Q&A — Season 1, Episode 9: It takes all types of people to make the world go round...

Episode synopsis

This week's panel were: well traveled former Foreign Affairs Minister, Alexander Downer, Minister for Finance, Lindsay Tanner, author, journalist and critic of the Howard government, David Marr, columnist, Angela Shanahan and rising star of Young Labor, Rose Jackson.

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
• E7Politics and the Academy
• E8It's not easy being Green
• E10Welcome the Senate
• E11Money and Trees - the green stuff
• E12Something for Everyone
• E13Writing Politics