List of guests on ABC QandA since inception Date of program Guest Major role Representing City State 8/05/2008 Miriam Lyons Researcher Centre for Policy Development Sydney New South Wales 8/05/2008 Pru Goward MP sitting Liberal Sydney New South Wales 8/05/2008 Tanya Plibersek MP sitting Labor Sydney New South Wales 8/05/2008 Tony Abbott MP sitting Liberal Sydney New South Wales 8/05/2008 Stephen Crittenden Journalist ABC Sydney New South Wales 22/05/2008 Kevin Rudd MP sitting Labor Brisbane Queensland 29/05/2008 Bob Brown MP sitting Greens Hobart Tasmania 29/05/2008 Tony Abbott MP sitting Liberal Sydney New South Wales 29/05/2008 Tanya Plibersek MP sitting Labor Sydney New South Wales 29/05/2008 Louise Adler Publisher Publishing Melbourne Victoria 29/05/2008 Warren Mundine Political staffer Labor Sydney New South Wales 5/06/2008 Julie Bishop MP sitting Liberal Perth Western Australia 5/06/2008 Tony Burke MP sitting Labor Sydney New South Wales 5/06/2008 Stephen Mayne Lobbyist Shareholders Melbourne Victoria 5/06/2008 Greg Sheridan Journalist News Ltd Sydney New South Wales 5/06/2008 Randa Abdel-Fattah Lobbyist Human Rights Sydney New South Wales 12/06/2008 Joel Fitzgibbon MP sitting Labor Sydney New South Wales 12/06/2008 George Brandis MP sitting Liberal Brisbane Queensland 12/06/2008 Kate Crawford Journalist UNSW Sydney New South Wales 12/06/2008 Pru Goward MP sitting Liberal Sydney New South Wales 12/06/2008 Charles Firth Comedian ABC Sydney New South Wales 19/06/2008 Cheryl Kernot MP former Labor Sydney New South Wales 19/06/2008 Chris Bowen MP sitting Labor Sydney New South Wales 19/06/2008 Christopher Pyne MP sitting Liberal Adelaide South Australia 19/06/2008 Nick Adams Councillor Liberal Sydney New South Wales 19/06/2008 Julia Zemiro TV presenter SBS Melbourne Victoria 26/06/2008 Tim Blair Journalist News Ltd Sydney New South Wales 26/06/2008 Greg Hunt MP sitting Liberal Melbourne Victoria 26/06/2008 Elizabeth Ann Macgregor Curator Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney New South Wales 26/06/2008 Angela Conway Lobbyist Families Sydney New South Wales 26/06/2008 Bill Shorten MP sitting Labor Melbourne Victoria 3/07/2008 Joe Hockey MP sitting Liberal Sydney New South Wales 3/07/2008 Nicola Roxon MP sitting Labor Melbourne Victoria 3/07/2008 Marcia Langton Lobbyist Indigenous Melbourne Victoria 3/07/2008 Peter van Onselen Journalist News Ltd Sydney New South Wales 3/07/2008 Miriam Lyons Researcher Centre for Policy Development Sydney New South Wales 10/07/2008 Craig Emerson MP sitting Labor Brisbane Queensland 10/07/2008 Andrew Bolt Journalist News Ltd Melbourne Victoria 10/07/2008 Christine Milne MP sitting Greens Hobart Tasmania 10/07/2008 Linda Jaivin Writer Freelance Melbourne Victoria 10/07/2008 Helen Coonan MP former Liberal Sydney New South Wales 17/07/2008 Alexander Downer MP former Liberal Adelaide South Australia 17/07/2008 Lindsay Tanner MP former Labor Melbourne Victoria 17/07/2008 David Marr Journalist Fairfax Sydney New South Wales 17/07/2008 Angela Shanahan Journalist News Ltd Sydney New South Wales 17/07/2008 Rose Jackson Councillor Waverley Council Sydney New South Wales 24/07/2008 Nick Xenophon MP sitting