 | 12 March 2012 | Tanya Plibersek | Malcolm Turnbull | | Michael O'Brien Mick Gooda Clementine Ford | Gays Climate change Kony Aboriginals Mining jobs Asylum seekers |
| 7 | 19 March 2012 | | | | Germaine Greer Toby Ralph Benjamin Law Christa Hughes Craig Gross | Shallowness of political debate Advice for Julia Gillard Racism Porn Afghanistan |
| 8 | 26 March 2012 | Craig Emerson | George Brandis | Larissa Waters | Grahame Morris Liberty Sanger | Queensland election Automotive industry Clive Palmer & the CIA |
| 9 | 2 April 2012 (in Hobart) | Julie Collins | Eric Abetz | Andrew Wilkie | Brian Ritchie Natasha Cica Terry Edwards | MONA Andrew Wilkie's support of the government Forestry Qualifications for politicians |
| 10 | 9 April 2012 | | | | George Pell Richard Dawkins | Religion & atheism |
| 11 | 16 April 2012 | Nicola Roxon | Christopher Pyne | | A. C. Grayling Geoffrey Robertson Lydia Khalil | Julian Assange Craig Thomson Plain cigarette packaging Religion ASIO monitoring protestors Iran/Israel |
| 12 | 23 April 2012 | | | Bob Brown | | Bob Brown's retirement The Greens |
| 13 | 26 April 2012 (special Thursday show) | | | | Clive Palmer Rebecca Huntley Nick Minchin Anna Rose Megan Clark | Climate change |
| 14 | 30 April 2012 (in Dandenong) | Mark Dreyfus | Sophie Mirabella | | Victor Victor Ged Kearney Peter Reith Diana Nguyen | Dandenong Racism Manufacturing |
| 15 | 7 May 2012 | Mark Butler | Kelly O'Dwyer | | Mark Bouris Kate Miller-Heidke Graham Richardson | The Labor party Union corruption Carbon tax Aged card & mental health Banks |
| 16 | 14 May 2012 | Penny Wong | Joe Hockey | | Tim Costello Judith Sloan Stephen Mayne | Craig Thomson Bill Shorten Egalitarianism Working mothers Budget Hockey & Abbott economic credentials Foreign aid Gay parents |
| 17 | 21 May 2012 | | | | Jeffrey Eugenides Kathy Lette Glenn Carle Masha Gessen Greg Sheridan | Marriage Julian Assange Torture Craig Thomson Russia Arts & humanities |
| 18 | 28 May 2012 | | | | Barry Humphries Miriam Margolyes Jacki Weaver John Hewson David Marr | Foreign workers Expat view of Australian politics Craig Thomson Speaking out Women in wealth and power Meaning of 'Un-Australian' Dame Edna |
| 19 | 4 June 2012 (in Toowoomba) | Simon Crean | Barnaby Joyce | Christine Milne | Georgie Somerset Jeremy Marou | Royalties to regions Aid distribution Foreign investment Foreign workers Mining Same sex marriage Queensland "gay panic" laws Native title Toowoomba range bypass |
| 20 | 11 June 2012 | Julia Gillard | | | | |
| 21 | 18 June 2012 | | Pru Goward | | Lenny Henry Brian Schmidt Susan Ryan Joe Hildebrand | Racism Age discrimination Science and space Creation Growth vs sustainability |
| 22 | 25 June 2012 | Kate Lundy | George Brandis | | Tim Freedman John Lee Louise Adler | Media Asylum seekers China London Olympics |
| 23 | 2 July 2012 | Greg Combet | Sophie Mirabella | | Simon Sheikh Lenore Taylor Grahame Morris | Carbon tax Parental leave Peter Slipper and media Asylum seekers and racism |
| 24 | 9 July 2012 | Chris Bowen | Malcolm Turnbull | | Nahji Chu Thierry de Duve Elizabeth Ann Macgregor | |
| 25 | 16 July 2012 | Joel Fitzgibbon | Greg Hunt | Sarah Hanson-Young | Richard Ford Jennifer Hewett Peter Craven | |
| 26 | 23 July 2012 | Nicola Roxon | Christopher Pyne | | Simon Sheikh Michael Spence Jane Caro | |
| 26 | 30 July 2012 | John Alexander | | | Shane Gould Louise Sauvage David Pocock Michael O'Loughlin | |
| 27 | 6 August 2012 | Craig Emerson | George Brandis | Bob Katter | Debbie Kilroy Katie Noonan | |
| 28 | 13 August 2012 | Mark Butler | Pru Goward | | Peter Singer Phillip Blond Cassandra Goldie | |
| 29 | 20 August 2012 | Doug Cameron | Simon Birmingham | | Graham Richardson Janet Albrechtsen Mandy Nolan | |
| 30 | 27 August 2012 | | | | Simon Callow Germaine Greer Kwame Anthony Appiah Sefi Atta | Melbourne Writers Festival special |
| 31 | 3 September 2012 | Tony Burke | Fiona Nash | | Angry Anderson Nitin Sawhney Tara Moss | |
| 33 | 10 September 2012 | Chris Evans | Concetta Fierravanti-Wells | | Peter Jensen Anna Krien Catherine Deveny | |
| 34 | 17 September 2012 | | | Clover Moore | Robyn Davidson Ilan Pappé Irving Wallach Greg Sheridan | |
| 35 | 24 September 2012 | Tanya Plibersek | Kelly O'Dwyer | | Mark Carnegie Elliot Perlman Jason Silva | |
| 36 | 1 October 2012 | | | | Jane Bussmann Shiv Malik Jianying Zha Simon Laham Jesse Bering | Festival of Dangerous Ideas special |
| 37 | 8 October 2012 | Kate Ellis Lindsay Tanner | Christopher Pyne | | Nilaja Sun Piers Akerman | |
| 38 | 15 October 2012 | Bill Shorten | Sophie Mirabella | | Pamela Stephenson Charlie Pickering Catherine Fox | |
| 39 | 22 October 2012 | Peter Garrett | Scott Morrison Amanda Vanstone | | Billy Bragg Julia Baird | |
| 40 | 29 October 2012 | Kate Lundy | Eric Abetz | | Archie Roach Sekai Holland Grahame Morris | |
| 41 | 5 November 2012 | Alannah MacTiernan | Colin Barnett | Bob Brown | Hannah McGlade Bob Cronin | Perth broadcast |
| 42 | 19 November 2012 | Kevin Rudd | Malcolm Turnbull | | Judith Sloan Heather Ridout | |
| 43 | 26 November 2012 | Penny Wong | Barnaby Joyce | | Janet Albrechtsen Stella Young Jonathan Biggins | |

