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Hello there, This week on Q+A… a grubby week in politics as parliament’s toxic environment is again in the spotlight. Amid fresh abuse claims, a party room banishment and relentless questions in the senate about transparency and whether a minister misled parliament – it seems the much-vaunted culture change in Canberra is little but a distant memory. Is this just the new political normal?
Meanwhile… the NDIS, 10 years on. The revolutionary scheme changed the lives of millions of Australians living with disability – but a decade later, how well is it working for those who need it most? Amid criticisms of cost blowouts and dodgy providers, what will it take to make the program sustainable for the long term – and ensure it provides the critical support participants rely on?
The government insists it can find $74 billion in savings from the NDIS over the next 10 years while “improving the participant experience”, but with a major review of the scheme not due to hand down its findings until October – is Labor acting too hastily?
And just what is the issue with drag storytime? Councils are being forced to shut down the reading events at libraries amid fears they’ll be targeted by far-right activists. Drag artist Reuben Kaye – who faced a public backlash over a controversial joke earlier this year – says the increasingly vitriolic debate is a distraction, but a negative one that has real-life impacts. So where to from here?
Q+A is live from Melbourne Tonight, Monday, June 19 at 9.35pm AEST.
Joining Patricia Karvelas on the panel live in Melbourne:
Bill Shorten, Minister for NDIS and Government Services
Bridget McKenzie, Nationals Senate Leader
Reuben Kaye, Comedian, singer and writer
Monique Ryan, Independent member for Kooyong
Sam Connor, Disability Rights Advocate
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, from flight attendant Ben Parker, who asked the panel about the governments proposed 'same job, same pay' bill.
Watch Q+A Monday at 9.35pm AEST on ABC TV, or stream live on ABC iview.
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Get to know the panellists |
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| Minister for NDIS and Government Services Bill Shorten says the government is working to criminalise overcharging for products and services because a client is on the NDIS scheme. | | READ MORE |
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| Nationals Senate Leader Bridget McKenzie says that in order to keep inflation under control we need to make sure “businesses in this country stay viable and sustainable”. | | READ MORE |
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| Reuben Kaye is a multi-award winning comedian, cabaret sensation, singer and writer. Over the past year, drag artists and other queer performers have increasingly become political targets, including from far-right groups. | | READ MORE |
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| Independent MP Monique Ryan is backing a push to lower the voting age to 16, saying young people should have the chance to shape their future. | | READ MORE |
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| Sam Connor is a disability advocate who says that NDIS and investing in people with disability isn't just about "people with disability but everybody else". | | READ MORE |
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Last Week's Hard Question |
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Ben Parker asked:
I'm a flight attendant at a large airline that has set up its own subsidiary labour hire companies in order to reduce wages and conditions for crew, something that has been done since 2007.
The business lobby groups are claiming that by welcoming in 'same job, same pay' hard work and recognition of experience won't be possible to reward in additional pay. What are some elements of 'same job, same pay' that will protect that reward? | | WATCH HERE |
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This week Four Corners reveals one of Australia's best kept secrets.
The program will expose how a senior officer at our national spy agency stole and sold highly classified intelligence to Russia’s KGB for at least six years. | | WATCH PREVIEW | |
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