Coming up on Q+A’s season premiere, what makes a great leader? We bring together an influential panel, combining those who have had leadership thrust upon them with those who choose to take on positions of power.  

We’ll hear from Australians of the Year past and present - Golden Slam winner and sporting great Dylan Alcott and family violence campaigner Rosie Batty.

We’ll examine the role of Australian of the Year and look at the expectations we place upon recipients.

We’ll get an insight into what it takes to strive for social change and ask whether we are doing enough to protect our most vulnerable – those in aged care, in remote Indigenous communities, people living with disability and women and children?

And with the parliamentary year kicking off this week, we’ll discuss the fallout from the release of unflattering text messages about the Prime Minister and threats from some moderate Liberals to cross the floor over the contentious religious discrimination bill. We’ll look at the tense state of affairs in Canberra and ask, how are our political leaders faring with an election imminent?

It’s shaping up to be a fascinating year and we want you to be part of the conversation.

Joining Virginia Trioli on the panel:

Dylan Alcott, 2022 Australian of the Year
Rosie Batty, 2015 Australian of the Year
Tom Calma, Indigenous Voice co-chair
Katie Allen, Liberal Member for Higgins
Tanya Plibersek, Shadow Minister for Education and Women

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

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