Kitchen Cabinet
A half-hour entertainment series that serves up a delectable combination of political discussion and good food. Each week one of Australia's most respected political commentators - Annabel Crabb - takes a plate and leads us into the homes and hearts of some of our most notable and engaging politicians.
Seasons
1. Amanda Vanstone and Christopher Pyne
Air Date: 2012-02-22
Christopher Pyne is one of the legendary dinner companions in the Liberal Party. The problem is, Pyne can't cook. Luckily former Howard Government minister Amanda Vanstone is a dynamo in the kitchen.
2. Nigel Scullion
Air Date: 2012-02-29
Political commentator Annabel Crabb joins Opposition Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion. Nigel cooks a chilli mud crab and a Nothern Territory tasting plate. Annabel's dessert is a mango and lemon myrtle trifle.
3. Penny Wong
Air Date: 2012-03-07
Prior to the 2013 Election Annabel Crabb visited the home of Australia's most influential politicians. Revisit their conversations & test the culinary skills of then Finance Minister, now Opposition Senate Leader Penny Wong.
4. Julie Bishop
Air Date: 2012-03-14
Deputy Leader of the Opposition Julie Bishop has survived three bloody leadership battles. So what makes this Adelaide born blue-blood-known for her famous 'death stare' - tick?
5. Tanya Plibersek
Air Date: 2012-03-21
Tanya Plibersek talks to Annabel about motherhood, her immigrant father, and her husband's journey from trafficking to public service - all while preparing stuffed zucchini flowers, and a superb trout pasta.
6. Dick Adams
Air Date: 2012-03-28
Dick Adams, the long-standing member for the seat of Lyons on the wild western Tasmanian coast, wrestles a 20 kilogram salmon into a stainless steel poacher as Annabel counters with dessert Tarte Tatin.
1. Joe Hockey
Air Date: 2012-10-10
Annabel Crabb cooks up a storm with some of Australia's most surprising politicians. Revisit then Shadow Treasurer (now Treasurer) Joe Hockey's BBQ as he reveals gossip on Canberra's most famous share house.
2. Bronwyn Bishop
Air Date: 2012-10-17
Before she became Speaker of the House in the Abbott government, the woman once touted as a future prime minister, Bronwyn Bishop serves up a mushroom lasagne and some political insights to Annabel Crabb.
3. Peter Garrett
Air Date: 2012-10-24
Annabel has dinner with Peter Garrett, undoubtedly the most famous Australian - and rock star - to ever enter federal parliament. But is he much of a cook? Garrett offers up a pumpkin soup entree followed by pesto pasta.
4. Barnaby Joyce
Air Date: 2012-10-31
After his election as Leader of the Nationals we revisit Barnaby Joyce's 2012 Kitchen Cabinet. Annabel Crabb travelled to St. George in Queensland to speak to the then-Senator, prior to his elevation to Deputy Prime Minister.
5. Louise Pratt
Air Date: 2012-11-07
Annabel has dinner with the then WA Labor Senator Louise Pratt - hands-down the most serious cook of the series! Louise takes a messy but creative approach to scallop fritters followed by crab linguine with handmade pasta.
6. Christine Milne
Air Date: 2012-11-14
Over an onion and goats cheese tart, Greens Leader Christine Milne talks to Annabel about gun control laws in Tasmania and what it's like to be called 'the mother of teenage sodomy'.
1. Malcolm Turnbull
Air Date: 2013-07-02
Before he became Australia's 29th Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull sat down with Annabel Crabb in April 2013 for a relaxed and wide-ranging chat over a lunch of yabbies on his country NSW property.
2. Craig Emerson
Air Date: 2013-07-09
Annabel heads to Logan, Queensland, to dine with Craig Emerson, former Labor Minister, former boyfriend of Julia Gillard, and the man famous for his protest ditty 'Whyalla Wipeout'.
3. Nick Xenophon
Air Date: 2013-07-16
Annabel Crabb offers dessert in exchange for dinner from a federal politician. Nick 'No Pokies' Xenophon invites Annabel to his Adelaide office, which is decked out with a fully operational kitchen.
