Q and A

After the devastating impact of bushfires and COVID-19, what should our economic recovery plan look like? The government's Technology Roadmap sets out a gas-led recovery. All as Australia braces for the next bushfire season. Panellists: Mike Cannon-Brookes, co-founder and co-CEO of Atlassian; Darren Chester, minister for veterans' affairs and defence personnel; Mark Butler, shadow minister for climate change and energy; Marian Wilkinson, investigative journalist and author, The Carbon Club; Yun Jiang, editor, China Story blog at the Australian National University; with a musical performance from Alex the Astronaut.

Q and A brings together some key figures to explore what's shaping the US presidential election. Will Donald Trump be elected for four more years? New polls have Joe Biden in front but the president has form defying predictions. Panellists: Kim Hoggard, former advisor to presidents Ronald Reagan and George HW Bush; Barbara Heineback, former first lady White House press officer; Cole Brown, author; John Ruddick, author; and Kylie Morris, journalist and former Washington DC correspondent.

The pandemic has cut us off from our communities, workplaces and each other. We interact online more, but our sense of isolation is growing. Loneliness is predicted to be the next public health epidemic of the 21st century. Panellists: Gus Worland, Gotcha4Life founder; Sarah Wilson, author and TV presenter; Hugh Mackay, psychologist and author; Michelle Lim, scientific chair, Ending Loneliness Together; and Rosemary Kayess, associate director, Disability Innovation Institute UNSW.