## Season 6: 2013

This season was the first to feature international broadcasts, with the show travelling to Jakarta and India. The 11 November show featured the 500th unique panellist to appear on the show. If you count it in order of introduction, Graham Bradley was the 500th.
| Episode | Date | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Topics |
| Episode | Date | Labor | Coalition | Minor Parties / Independents | Others | Topics |
| 1 | 4 February 2013 | David Bradbury | Christopher Pyne Amanda Vanstone | | Anne Summers Tim Levinson | |
| 2 | 11 February 2013 | Chris Evans | George Brandis | | Rachel Botsman James Paterson Corinne Grant | |
| 3 | 18 February 2013 | Tanya Plibersek | Greg Hunt | | Cindy Pan John Dickson Lawrence M. Krauss | |
| 4 | 25 February 2013 | Bob Carr | Malcolm Turnbull | | Eva Cox Ahdaf Soueif Jeffrey L. Bleich | |
| 5 | 4 March 2013 | Bill Shorten | Julie Bishop | Christine Milne | Tim Ferguson Ruslan Kogan | |
| 6 | 11 March 2013 | Peter Garrett | Christopher Pyne | | | Education ministers |
| 7 | 18 March 2013 | David Feeney Alannah MacTiernan | Barnaby Joyce | | Viv Benjamin Jeremy Cordeaux | |
| 8 | 25 March 2013 | Brendan O'Connor | Kelly O'Dwyer | | A. C. Grayling Christine Nixon Brendon Gale George Megalogenis | Werribee broadcast |
| 9 | 1 April 2013 | | | | Archbishop Mark Coleridge Mohamad Abdalla Venerable Robina Courtin Josh Thomas Deborah Conway | Religion special |
| 10 | 8 April 2013 | | | | Brooke Magnanti Germaine Greer Mia Freedman Deborah Cheetham Janet Albrechtsen | |
| 11 | 15 April 2013 | Dick Adams | Sophie Mirabella | Peter Whish-Wilson | Jan Davis David Marr | Launceston broadcast |
| 12 | 22 April 2013 | Tanya Plibersek | Peter Dutton | | | Health ministers |
| 13 | 29 April 2013 | Mark Butler | Jamie Briggs | Sarah Hanson-Young | Andrea Mason Nick Cater | Adelaide broadcast |
| 14 | 6 May 2013 | Julia Gillard | | | | Schools special |
| 15 | 13 May 2013 | | | Larissa Waters Bob Katter | Clive Palmer Ged Kearney Tim Nicholls | Brisbane broadcast |
| 16 | 20 May 2013 | | | | Ruby Wax Sylvia Nasar Mike Carlton Faramerz Dabhoiwala William Dalrymple | Sydney Writers' Festival special |
| 17 | 27 May 2013 | Susan Ryan | Amanda Vanstone | Fred Nile | Gene Robinson Lawrence Krauss | |
| 18 | 28 May 2013 | | | | Bill Gates | |
| 19 | 3 June 2013 | Linda Burney | Cory Bernardi | | Bill McKibben Michael Stutchbury | |
| 20 | 10 June 2013 | Craig Emerson | Malcolm Turnbull | | Haifaa al-Mansour Jennifer Hewett Mark Latham | |
| 21 | 17 June 2013 | Kate Lundy | Barnaby Joyce | | Fiona Stanley Paul Kelly Robert Manne | |
| 22 | 24 June 2013 | Matt Thistlethwaite | George Brandis | | Graham Richardson Anne Summers Judith Sloan | |
| 23 | 1 July 2013 | Tanya Plibersek | Sophie Mirabella | | Sue Cato Neil Lawrence Todd Sampson | |
| 24 | 4 July 2013 | | | | Dewi Fortuna Anwar Tim Lindsey Yuli Ismartono Rafendi Djamin Yenny Wahid Meidyatama "Dimas" Suryodiningrat | Jakarta special |
| 25 | 8 July 2013 | Anthony Albanese | Malcolm Turnbull | | Bill Leak Corinne Grant Miriam Lyons | |
| 26 | 15 July 2013 | Stephen Smith | Julie Bishop | Scott Ludlam | Mitch Hooke Narelda Jacobs | Perth broadcast |
| 27 | 22 July 2013 | Bill Shorten | Arthur Sinodinos Tim Fischer | | Louise Adler Michelle Foster | |
| 28 | 29 July 2013 | Kate Ellis | Josh Frydenberg | | Shahzad Akbar Magda Szubanski Peter Shergold | |
| 29 | 5 August 2013 | Doug Cameron | Greg Hunt | | Yassmin Abdel-Magied Pamela Williams Grahame Morris | |
| 30 | 12 August 2013 | Penny Wong | Christopher Pyne | Adam Bandt | Janet Albrechtsen Rhys Muldoon | |
| 31 | 19 August 2013 | Chris Bowen | Joe Hockey | | | Treasurers special |
| 32 | 26 August 2013 | Bill Shorten | Kelly O'Dwyer | | Tom Watson Sally Warhaft Tim Wilson | Melbourne broadcast |
| 33 | 2 September 2013 | Kevin Rudd | | | | |
| 34 | 9 September 2013 | Tanya Plibersek | George Brandis | | Michael Kroger Lenore Taylor Graham Richardson | |
| 35 | 16 September 2013 | | | Larissa Waters Nick Xenophon | Rebecca Huntley Mark Latham Clive Palmer David Williamson | |
| 36 | 23 September 2013 | David Suzuki | | | | |
| 37 | 30 September 2013 | Bill Shorten Anthony Albanese | | | | ALP Leadership special (Perth) |
| 38 | 7 October 2013 | Kate Ellis | Greg Hunt | | Viv Benjamin Luo Xiaopeng Greg Sheridan | |
| 39 | 14 October 2013 | Penny Wong | Arthur Sinodinos | | Lally Katz Jeff McMullen Warren Mundine | |
| 40 | 21 October 2013 | Tony Burke | Barnaby Joyce Amanda Vanstone | | Rabia Siddique Vince Sorrenti | |
| 41 | 28 October 2013 | Joel Fitzgibbon | Christopher Pyne | | Ray Martin Judith Sloan Wendy Harmer | |
| 42 | 4 November 2013 | | | | Hanna Rosin Peter Hitchens Dan Savage Germaine Greer | Festival of Dangerous Ideas special (Sydney Opera House) |
| 43 | 11 November 2013 | | | | David Knox John Symond Carol Schwartz Elizabeth Proust Graham Bradley | Business special |
| 44 | 18 November 2013 | | | | Shashi Tharoo Swapan Dasgupta Karan Thapar Pallavi Sharda Shoma Chaudhury Stuart MacGill | India special |
| 45 | 25 November 2013 | Chris Bowen | Josh Frydenberg | | Yulia Supadmo Kurt Campbell Julian Burnside Tara Moss | |

## Season 7: 2014

On 29 September, Christopher Pyne became the first panellist to appear 20 times since Season One. On 7 April, the show travelled to Shanghai and on 4 August the first outdoor show was conducted in Arnhem Land at the Garma Festival.
| Episode | Date | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Topics |
| Episode | Date | Labor | Coalition | Minor Parties / Independents | Others | Topics |
| 1 | 3 February 2014 | Tanya Plibersek | Barnaby Joyce | | Akmal Saleh Cassandra Goldie Nick Cater Ray Martin | |
| 2 | 10 February 2014 | Mark Dreyfus | Malcolm Turnbull | | Dave Hughes Yolanda Vega Janet Albrechtsen | |
| 3 | 17 February 2014 | Tony Burke | Eric Abetz | | Heather Ridout Yassmin Abdel-Magied James Allan | |
| 4 | 20 February 2014 | | | | Christine Lagarde | |
| 5 | 24 February 2014 | Anthony Albanese | Jamie Briggs | Clive Palmer | Rhonda Cornum Ged Kearney | |
| 6 | 3 March 2014 | Jason Clare | Josh Frydenberg | | Sue Morphet Katharine Viner David Bridie | |
| 7 | 10 March 2014 | Chris Bowen | George Brandis | | Sharri Markson Lisa Wilkinson Marcia Langton | |
| 8 | 17 March 2014 | Mark Butler | Sussan Ley | | Miroslav Volf Billy Bragg Wendy Harmer | |
| 9 | 24 March 2014 | Richard Marles | Kelly O'Dwyer | | Rachel Griffiths Eddie McGuire Lindsay Fox | Melbourne broadcast |
| 10 | 31 March 2014 | | | | Lucy Siegle Ilwad Elman Tim Wilson Kenneth Roth Mona Eltahawy | Human Rights special |
| 11 | 7 April 2014 | | | | Guo Jian Mei Yan Ma Tianjie Cheng Lei Geoff Raby | Shanghai special |
| 12 | 14 April 2014 | Marise Payne | Penny Wong | Jacqui Lambie | Michelle Garnaut Judith Sloan | |
| 13 | 21 April 2014 | Bob Carr | Kerry Chikarovski | | Brendan O'Neill Nigel Kennedy Eva Cox | |
| 14 | 28 April 2014 | Doug Cameron | Malcolm Turnbull | | Sarrah Le Marquand Andrew Neil Van Badham | |
| 15 | 5 May 2014 | Anna Burke | Christopher Pyne | | Mark Trevorrow Pallavi Sinha John Roskam | |
| 16 | 12 May 2014 | Alannah MacTiernan | Sharman Stone | | Innes Willox Satyajit Das David Marr | |
| 17 | 19 May 2014 | | Joe Hockey | | | Post-budget special in Penrith |
| 18 | 26 May 2014 | | | | Tim Storrier Richard Flanagan Jean Kittson Tara Moss Kate Ceberano Thomas Keneally | Sydney Writers Festival special |
| 19 | 2 June 2014 | Catherine King | Cory Bernardi | | Lawrence M. Krauss Lucy Turnbull Rowan Dean | |
| 20 | 9 June 2014 | | | | Jane Goodall Betty Churcher Rosalie Kunoth-Monks Peter Coleman Stuart Rees | Elders special |
| 21 | 16 June 2014 | Ed Husic | Josh Frydenberg | | Virisila Buadromo Dee Madigan James Allan | |
| 22 | 23 June 2014 | | | | Mark Carnegie Tony Shepherd Holly Ransom Mark Latham Eva Cox | Big policy ideas special |
| 23 | 30 June 2014 | Richard Marles | Sarah Henderson Darryn Lyons | Richard Di Natale | Elaine Carbines | Geelong broadcast |
| 24 | 7 July 2014 | | | | Joseph Stiglitz Christine Wong Ross Garnaut Judith Sloan | Economics special |
| 25 | 14 July 2014 | Tanya Plibersek | Philip Ruddock | | Charlie Pickering Tania Major Timothy Hawkes | |
| 26 | 21 July 2014 | | | | Michael Kirby Nafsiah Mboi Françoise Barré-Sinoussi Amanda Vanstone Nic Holas | AIDS Conference special Melbourne broadcast |
| 27 | 28 July 2014 | Mark Butler | Barnaby Joyce | | David Suchet Louise Adler Madonna King | |
| 28 | 4 August 2014 | Nova Peris | Ken Wyatt | | Djawa Yunupingu Dhäŋggal Gurruwiwi Joe Morrison Noel Pearson | Arnhem Land broadcast |
| 29 | 11 August 2014 | Greg Combet | Sussan Ley | | Jennifer Robinson John Stackhouse Simon Breheny | |
| 30 | 18 August 2014 | Penny Wong | Warren Truss | Clive Palmer | Heather Ridout John Falzon | |
| 31 | 25 August 2014 | Gareth Evans | | | Paul Kelly Elizabeth Pisani Tasneem Chopra Ali Alizadeh | Melbourne Writers Festival special |
| 32 | 1 September 2014 | | | | Kay Hymowitz Lydia Cacho Jane Caro Kajsa Ekis Ekman Alissa Nutting | Festival of Dangerous Ideas special (Sydney Opera House) |
| 33 | 8 September 2014 | Sam Dastyari | Concetta Fierravanti-Wells | | Jimmy Barnes Jonathan Biggins Kate McClymont Kim Williams | |
| 34 | 15 September 2014 | | | | Marita Cheng Brian Schmidt Peter C. Doherty Suzanne Cory Ian Chubb | Science special |
| 35 | 22 September 2014 | Mark Dreyfus | Michael Keenan | Scott Ludlam | Randa Abdel-Fattah Anne Aly | Islamic Extremists special |
| 36 | 29 September 2014 | Wayne Swan | Christopher Pyne | | Tony Barry Kate Carnell Laura Tingle | |
| 37 | 6 October 2014 | | | Bob Katter | Josh Thomas Patrick McGorry Jennifer Bowers Louise Byrnes | Mental Health special Rockhampton broadcast |
| 38 | 13 October 2014 | Kate Ellis | Kelly O'Dwyer | | Julian Burnside Greg Sheridan Cate McGregor | |
| 39 | 20 October 2014 | | | | Brian Cox 360 (Matt Colwell) Richard Gill Nalini Joshi Miranda Tapsell | |
| 40 | 27 October 2014 | Catherine King | Stuart Robert | | Geoffrey Robertson Jenny Hocking Rowan Dean | |
| 41 | 3 November 2014 | | George Brandis | | | Bankstown broadcast |
| 42 | 10 November 2014 | Anthony Albanese | Greg Hunt | | Baroness Greenfield Laura John James Paterson | |
| 43 | 17 November 2014 | Tanya Plibersek | Malcolm Turnbull | | Ben Elton Sarrah Le Marquand Jonathan Holmes | |
| 44 | 24 November 2014 | | Amanda Vanstone | | Noel Pearson James Cromwell Holly Ransom Waleed Aly | |

