Kitchen Cabinet

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.

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.

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.

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.

Annabel Crabb has lunch with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and finds out how he is faring on the 2016 campaign trail.

Annabel Crabb joins Opposition Leader Bill Shorten for a campaign pit stop.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Annabel Crabb travels to the Top End to meet Olympic gold medallist turned Labor Senator, Nova Peris.

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.

Annabel Crabb heads to Queensland to dine with the always unpredictable Clive Palmer in Coolum. What will he serve up?

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.

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.

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'.

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.

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.

Annabel heads to the Blue Mountains in NSW to check the pulse of the Labor party with candid Senator Doug Cameron.

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.

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'.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.