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The pandemic has already taken a terrible economic toll and the recovery will take longer than predicted. Who will benefit and who will lose out from reduced subsidies? Will it be enough to keep our hardest-hit sectors going? Panellists: Bill Bowtell, UNSW adjunct professor and strategic health policy adviser; Gigi Foster, economist, UNSW; George Megalogenis, author and journalist; Cassandra Goldie, CEO of Australian Council of Social Service; Karen Soo, executive officer at the Haymarket Chamber of Commerce; With a live cross to Simon Birmingham, minister for trade, tourism and investment, and Katy Gallagher, shadow minister for finance.

The path to our new normal is changing rapidly. As life opens up for much of the country, our two most populated states are battling to contain a growing number of coronavirus COVID-19 cases. How long can we afford this stop-start scenario? Panellists: Sarah Henderson, Liberal Senator for Victoria; Adam Bandt, leader of the Australian Greens; Margy Osmond, CEO of the Tourism and Transport Forum; Jodie McVernon, epidemiologist, Doherty Institute; L-Fresh the Lion (aka Sukhdeep Singh Bhogal) hip-hop artist from south-west Sydney; with a live cross to Michael Gunner, chief minister of the Northern Territory.

In a Q and A special, Hamish Macdonald is joined by former prime minister Julia Gillard as she reflects of her political career, experiences on the world stage and her passion for education, equality and mental health support.

Hamish Macdonald returns to discuss the first electoral test of the COVID-era the Eden-Monaro by-election. Plus defence policy, racism in the arts and media, alcohol consumption and more. Panellists: Shaun Micallef, television host; Brooke Boney, Today show entertainment reporter; Christopher Pyne, former Liberal MP; and Terri Butler, shadow minister for the environment and water.

Plenty to discuss including a $250 million arts rescue package, more scandal plagues Labor, a shake-up of university fees, claims of sexual harassment rock the High Court, and Victoria's coronavirus COVID-19 spike. Panellists: Paul Fletcher, minister for communications, cyber safety and the arts; Bill Shorten, shadow minister for the national disability insurance scheme; Katie Noonan, musician, producer, composer and artistic director; Yasmin Poole, writer and youth advocate; and Sue Morphet, president, Chief Executive Women. Guest host: Virginia Trioli.

Secrets, spies and hidden trials: Balancing national security with your right to know. Closed courts, police raids on journalists and whistleblowers facing jail. Is Australia becoming a secret state? Who decides what we know? Panellists: Dennis Richardson, former ASIO director-general; Nick Xenophon, lawyer and former senator; Annika Smethurst, News Corp journalist and AFP raid victim; Clinton Fernandes, national security analyst; and Jacinta Carroll, counter-terrorism expert.

Australian sporting institutions are making hard decisions about their financial position, how to bring back crowds and navigate closed state borders. Many grassroots clubs are struggling to survive coronavirus COVID-19 restrictions. Panellists: Andrew Abdo, interim NRL CEO; Brendon Gale, Richmond Football Club CEO; Tracey Holmes, sports broadcaster and journalist; Bruce Djite, Adelaide United director of football and former A-League player; and Sharni Layton, world champion Australian Netballer and AFLW All-Australian.

It's been a week of turmoil: our economy is in recession and a reset of workplace relations is looming. Protests are sweeping the streets of America and abroad, with some describing it as a long overdue reckoning for Australia. Panellists: Andrew Bragg, Liberal senator for NSW; Jim Chalmers, shadow treasurer; Nakkiah Lui, actor, writer and Gamillaroi and Torres Strait Islander woman; Nyadol Nyuon, commercial litigator with Arnold Bloch Leibler and community advocate; and Meyne Wyatt, Wongutha-Yamatji man, raised in Kalgoorlie, writer and actor.

How will we power our economic recovery? The federal government unveiled its roadmap for Australia's energy future, shifting focus from coal to gas but will the new energy plan benefit all Australians now and into the future? Panellists: Matt Canavan, Queensland Nationals senator; Zali Steggall, independent MP for Warringah; Joel Fitzgibbon, shadow minister for agriculture and resources; Zoe Whitton, Citi ESG analyst and Investor Group on Climate Change; and Sophia Hamblin Wang, sustainability entrepreneur.