Independent Adelaide South Australia 24/07/2008 Barnaby Joyce MP sitting Nationals St George Queensland 24/07/2008 Mark Arbib MP sitting Labor Sydney New South Wales 24/07/2008 Christine Jackman Journalist News Ltd Sydney New South Wales 24/07/2008 Heather Ridout Lobbyist Industry Sydney New South Wales 31/07/2008 Penny Wong MP sitting Labor Adelaide South Australia 31/07/2008 Malcolm Turnbull MP sitting Liberal Sydney New South Wales 31/07/2008 Tim Flannery Scientist Macquarie University Sydney New South Wales 31/07/2008 Catherine Harris Executive Harris Farms Markets Sydney New South Wales 31/07/2008 Tim Wilson Lobbyist IPA Melbourne Victoria 7/08/2008 Julian Morrow Comedian ABC Sydney New South Wales 7/08/2008 Megan Davis Lobbyist Indigenous Sydney New South Wales 7/08/2008 Peter Garrett MP sitting Labor Sydney New South Wales 7/08/2008 Imre Salusinszky Journalist News Ltd Sydney New South Wales 7/08/2008 Bronwyn Bishop MP sitting Liberal Sydney New South Wales 14/08/2008 Germaine Greer Lobbyist Feminism Warwick UK 14/08/2008 Bob Carr MP former Labor Sydney New South Wales 14/08/2008 Julie Bishop MP sitting Liberal Perth Western Australia 14/08/2008 Greg Sheridan Journalist News Ltd Sydney New South Wales 14/08/2008 Marcus Westbury TV presenter ABC Newcastle New South Wales 21/08/2008 Anthony Albanese MP sitting Labor Sydney New South Wales 21/08/2008 George Brandis MP sitting Liberal Brisbane Queensland 21/08/2008 Blanche D’Alpuget Journalist Labor Sydney New South Wales 21/08/2008 Cindy Pan Medical practitioner Freelance Sydney New South Wales 21/08/2008 Grahame Morris Political staffer Liberal Canberra Australian Capital Territory 28/08/2008 Craig Emerson MP sitting Labor Brisbane Queensland 28/08/2008 Sharman Stone MP sitting Liberal Melbourne Victoria 28/08/2008 Peter Hartcher Journalist Fairfax Sydney New South Wales Page 1 of 10 List of guests on ABC QandA since inception Date of program Guest Major role Representing City State 28/08/2008 Rebecca Weisser Journalist News Ltd Sydney New South Wales 28/08/2008 John Pilger Journalist Freelance London UK 4/09/2008 Bill Shorten MP sitting Labor Melbourne Victoria 4/09/2008 Christopher Pyne MP sitting Liberal Adelaide South Australia 4/09/2008 Kerry Chikarovski MP former Liberal Sydney New South Wales 4/09/2008 Eric Beecher Journalist Private Media Melbourne Victoria 4/09/2008 Jane Caro Consultant Advertising Sydney New South Wales 11/09/2008 Nick Minchin MP former Liberal Adelaide South Australia 11/09/2008 Tanya Plibersek MP sitting Labor Sydney New South Wales 11/09/2008 Mungo MacCallum Journalist Private Media Ocean Shores New South Wales 11/09/2008 Tim Wilson Lobbyist IPA Melbourne Victoria 11/09/2008 Linda Jaivin Writer Freelance Melbourne Victoria 18/09/2008 Tony Abbott MP sitting Liberal Sydney New South Wales 18/09/2008 Maxine McKew MP former Labor Sydney New South Wales 18/09/2008 Waleed Aly Lobbyist Islamic affairs Melbourne Victoria 18/09/2008 Margaret Fitzherbert Political staffer Liberal Melbourne Victoria 18/09/2008 Robert Manne Journalist The Monthly Melbourne Victoria 25/09/2008 Malcolm Turnbull MP sitting Liberal Sydney New South Wales 2/10/2008 Peter Costello MP former Liberal