Reparations, reproductive rights & regional Australia | Q+A

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

Five days out from the state election, polls show voters are 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.

This episode was broadcast on Monday October 21, 2024.

Panellists: Minister for Employment & Workplace Relations Murray Watt, Shadow Minister for Resources Susan McDonald, Greens Senator for Queensland Larissa Waters and Political strategist & former LNP Qld minister Scott Emerson

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[kiwikakashi]

22:40 dissapointing that this response and Susan's comments went completely unchallenged. Inceitives to public transport takes cars off the road, and the 50c fares have massively increased ridership. It is flat out wrong to say that they don't help motorists.

[AussieFreedom]

You’re on Queensland country and Australia country.

[danielwalsh]

Both major party reps dancing around the issue of housing. Whats the point of 100 new houses if 95 get bought out by investors? Their policies about grants, stamp duty to FHB just add more money to the housing fire. Kicking the can down the road rather than attempting to solve the structural problem

[cind_errs]

LNP just don’t get it. Oh your rent has gone up by 8% and wage 3%. Oh it’s supply, supply, supply. Oh that answer did not seem supported so it must be inflation or nuclear.

[biggiedii]

41:00 She really doesn't want to answer the question.

[shortiezgame]

Scott Emerson's voice actually hurts my ears. He's like an intense real estate agent trying to force you to put a deposit down.

[konanninja]

Liberal and Labour are not my choice for the next federal election for sure. I'm doing tough on spiked rent and I don't see those 2 big parties housing policy will help.

[noelashman]

Larissa sitting there like she never lied on her form to nominate for election to the senate. Was never prosecuted, was never fined and wasn’t required to repay the salary and super she was paid but wasn’t entitled to. Shame on her

[adamsmith]

We voted for a republic 25 years ago and the yes vote lost. Voting again would be a pointless waste of money that would change very little for Australians on the whole. What it would do is cost hundreds of millions just like the Voice referendum. Then if it passes hudrededs of millions if not billions in rebranding. I'd much rather we spend that money helping improve the lives of Australians. As for nuclear; this is the only way forward. Wind and solar simply do not cut it and will only result in higher energy costs.

[hapori]

9:26 audience members reply was spot on!

[lnweudc]

Greens senator had huge empathy for criminals but none for the victims of crime.

[zaneblack]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂Nice, nose... Not mature enough it would seem, this is a grown woman.
The right of conquest exists regardless of what you may believe. This land belongs to the crown now. If you wanted a treaty you needed a civilization before the British arrived. No cities, no uniform language, no agriculture, no technology beyond stone age hunter gatherer tools zero.
All you had was groups fighting over the most convenient resources, infanticide was rife this is a joke really.😂😂😂😂😂 still funny though.

[chooba]

If this country hadn't been colonized what would it look like today?

[antonalbo]

That bloke tims first mistake is expecting the government to work for him... you need to work to be independent of any handouts from the Government.. otherwise you are just a modern indentured servant of society..

[noelashman]

Free lunches and free breakfasts…….. Senator, nothing is free, someone pays for it

[melsy]

Statistics can be interpreted however someone wants them to be interpreted, so telling qlders affected by youth crime that rates are down is a joke... it's absolutely rampant. Get real!!

Try telling the hardworking people having their cars stolen every single day then smashed up for fun, driven into a river or ocean or set alight, having used syringes left in their cars, defecating in them etc. Tell this to those people traumatised by waking in the middle of the night to find a teen by their bedside looking for car keys and stuff to steal from you whilst being armed with knives that its not that bad!!

Tell it to the poor tourists whose child has a fractured skull and in hospital due to teens finding it funny to throw rocks at a train...or the man shot by teens at a bus stop with a sling-shot and ball bearings...tell it to those who are having rocks, eggs, mangoes, ball bearings thrown at them by teens while driving! The stories are endless.

If pollies want to feel empathy for them, maybe they can help "rehabilitate" them by having them live at their house for a while, see how that goes.

[mrburns]

How far left is this show. I have to go 🤮🤮🤮🤮

[jasonwalker]

Pauline Hanson or Bob Katter should have been Panellist in Queensland.

[econ_]

Why replay her disgusting behaviour!!!!

[jasonwalker]

Shame on Q&A for not having Pauline Hanson or Bob Katter on a Q&A show in Queensland.