Q+A Season 2019 Episode 38 - The Drought

Airdate: 2019-Oct-28

Episode summary:

Hamish Macdonald will host Q&A on Monday with a panel discussion on the drought.This latest drought is brutal. Rivers are choking and farming communities desperate, while Canberra is caught up in political turmoil over the best way forward. Does the government have a plan?Minister for Water Resources, Drought and Natural Disaster: David LittleproudShadow Minister for Agriculture and Resources: Joel FitzgibbonNational Farmers Federation president: Fiona SimsonAustralia Institute's Senior Water Researcher: Maryanne Slattery andKate McBride, the 21 year old grazier from Menindee whose video of fish deaths in the Darling River went viral.

About Q+A series:

Q&A puts punters, pollies and pundits together in the studio to thrash out the hot issues of the week. It's about democracy in action ...Show more >