Coming up on Q+A’s season premiere, what makes a great leader?
We bring together an influential panel, combining those who have had leadership thrust upon them with those who choose to take on positions of power.
We’ll hear from Australians of the Year past and present – Golden Slam winner and sporting great Dylan Alcott and family violence campaigner Rosie Batty. We’ll examine the role of Australian of the Year and look at the expectations we place upon recipients.
We’ll get an insight into what it takes to strive for social change and ask whether we are doing enough to protect our most vulnerable – those in aged care, in remote Indigenous communities, people living with disability and women and children?
And with the parliamentary year kicking off this week, we’ll discuss the fallout from the release of unflattering text messages about the Prime Minister and threats from some moderate Liberals to cross the floor over the contentious religious discrimination bill.
We’ll look at the tense state of affairs in Canberra and ask, how are our political leaders faring with an election imminent? It’s shaping up to be a fascinating year and we want you to be part of the conversation.
Joining Virginia Trioli on the panel:
Dylan Alcott
2022 Australian of the Year
As a teenager, Dylan Alcott hated being in a wheelchair because he didn’t see anyone like him in mainstream media. Then sport changed everything.
Rosie Batty
2015 Australian of the Year
Rosie became an outspoken crusader against family violence following the murder of her son, Luke, in February 2014.
Tom Calma
Indigenous Voice Co-chair
Professor Tom Calma AO is an Aboriginal elder of the Kungarakan tribal group, a member of the Iwaidja tribal group and a tireless champion for the rights, responsibilities and welfare of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. He is also co-chair of the senior advisory group for the Indigenous Voice co-design process.
Katie Allen
Liberal Member for Higgins
Katie Allen is the Federal Member for Higgins in Melbourne’s inner east. Prior to entering parliament in 2019 she was a paediatrician at the Royal Children’s Hospital, and a Professor at the University of Melbourne and the University of Manchester.
Tanya Plibersek
Shadow Minister for Education and Women
Tanya Plibersek is the Shadow Minister for Education and Training, the Shadow Minister for Women, and Federal Member for Sydney.