## Season 8: 2015

On 16 February, Malcolm Turnbull became the first guest to appear 21 times on the show. To celebrate International Women's Day a special episode of Q&A was held, hosted by Annabel Crabb and featuring an all-female panel. Virginia Trioli guest hosted the program twice, on 27 July and 24 August.
| Episode | Date | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Topics |
| Episode | Date | Labor | Coalition | Minor Parties / Independents | Others | Topics |
| 1 | 2 February 2015 | Wayne Swan | Barnaby Joyce | Jacqui Lambie Larissa Waters John Madigan | | |
| 2 | 9 February 2015 | Chris Bowen | Jamie Briggs | | Alan Jones Corinne Grant Heather Ridout | |
| 3 | 16 February 2015 | Catherine King | Malcolm Turnbull | | Lisa Wilkinson Bryan Stevenson Greg Sheridan | |
| 4 | 23 February 2015 | | | Natasha Stott Despoja | Rosie Batty Tim Cartwright Charlie King Simon Santosha | Domestic violence |
| 5 | 2 March 2015 | Andrew Leigh | Josh Frydenberg | | Miriam Margolyes Trisha Jha Jamila Rizvi | |
| 6 | 9 March 2015 | | Julie Bishop | | Germaine Greer Roxane Gay Holly Kramer Yassmin Abdel-Magied | Feminism special |
| 7 | 16 March 2015 | Chris Bowen | Joe Hockey | | Cassandra Goldie Kate Carnell John Daley (economist CEO Grattan Institute) | |
| 8 | 23 March 2015 | Joel Fitzgibbon | Fiona Nash | | Troy Cassar-Daley Robyn Clubb Rob Cook | |
| 9 | 30 March 2015 | Penny Wong | Christopher Pyne | | Brian Schmidt Ruby Wax Michael Franti | |
| 10 | 6 April 2015 | Ed Husic | Kelly O'Dwyer | | Nana Mouskouri Michael Stutchbury Van Badham | |
| 11 | 13 April 2015 | Alannah MacTiernan | Mitch Fifield | | Peter Greste Malarndirri McCarthy Su McCluskey | |
| 12 | 20 April 2015 | Anna Burke | Andrew Robb | | Derryn Hinch Dave Hughes Jane Burns | |
| 13 | 27 April 2015 | Tanya Plibersek | Arthur Sinodinos Tim Fischer | | Carolyn Holbrook Tom Porteous | |
| 14 | 4 May 2015 | Mark Butler | Greg Hunt Amanda Vanstone | | Peter Singer Adrienne Truscott | |
| 15 | 11 May 2015 | Jason Clare | Christian Porter | Clive Palmer | Nakkiah Lui Jennifer Hewett | |
| 16 | 18 May 2015 | | | | Norman Doidge Caitlin Doughty Douglas Coupland Mohsin Hamid Christina Lamb | |
| 17 | 25 May 2015 | | Joe Hockey | | | Budget special |
| 18 | 1 June 2015 | Anthony Albanese | Josh Frydenberg | | Jack Charles Miriam Lyons Judith Sloan | |
| 19 | 8 June 2015 | Katy Gallagher | Christine Forster Philip Ruddock | | Cornel West Bates Gill | |
| 20 | 15 June 2015 | | Bronwyn Bishop | | Luca Belgiorno-Nettis Noel Pearson Gillian Triggs Bret Walker | Magna Carta 800th anniversary special |
| 21 | 18 June 2015 | | | Fred Nile | Dennis Altman Paul Capsis Julie McCrossin Julia Doulman Katherine Hudson | LGBT special (Between a Frock and a Hard Place) Hosted by Tom Ballard |
| 22 | 22 June 2015 | Joel Fitzgibbon | Steven Ciobo | | Linda Tirado Dee Madigan Grahame Morris Antony Hegarty | |
| 23 | 29 June 2015 | Tanya Plibersek | Alan Tudge | | Nick Cater Tim Wilson Anne Aly Lawrence M. Krauss Paul Kelly | |
| 24 | 6 July 2015 | Richard Marles | Barnaby Joyce | Larissa Waters | Vrasidas Karalis Trisha Jha Greg Sheridan | |
| 25 | 13 July 2015 | Amanda Rishworth | Malcolm Turnbull John Hewson | | John G. Stackhouse, Jr. Michael Ware Alex Oliver | |
| 26 | 20 July 2015 | Mark Butler | Tim Fischer | Jacqui Lambie | Katherine Teh-White Alan Jones | |
| 27 | 27 July 2015 | Annastacia Palaszczuk | Ron Boswell | | Mark Coleridge Anne Tiernan Monica Bradley | |
| 28 | 3 August 2015 | | | | Ranjana Srivastava Neil deGrasse Tyson Beth Fulton Adam Spencer | |
| 29 | 10 August 2015 | Sharon Bird | Josh Frydenberg | | Chris Hadfield Anne Summers Jonathan Fine Joe Hildebrand | |
| 30 | 17 August 2015 | Sam Dastyari | Kelly O'Dwyer | Richard Di Natale | Brendan O'Neill Katy Faust | |
| 31 | 24 August 2015 | Anna Bligh | Peter Reith | Tony Windsor | Annabel Crabb Louise Adler | |
| 32 | 31 August 2015 | | | | Naomi Klein Miroslav Volf Tariq Ali Laurie Penny Tom Switzer | |
| 33 | 7 September 2015 | Chris Bowen | Mike Baird | | Helen Joyce Geoffrey Robertson Catherine Livingstone | |
| 34 | 14 September 2015 | Terri Butler | Michael Keenan John Hewson | | Joan Baez Tim Costello Rowan Dean | |
| 35 | 21 September 2015 | Bill Shorten | | | | |
| 36 | 28 September 2015 | Catherine King | Barnaby Joyce | | David Marr John Roskam Elizabeth Ann Macgregor | |
| 37 | 5 October 2015 | | | | Ian Hickie Wayne Schwass Pat Dudgeon Fay Jackson Roderick McKay | |
| 38 | 12 October 2015 | Lisa Singh | Ken Wyatt | Adam Bandt | Tania de Jong Wesam Charkawi | |
| 39 | 19 October 2015 | Bob Carr | | | Michael Fullilove Alison Broinowski Emily Howie Sow Keat Tok | |
| 40 | 26 October 2015 | Joel Fitzgibbon | Fiona Nash | | Jan Thomas Paul Antonio Katie Noonan | |
| 41 | 2 November 2015 | Tony Burke | Simon Birmingham | | Paul R. Ehrlich Wendy Harmer Dai Le | |
| 42 | 9 November 2015 | | | | Andrew Denton Karen Hitchcock Ralph McConaghy Ana Lamaro Rodney Syme | |
| 43 | 16 November 2015 | Kate Ellis | Christopher Pyne | Nick Xenophon | Ian Smith Holly Ransom | |

