Q+A: ABC reportedly axing current affairs show after 17 seasons

The ABC’s current affairs program Q+A is reportedly set to be axed after 17 years on television.
The long-running panel show — which first aired in 2008 — was pulled by the National broadcaster despite its expected return to screens in August, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
Q+A had been on break since the end of May, with the show airing for 17 seasons.
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The decision comes in the same week that Network 10’s The Project was axed after 16 years on air.