4. Jenny Macklin
Air Date: 2013-07-23
Jenny Macklin opens up her home to Annabel for a feast of curries. Annabel finds an exceedingly organised spice drawer, providing clues to why Jenny is the guru behind key Labor policies.
5. Sussan Ley & Bill Heffernan
Air Date: 2013-07-30
Sussan Ley flies her own plane to a Broken Hill shearer's shed to show Annabel how to cook a classic country roast, which they share with Australia's self-proclaimed 'most disgraced senator' Bill Heffernan.
6. Doug Cameron
Air Date: 2013-08-06
Annabel heads to the Blue Mountains in NSW to check the pulse of the Labor party with candid Senator Doug Cameron.
7. Tony Abbott
Air Date: 2013-09-04
Prior to the 2013 Election, Annabel Crabb visited the home of Australia's most influential politicians. Revisit their conversations and test their culinary skills, beginning with then Opposition Leader, now PM Tony Abbott.
8. Kevin Rudd
Air Date: 2013-09-05
On the eve of the 2013 Election, Kevin Rudd displayed his culinary skills to Annabel Crabb in a discussion about his life in politics and the ups and downs of campaigning.
1. Bob Hawke
Air Date: 2014-10-21
Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke opens the doors to his Sydney home and takes Annabel on a house tour that involves both an inclinator and an elevator, before serving up steamed Asian fish.
2. Andrew Robb & Mary Jo Fisher
Air Date: 2014-10-28
Trade Minister Andrew Robb and former Liberal senator Mary Jo Fisher talk openly about their struggles with depression and how mental health can influence a political career.
3. Bill Shorten
Air Date: 2014-11-04
Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten, with some close supervision from his wife Chloe Shorten, whips up a ratatouille for Annabel Crabb.
4. Mathias Cormann
Air Date: 2014-11-11
In this week's episode of Kitchen Cabinet, Annabel Crabb breaks bread with our Belgian-born, Perth-based Finance Minister Mathias Cormann who serves up some 'mussels from Brussels'.
5. Anna Burke
Air Date: 2014-11-18
In this week's episode of Kitchen Cabinet, Annabel Crabb speaks with Labor MP Anna Burke about her experiences as Speaker during the unruliest parliament in Australian history.
6. Warren Entsch
Air Date: 2014-11-25
Annabel heads to Far North QLD to meet Coalition MP Warren Entsch. Warren picks Annabel up on his motorbike and they zoom to his property outside Cairns where he prepares a seafood feast freshly caught from the Torres Strait.
7. Clive Palmer
Air Date: 2014-12-02
Annabel Crabb heads to Queensland to dine with the always unpredictable Clive Palmer in Coolum. What will he serve up?
1. Scott Morrison
Air Date: 2015-10-28
This week, Annabel Crabb visits Liberal heavy hitter, Scott Morrison. He's at home in the kitchen preparing Sri Lankan fish curry, chapattis and samosas - or 'ScoMosas' as his staff hilariously call them.
2. Anthony Albanese & Christopher Pyne
Air Date: 2015-11-04
In a Kitchen Cabinet first, Annabel Crabb presides over a cross party lunch, when Liberal Minister Christopher Pyne dines with Labor MP Anthony Albanese at a Canberra Chinese restaurant.
3. Ricky Muir
Air Date: 2015-11-11
Annabel Crabb travels to Gippsland to meet Senator Ricky Muir, who started election night 2013 as an anonymous petrol head & ended it as a senator elected on the lowest-ever proportion of the primary vote.
4. Nova Peris
Air Date: 2015-11-18
Annabel Crabb travels to the Top End to meet Olympic gold medallist turned Labor Senator, Nova Peris.
5. Richard Di Natale
Air Date: 2015-11-25
Annabel Crabb travels to the Otway Ranges in Victoria to meet the Leader of the Greens Richard Di Natale at his farm, which is powered entirely by solar panels and optimism.