The big ideas to build a better Australia. COVID-19 is forcing us to innovate and change how we work and live. Can we seize this moment to reimagine our future? How will it shape technology, the economy and our society? Panellists: Lucy Turnbull, former lord mayor of Sydney; Jordan Nguyen, engineer, futurist and broadcaster; Alan Finkel, chief scientist; Rae Johnston, science and technology editor, NITV; Genevieve Bell, anthropologist and AI specialist; and women's advocate Georgie Dent.

Life after COVID-19 will be different for all of us, particularly young Australians. The crisis-driven economic downturn is hitting young people hard with job losses, lockdowns and a financial burden for many years to come. Panellists: Yael Stone, actor and climate advocate; Sophie Johnston, commissioner, National Youth Commission; Tim Fung, CEO and co-founder, Airtasker; Danielle Wood, economist, Grattan Institute; and Innes Willox, CEO, Australian Industry Group.

Driving big decisions and making plans under pressure our state premiers have emerged powerful leaders in the COVID crisis. Daniel Andrews (Victoria), Gladys Berejiklian (NSW) and Annastacia Palaszczuk (Queensland) answer your questions. Panellists: Dan Andrews, premier of Victoria; Gladys Berejiklian, premier of New South Wales; with a live cross to Annastacia Palaszczuk, premier of Queensland.

COVID-19 is changing the world as we know it. Economies are being destroyed and the global power balance is shifting. With our borders closed and our old allies struggling, where does Australia fit into this new world order? Panellists: Dave Sharma, Liberal member for Wentworth and former diplomat; Penny Wong, shadow foreign minister; Michael Fullilove, executive director, Lowy Institute; and Elaine Pearson, Australia director, Human Rights Watch.

Students and teachers face big disruption in our education system. Hamish Macdonald asks the panel when should we ease restrictions and safely re-open schools and universities, plus the impact and inequity of remote learning. Panellists: Nick Coatsworth, deputy chief medical officer; Lisa Jackson Pulver, deputy vice chancellor, University of Sydney; Mark Scott, secretary, NSW Department of Education; Lian Davies, principal, Whittlesea Secondary College; with a live cross to Dan Tehan, minister for education.

Recent data is encouraging, but Australia now faces some serious questions about the next phase of our battle to contain coronavirus. Should we lock down until there is a vaccine or is the social and economic damage too much? Panellists: Neville Power, chairman, National COVID-19 Coordination Commission; Sally McManus, secretary, ACTU; Simon Longstaff, executive director, The Ethics Centre; Gigi Foster, economist, UNSW; and Jodie McVernon, epidemiologist, Doherty Institute.

Australians are living in COVID-induced isolation. Matt Preston, Craig Foster, Julie McCrossin, John Anderson and Christine Morgan answer your questions about surviving home schooling the kids, working from home and living on top of each other. Panellists: Matt Preston, food writer and author; Craig Foster, refugee advocate and former Socceroos captain; Julie McCrossin, broadcaster and comedian; John Anderson, former deputy prime minister of Australia; and Christine Morgan, CEO, National Mental Health Commission.

Australians are living in COVID-induced isolation. Matt Preston, Craig Foster, Julie McCrossin, John Anderson and Christine Morgan answer your questions about surviving home schooling the kids, working from home and living on top of each other. Panellists: Matt Preston, food writer and author; Craig Foster, refugee advocate and former Socceroos captain; Julie McCrossin, broadcaster and comedian; John Anderson, former deputy prime minister of Australia; and Christine Morgan, CEO, National Mental Health Commission.

Frontline health workers are frantically preparing for a surge in seriously ill patients. Q and A brings together doctors and nurses from emergency wards, ICUs and fever clinics, and GPs facing a lack of protective equipment. Panellists: Dr Stephen Parnis, emergency doctor and former AMA vice president; Danielle Austin, senior nurse and disaster manager at St Vincent's Hospital; Dr Vyom Sharma, general practitioner; Dr Lucy Morgan, respiratory physician, Nepean Hospital; Katie Allen, Liberal member for Higgins; and Chris Bowen, shadow minister for Health.