Q&A — Season 1, Episode 7: Politics and the Academy

Episode synopsis

This episode of Q&A saw the Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon and her shadow Joe Hockey go head to head. Joining them were leading Indigenous scholar, Marcia Langton, writer and Assoc.

About Q&A

Hosted by Hamish Macdonald, Q&A puts punters, pollies and pundits together in the studio to thrash out the hot issues of the week. It's about democracy in action - the audience gets to ask the questions.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Rudd Files
• E2Tony, Tanya and Bob.
• E3Round Three
• E4Boom shake shake shake the room!
• E5Cheryl returns
• E6The Young Guns
• E8It's not easy being Green
• E9It takes all types of people to make the world go round...
• E10Welcome the Senate
• E11Money and Trees - the green stuff
• E12Something for Everyone
• E13Writing Politics