## Season 9: 2016

| Episode | Date | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Topics |
| Episode | Date | Labor | Coalition | Minor Parties / Independents | Others | Topics |
| 1 | 1 February 2016 | | | | David Morrison Gordian Fulde Catherine Keenan Stan Grant Manal Younus | |
| 2 | 8 February 2016 | Catherine King | Fiona Nash | | Neil Mitchell Grace Collier Dave Oliver | |
| 3 | 15 February 2016 | Terri Butler | Steven Ciobo | Sarah Hanson-Young | Mark Steyn Lenore Taylor | |
| 4 | 22 February 2016 | Tanya Plibersek | Michael Keenan | | David Kilcullen Eldad Beck Raihan Ismail | |
| 5 | 29 February 2016 | Anna Burke | Bruce Billson | | Lyle Shelton Michele Levine Kerryn Phelps | |
| 6 | 7 March 2016 | Penny Wong | Michaelia Cash | | Mia Freedman Alan Jones Josh Zepps | |
| 7 | 14 March 2016 | | | | Brian Greene Tamara Davis Alan Finkel Emma Johnston Upulie Divisekera | |
| 8 | 21 March 2016 | | Daniel Andrews Josh Frydenberg | Jacqui Lambie | Clementine Ford Elizabeth Proust | |
| 9 | 28 March 2016 | | Ed Husic Wyatt Roy | | Holly Ransom Sandy Plunkett Michael Biercuk | |
| 10 | 4 April 2016 | Amanda Rishworth | Christopher Pyne | Kelly Vincent | Greg Sheridan Sameena Zehra | |
| 11 | 11 April 2016 | Lisa Singh | Sharman Stone | | Theodore Dalrymple Joseph Tawadros Germaine Greer |
| 12 | 18 April 2016 | Alannah MacTiernan | Ewen Jones John Hewson | | Caroline Overington Jane Caro | |
| 13 | 25 April 2016 | | | | John Haldane Julie McCrossin Ray Minniecon Tiffany Sparks Lyle Shelton | |
| 14 | 2 May 2016 | | Pru Goward | | James Fallows Laura Tingle George Megalogenis Iain Walker |
| 15 | 9 May 2016 | Andrew Leigh | Kelly O'Dwyer Innes Willox | Adam Bandt | Cassandra Goldie | |
| 16 | 16 May 2016 | Alannah MacTiernan | Ewen Jones John Hewson | | Kae Tempest Jean-Christophe Rufin Ayaan Hirsi Ali Julian Baggini Emma Sky | |
| 17 | 23 May 2016 | Anthony Albanese | Christopher Pyne | | | |
| 18 | 30 May 2016 | | Terri Butler Steven Ciobo | Richard Di Natale Nick Xenophon Jacqui Lambie | | |
| 19 | 6 June 2016 | Joel Fitzgibbon | Barnaby Joyce | Tony Windsor | Fiona Simson Robbie Sefton | |
| 20 | 13 June 2016 | Bill Shorten | | | | |
| 21 | 20 June 2016 | | Malcolm Turnbull | | | |
| 22 | 27 June 2016 | Tanya Plibersek | Mathias Cormann Alan Jones | | Marcia Langton Chris Richardson | |
| 23 | 4 July 2016 | Chris Bowen | Josh Frydenberg Paul Kelly Holly Ransom | Sarah Hanson-Young | | |
| 24 | 11 July 2016 | Tanya Plibersek | George Brandis Steve Price Derryn Hinch | | Van Badham | |
| 25 | 18 July 2016 | Sam Dastayari | Simon Birmingham | Larissa Waters Pauline Hanson Nick Xenophon | | |
| 26 | 25 July 2016 | Ed Husic | Craig Laundy | | Gillian Triggs Peter Kurti Shireen Morris | Incarceration, Islam and Innovation |
| 27 | 1 August 2016 | Lisa Singh | Matt Canavan | | Peter Singer Celeste Liddle Kate Roffey | Rudd, Rehabilitation and Animal Ethics |
| 28 | 8 August 2016 | Bob Carr | – | | Linda Tirado P.J. O'Rourke Lydia Khalil Crispin Rovere | US Election |
| 29 | 15 August 2016 | Linda Burney | Greg Hunt | Malcolm Roberts | Brian Cox Lily Serna | Experts and Empirical Evidence |
| 30 | 22 August 2016 | Catherine King | Mitch Fifield | | Corinne Grant Brendan O'Neill Erin Watson-Lynn | Racism, Revenge Porn & Nauru |
| 31 | 29 August 2016 | Warren Mundine | – | | Cassandra Goldie Michael Marmot Christine Bennett Deborah Cobb-Clark | Social Determinants of Health |
| 32 | 5 September 2016 | – | – | | John Bell Kylie Farmer Germaine Greer Kate Mulvany A.C. Grayling | Over 400 Years of Shakespeare |
| 33 | 12 September 2016 | Doug Cameron | Bridget McKenzie | Larissa Waters | Rowan Dean Dai Le | Guns, Diversity and Donations |
| 34 | 19 September 2016 | Tony Burke | Fiona Nash | Jacqui Lambie | Jimmy Barnes Magda Szubanski | Gay Marriage, Illegal Migrants and Masculinity |
| 35 | 30 September 2016 | Jay Weatherill Penny Wong | Simon Birmingham Amanda Vanstone | | | Education, Environment and Equality |
| 36 | 3 October 2016 | Mark Butler | Christian Porter | | Marina Go Eva Cox Trisha Jha | Renewables, Welfare and Body Image |
| 37 | 10 October 2016 | – | Jim Molan | | Shen Narayanasamy Jane McAdam Huy Truong Frank Brennan | Australia's Sovereign Borders |
| 38 | 17 October 2016 | Tim Watts | John Roskam | Richard Di Natale | Judith Sloan Grace Collier Ged Kearney | Industrial Relations and Respectful Relationships |
| 39 | 24 October 2016 | Tanya Plibersek | Arthur Sinodinos | | Chris Mitchell Robert Manne Christine Dolan | Media Influence, Privacy and Secrecy |
| 40 | 31 October 2016 | Joel Fitzgibbon | Sussan Ley | | Stefano de Pieri Emma Germano Katrina Myers | Refugee Ban, Backpackers and Cultural Capital |
| 41 | 7 November 2016 | Anthony Albanese | James Paterson | | Naomi Klein Don Watson Georgina Dower | 18C, Trump and Islands Sinking |
| 42 | 14 November 2016 | Kate Ellis | Barnaby Joyce | | Helen Andrews Joseph Siracusa Jennifer Hunt | New World Order |
| 43 | 21 November 2016 | Terri Butler | Eric Abetz | | Benjamin Law Nakkiah Lui Greg Sheridan | End of the Year, Dawn of an Era |

## Season 10: 2017

| Episode | Date | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Topics |
| Episode | Date | Labor | Coalition | Minor Parties / Independents | Others | Topics |
| 1 | 6 February 2017 | Daniel Andrews | Josh Frydenberg | | Daisy Cousens Xiuhtezcatl Martinez Helen Andrews | Trump, Climate Action and Youths |
| 2 | 13 February 2017 | Kate Ellis | James Paterson | Jacqui Lambie | Yassmin Abdel-Magied Luca Belgiorno-Nettis | Blackouts, Childcare, and Migration Sharia law |
| 3 | 20 February 2017 | Tanya Plibersek | George Brandis | | Julian Burnside Piers Akerman Michele Levine | Pensions, Debt and NDIS |
| 4 | 27 February 2017 | Clare O'Neil | Scott Ryan | | Peter Singer Leyla Acaroglu Ted Lapkin | Death and Disruption |
| 5 | 6 March 2017 | — | — | | Lindy West Mei Fong Thordis Elva Faustina Agolley Josephine Cashman | Strikes, Sexual Assault and Revenge Porn |
| 6 | 13 March 2017 | — | — | | Mem Fox Martha Wainwright Neil Armfield Ursula Yovich Kim Williams | |
| 7 | 20 March 2017 | Terri Butler | Zed Seselja | | Wadah Khanfar Claire Wardle Mark Day | |
| 8 | 27 March 2017 | Amanda Rishworth | Bridget McKenzie | | Mark Seymour Peter Holmes à Court Lydia Khalil Kerry Chikarovski | |
| 9 | 3 April 2017 | Linda Burney | Josh Frydenberg | | Muhammad Yunus Helle Thorning-Schmidt Paul Kelly | |
| 10 | 10 April 2017 | Penny Wong | Mitch Fifield | | Nikki Gemmell Margaret Somerville Billy Bragg | |
| 11 | 24 April 2017 | Tony Burke | Alex Hawke | Derryn Hinch | Germaine Greer Chido Govera | |
| 12 | 1 May 2017 | Tanya Plibersek | Barnaby Joyce | | Armando Iannucci Brian Schmidt Laura Demasi | |
| 13 | 8 May 2017 | Lisa Singh | Dan Tehan | | Dave Hughes Mark Leibler Danni Addison | |
| 14 | 15 May 2017 | Chris Bowen | Simon Birmingham | Larissa Waters | Innes Willox Miranda Stewart | |
| 15 | 22 May 2017 | — | — | | Niki Savva Lawrence M. Krauss Mikhail Zygar Mona Chalabi Paul Beatty | |
| 16 | 29 May 2017 | — | — | | Noel Pearson Pat Anderson Megan Davis Nakkiah Lui Stan Grant | |
| 17 | 5 June 2017 | Anthony Albanese | Christian Porter | David Leyonhjelm | Judith Brett Kiruna Stamell | |
| 18 | 12 June 2017 | Mark Butler | Josh Frydenberg | | Alan Finkel Rosemary Sinclair Amanda McKenzie | |
| 19 | 19 June 2017 | Linda Burney | James Paterson | | Jane Goodall Peter Kurti Rachel Botsman | |
| 20 | 26 June 2017 | Clare O'Neil | Christopher Pyne | | Alastair Campbell Grahame Morris Anna Greenberg | |
| 21 | 3 July 2017 | Warren Snowdon | | Bob Katter | Jacinta Price Dale McIver Josie Douglas William Tilmouth | |
| 22 | 17 July 2017 | Terri Butler | Matt Canavan | | Rachel Corbett John Stackhouse Mehdi Hasan | |
| 23 | 24 July 2017 | Catherine King | Josh Frydenberg | | Pinidu Chandrasekera Jock Maddern Jacinta Speer | |
| 24 | 31 July 2017 | Jim Chalmers | Steven Ciobo | | Mei Fong Jessica Irvine Greg Sheridan | |
| 25 | 7 August 2017 | | Nigel Scullion | | Marcia Langton Noel Pearson Denise Bowden Djapirri Mununggirritj Nyamba Buru Yawuru | |
| 26 | 14 August 2017 | Sam Dastyari | Eric Abetz | | Michael Jensen Jamila Rizvi Kim Rubenstein | |
| 27 | 21 August 2017 | Bill Shorten | | | | |
| 28 | 28 August 2017 | Tony Burke | George Brandis | Jacqui Lambie | Dan Sultan Christine Forster | |
| 29 | 4 September 2017 | | | | Michael Fullilove Rutger Bregman Laurie Penny Shashi Tharoor Amani Al-Khatahtbeh | |
| 30 | 11 September 2017 | Mark Dreyfus | Zed Seselja | Lucy Gichuhi | A.C. Grayling Merav Michaeli | |
| 31 | 18 September 2017 | Penny Wong | Michael Sukkar | Sarah Hanson-Young | Emma Herd Bret Stephens | |
| 32 | 2 October 2017 | Ed Husic | Craig Laundy | | Catherine Ball Sandra Peter Adam Spencer | |
| 33 | 9 October 2017 | Amanda Rishworth | Matt Canavan | Richard Di Natale | Peggy O'Neal Michele Levine | |
| 34 | 16 October 2017 | Anne Aly | Bridget McKenzie Tim Fischer | | Jimmy Barnes Lydia Khalil | |
| 35 | 23 October 2017 | | | | Glenn Davies Karina Okotel Frank Brennan Magda Szubanski | Same-sex marriage |
| 36 | 30 October 2017 | Kevin Rudd | | | Laura Tingle Judith Brett Alan Jones | |
| 37 | 6 November 2017 | Tanya Plibersek | Simon Birmingham | | Arthur Lim Nadia Homem Geordie Brown Lauren McGrath-Wild | |
| 38 | 13 November 2017 | Terri Butler | Angus Taylor | | Brian Cox Judith Sloan Shara Evans | |
| 39 | 20 November 2017 | Brendan O'Connor | George Brandis | Jacqui Lambie Janet Rice | Stephen O'Doherty | |
| 40 | 27 November 2017 | Murray Watt | James McGrath | | Lenore Taylor Jan Fran Warren Mundine | |
| 41 | 4 December 2017 | Lisa Singh | Eric Abetz | | Simon Breheny Gillian Triggs Kate McClymont | |
| 42 | 11 December 2017 | | Malcolm Turnbull | | | |
| 43 | 18 December 2017 | Anthony Albanese Maxine McKew | Greg Hunt | | Greg Sheridan Alice Workman | |

