It's been quite a while since I've watched it. I watched it religiously around the Gillard, Rudd, and Abbott eras, but it feels like politicians have just gotten too good at avoiding questions and you rarely get serious push-back against that.
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zero_gravitas - 6mon
Yeah, I'm pretty much the same. I think the show became a bit of an institution, and so politicians started being way more briefed and on-message and it lost the attraction for me as a viewer.
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ABC set to axe long-running current affairs talk show Q+A
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/abc-set-to-axe-long-running-current-affairs-talk-show-q-a-20250610-p5m6eh.htmlArchive/non-paywall link.
It's been quite a while since I've watched it. I watched it religiously around the Gillard, Rudd, and Abbott eras, but it feels like politicians have just gotten too good at avoiding questions and you rarely get serious push-back against that.
Yeah, I'm pretty much the same. I think the show became a bit of an institution, and so politicians started being way more briefed and on-message and it lost the attraction for me as a viewer.
Now confirmed: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-11/abc-panel-show-q-a-discontinued-after-18-years-on-air/105400400