In a Q&A episode featuring a great deal of political shadow boxing and even some Seinfeld-esque debating “about nothing”, one audience member was at least able to elicit from Rural Affairs Minister Fiona Nash a promise to drop her private health cover while she remains in office.

The panel featured Senator Nash, Opposition health spokeswoman Catherine King, Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Secretary Dave Oliver, industrial relations specialist and columnist with The Australian Grace Collier and 3AW host Neil Mitchell.

It tackled a host of topics including the possible death of the GST, Sunday penalty rates and the way forward for unions. Here are some of the highlights.

Would politicians agree to use only the public hospital system while in office?

Neil Mitchell:

Catherine King:

Fiona Nash:

What assurances can we take that the GST is ‘dead, buried and cremated’?

Neil Mitchell:

Fiona Nash:

Catherine King:

Dave Oliver:

Should children and babies born in Australia be returned to Nauru?

Dave Oliver:

Grace Collier:

How can union members’ funds be safeguarded?

Grace Collier:

Dave Oliver:

Should penalty rates be abolished?

Dave Oliver:

Neil Mitchell:

Grace Collier:

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