Jack Thompson to argue for or against the topic "Racism is destroying the Australian dream". He told of the impact of colonisation on Indigenous Australians, past and present. He argued that "the Australian Dream" was based upon racism, mentioning his ancestors and others who were forced into institutions and unpaid work. The debate itself was a finalist in the United Nations Association of Australia Media Peace Awards for "its role in stimulating public awareness and understanding". 2017–present In 2017, Grant joined the ABC as editor of Indigenous Affairs and fill-in host of nightly current affairs programme 7.30. Grant also hosted The Link, which aired on Friday nights. In 2018 Grant started hosting a flagship national night current affairs programme, Matter of Fact, on the ABC News TV Channel and ABC News Radio. He was also appointed chief Asia correspondent for the ABC News Network. The program was cancelled after 10 months, ending on 29 November 2018, after which time he took up the new role of Indigenous and International Affairs Analyst with the ABC, concurrently with a professorship at Griffith University (see below). In 2019 Grant moved to Doha, capital city of Qatar, to start work with Al Jazeera English. In September 2020, it was announced that Grant would become the ABC's International Affairs Analyst with the broadcaster noting his past journalistic experience in China affairs. This was notable as the ABC reporters working in China, Bill Birtles and Mike Smith, were removed from China by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on advice from the Australian Security and Intelligence Organization, Australia's chief spy agency; the evacuation of the reporters led to a short diplomatic standoff. In December 2020, Grant hosted a series of episodes about identity for the ABC's long form interview program One Plus One. In 2021, Grant launched the ABC's China Tonight program – looking at Chinese culture and politics for an Australian audience. In July 2022, it was announced that Grant will permanently host Q+A from 1 August. Political views Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022, Grant wrote of his "choking asphyxiating anger at the suffering and injustice my people endure" and argued that History itself "is written as a hymn to whiteness..." In a February 2023 article defending the ABC's controversial reporting of a community meeting in Alice Springs, Grant described firebrand ex-Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe as an indigenous leader who speaks of "peace,