Tonight | Kitchen Cabinet S8 on ABC: Allegra Spender sits down with Annabel Crabb – Kitchen Cabinet S8 brings Annabel Crabb to Independent MP Allegra Spender for a personal and political conversation over food.
What To Expect
Spender won the affluent Sydney seat of Wentworth in 2022, taking what had long been seen as one of the Liberal Party’s crown jewels.
The episode has a strong political hook because Spender’s family history and independent status sit across several fault lines in modern Australian politics.
Crabb explores Spender’s early life in the fashion design business of her mother, the late Carla Zampatti, and her later role as managing director of that company.
Over bread and an Italian soup, the pair discuss tax policy, the country-city divide, the Bondi terror attack in Spender’s electorate and why she is not a Liberal MP today.
When To Watch
Kitchen Cabinet has long worked because it moves political interviews away from the usual studio setting. A home kitchen changes the rhythm of the conversation, leaving room for family history, habits and revealing personal detail.
Allegra Spender is a strong subject for the format because her public role is tied to business, family legacy and the teal independent movement. The episode gives Crabb space to connect policy talk with the experiences that shaped Spender’s political path.
On ABC, Kitchen Cabinet S8 gives viewers a clear instalment built around Allegra Spender sits down with Annabel Crabb. The broadcast is Tuesday 4 August 2026 at 8.30pm, with streaming available through ABC iview.
Don’t miss Kitchen Cabinet S8, Tuesday 4 August 2026 at 8.30pm on ABC and streaming on ABC iview.
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