This week on Q+A… put your questions to the woman who took on a corporate giant over clean water – and won. Single mother Erin Brockovich started a crusade against the utility company contaminating a town’s water supply. The case ended with a historic settlement and Erin’s life immortalised on the silver screen.

So how can communities make change? In a world where it’s easy to feel powerless in the face of big business, climate change and natural disasters – what can people do to take back control? As the east coast prepares for more flooding and Sydney records its biggest-ever annual rainfall, how can people make a difference?

Meanwhile the religious discrimination bill is again in focus amid the Essendon Football Club chief executive debacle. Is it time to revisit the legislation? Does Australia need a bill of rights?

And Australia is marking a solemn anniversary, 20 years since the devastating Bali bombings that took so many lives and left families and communities shattered. As the global situation grows more precarious, what have we learnt in the last two decades?

Joining Stan Grant on the panel:

Erin Brockovich, Consumer advocate and environmental activist
Stephen Jones, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services
Perin Davey, Deputy Leader of the Nationals
Tim Costello, Advisor at Centre for Public Christianity
Saba Vasefi, Scholar and Journalist

Please submit a question via our website by 9am Thursday for the chance to ask the panel. 

Each week, Q+A selects our top question to highlight in the newsletter.

Scroll down to watch Thursday's toughest question asked by Sherif Haggag, who whether people outside of parliament would lose their job for some of the behaviours we see from politicians. 👇

Watch Q+A Thursday at 8.30pm on ABC TV, streamed live 8.30pm AEST on ABC iview or on our website.

Looking forward to hearing your questions.