Q+A on ABC and ABC iview S17E18 from Newcastle – Got a burning question for our panel? Submit your questions via our website.
Q+A is back on the road and headed for Newcastle. It’s a traditional blue-collar town in the middle of major economic transition and an epicentre for contentious national policy on energy and manufacturing.
The federal government has pitched its $23 billion Future Made in Australia policy to the region as a green job creator. Some economists have criticised the policy for the inefficiencies it could introduce into the economy. The Coalition says Labor is putting all its eggs in the renewable energy basket, advocating the adoption of nuclear power – and a reactor in the Hunter region.
The government has drafted a new bill to give the media watchdog greater powers to pressure tech companies to act on misinformation and disinformation. And it’s pushing ahead with a proposal for a minimum age to use social media, drawing both support and criticism from parents and young people.
Meanwhile, the Royal Commission into Defence and Veterans Suicide is scathing of military culture and calls for a new support body to help personnel transition to civilian life. And Peter Dutton’s idea for breaking up supermarket chains has angered some of his own supporters, raising questions if the party is aligned with its traditional values.
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Meet the Panellists
Tim Ayres
Tim Ayres is the Assistant Minister for Trade & Future Made in Australia. Before entering Parliament, he spent 24 years in the trade union movement, representing workers in manufacturing, defence and metal industries.
Barnaby Joyce
Barnaby Joyce, a former Nationals leader and deputy prime minister, is Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs. He served in the Army Reserve in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, who both served in the military.
Kate Carnell
Kate Carnell is a company director and small business advisor. She’s got extensive experience in business and lobbying, having run her own pharmacies for 15 years before becoming ACT chief minister for the Liberal Party in 1995.
Dee Madigan
Dee Madigan is the founder and executive creative director of Campaign Edge. She has worked on more than 20 political campaigns and was the creative director for the Labor Party’s 2022 federal election win.
Q+A on ABC and ABC iview – Monday 16 September at 9.35pm AEST
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Q+A on ABC and ABC iview S17E18 from Newcastle
