Q+A: Sept 16

Q+A is back in Sydney this week with host Stan Grant.

This week on Q+A we ask have we traded away too many freedoms in the name of COVID safety? And are the lost freedoms being shared equitably in communities around the country?

With NSW due for a reopening next month, it’s clear the promised freedoms will be only for the vaccinated. How will vaccine passports work, who will miss out and will Sydney continue to see a Tale of Two Cities?

We’ll check the COVID outbreaks in regional Indigenous communities like Wilcannia where infection rates are alarmingly high and health resources scant.

We’ll also debate the appointment of the new Human Rights Commissioner and the parachuting of Kristina Keneally into a safe Labor seat.

Guests:
Dave Sharma, Liberal Member for Wentworth
Linda Burney, Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services
Mariam Veiszadeh, Lawyer and Diversity & Inclusion Champion
Khal Asfour, Mayor of Canterbury Bankstown
John Lee, Foreign Affairs expert, United States Studies Centre

Thursday, September 16 at 8.30pm on ABC.