Kitchen Cabinet

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.