The rising cost of living, housing and labour shortages and inflationary pressures are all squeezing household finances. The Government is promising one-off payments to low and middle income earners, but will this be enough?
| | | | This week on Q+A, it’s all about the bottom line.
As the Government prepares to deliver what it hopes will be an election-winning budget, are the nation’s voters struggling to pay the bills?
The rising cost of living, housing and labour shortages and inflationary pressures are all squeezing household finances. The Government is promising one-off payments to low and middle income earners, but will this be enough?
Overseas, a volatile international climate is disrupting global supply chains and fuel prices. How are Australia’s key diplomatic and business partnerships faring in a global economy?
And in South Australia, Labor has come from opposition to land a decisive victory in the weekend state election. Are there lessons to be learned as a pandemic-weary electorate prepares to vote in the upcoming federal poll? And as Federal Labor grapples with allegations of bullying and party infighting after the sudden death of Senator Kimberley Kitching, how much of a distraction will this be ahead of the election?
Joining David Speers on the panel:
Dan Tehan, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment
Amanda Rishworth, Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Youth
Ronni Kahn, CEO and Founder, OzHarvest
Omar Khorshid, President, Australian Medical Association
Melinda Cilento, CEDA CEO, company director and economist
Please submit a question via our website by 9am Thursday for the chance to ask the panel.
Scroll down to watch Thursday's toughest question asked by Noah Atfeh, who asked whether there is racial prejudice in the Australian justice system. 👇
Watch Q+A Thursday at 8.30pm on ABC TV, streamed live 8.30pm AEST on ABC iview or on our website. |
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| | Ambulance ramping was a key issue in the SA state election, with a recent Australian Medical Association report confirming SA hospitals perform below the national average. AMA President Omar Khorshid joins the panel - what will you ask him? | | MORE |
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| Australia's unemployment rate fell to an equal record low of 4 per cent last week, but does that stat tell the whole story? CEO of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia Melinda Cilento joins the panel - what's your question for her? | | MORE |
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| As the price of food, fuel and electricity rises, more people are seeking help from charity. OzHarvest founder Ronni Kahn says action is needed and is calling for a national food security committee to be established. | | MORE |
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| Following the recent acquittal of a police officer over the death of an Indigenous man, Noah asks whether there is racial prejudice in the Australian justice system. | | WATCH |
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| | Last week, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet's Women's Network released a logo that was widely mocked on social media. | | WATCH |
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| Virginia Trioli hosts cultural icon Roxane Gay and a panel of thinkers to discuss cancel culture, bad branding, and racial injustice. | | WATCH |
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