Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joins Patricia Karvelas in a special one-on-one Q+A. On the cusp of a federal election and after an interest rate cut from the RBA, the PM will take questions from the audience. Live from Melbourne.

Rarely has democratic government been so precarious. Australia faces a federal election within weeks, with huge economic and diplomatic challenges. How will Trump, Putin and Netanyahu play into our election - and our lives? Panellists: Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Tim Watts, Liberal NSW Senator and former diplomat Dave Sharma, journalist and broadcaster Cheng Lei, journalist, author and former UK Labour adviser Tom Baldwin and technology journalist, author and podcaster Kara Swisher. Live from Sydney.

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 of NSW – a federal election battleground and a community that’s faced natural disasters of its own. Cost of living, housing, commuting, health and welfare service delivery are all on the agenda – and how natural disasters may change where and how we live. Panellists: Minister for Health & Aged Care Mark Butler, Chair of the Climate Change Authority Matt Kean, Policy strategist and commentator Parnell Palme McGuinness and News Corp columnist and Sky News contributor Joe Hildebrand.

Are we breaking up with America? Donald Trump has levied hefty tariffs on Australian steel and aluminium. It's an economic blow ahead of the budget and a diplomatic minefield on the eve of an election. So what happens next? Panellists: Shadow Minister for Trade & Tourism Kevin Hogan, NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey, Deputy Editor of Foreign Policy Amelia Lester and Australian Financial Review Editor-at-Large Michael Stutchbury.

Jim Chalmers' fourth budget is by far the most important. There's red ink everywhere as the community cries out for cost of living relief - on the eve of a neck-and-neck election. The panel talk productivity and prosperity. Panellists: Independent MP for Wentworth Allegra Spender, IPA Chief Economist & The Australian columnist Adam Creighton, Lead Economist, Impact Economics Angela Jackson and Author, columnist & former Labor adviser Sean Kelly

It’s finally on. Australians will go to the polls in a high-stakes, neck-and-neck contest for power on May 3. And the campaign battlelines have been starkly drawn. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australians will be better off under Labor – with new tax cuts to sweeten the deal. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, armed with petrol pump discounts, promises more immediate cost of living relief – and big cuts to other government spending. And minor parties and independents could steal even more voters this election. So, who do you trust? What do the budget promises from both sides mean for your bottom line? Who has the vision to steer the country through the turbulence of Trump and trade tremors to more prosperous times? Panellists: Minister for Industry & Science Ed Husic, Shadow Minister for Climate Change & Energy Ted O’Brien and CEO of Grattan Institute Aruna Sathanapally.

Who do you trust to lead the country in an increasingly unstable world? Who has the solutions on transport, housing, health, education and Trump-proofing Australia's fragile economy? What will make a difference to your life? Q+A journeys to Casula in Sydney’s outer south-west, a vibrant and diverse political battleground and epicentre for the biggest challenges facing the nation. Panellists: Minister for Emergency Management of Australia Jenny McAllister, Shadow Assistant Minister for Home Ownership Andrew Bragg, Greens Spokesperson on Housing and Homelessness Max Chandler-Mather, social researcher and youth affairs advocate Angelica Ojinnaka-Psillakis and journalist and broadcaster Marc Fennell.

The rising cost of putting a roof over your head is at the heart of this election. Q+A broadcasts live from Berwick in the booming housing belt of south-east Melbourne, where population increase has come with increasing social disadvantage. Panellists: Minister for Housing & Homelessness Clare O’Neil, Shadow Minister for Social Services, NDIS, Housing & Homelessness Michael Sukkar, Independent MP for Warringah Zali Steggall, Deputy Mayor for the City of Melbourne Roshena Campbell and Executive Director of The Australia Institute Richard Denniss.

What sort of world will Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton inherit? Who's best to steer us through increasingly stormy seas? What does it mean for your job and your hip pocket? What do you want to hear from political leaders? Panellists: Minister for the Environment & Water Tanya Plibersek, Liberal MP for Bradfield Paul Fletcher, Greens leader & MP for Melbourne Adam Bandt, Robert Menzies Institute CEO Georgina Downer and political & international editor of The SMH & The Age Peter Hartcher.