Q&A was raw,rude and radical,and came with a language warning

Q&A was raw,rude and radical,and came with a language warning

Host Fran Kelly tried to wrangle her panel of “outspoken feminists” through a wild,occasionally woolly and sometimes wonderful 75 minutes of TV.

  • byNeil McMahon

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An awkward moment on an awkward night for a minister in the firing line
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An awkward moment on an awkward night for a minister in the firing line

In the middle of a drought,nothing was off limits - not even David Littleproud's 2018 marriage break-up.

  • byNeil McMahon
Scott Morrison banned Liberal MP Craig Kelly from the ABC's Q&A program
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Scott Morrison banned Liberal MP Craig Kelly from the ABC's Q&A program

Privately,many Liberal MPs are concerned about the government's position on climate change.

  • byMichael Koziol
Alert and alarmed:Q&A broaches the biggest questions about our future
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Alert and alarmed:Q&A broaches the biggest questions about our future

Host Annabel Crabb declared that,in the absence of politicians,“we can talk about them behind their backs”. That’s exactly what happened.

  • byNeil McMahon
'Big shoes to fill':ABC appoints new Q&A boss

'Big shoes to fill':ABC appoints new Q&A boss

Former Insiders producer Erin Vincent will take over in 2020 and has flagged a renewed focus on the suburbs and regional Australia.

  • byBroede Carmody
Tim Wilson airs'deep concerns'about Turkey's Syria invasion on Q&A

Tim Wilson airs'deep concerns'about Turkey's Syria invasion on Q&A

On Monday night,Q&A pondered that perennial question about Australia:who are we kowtowing to today?

  • byNeil McMahon
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Hitting a national nerve:Q&A explores the lows and highs in aged care

Hitting a national nerve:Q&A explores the lows and highs in aged care

In a storm of depressing news on a Q&A episode devoted to the aged-care crisis,there were bright spots:the presence of two sparkling advertisements for ageing with wisdom and grace.

  • byNeil McMahon
Happy clappers galore,but Q&A had nothing to do with religion
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Happy clappers galore,but Q&A had nothing to do with religion

Music may be the heart and soul of life,but that doesn’t mean we value it as dearly as we should.

  • byNeil McMahon
Kerry O'Brien on Q&A was a bracing reminder of what we’re missing
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Kerry O'Brien on Q&A was a bracing reminder of what we’re missing

Watching the former ABC veteran on Monday night’s Q&A,you couldn’t help but think to yourself:what if?

  • byNeil McMahon
Sam Dastyari arrived with a sack full of zingers and a bundle of regrets
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Sam Dastyari arrived with a sack full of zingers and a bundle of regrets

Love him or hate him,it’s hard to take your eyes off Sam Dastyari when he’s in full flight,as he was on Q&A.

  • byNeil McMahon
'It almost broke me':Inside truth on marriage equality campaign

'It almost broke me':Inside truth on marriage equality campaign

The woman who helped steer the Yes vote,Sally Rugg,was the subject of"cruel and perverse"bullying even by pro-campaigners.

  • byMelanie Kembrey