UK Armed Forces Minister joins Q+A

This week on Q+A......The cost-of-living crisis bites and the government names its new Reserve Bank chief… Michele Bullock has some difficult waters to navigate - so how will she tackle Australia’s economic woes? The UK’s Minister for Armed Forces is in Australia and joins the panel. AUKUS has been in the spotlight here, but with the Conservative government in Britain under pressure over high inflation, immigration and its merry-go-round of leaders, is it further down the UK’s list of priorities? Meanwhile, the Yes and No camps have laid out their arguments over the Voice to Parliament referendum and Victoria’s bombshell decision to dump the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
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Panellists: UK Minister of State for Armed Forces James Heappey, Filmmaker Rachel Perkins, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, Patrick Gorman, Nationals Member for New England Barnaby Joyce and Independent Member for Curtin Kate Chaney.
This episode was broadcast on Monday July 24, 2023
00:00 - Introduction
01:42 - COMMONWEALTH GAMES - FUTURE
10:37 - POLITICS - GOVERNMENT JOBS
16:23 - POLITICS - ROBODEBT
21:42 - VOICE - LEVEL OF DEBATE
34:35 - DEFENCE - AUKUS
40:33 - HOLLYWOOD STRIKES
47:14 - CLIMATE - WOODSIDE
53:41 - SEX EDUCATION BOOK CONTROVERSY
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