Melbourne Victoria 2/10/2008 Nicola Roxon MP sitting Labor Melbourne Victoria 2/10/2008 Cheryl Kernot MP former Labor Sydney New South Wales 2/10/2008 David Marr Journalist Fairfax Sydney New South Wales 2/10/2008 Tom Switzer Political staffer Liberal Sydney New South Wales 12/02/2009 Peter Cosgrove Soldier Defence Sydney New South Wales 12/02/2009 Fiona Wood Medical practitioner Royal Perth Hospital Perth Western Australia 12/02/2009 Tania Major Lobbyist Indigenous Brisbane Queensland 12/02/2009 Tim Flannery Scientist Macquarie University Sydney New South Wales 12/02/2009 Jonty Bush Lobbyist Victims of crime Sunshine Coast Queensland 19/02/2009 Kate Carnell MP former Liberal Canberra Australian Capital Territory 19/02/2009 Paul Howes Unionist Labor Sydney New South Wales 19/02/2009 Wayne Swan MP sitting Labor Brisbane Queensland 19/02/2009 Joe Hockey MP sitting Liberal Sydney New South Wales 19/02/2009 Christine Milne MP sitting Greens Hobart Tasmania 26/02/2009 Bill Shorten MP sitting Labor Melbourne Victoria 26/02/2009 Christopher Pyne MP sitting Liberal Adelaide South Australia 26/02/2009 Leslie Cannold Ethicist Freelance Melbourne Victoria 26/02/2009 Jonathan Biggins Actor Freelance Sydney New South Wales 26/02/2009 Sabrina Houssami Model Miss World Sydney New South Wales 5/03/2009 Lindsay Tanner MP former Labor Melbourne Victoria 5/03/2009 Peter Costello MP former Liberal Melbourne Victoria 5/03/2009 Sally Warhaft Journalist The Monthly Melbourne Victoria 5/03/2009 Rebecca Weisser Journalist News Ltd Sydney New South Wales 5/03/2009 Geoffrey Cousins Executive Advertising Sydney New South Wales 12/03/2009 Maxine McKew MP former Labor Sydney New South Wales 12/03/2009 Scott Morrison MP sitting Liberal Sydney New South Wales 12/03/2009 John Symond Executive Aussie Sydney New South Wales 12/03/2009 Noeline Brown Actor Labor Sydney New South Wales 12/03/2009 Tanveer Ahmed Comedian Freelance Sydney New South Wales 19/03/2009 Kate Ellis MP sitting Labor Adelaide South Australia 19/03/2009 Tony Abbott MP sitting Liberal Sydney New South Wales 19/03/2009 Peter Kennedy Priest Christian Brisbane Queensland 19/03/2009 Bettina Arndt Journalist Freelance Sydney New South Wales 19/03/2009 Bruce Wolpe Executive Democrat (US) Sydney New South Wales 26/03/2009 Stephen Conroy MP sitting Labor Melbourne Victoria 26/03/2009 Greg Hunt MP sitting Liberal Melbourne Victoria 26/03/2009 Andrew Bolt Journalist News Ltd Melbourne Victoria 26/03/2009 Louise Adler Publisher Publishing Melbourne Victoria 26/03/2009 Susan Carland TV presenter SBS Melbourne Victoria 2/04/2009 Tanya Plibersek MP sitting Labor Sydney New South Wales 2/04/2009 George Brandis MP sitting Liberal Brisbane Queensland 2/04/2009 Dennis Altman Lobbyist Gay rights Melbourne Victoria 2/04/2009 Rachel Fry Political staffer Liberal Hobart Tasmania 2/04/2009 Satyajit Das Consultant Banking Sydney New South Wales 9/04/2009 Tony Burke MP sitting Labor Sydney New South Wales 9/04/2009 Helen Coonan MP former Liberal Sydney New South Wales 9/04/2009 Andrew Boe Lawyer Freelance Brisbane Queensland 9/04/2009 Jane Caro Consultant Advertising Sydney New South Wales 9/04/2009 John Hewson MP former Liberal Sydney New South