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Hello there,
Coming up on Q+A… Australia’s cost-of-living crisis. As families battle to make ends meet, navigating the tough economic climate and a raft of rate rises, it’s set to be a bleak festive season for some. How much more pressure can people take?
With home ownership now dubbed "the preserve of the rich" and the pandemic, and low rental vacancies creating a "perfect storm" for young people, it’s the next generation who are taking the brunt of the cost crunch. What can the government do to help without adding to inflation?
Meanwhile, a turbocharged debate in Federal Parliament over convicted criminals released from immigration detention has ended with Labor capitulating to Coalition demands for tougher restrictions on the former detainees. What does this say about the government’s handling of such volatile issues?
And online security is again front of mind, with an attack that closed ports across the nation and the annual cyber threat report revealing that more Australians than ever say they’re being attacked by cybercriminals. Are Australia’s cyber defences strong enough? Or are we being left exposed to international hackers?
The alarming report comes after an outage from Optus left millions of customers in the dark and the company facing a potential class action. The telco giant is offering free data to those affected, but is that enough?
Q+A is live from Sydney tonight, Monday November 20 at 9.35pm AEDT.
Joining Patricia Karvelas on the panel in Sydney:
Stephen Jones, Assistant Treasurer & Minister for Financial Services
Dean Smith, Liberal Senator for WA
Monique Ryan, Independent Member for Kooyong
Intifar Chowdhury, Youth Researcher & ANU Academic
Chris Richardson, Economist
If you would like to submit a question for consideration, please submit one via our website for the chance to ask the panel.
Each week, Q+A selects our top question to highlight in the newsletter. Scroll down to watch Monday's toughest question asked by Ayman, who asked a question about the Israel-Gaza War and the impact on his family.
Watch Q+A Monday at 9.35pm AEDT on ABC TV or on ABC iview.
Looking forward to hearing your questions. |
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Get to know the panellists |
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| Assistant Treasurer & Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones says discussions are "under way to introduce a code of practice to mitigate scams", and he wants "a significant uplift" from banks, telecommunications and social media platforms where scammers operate. | | READ MORE |
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| Liberal Senator for WA Dean Smith joins the panel. The Coalition has signalled immigration will be a policy battlefield at the next election and while migration supports economic growth, it needs careful management. | | READ MORE |
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| Independent MP Monique Ryan introduced a private member's bill on Monday to "clean up politics". She wants stronger rules and more transparency around lobbying, as well as making ministers' diaries publicly available. | | READ MORE |
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| Last year youth researcher & ANU academic Intifar Chowdhury wrote that Australia’s housing affordability crisis mostly effects "low-income-earning youth", but it’s not an "unsolvable crisis". | | READ MORE |
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| Economist Chris Richardson recently wrote that "housing affordability is the worst it’s ever been" and that we need to slow down migration, “including student numbers", to keep up with demand. | | READ MORE |
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Last Week's Hard Question |
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Gaza - Civilian Casualties |
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Ayman asked:
Question to Sharma. Dave, you have been to Gaza before. You know everyone there is not Hamas. You have met them. You have seen them in your own eyes.
You know my dead sister is not Hamas. That my other sister is still trapped in Gaza is not Hamas. And you are a father too. You have children. How many more dead Gaza kids is OK? How can you sleep at night continuing to support this disproportionate attack that is literally killing thousands of innocent children like my nieces and nephew? | | WATCH NOW |
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Australian Story: Stepping Up |
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Singer Elly-May Barnes on stepping out of her famous father Jimmy's musical shadow, on the long road to the spotlight and how she channels her physical challenges into a powerful cabaret act.
Watch Australian Story: Stepping Up, tonight on ABC TV and ABC iview at 8pm AEDT. | | WATCH ON IVIEW |
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