Season 6: 2012
The sixth season of Q&A began on 6 February 2012.
| Episode | Date | Panellists | Topics | ||
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| Labor | Coalition | Others | |||
| 1 | 6 February 2012 | Penny Wong | Joe Hockey | Judith Sloan Miriam Lyons Joe Hildebrand |
Who has been the best PM ALP leadership Economy Bank jobs Global wages Mothers |
| 2 | 13 February 2012 | Jenny McAllister | Helen Kroger | Mikey Robins Robert Manne Tim Wilson |
Celebrities Private health rebates Kevin Rudd Peter Slipper Banks |
| 3 | 20 February 2012 | Bill Shorten | Julie Bishop | Daniel Hannan Eva Cox Annabel Crabb |
Kevin Rudd ALP leadership Europe Manufacturing jobs National Disability Insurance Scheme |
| 4 | 27 February 2012 | Chris Evans Peter Beattie |
Barnaby Joyce | Christine Milne Lachlan Harris Janet Albrechtsen |
Gillard vs Rudd Labor instability Primary elections Media role Abbott vs Turnbull |
| 5 | 5 March 2012 (in Adelaide) |
Amanda Vanstone | Mark Steyn Natasha Stott Despoja Jianying Zha Paul Grabowsky |
Clive Palmer Ruthless individualism Wayne Swan's union influences Bob Carr Misogyny in Australian politics Gay marriage Discrimination |
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| 6 | 12 March 2012 | Tanya Plibersek | Malcolm Turnbull | Michael O'Brien Mick Gooda Clementine Ford |
Gays Climate change Kony Aboriginals Mining jobs Asylum seekers |
| 7 | 19 March 2012 | Germaine Greer Toby Ralph Benjamin Law Christa Hughes Craig Gross |
Shallowness of political debate Advice for Julia Gillard Racism Porn Afghanistan |
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| 8 | 26 March 2012 | Craig Emerson | George Brandis | Larissa Waters Grahame Morris Liberty Sanger |
Queensland election Automotive industry Clive Palmer & the CIA |
| 9 | 2 April 2012 (in Hobart) |
Julie Collins | Eric Abetz | Andrew Wilkie Brian Ritchie Natasha Cica Terry Edwards |
MONA Andrew Wilkie's support of the government Forestry Qualifications for politicians |
| 10 | 9 April 2012 | George Pell Richard Dawkins |
Religion & atheism | ||
| 11 | 16 April 2012 | Nicola Roxon | Christopher Pyne | A. C. Grayling Geoffrey Robertson Lydia Khalil |
Julian Assange Craig Thomson Cigarette plain packaging Religion ASIO monitoring protestors Iran/Israel |
| 12 | 23 April 2012 | Bob Brown | Bob Brown's retirement The Greens |
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| 13 | 26 April 2012 (special Thursday show) |
Clive Palmer | Rebecca Huntley Nick Minchin Anna Rose Megan Clark |
Climate change | |
| 14 | 30 April 2012 (in Dandenong) |
Mark Dreyfus | Sophie Mirabella | Victor Victor Ged Kearney Peter Reith Diana Nguyen |
Dandenong Racism Manufacturing |
| 15 | 7 May 2012 | Mark Butler Graham Richardson |
Kelly O'Dwyer | Mark Bouris Kate Miller-Heidke |
The Labor party Union corruption Carbon tax Aged card & mental health Banks |
| 16 | 14 May 2012 | Penny Wong | Joe Hockey | Tim Costello Judith Sloan Stephen Mayne |
Craig Thomson Bill Shorten Egalitarianism Working mothers Budget Hockey & Abbott economic credentials Foreign aid Gay parents |
| 17 | 21 May 2012 | Jeffrey Eugenides Kathy Lette Glenn Carle Masha Gessen Greg Sheridan |
Marriage Julian Assange Torture Craig Thomson Russia Arts & humanities |
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| 18 | 28 May 2012 | John Hewson | Barry Humphries Miriam Margolyes Jacki Weaver David Marr |
Foreign workers Expat view of Australian politics Craig Thomson Speaking out Women in wealth and power Meaning of 'Un-Australian' Dame Edna |
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| 19 | 4 June 2012 (in Toowoomba) |
Simon Crean | Barnaby Joyce | Christine Milne Georgie Somerset Jeremy Marou |
Royalties to regions Aid distribution Foreign investment Foreign workers Mining Same sex marriage Queensland "gay panic" laws Native title Toowoomba range bypass |
| 20 | 11 June 2012 | Julia Gillard | |||
| 21 | 18 June 2012 | Pru Goward | Lenny Henry Brian Schmidt Susan Ryan Joe Hildebrand |
Racism Age Discrimination Science and Space Creation Growth vs Sustainability |
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| 22 | 25 June 2012 | Kate Lundy | George Brandis | Tim Freedman Dr John Lee Louise Adler |
Media Asylum Seekers China London Olympics |
| 23 | 2 July 2012 | Greg Combet | Sophie Mirabella | Simon Sheikh Lenore Taylor Grahame Morris |
Carbon Tax Parental Leave Peter Slipper and Media Asylum Seekers and Racism |
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