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This week, Hamish Macdonald returns to the Q+A host chair as we talk disability, autism, and the big stories of the week. The NDIS is moving to a new model of eligibility testing called independent assessments which has spread fear and distress among Australians with disabilities. Is the original intent of the NDIS being undermined? In politics, Barnaby Joyce returns as Deputy Prime Minister, after beating Michael McCormack in a National Party leadership spill. A Ugandan athlete has tested COVID positive in Tokyo and been barred entry to Japan, in the first detected infection among athletes arriving for the Tokyo Games. Should we be holding the Olympics and Paralympics in the midst of this pandemic? The International Olympic Committee and Japanese government insist the Games can be held safely, but are the risks too great? We’ll also look at the latest NSW COVID cluster and the Prime Minister’s trip to Cornwall. Joining me on the panel: Jayden Evans, Love on the Spectrum participant and disability worker Madison de Rozario, Paralympic athlete Nicole Rogerson, CEO of Autism Awareness Australia Hollie Hughes, Liberal Senator for NSW Andrew Leigh, Shadow Assistant Minister for Treasury and Charities Please submit a question via our website by 9am Thursday for the chance to ask the panel. Scroll down to watch Thursday's toughest question asked by Arth Tuteja. 👇 Watch Q+A Thursday at 8.30pm on ABC TV, streamed live 8.30pm AEST on ABC iview or on our website. |
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Get to know the panellists |
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| Jayden Evans was one of the stars of ABC's Love on the Spectrum - and he's also employed as a Therapy Assistant where he offers support to other young people on the Spectrum. | | LEARN MORE |
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| Last year, Hamish visited Madison de Rozario to discuss her interrupted journey to the 2020 Tokyo Games, and athletes using their platform to advocate for social change. | | LEARN MORE |
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| Autism Awareness Australia CEO Nicole Rogerson said the NDIS independent assessment for her son Jack - who lives with Autism - "didn't go to plan", and left Jack "embarrassed". | | LEARN MORE |
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Catch Up on Last Week's Show |
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| Arth Tuteja's father has owned and operated restaurants in and around the Melbourne CBD for two decades. Arth asked the panel what State and Federal governments will do to support his dad, and other small business owners, if snap lockdowns due to COVID continue. | | WATCH |
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| Emily Dobson asks if the federal government has acted with “appropriate compassion” towards the Murugappan family before young Tharnicca became seriously ill. Social change advocate Hana Assafiri says the experience of the family is a "product of a very cruel policy". | | WATCH |
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| Guest host David Speers and the panel check the nation's pulse on job security and business confidence in the COVID recovery, Victoria's flood crisis, the plight of the Biloela family, and Australia’s sporting culture. | | WATCH |
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