## Season 11: 2018

| Episode | Date | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Topics |
| Episode | Date | Labor | Coalition | Minor Parties / Independents | Others | Topics |
| 1 | 5 February 2018 | | | | Chris Richardson Heather Ridout Sally McManus Stephen Mayne James Pearson | A Spotlight on the Economy |
| 2 | 12 February 2018 | Terri Butler | Linda Reynolds John Hewson | | Chris Kenny Van Badham | Nepotism, Referendums & Radical Reform |
| 3 | 15 February 2018 | | | | Catharine Lumby Isabella Manfredi Josh Bornstein Janet Albrechtsen | MeToo Special hosted by Virginia Trioli |
| 4 | 19 February 2018 | Chris Bowen | Josh Frydenberg | | Louise Adler Shareena Clanton Simon Breheny | Civil War, Colonisation and Power |
| 5 | 26 February 2018 | Clare O'Neil | Zed Seselja | | Harriet Harman A.C. Grayling Catherine McGregor | DPM, Politics and Pay Gaps |
| 6 | 5 March 2018 | Tanya Plibersek | Angus Taylor | Richard Di Natale | Kamila Shamsie Sharri Markson | Family Matters and Home Fires |
| 7 | 12 March 2018 | Bob Carr | | | Tim Flannery John Daley Jane Fitzgerald Jiyoung Song | A Big Australia |
| 8 | 19 March 2018 | Mark Butler | Paul Fletcher | | Tom Switzer Alice Workman Lydia Khalil | Tax, Trump and The Polls |
| 9 | 26 March 2018 | | | | Michael Sandel | A Night with Michael Sandel |
| 10 | 9 April 2018 | Clare O'Neil | Alan Tudge | | Stuart Bateson Andrew Rule Nyadol Nyuon | Polling, Policing and Reporting |
| 11 | 16 April 2018 | Amanda Rishworth | Mitch Fifield | | Missy Higgins Grahame Morris Kenneth Roth | Privacy, Missile Strikes and Celebrity Activism |
| 12 | 23 April 2018 | Andrew Leigh | Fiona Nash | | John Roskam Rebecca Huntley Jill Sheppard | Class Divides and Inequality |
| 13 | 30 April 2018 | | | | Katy Tur Wesley Morris Masha Gessen Richard McGregor | Trump, Twitter & North Korea |
| 14 | 7 May 2018 | Linda Burney | Tim Wilson | | Stanley Johnson Leyla Acaroglu Jeremy Heimans | Newstart, New Power and New Jobs |
| 15 | 14 May 2018 | Chris Bowen | Angus Taylor | | Elizabeth Proust Judith Sloan Ben Oquist | A Broader Budget |
| 16 | 21 May 2018 | Julie Collins | Jane Hume | | Peter Singer Randa Abdel-Fattah Greg Sheridan | Weddings, Gaza and Losing Faith |
| 17 | 28 May 2018 | Ged Kearney | Jim Molan | | Rod Bower Monica Doumit Tim Fung | First Responders, Refugees and Flexible Working |
| 18 | 4 June 2018 | Mark Dreyfus | Dan Tehan | Jacqui Lambie | Rosie Waterland Grace Collier | Chaos, Ego and Cash |
| 19 | 11 June 2018 | Bill Shorten | | | | Q&A with Bill Shorten |
| 20 | 18 June 2018 | Tim Watts | Linda Reynolds | | Michael Spence Simon Jackman Aubrey Blanche | Being Careful, North Korea and Culture Wars |
| 21 | 25 June 2018 | | | | Kiruna Stamell Dylan Alcott Graeme Innes Catia Malaquias Bruce Bonyhady | Q&A Enabled |
| 22 | 2 July 2018 | Catherine King | Sarah Henderson | Cory Bernardi | Erik Jensen Corey White | Abuse, Foster Care and Taxes |
| 23 | 9 July 2018 | Tanya Plibersek | Matt Canavan | | Teela Reid Mitchell Walton Kumbi Gutsa Victoria Fielding | Q&A People's Panel |
| 24 | 23 July 2018 | | | | Craig Reucassel Ronni Kahn Jo Taranto David O'Loughlin Gayle Sloan | War on Waste |
| 25 | 30 July 2018 | Jim Chalmers | Mitch Fifield | | Lenore Taylor Parnell Palme McGuinness Tony Winwood | Super Saturday and Media Diversity |
| 26 | 6 August 2018 | Joel Fitzgibbon | David Littleproud | | Fiona Simson Jenny Dowell Matt Sorenson | Drought Relief and Future Farming |
| 27 | 13 August 2018 | Anne Aly | Eric Abetz | | Cornel West Lindsay Shepherd Jeremy Bell | Power, Spirituality and Free Speech |
| 28 | 20 August 2018 | | | | John Marsden Maxine Beneba Clarke Sofie Laguna Michael Ahmad Trent Dalton | Stranger than Fiction |
| 29 | 27 August 2018 | Cathy O'Toole | George Christensen | Pauline Hanson Larissa Waters Bob Katter | | Chaos, Crocs and Coal Mining |
| 30 | 3 September 2018 | Anthony Albanese | Steven Ciobo | | Alan Jones Annika Smethurst Elmari Whyte | Media Power, Popularity and Special Envoys |
| 31 | 10 September 2018 | Penny Wong | Bridget McKenzie | | Dylan Storer Joanne Tran Rueben Davis Holly Cooke | High School Special 3 |
| 32 | 17 September 2018 | | | | Germaine Greer Andrew Neil David Marr Sisonke Msimang Elena Jeffcoat | Rape, Racism and No-Platforming |
| 33 | 1 October 2018 | Amanda Rishworth | Simon Birmingham | Sarah Hanson-Young | John Butler Sali Miftari | Bullying, quotas, and the ABC |
| 34 | 8 October 2018 | | | | Eddie Woo Pasi Sahlberg Cindy Berwick Gabbie Stroud Jennifer Buckingham | Teaching Special |
| 35 | 15 October 2018 | Terri Butler | James Paterson | | Jeffrey Sachs James Bartholomew Linda McIver | Climate, Welfare and Religious Schools |
| 36 | 22 October 2018 | Anthony Albanese | Philip Ruddock | Kerryn Phelps | Peter van Onselen Anne Summers | Wentworth by-election Special |
| 37 | 29 October 2018 | | | | Neil Armfield Nakkiah Lui Toby Schmitz Zindzi Okenyo Miles Gregory | Live from the Pop-up Globe |
| 38 | 5 November 2018 | | | | Toby Walsh Nikki Goldstein Chuck Klosterman Betty Grumble Van Badham | Sex Robots, Killer Robots: A Dangerous Q&A |
| 39 | 8 November 2018 | | Malcolm Turnbull | | | Malcolm Turnbull on Q&A |
| 40 | 12 November 2018 | Chris Bowen | Zed Seselja John Anderson | | Gillian Triggs Parnell Palme McGuinness | Trust, Leadership, and Stability |
| 41 | 19 November 2018 | Mark Dreyfus | Alex Hawke | | Susan Glasser Greg Sheridan Karen Middleton | Tourism, Trump, and the Embassy |
| 42 | 26 November 2018 | Doug Cameron | Eric Abetz | Mehreen Faruqi | Tom Switzer Yasmin Poole | VicVotes, Terrorism, and Gender |
| 43 | 3 December 2018 | Lisa Singh | Linda Reynolds Amanda Vanstone | | Billy Bragg Martin Matthews | Protest and Pre-selection |
| 44 | 3 December 2018 | Tanya Plibersek | Scott Ryan | Richard Di Natale | Nyadol Nyuon Brendan O'Neill | 2018 Finale |

