We are pleased to announce that Tony Jones will be hosting a Q & A session at the Positive School Queensland confernce

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tony Jones is one of Australia’s most experienced and respected journalists. As host

of Q&A he brings over 20 years of award winning journalism to the table.

Tony is known for his incisive and probing interviews on the breaking issues of the

day. His role on Q&A capitalises on his ability to tap into the political zeitgeist and keep

the discussion focused and on track.

Tony Jones has won pretty much every award an Australian journalist could wish for.

He's covered the seminal news events of the last two decades - from the fall of

communism in Eastern Europe, through the collapse of apartheid in South Africa, to

the rise of the Taliban and, closer to home, the revelations of sexual abuse in remote

Aboriginal communities.

Now with Q&A Tony is embarking on a new kind of inquiry.

He wants to put the Australian public directly in touch with the politicians and

playmakers - to give them the opportunity to get some answers, eye to eye.

Public democracy, open dialogue, transparency - it's what every good journalist strives

for.

Tony anchors Lateline on Wednesday and Thursday nights, a unique nightly news

analysis program bringing you up-to-the-minute coverage of Australian and

international news and events. The program is a provocative, challenging window on

today’s world.

Jones joined the ABC 16 years ago as a radio current affairs cadet working on AM,

PM and The World Today.

In 1985 he was seconded to Four Corners as a reporter and in 1986 joined the

Dateline program on SBS.

In 1987, Jones returned to the ABC and Four Corners. During his three years with the

program, he won a Walkley award for “Horses for Courses” on the Waterhouse racing

dynasty as well as a Penguin Award for “My City of Sydney” examining the city’s

development boom. “Frozen Asset” his story on the exploitation of Antarctica won a

Gold Medal in the New York Film and Television Festival and was also an

International Emmy Award finalist.