6. Cory Bernardi
Air Date: 2015-12-02
Annabel Crabb heads to the Adelaide home of conservative Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi. Over lunch they discuss why he's one of the most controversial figures in parliament, same sex marriage, multiculturalism & more.
1. Jacqui Lambie
Air Date: 2016-05-26
Kicking off the new season of Kitchen Cabinet, Annabel Crabb travels to Tasmania to dine with colourful crossbencher Senator Jacqui Lambie. A former soldier, she now leads her own political party, the Jacqui Lambie Network.
2. Sam Dastyari
Air Date: 2016-06-02
Labor Senator Sam Dastyari, who began his life in an Iranian village, takes Annabel to a Persian grocer to demonstrate his lineage & pulls off a genuine Persian dish despite his friends wagering heavily against that outcome.
3. Scott Ludlam
Air Date: 2016-06-09
Annabel Crabb invites herself over to the Canberra share house of WA Greens Senator Scott Ludlam. He claims he can't cook, so Annabel arrives with ingredients to teach the reluctant Ludlam how to make a simple tomato pasta.
4. Michaelia Cash
Air Date: 2016-06-16
Annabel heads to Perth to meet Liberal Senator Michaelia Cash. She whips up a salmon bake and talks about her travels in the Middle East, tough negotiations in the senate and her beloved cats.
5. Campaign Cabinet
Air Date: 2016-06-23
Annabel Crabb is joined by former campaign staffers Claire Kimball & Lachlan Harris, plus press gallery veterans Mike Bowers & Samantha Maiden to share war stories from the election campaign.
6. Bill Shorten
Air Date: 2016-06-29
Annabel Crabb joins Opposition Leader Bill Shorten for a campaign pit stop.
7. Malcolm Turnbull
Air Date: 2016-06-30
Annabel Crabb has lunch with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and finds out how he is faring on the 2016 campaign trail.
1. Dai Le
Air Date: 2023-08-15
Join Annabel Crabb for a brand new season as she breaks bread with eight of the Federal Parliament's most fascinating and powerful figures from across the political spectrum. In this episode Western Sydney Independent Dai Le.
2. Peter Dutton
Air Date: 2023-08-22
Annabel Crabb meets Peter Dutton to find out what makes this former Queensland cop turned political hardman tick. No stranger to controversy, Dutton explains how a self-confessed shy kid became the Leader of the Opposition.
3. Linda Burney
Air Date: 2023-08-29
Labor Minister Linda Burney tells Annabel Crabb the remarkable tale of her childhood, the lessons she learnt from grief and her journey to become the first Indigenous woman to sit in the federal House of Representatives.
4. Lidia Thorpe
Air Date: 2023-09-05
Victorian Senator Lidia Thorpe is one of the Parliament's most recognisable faces. Noted for her fiery ways, Thorpe also has a ribald sense of humour. Annabel delves into what has shaped her life and views.
5. Karen Andrews
Air Date: 2023-09-12
Former Home Affairs Minister and Liberal MP Karen Andrews has announced she will resign at the next election and in this candid interview she describes why Parliament House is the most sexist environment she's ever worked in.
6. Jordon Steele-John
Air Date: 2023-09-19
Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John was the youngest person to join the Senate and the first Senator to use a wheelchair. He explains to Annabel how being young and living with a disability has shaped his approach to politics.
7. Bridget McKenzie
Air Date: 2023-09-26
Over trout pasta, Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie explains the loneliness that comes from being in the eye of a political scandal. She also instructs Annabel in the art of clay target shooting at a Wodonga rifle range.
8. Anika Wells
Air Date: 2023-10-03
Minister for Aged Care and Sport Anika Wells juggles a big job, three kids under the age of 6 and a chronic illness. While batch cooking a colossal lasagne she explains why she's in a hurry to make her political mark.
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Rating
0.0/10
Release Date
2012-02-22
Episodes
48 (7 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
Australian Broadcasting Corporation