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Hello there, This week… the final Q+A of the year. It’s been a tumultuous and at times difficult year for many, and we’ll be unpacking the highs and lows of 2023. Cost-of-living pressures, climate and conflicts around the world have been a focus for us all this year – what will the next 12 months hold? The referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament seems to have laid bare a schism in our community, while the “nicer” politics we’d been promised after last year’s federal election hasn’t exactly been realised. As the divisions in society become starker, can we come together again? Or is our social cohesion damaged beyond repair? The Matildas’ history-making World Cup run lifted the nation’s spirits, but the high was short-lived as a series of savage rate rises hit families hard. Amid warnings of persistently stubborn inflation, is the worst yet to come? So, what’s changed for you this year? How is Australia different from this time a year ago? And what’s next for 2024? Q+A is in Melbourne tonight, Monday November 27 at 9.35pm AEDT, with a special performance from singer-songwriter Anthony Callea. Joining Patricia Karvelas on the panel in Melbourne: Cheng Lei, Journalist & Broadcaster Osher Günsberg, TV & Podcast Host Todd Fernando, Outgoing Victorian Commissioner LGBTIQA+ Communities Charlotte Mortlock, Executive Director, Hilma’s Network Anthony Callea, Singer-Songwriter If you would like to submit a question for consideration, please submit one via our website for the chance to ask the panel. Each week, Q+A selects our top question to highlight in the newsletter. Scroll down to watch Monday's toughest question asked by Julian Coxall who asked about immigration numbers linked to the building of homes. Watch Q+A Monday at 9.35pm AEDT on ABC TV or on ABC iview. Looking forward to hearing your questions. This is the last Q+A newsletter for 2023, we'll be back again in early 2024. |
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Get to know the panellists |
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Australian journalist & broadcaster Cheng Lei has described the conditions and mental anguish of the first 6 months of her incarceration in China as “the utmost pain emotionally, psychologically”. | READ MORE |
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Osher Günsberg speaks openly on his podcast about his mental health struggles and how stigma prevented him from accessing therapy and medication when he first needed it. | READ MORE |
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Outgoing VIC Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ Communities & Kalarie man Todd Fernando says he was left “truly devastated” by the No vote in the Voice referendum, but is grateful for the “lesson we needed to learn”. | READ MORE |
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Charlotte Mortlock is the founder of Hilma’s Network, which aims to lift the number of women in the Liberal Party. She says gender targets “cannot be the virtue signalling that we have seen in the past”. | READ MORE |
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Singer-Songwriter Anthony Callea’s memoir Behind The Voice details stories of his life, self-discovery and what's shaped him as a person. | READ MORE |
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Last Week's Hard Question |
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Julian Coxall asked: Why aren't immigration numbers linked to the building of homes, rather than keep exacerbating the issue? | WATCH NOW |
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Australian Story: Big Talk |
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With little more than a briefcase full of old photos for clues, comedian Annie Louey unravels decades-old secrets in a bid to understand who her father really was. | WATCH ON IVIEW |
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