Cyclones, housing & the climate cost | Q+A

Australians are holding their breath as Cyclone Alfred barrels towards south-east Queensland and northern NSW. Q+A is on the road in Wyong on the Central Coast – a federal election battleground and a community that’s faced devastating natural disasters of its own. Cost of living, housing, work and commuting, health and welfare service delivery are all on the agenda – and how more extreme weather may change where and how we live. This episode was broadcasted on March 10, 2025. Panellists: Minister for Health & Aged Care Mark Butler,Chair,Shadow Assistant Minister for NDIS & Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Hollie Hughes,Climate Change Authority chair & former NSW minister Matt Kean, Policy strategist & commentator Parnell Palme McGuinness and News Corp columnist & Sky News contributor Joe Hildebrand For more from Q+A, click here: http://www.abc.net.au/qanda Follow us on Twitter:   / qanda   Like us on Facebook:   / abcqanda   Q+A is a television discussion program that focuses mostly on politics but ranges across all of the big issues that set Australians thinking, talking and debating. It is driven by interaction: Q+A provides a rare opportunity for Australian citizens to directly question and hold to account politicians and key opinion leaders in a national public forum and Q+A is broadcast live so that not only the studio audience but also the wider audience can get involved. We aim to create a discussion that is constructive, that reflects a diverse range of views and that provides a safe environment where people can respectfully discuss their differences. It’s impossible to represent every view on a single panel or in one audience but we’re committed to giving participants a fair go. In order to be as inclusive and diverse as possible, the program is presented from a range of locations around the country and all Australians are encouraged to get involved through social media as well as by joining the audience. This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel.