Tony Jones

Q&A host Hamish Macdonald is leaving the show.

Analysis
Q&A

What’s wrong with the ABC’s once-mighty Q+A, and how to fix it

The departure of host Hamish Macdonald after 18 months has prompted questions about Q+A’s future - and an opportunity to get it right.

3 years ago
Karl Quinn

Latest

Hamish Macdonald has hosted Q&A since 2020, taking over from the show’s founding presenter Tony Jones.

Opinion
News & current affairs

Once an agenda setter, Q&A is no longer essential viewing

The ABC’s “town hall” discussion show was always divisive - a feisty finale to Monday’s current affairs line-up. Shunted to Thursdays, it struggles to be heard.

March 31, 2021
Craig Mathieson

Hamish Macdonald: “Australians are pretty alert to the talking-point culture of our politics, and as a very base point my job is to get beyond that."

Good Weekend

There's something about Hamish: TV's It boy reveals how being bullied shaped his career

A familiar face on The Project and recognisable voice on ABC radio, the normally guarded Hamish Macdonald is about to begin one of the toughest gigs on television.

January 25, 2020
Jacqueline Maley and Michael Lallo

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