## Season 12: 2019

| Episode | Date | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Topics |
| Episode | Date | Labor | Coalition | Minor Parties / Independents | Others | Topics |
| 1 | 4 February 2019 | | | Julia Banks Andrew Wilkie Adam Bandt Kerryn Phelps Rebekha Sharkie | | The Boats, the Banks, and the River |
| 2 | 11 February 2019 | Mark Dreyfus | Sarah Henderson | | Stephen Mayne Megan Purcell Zoya Patel | Manus, Hakeem, and Franking Credits |
| 3 | 18 February 2019 | | | | Stuart Smith Kerryn Redpath David Caldicott Marianne Jauncey Mick Palmer | Drugs |
| 4 | 25 February 2019 | Terri Butler | Alex Hawke | | Catherine McGregor Jordan Peterson Van Badham | Jordan Peterson Destroys Q&A |
| 5 | 4 March 2019 | Kristina Keneally | Jim Molan | | Francis Sullivan Viv Waller Rabbi Shmuley | A Church in Crisis |
| 6 | 11 March 2019 | Linda Burney | Karen Andrews | Sarah Hanson-Young | Sabina Shugg Nicole Livingstone | Women in Leadership |
| 7 | 18 March 2019 | Cathy O'Toole | Linda Reynolds | | Stephen Williams Jane McMillan Roger Hill | Q&A In Townsville |
| 8 | 25 March 2019 | Tony Burke | Teena McQueen | Meereen Faruqi | Roxane Gay Simon Cowan | Roxane Gay on Q&A |
| 9 | 1 April 2019 | Amanda Rishworth | Arthur Sinodinos | | Rebecca Huntley John Roskam Lakshmi Logathassan | Cash, Guns, Gangs and Life |
| 10 | 8 April 2019 | | Josh Frydenberg | | | Budget Special |
| 11 | 15 April 2019 | Terri Butler | James McGrath | Larissa Waters Malcolm Roberts | | Election 2019: The Battle For Queensland |
| 12 | 29 April 2019 | Chris Bowen | Mitch Fifield | | Lenore Taylor Bhakthi Puvanenthiran Greg Sheridan | The Election Countdown |
| 13 | 6 May 2019 | Bill Shorten | | | | Bill Shorten on Q&A |
| 14 | 13 May 2019 | Tanya Plibersek | Simon Birmingham | Richard Di Natale Helen Haines | | The Q&A Last Chance Saloon |
| 15 | 20 May 2019 | Jim Chalmers | Christopher Pyne | | Alice Workman Ming Long Alan Jones | The Wash Up |
| 16 | 27 May 2019 | Mary Dreyfus | Tim Wilson | | Marcia Langton Paul Kelly Rachael Jacobs | First Australians and Quiet Australians |
| 17 | 3 June 2019 | Joel Fitzgibbon | Nicolle Flint | | Jimmy Barnes Sisonke Msimang Matthew Warren | Jimmy Barnes Rocks Q&A |
| 18 | 10 June 2019 | | | | Adam Briggs Faustina Agolley Mike Cannon-Brookes Larry Marshall Jocelyn Brewer | Q&A Vivid |
| 19 | 17 June 2019 | | | | Brian Cox Emma Johnston David Karoly Kirsten Banks Martin Van Kranendonk | Q&A Science Special |
| 20 | 24 June 2019 | Catherine King | Dan Tehan | Rex Patrick | Sally Rugg Ash Belsar | The Freedom to Fund Yourself |
| 21 | 1 July 2019 | Clare O'Neil | James Paterson | | Jamila Rizvi Grace Kelly Greg Day | Union Bosses and Suburban Dads |
| 22 | 8 July 2019 | Penny Wong | Scott Ryan | | Diana Sayed Tom Switzer Hugh White | Nukes In An Uncertain World |
| 23 | 15 July 2019 | Linda Burney | Jim Molan | Rebekha Sharkie | Sami Shah Toby Ralph | Deemed Not To Matter |
| 24 | 22 July 2019 | | | | Alastair Campbell Geoff Gallop Kate Mills Nick Cater Anne Tiernan | Boris, Brexit, and the Black Dog |
| 25 | 29 July 2019 | Kimberley Kitching | Eric Abetz | | Tim Costello Parnell Palme McGuinness Adam Liaw | Wage Theft and Celebrity Chefs |
| 26 | 5 August 2019 | Katy Gallagher | Jason Falinski | Zali Steggall | Cassandra Goldie Adam Creighton | Zali's Political Slalom |
| 27 | 12 August 2019 | Terri Butler | Alan Tudge | | A. C. Grayling Clare Wright Li Shee Su | How Good is Democracy? |
| 28 | 19 August 2019 | Linda Burney | Julian Leeser | | Jacinta Price Patricia Turner Sally Scales | The Indigenous Voice |
| 29 | 26 August 2019 | Kristina Keneally | Gladys Berejiklian | | William Gillett Aurora Matchett Willoughby Duff Varsha Yajman | Q&A High School Special |
| 30 | 2 September 2019 | | | | Lionel Shriver DeRay Mckesson Ruby Hamad Benjamin Law Steve Coll | Lionel Shriver and DeRay Mckesson: Writers on Q&A |
| 31 | 9 September 2019 | Anne Aly | Zed Seselja | Jordon Steele-John | Danielle Wood Greg Sheridan | Donations, Disability, and Disillusionment |
| 32 | 16 September 2019 | Madeleine King Sam Dastyari | James Paterson | | Eva Cox John Lee | The Political Donations Arms Race |
| 33 | 23 September 2019 | Chris Bowen | Paul Fletcher | | Kerry O'Brien Jan Fran Dai Le | Kerry O'Brien and Your Right To Know |
| 34 | 30 September 2019 | | | | Katie Noonan Jonathon Welch Mojo Juju Tex Perkins L-FRESH The Lion | The Power of Music |
| 35 | 7 October 2019 | Julie Collins | Richard Colbeck | | Maggie Beer Sarah Holland-Batt Sean Rooney | A Spotlight on Aged Care |
| 36 | 14 October 2019 | Tim Watts | Tim Wilson | | Vicky Xu Jennifer Hewett Simon Longstaff | Democracy or Disruption? |
| 37 | 21 October 2019 | | | | John Hewson Veela Sahajwalla Julian Cribb Jordan Nguyen Chloë Spackman | Q&A: Future Alert |
| 38 | 28 October 2019 | Joel Fitzgibbon | David Littleproud | | Fiona Simson Maryanne Slattery Kate McBride | The Drought |
| 39 | 4 November 2019 | | | | Mona Eltahawy Jess Hill Nayuka Gorrie Ashton Applewhite Hana Assafiri | Q&A Broadside |
| 40 | 11 November 2019 | Mark Butler | Jason Falinski | | Ross Garnaut Sarah McNamara Sarah Friar | Climate and Catastrophe |
| 41 | 18 November 2019 | Anne Aly | Zak Kirkup | | Hannah McGlade Lanai Scarr Dylan Storer | Q&A in WA |
| 42 | 25 November 2019 | Tanya Plibersek | | | Samantha Power Tamar Zandberg Greg Sheridan James Brown | International Power |
| 43 | 2 December 2019 | | Alex Hawke | | Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum Enele Sopoaga Manu Tupou-Roosen Virisila Buadromo | Q&A Pacific |
| 44 | 9 December 2019 | Anthony Albanese | Malcolm Turnbull | | Sisonke Msimang Patricia Turner Brian Schmidt | The End of an Era – Q&A 2019 Finale |

## Season 13: 2020

| Episode | Date | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Topics |
| Episode | Date | Labor | Coalition | Minor Parties / Independents | Others | Topics |
| 1 | 3 February 2020 | Kristy McBain | Jim Molan Andrew Constance | | Victor Steffensen Cheryl McCarthy Michael Mann | Q+A Bushfires Special |
| 2 | 10 February 2020 | | | | Osher Günsberg Jennifer Westacott Sophia Hamblin Wang Matt Evans Martijn Wilder Paul Kelly (Musical Guest) | Climate Solutions |
| 3 | 17 February 2020 | Clare O’Neil | Katie Allen | Jacqui Lambie | Jack Manning Bancroft Simon McKeon | Trust |
| 4 | 24 February 2020 | | | | Wang Xining Stan Grant Raina MacIntyre Jason Yat-Sen Li Vicky Xu | Australia and China: A Healthy Relationship? |
| 5 | 2 March 2020 | Nova Peris | | | Tarang Chawla Marlee Silva Anthony Lehmann | The Australian Identity: Who Are We? |
| 6 | 9 March 2020 | Tanya Plibersek | | | Adrian Piccoli Eddie Woo John Collier Vy Tran | Education: Are We Failing? |
| 7 | 16 March 2020 | Katy Gallagher | Richard Colbeck | | Bill Bowtell Mukesh Haikerwal Sam Mostyn | The Corona Challenge: Are We Prepared? |
| 8 | 23 March 2020 | | | | Norman Swan Sharon Lewin Paul Kelly | Coronavirus: Ask The Doctors |
| 9 | 30 March 2020 | Linda Burney | Michael Sukkar | | Nicki Hutley Matt Comyn Jennifer Westacott Josh Pyke | Coronavirus: The Cost |
| 10 | 6 April 2020 | Chris Bowen | Katie Allen | | Stephen Parnis Danielle Austin Vyom Sharma Lucy Morgan | Coronavirus: Stories From The Frontline |
| 11 | 13 April 2020 | | | | Matt Preston Craig Foster Julie McCrossin John Anderson Christine Morgan | Surviving Lockdown |
| 12 | 20 April 2020 | | | | Neville Power Sally McManus Simon Longstaff Gigi Foster Jodie McVernon | COVID-19: Where to Next? |
| 13 | 27 April 2020 | | Dan Tehan | | Nick Coatsworth Lisa Jackson Pulver Mark Scott Lian Davies | Education in the Age of COVID-19 |
| 14 | 4 May 2020 | Penny Wong | Dave Sharma | | Michael Fullilove Elaine Pearson | The Post-COVID World Order |
| 15 | 11 May 2020 | Dan Andrews Annastacia Palaszczuk | Gladys Berejiklian | | | Q+A: The Premiers |
| 16 | 18 May 2020 | | | | Yael Stone Sophie Johnson Tim Fung Danielle Wood Innes Willox | Young and Free? |
| 17 | 25 May 2020 | | | | Lucy Turnbull Jordan Nguyen Alan Finkel Rae Johnston Genevieve Bell | Australia Reimagined |
| 18 | 1 June 2020 | Joel Fitzgibbon | Matt Canavan | Zali Steggall | Zoe Whitton Sophia Wang | Our Energy Future |
| 19 | 8 June 2020 | Jim Chalmers | Andrew Bragg | | Nakkiah Lui Nyadol Nyuon Meyne Wyatt | Hard Truths |
| 20 | 15 June 2020 | | | | Andrew Abdo Brendon Gale Tracey Holmes Bruce Djite Sharni Layton | The Future of Sport |
| 21 | 22 June 2020 | | | Nick Xenophon | Dennis Richardson Annika Smethurst Clinton Fernandes Jacinta Carroll | Australia: Secret State |
| 22 | 29 June 2020 | Bill Shorten | Paul Fletcher | | Katie Noonan Yasmin Poole Sue Morphet | Saving the Arts and 'Brain Farts' |
| 23 | 6 July 2020 | Terri Butler | Christopher Pyne | | Shaun Micallef Brooke Boney | Borders, Booze and the Big Spend on Defence |
| 24 | 13 July 2020 | Julia Gillard | | | | Julia Gillard on Q+A |
| 25 | 20 July 2020 | | Sarah Henderson | Adam Bandt | Margy Osmond Jodie McVernon L-FRESH the Lion | Disrupted Recovery |
| 26 | 27 July 2020 | Katy Gallagher | Simon Birmingham | | Bill Bowtell Gigi Foster George Megalogenis Cassandra Goldie Karen Soo | Fight Of Our Lives |
| 27 | 3 August 2020 | Ged Kearney | Andrew Laming | Kerryn Phelps | Lucy Morgon Vyom Sharma Abbey Fistrovic | The Front Line |
| 28 | 10 August 2020 | Kimberley Kitching | Tim Wilson | | Dinesh Palipana Michele O'Neil Paul Waterson Killian Ashe | State of Disaster |
| 29 | 17 August 2020 | Michelle Rowland | Barnaby Joyce | | Antoinette Lattouf Niki Savva Ziggy Ramo Sinead Boucher | Media and Misinformation |
| 30 | 24 August 2020 | Anika Wells | Andrew Bragg | Jordon Steele-John | Scott Yung Ahmed Hassan Kate McBride Hamani Tanginoa | Generation Covid |
| 31 | 31 August 2020 | | | | Kerry O'Brien Jillian Broadbent Colin Barnett Ray Minniecon Ronni Kahn | Panel of Wisdom |
| 32 | 7 September 2020 | Kristina Keneally | Michael McCormack | | Omar Khorshid Kim Rubenstein Tania de Jong | Border Wars |
| 33 | 14 September 2020 | | | | Gus Worland Sarah Wilson Hugh Mackay Michelle Lim Rosemary Kayess | The Age of Loneliness |
| 34 | 21 September 2020 | | | | Kim Hoggard Barbara Heineback Cole Brown John Ruddick Kylie Morris | US Election 2020: Four More Years? |
| 35 | 28 September 2020 | Mark Butler | Darren Chester | | Mike Cannon-Brookes Marian Wilkinson Yun Jiang | Road to Recovery |

