Kitchen Cabinet — Season 8
4 episodesFirst aired 21 July 2026
Annabel Crabb visits six very different members of Australia's 48th Parliament, gaining a unique insight into the people behind the politics. Together they cook a meal, share a conversation, and Annabel brings dessert.
E1Anthony Albanese
Jul 202630m
Annabel Crabb visits The Lodge to cook with the 31st Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese. In an unusually frank and relaxed interview the PM reflects on his childhood and 30-year career in federal politics.
E2Angus Taylor
Jul 202630m
Annabel visits Angus Taylor - the ninth Liberal leader this century - who has a Herculean task ahead as he grapples with the growth of One Nation and the collapse in the Coalition's vote. And now he has to cook on camera.
E3Allegra Spender
Aug 202630m
Annabel meets with Independent MP Allegra Spender, who - in 2022 - boldly nabbed the Liberal Party's crown jewel, the affluent Sydney seat of Wentworth, and has held it ever since. What motivates this serial overachiever?
E4Mehreen Faruqi
Aug 2026
Annabel visits Mehreen Faruqi, who 35 years ago migrated from Pakistan with a young family, an engineering degree and an appetite for adventure. The first Muslim woman sworn in as a Senator, she is now Greens Deputy Leader.
