Q+A: May 5

David Speers hosts a special Q+A one on one with Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese live from Sydney on Thursday, May 5 at 8.30pm on ABC.

It’s believed to be the same time Seven had proposed a Leader’s Debate, but one follows next Sunday on Nine.

ABC is yet to confimed if PM Scott Morrison has accepted a similar invitation.

You can submit a question here.

Voters head to the polls in just over a fortnight – and it’s still anyone’s game. Labor needs to pick up seven seats for an outright victory, but is the Opposition Leader doing enough to ensure success? The polls are showing he may have the edge over the Prime Minister – but Scott Morrison defied the polls in 2019, will he do it again?

Anthony Albanese is urging Australians to vote for “a better future” under his government, but with the nation facing some big challenges, just what is Labor’s plan? How would an Albanese Government tackle the rising cost of living? What would Labor do to repair our fractured and fractious relationship with China? And how can the party assure fossil fuel workers they won’t be left behind in the energy transition?

The Opposition Leader’s pitch includes a pledge to act on the gender pay gap, a national electric vehicle charging network and billions of dollars on a “made in Australia” trade policy. He’s also promising a helping hand for first homebuyers and bigger subsidies for medicine. Just how much of this can he actually deliver? And what will it mean for the nation’s mounting debt?

With interest rates on the rise, inflation soaring and stagnant wage growth, Australians are looking to our leaders for guidance. This is Anthony Albanese’s opportunity to answer questions from you about the issues you care about and make his case for why he should be the nation’s 31st Prime Minister.

Q+A also hopes you can put your questions to Scott Morrison and has extended a standing invitation to the Prime Minister for a one-on-one special at any time during the campaign.

We’ll also have a live performance from the ABC’s own Sammy J, casting his satirical eye over the voting process.