## Season 14: 2021

| Episode | Date | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Topics |
| Episode | Date | Labor | Coalition | Minor Parties / Independents | Others | Topics |
| 1 | 4 February 2021 | | Alexander Downer Warren Mundine | | Grace Tame Shane Fitzsimmons Tanya Hosch | Calling It Out |
| 2 | 11 February 2021 | Michelle Ananda-Rajah | | | Nick Coatsworth Sharon Lewin Tony Blakely | Q+A on Vaccines: What do you want to know? |
| 3 | 18 February 2021 | Michelle Rowland | Paul Fletcher | | Julie Inman Grant Lydia Khalil Hal Crawford | Bargaining with Big Tech |
| 4 | 25 February 2021 | Clare O'Neil | Katie Allen Mike Baird | | Jane Halton Joseph Ibrahim | Spotlight on Aged Care |
| 5 | 4 March 2021 | Anne Aly | Susan McDonald | | Isabel Allende Samantha Maiden Dhanya Mani Kate Crawford Hani Abdile | All About Women |
| 6 | 11 March 2021 | Kristina Keneally | Zed Seselja | | Gareth Parker Fiona Simson Kim Rubenstein | On the Rebound |
| 7 | 18 March 2021 | | | | Stan Grant Bruce Pascoe Sam Mostyn Gigi Foster Adam Creighton Thomas Piketty | Fixing the Future |
| 8 | 25 March 2021 | | | | Yumi Stynes Briony Scott Michael Slater Yasmin Poole Joe Williams | Consent |
| 9 | 8 April 2021 | Anika Wells | Trent Zimmerman | | Martyn Iles Antoinette Lattouf Teela Reid | Vaccines, the Church, and the State of Politics |
| 10 | 15 April 2021 | Katy Gallagher | James Paterson | | Norman Swan Vicky Xu David Olsson | It's Complicated: Vaccines, China, and Saying Sorry |
| 11 | 22 April 2021 | | Malcolm Turnbull Keith Pitt | Sarah Hanson-Young | Narelda Jacobs Andrew Liveris | Climate, Politics, and 'Fossil Fools' |
| 12 | 29 April 2021 | Mark Butler | Bridget McKenzie | | Courtney Act Parnell Palme McGuinness Hervé Lemahieu | Diversity, Double Standards, and Aussies Trapped Abroad |
| 13 | 6 May 2021 | Linda Burney | Fiona Martin | | Alan Kohler Jess Hill Bri Lee | Power and Control |
| 14 | 13 May 2021 | Jim Chalmers | Jane Hume | Larissa Waters Jacqui Lambie Helen Haines | | Budget 2021 Special |
| 15 | 20 May 2021 | Tony Burke | Barnaby Joyce | | Luke McGregor Gabriela D'Souza Zoe Whitton | Barnaby Meets Lukenomics |
| 16 | 27 May 2021 | Ed Husic | Dave Sharma | | Jennifer Robinson Mitch Tambo Randa Abdel-Fattah | Trauma and Truth-Telling |
| 17 | 3 June 2021 | Stephen Jones | Tim Wilson | | Diane Smith-Gander Gordon Bradbery Lisa Jackson Pulver | Vaccine, Quarantine and Life Outside the Big Cities |
| 18 | 10 June 2021 | | | | Cameron Murray Kamalini Lokuge Omar Khorshid Peter Hartcher Sally Scales | Health and Humanity |
| 19 | 17 June 2021 | Clare O'Neil | Darren Chester | | Hana Assafiri Susan Alberti Tom Elliott | Boats, Boys Clubs and Businesses on the bRint |
| 20 | 24 June 2021 | Andrew Leigh | Hollie Hughes | | Bill Bowtell Jayden Evans Mary-Louise McLaws | Sydney Surge and Life on the Spectrum |
| 21 | 1 July 2021 | Annastacia Palaszczuk Michelle Ananda-Rajah | | | David Speers Jennifer Hewett Stephen Duckett | Vaccines: Supply and Demand |
| 22 | 8 July 2021 | Malarndirri McCarthy | Katie Allen | | Cameron Stewart Peter Singer Santilla Chingaipe | The Ethics of Accountability |
| 23 | 15 July 2021 | | | | Alison Pennington Mukesh Haikerwal Mary-Louise McLaws Meshel Laurie Steve Price | Dealing with Delta |
| 24 | 22 July 2021 | Bill Shorten | David Gillespie | | Astrid Edwards Libby Trickett Russel Howcroft | The Olympics and Opening Up |
| 25 | 29 July 2021 | Chris Bowen | Andrew Bragg | Clover Moore | Deborah Cheetham Michael Mohammed Ahmad | Sending in the Army and Getting Back to Work |
| 26 | 5 August 2021 | | | | Damien Cave Eric Feigl-Ding Helen Clark Julie Leask Kate Mills Yulia Supadmo | Opening Up: Lessons from the World |
| 27 | 12 August 2021 | Catherine King | Matt Canavan | | Alan Kohler Angela Jackson Paul Zahra | The Cost of Climate and COVID |
| 28 | 19 August 2021 | Bob Carr | Darren Chester | | Diana Sayed Lydia Khalil Yalda Hakim | The Taliban's Takeover and Afghanistan's Future |
| 29 | 26 August 2021 | | | | Anthea Rhodes Arth Tuteja Norman Swan Fiona Russell Petria Houvardas | The Kids are Alright: COVID-19 and Young People |
| 30 | 2 September 2021 | Penny Wong | Anne Ruston | | Grace Tame Marcia Langton Reece Kershaw | Women's Safety: Less Talk, More Action |
| 31 | 9 September 2021 | | | Julia Banks | John Safran Rachel Doyle Tony Armstrong Virginia Gay Yanis Varoufakis | The Power of Words |
| 32 | 16 September 2021 | Linda Burney Khal Asfour | Dave Sharma | | John Lee Mariam Veiszadeh | A Tale of Two Cities |
| 33 | 23 September 2021 | | | | Brian Schmidt Lidia Morawska Michael Biercuk Toby Walsh Vanessa Pirotta | A Trip to the Future: A Q+A Science Special |
| 34 | 30 September 2021 | | | | Bruce Keebaugh Dinesh Palipana Jennifer Westacott Sally McManus Simon Longstaff | The Ethics of Mandatory Vaccines |
| 35 | 7 October 2021 | Tanya Plibersek | Paul Fletcher | | Alastair MacGibbon Marc Fennell Zara Seidler | Corruption, Scams and Misinformation |
| 35 | 14 October 2021 | Mark Dreyfus | Andrew Bragg | Helen Haines | Craig Reucassel Kate Roffey | Big Money and Politics |
| 36 | 21 October 2021 | Chris Bowen | Tim Wilson | | Amelia Telford Anne Baker Simon Holmes à Court | Australia's Climate Future |
| 37 | 28 October 2021 | | | | Bri Lee John Bell Nakkiah Lui Paul McDermott Tim Dean | The Power and Appeal of Shakespeare |
| 38 | 4 November 2021 | | Matt Kean | Adam Bandt | Blair Palese Kavita Naidu Greg Sheridan | Lies, Leaks and Climate Promises |
| 39 | 11 November 2021 | Ed Husic | James Paterson | | Chris Uhlmann Lavina Lee Yun Jiang | Shifting Alliances |
| 40 | 18 November 2021 | | | | Andy Penn Eliza Hull Emma Fulu George Megalogenis Jane Halton | The Great Resignation |
| 41 | 25 November 2021 | Andrew Barr | Jason Falinski | | Melinda Cilento Michael Jensen Yaara Bou Melham | Freedom, Faith, and Crossing the Floor |
| 42 | 2 December 2021 | | John Roskam | | Missy Higgins Narelda Jacobs Arj Barker Hugh van Cuylenburg | Power, Protests and Parliament: Q+A Season Finale |

