Coming up: Q+A in Brisbane   
Mon 21 Oct 2024 at 9:35pm






Q+A returns on October 21 from the winner-takes-all political battleground of Queensland.

Five days out from a state election, voters seem ready to flip the switch from Labor to Liberal-National. That's bad news for the Prime Minister, who can't win a second term without key Queensland marginal seats — and facing a growing Greens stronghold in inner Brisbane.

Premier Steven Miles has offered cut-price public transport and power bill discounts to tackle cost of living. But Opposition Leader David Crisafulli's tough-on-crime campaign is cutting through. The Greens say neither side is promising enough on housing and demand radical market intervention.




On the Panel   

Murray Watt
Minister for Employment & Workplace Relations

Murray Watt was elected as a Senator for Queensland in 2016. He is the Albanese government’s Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations.


Susan McDonald
Shadow Minister for Resources

Susan is the Shadow Minister for Resources and Shadow Minister for Northern Australia, roles she sees as critical to growing our country’s most productive regions and industries for the benefit of all Australians.


Larissa Waters
Greens Senator for Queensland

Larissa Waters is the Greens Senator for Queensland and leader of the party's Senate team. She's also the Greens' spokesperson on women and democracy.


Scott Emerson
Political strategist & former LNP Qld minister

Scott Emerson has held leadership positions across politics, media and business over 20 years. He’s currently co-director of bi-partisan consultancy GXO Strategies. A Liberal National Party minister holding the key infrastructure portfolio of Transport and Main Roads in the Queensland government from 2012-15, Scott was also shadow treasurer in opposition.