After the devastating impacts impact of bushfires and COVID-19, what should our economic recovery plan look like?
The Government has unveiled its Technology Investment Roadmap, and reaffirmed its commitment to a gas-led recovery out of the coronavirus recession. The Opposition however describes it as a “Road to Nowhere” and wants renewables to be the focus.
So where should our priorities lie when it comes to jobs and growth post-pandemic?
Our relationship with China remains in the spotlight, with tit-for-tat deportations of journalists, bans on Aussie agricultural exports and an announcement by President Xi Jinping that China will reach net zero emissions by 2060.
All as Australia braces for the next bushfire season.
There’s lots to talk about!
Joining me on the panel:
Mike Cannon-Brookes, Co-founder and co-CEO of Atlassian
Darren Chester, Minister for Veterans' Affairs and Defence Personnel
Mark Butler, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy
Marian Wilkinson, Investigative journalist, author The Carbon Club
Yun Jiang, Editor of the China blog, ANU
With a closing musical performance from Alex the Astronaut.Please submit a question via our website by 9am Monday for the chance to ask the panel. Scroll down to watch Monday's toughest question asked by US ex-pat Eleanore Wells, and Mike Cannon-Brookes and Larry Marshall in this week's Q+A classic moment! 👇Watch Q+A Monday 9.35pm on ABC TV, streamed live 9.35pm AEST on ABC iview or on our website.Looking forward to hearing your questions. Hamish Macdonald |
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| Get to know the panellists |
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| Mike Cannon-Brookes is ready to meet the Prime Minister's energy challenge to supply cheap dispatchable power - but he doesn't want to do it using gas. | | LEARN MORE |
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| Last December, Darren Chester suggested that volunteer firefighters should be paid when they're required to work for extended periods. | | LEARN MORE |
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| "We need the Government to get onboard for net zero emissions by 2050, we need to get onto that target to give investors the confidence," says Labor's energy spokesman Mark Butler. | | LEARN MORE |
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| US ex-pat Eleanore Wells says she hates what America has become, and fears that Trump’s presidency could pave the way for more dangerous populist leaders in the future. | | WATCH NOW | |
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| Q+A brings together some key figures to explore what's shaping the US Presidential election. Will Donald Trump be elected for four more years? New polls have Joe Biden in front but the President has form defying predictions. | | WATCH NOW | |
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| "This understanding that there are certain cities that are rife with violence amid these BLM protests is really just as a result of a President who is lagging behind in the polls, attempting to elevate law and order, and therefore spreading this narrative which is fundamentally untrue," says author Cole Brown. | | WATCH NOW | |
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| Larry Marshall and Mike Cannon-Brookes outline some problems and solutions that should be considered if Australia is to move towards zero carbon emissions. | | WATCH NOW | |
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