## Season 15: 2022

| Episode | Date | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Title |
| Episode | Date | Labor | Coalition | Minor Parties / Independents | Others | Title |
| 1 | 10 February 2022 | Tanya Plibersek | Katie Allen | | Dylan Alcott Rosie Batty Tom Calma | Power, Expectations and Making Change |
| 2 | 17 February 2022 | Chris Bowen | Andrew Constance | Allegra Spender | Lavina Lee Greg Sheridan | Russia, Donations and Distractions |
| 3 | 24 February 2022 | Stephen Jones | Bridget Archer | | Jelena Dokic Brooke Blurton Mark Cross | Opening Up: Anxiety and Mental Health (with a live performance from the legendary Archie Roach) |
| 4 | 3 March 2022 | Brendan O'Connor | Jason Falinski | | Dennis Richardson Deborah Snow Olga Boichak | Putin's War |
| 5 | 10 March 2022 | | | | Lillian Flex Mami Ahenkan Wendy McCarthy Najeeba Wazefadost Fiona Simson Claire Lehmann | Feminism, Floods and Refugees |
| 6 | 17 March 2022 | Anne Aly | Sarah Henderson Pru Goward | | Roxane Gay Thomas Mayo | Cancel Culture and Branding Balls-Ups |
| 7 | 24 March 2022 | Terri Butler | Dan Tehan | | Omar Khorshid Ronni Kahn Melinda Cilento | Cost of Living and the Bottom Line |
| 8 | 31 March 2022 | Jim Chalmers | Barnaby Joyce | Jacqui Lambie Zali Steggall | Paul Kelly | Budget Special |
| 9 | 7 April 2022 | Clare O'Neil | Anne Ruston | | Samantha Maiden Steph Tisdell Gideon Rozner | The Election Countdown |
| 10 | 14 April 2022 | Chris Bowen | Andrew Bragg | | Osher Günsberg Megan Davis Kate McBride | The Race for the Nation |
| 11 | 21 April 2022 | Murray Watt | Keith Pitt | Bob Katter | Bronwyn Fredericks Amanda Cahill | Live from Gladstone |
| 12 | 28 April 2022 | Anika Wells | Stuart Robert | Campbell Newman Larissa Waters | Caitlyn Byrne | Inflation, Floods and Preparing for War |
| 13 | 5 May 2022 | Anthony Albanese | | | | Anthony Albanese on Q+A |
| 14 | 12 May 2022 | Catherine King | Paul Fletcher | | Caroline Di Russo Siimon Reynolds Intifar Chowdhury | The Undecided Voters |
| 15 | 19 May 2022 | Josh Burns | James Paterson | Cathy McGowan | Gigi Foster Peter Hartcher | The Final Countdown Hosted by David Speers. |
| 16 | 26 May 2022 | Amanda Rishworth | Andrew Bragg Alexander Downer | Mehreen Faruqi Monique Ryan | | The Election Battle and 'Nicer' Politics (with a live performance from Kate Miller-Heidke) Hosted by David Speers. |
| 17 | 2 Jun 2022 | Linda Burney | Julian Leeser | | Gail Mabo Chris Kenny Shireen Morris Frank Brennan | Mabo, a Voice and the Road Ahead Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 18 | 9 Jun 2022 | Tony Burke | Paul Fletcher | | Katie Noonan Darren Hayes Adam Liaw | A Kick in the Arts (with a live performance by the Australian Vocal Ensemble featuring Katie Noonan) Hosted by Virginia Trioli. |
| 19 | 16 Jun 2022 | Chris Bowen | | Zoe Daniel | Saul Griffith Sarah McNamara Tony Wood | Australia's Energy Crisis Hosted by Virginia Trioli. |
| 20 | 23 Jun 2022 | Brendan O'Connor | Bridget McKenzie | | Gabriela D'Souza Lech Blaine Alexi Boyd | Price Pressures and Postcode Discrimination Recorded in Werribee, Victoria. Hosted by David Speers. |
| 21 | 7 July 2022 | Anne Aly | | | Anne Summers Jess Hill Arman Abrahimzadeh | The Choice: Violence or Poverty Hosted by Virginia Trioli. |
| 22 | 14 July 2022 | Peter Khalil | George Brandis | | Vasyl Myroshnychenko Kylie Moore-Gilbert Hugh White | A Foreign Affair: Boris, AUKUS, Ukraine and Assange Hosted by David Speers. |
| 23 | 1 August 2022 | Linda Burney | Jacinta Nampijinpa Price | Yiŋiya Mark Guyula | June Oscar Dean Parkin Mayatili Marika | Garma 2022 Recorded at Garma Festival, Northern Territory. [Returned to Monday night 9.30pm timeslot] Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 24 | 4 August 2022 | Jenny McAllister | | Sarah Hanson-Young | Larry Marshall Warren Mundine Hannah Diviney | Global Megatrends and Lived Experiences Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 25 | 11 August 2022 | Pat Conroy | James Paterson | | Sharan Burrow Jennifer Hsu Damien Cave | China, Democracy and Capitalism Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 26 | 18 August 2022 | Murray Watt | Catherine Cusack Keith Pitt | | Johann Hari Blak Douglas Amanda Rose | Morrison's Secret Ministries Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 27 | 25 August 2022 | | | | Kieren Perkins Hannah Mouncey Joe Williams David Lakisa Catherine Ordway | Sports, Inclusion and Redemption Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 28 | 1 September 2022 | Katy Gallagher | Stuart Robert | | A.C. Grayling Wendy El-Khoury Catherine Marriott | Workers, Taxes and Getting a Fair Go Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 29 | 8 September 2022 | | | | Brian Cox Marlon Williams Deborah Cheetham Andrew Quilty Catherine McGregor | Ambition, Power and Storytelling Without A Pen Melbourne Writers Festival special Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 30 | 15 September 2022 | | Eric Abetz | | Teela Reid Simon Longstaff Sisonke Msimang Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Royalty, a Republic and Truth-Telling Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 31 | 29 September 2022 | Ed Husic | Bridget McKenzie | Jacqui Lambie | Ben Abbatangelo Alan Jones | Corruption, Sport and Big Corporates: Who Can We Trust? Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 32 | 5 October 2022 | Amanda Rishworth | | Mehreen Faruqi | Jonathan Sumption Francis Awaritefe Alan Oster | Religion, Economics and Extremism Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 33 | 13 October 2022 | | Perin Davey | | Erin Brockovich Stephen Jones Tim Costello Saba Vasefi | Protests, People and Power Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 34 | 20 October 2022 | Chris Bowen | | | Ross Garnaut Yun Jiang Varsha Yajman Anthony Tran | Climate Targets, Floods and Taxes Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 35 | 27 October 2022 | Katy Gallagher | Jane Hume | Dai Le | George Megalogenis Sonia Arakkal | Budget Special Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 36 | 3 November 2022 | Jim Chalmers, Treasurer | | | | Jim Chalmers on Q+A Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 37 | 10 November 2022 | Anne Aly | Dan Tehan | | Kamila Shamsie Joe Siracusa Alastair MacGibbon | Cyber Hacks, Musk and Trump Hosted by David Speers. |
| 38 | 17 November 2022 | Peter Khalil | Joe Hockey | | Santilla Chingaipe Lawrence Freedman Gideon Rachman | Power, Politics, and the Spectre of War Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 39 | 24 November 2022 | Bill Shorten | Stuart Robert | Jordon Steele-John | Elly Desmarchelier Amy Auster | The Value of NDIS Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 40 | 1 December 2022 | Nova Peris | Matt Kean | Allegra Spender | Grace Tame Josh Szeps | Q+A 2022 Finale: Respect and Understanding Hosted by Stan Grant (with a performance by Stephen Oliver). |

## Season 16: 2023

| Episode | Date | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Panellists | Title |
| Episode | Date | Labor | Coalition | Minor Parties / Independents | Others | Title |
| 1 | 30 January 2023 | Malarndirri McCarthy | Bridget McKenzie | Lidia Thorpe | Craig Foster Tom Calma | Year of the Voice Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 2 | 6 February 2023 | Stephen Jones | Jacqui Munro Dan Tehan | | Behrouz Boochani Catherine Liddle | Rights, Refugees and Fighting for Fairness Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 3 | 13 February 2023 | Anne Aly | Keith Wolahan | Dorinda Cox | Jon Sopel Toby Walsh | ChatGPT, Inflation, and Dave Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 4 | 20 February 2023 | Michelle Rowland | David Coleman | | Imogen Senior Narelda Jacobs Jelena Dokic | Scams, Trolls, and Social Media Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 5 | 27 February 2023 | Pat Conroy | George Brandis | | Vasyl Myroshnychenko Sarah McBride Sharan Burrow | Ukraine, Putin and Spies Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 6 | 6 March 2023 | Matt Thistlethwaite | Andrew Bragg | | David Hare Teela Reid Pragya Agarwa | Words That Offend and Referendums Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 7 | 13 March 2023 | Josh Burns | Perin Davey | | Billy Bragg Antoinette Lattouf | Billy Bragg on Q+A Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 8 | 20 March 2023 | Matt Keogh | | Dai Le | Brian Greene Geoffrey Robertson Kirsten Banks | Hypotheticals about Politics and the Universe Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 9 | 27 March 2023 | Peter Malinauskas | Jacinta Nampijinpa Price | Jordon Steele-John | Richard V. Spencer | The Many Voices of The Voice Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 10 | 3 April 2023 | Amanda Rishworth | Greg Mirabella | | Deni Todorovič Sara James Osman Faruqi | Politics and Why Representation Matters Hosted by Stan Grant. |
| 11 | 10 April 2023 | Fatima Payman | Dimitry Chugg-Palmer | | Andrew Neil Anne Pattel-Gray Kanishka Raffel | Faith, Politics & Humanity Hosted by Stan Grant |
| 12 | 17 April 2023 | Emma McBride | Michael McCormack | Bob Katter | Darlene Thomas John Williamson | Q+A live from Mildura with a closing performance by John Williamson Hosted by Stan Grant |
| 13 | 24 April 2023 | Tim Ayres | Paul Fletcher | | Taylah Gray James Brown Sophie Howe | War, Space and the Future Hosted by Stan Grant (final episode as host after resigning in May 2023). |
| 14 | 1 May 2023 | Mark Butler | Bridget Archer | | Anthony Dillon Sarah Churchwell Mukesh Haikerwal | Health, Privilege and Swearing Allegiance Hosted by David Speers |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Formerly known as Thomas Mayor.