China, cost of living & social connection | Q+A 2024 Finale

As the Prime Minister builds bridges overseas, the government’s legislative agenda is stalled in parliament and economists warn of stormy seas ahead.

On Q+A, Anthony Albanese’s high-stakes meeting with Xi Jinping to recalibrate relations with China – in the same week an Australian citizen is sent to prison in Hong Kong for promoting democracy. And as incoming US president Donald Trump names more loyalists to his cabinet, the delicate diplomatic mission to protect free trade.

Back home, the government is battling to pass a raft of reforms, from misinformation protections to social media bans and foreign student caps. While Australians say – in an exclusive Q+A national poll out Monday – that cost of living will drive how they vote in a federal election due within months.

This episode was broadcasted on Monday November 25, 2024.

Panellists: BNSW Labor MP for Strathfield Jason Yat-sen Li, ANU National Security College Professor & former attorney-general George Brandis, Barrenjoey chief economist Jo Masters, and Former Australian diplomat & ambassador to China Geoff Raby

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