Annabel Crabb is back in the kitchen with a fresh season of her long running political interview series, returning as Australia’s political landscape grows increasingly noisy and unpredictable.
Nearly three years after its last season, the ABC favourite welcomes Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor and other familiar faces from Parliament for home cooked meals and candid conversation.
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Join host Annabel Crabb for a brand-new series of Kitchen Cabinet from Tuesday 21July at 8.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.
Australian politics in 2026 feels unprecedentedly shouty. The major party vote is fracturing. Independents and protest parties are jostling for the approval of a seriously cheesed-off population.
In an environment of accelerating news cycles and shrinking attention spans, the opportunity to speak calmly and at length with political leaders feels like a rare luxury.
In this season of Kitchen Cabinet, Annabel will visit the homes of six very different politicians from the ranks of our 48th Australian Parliament, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor, “Teal” Independent Allegra Spender, Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi, and Labor MP Josh Burns.
Together they cook a meal, share a conversation, and – as always – Annabel brings dessert.
“Frankly, politics feels like a food fight right now,” says Annabel, who has been covering Australian politics for 30 years.
“Who’d run for public office? I certainly wouldn’t. But that’s why I’m so interested in the people who do run for office. Who choose to be a part of it, rather than fleeing the scene like any sensible person would.”
“In this eighth series of Kitchen Cabinet, I’m learning about federal politicians from across the political spectrum in the way humans have learned about each other for millennia – by sitting down to eat together”.
Annabel Crabb returns as Creator/Writer, alongside Director Stamatia Maroupas, Series Producer Madeleine Hawcroft, Senior Researcher Carolyn Cage and Commissioning Editor Jo Chichester.
