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The Best Episodes of Q&A Season 12

Every episode of Q&A Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Q&A Season 12!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Q&A Season 12 Episode 1 - The Boats, the Banks, and the River
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    #1 - The Boats, the Banks, and the River

    S12:E1

    Tony Jones returns with a powerful line-up of independent voices: Julia Banks, Andrew Wilkie, Adam Bandt, Kerryn Phelps, Rebekha Sharkie.

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  2. Q&A Season 12 Episode 2 - Manus, Hakeem, and Franking Credits
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    #2 - Manus, Hakeem, and Franking Credits

    S12:E2

    Tony Jones is joined in Melbourne by Liberal Member for Corangamite Sarah Henderson; Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus; Crikey founder Stephen Mayne, businesswoman Megan Purcell and People's Panellist Zoya Patel.

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  3. Q&A Season 12 Episode 3 - Q&A on Drugs
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    #3 - Q&A on Drugs

    S12:E3

    On the panel to discuss drug policy: Chief Superintendent Stuart Smith; author Kerryn Redpath; Pioneer of pill testing in Australia Dr David Caldicott; Medical Director Marianne Jauncey; Former AFP Commissioner Mick Palmer.

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  4. Q&A Season 12 Episode 4 - Jordan Peterson Destroys Q&A
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    #4 - Jordan Peterson Destroys Q&A

    S12:E4

    Tony Jones is joined in Melbourne by Canadian psychologist/author Dr Jordan Peterson; QLD Labor MP Terri Butler; freelance broadcaster/writer/author Catherine McGregor and writer/commentator Van Badham.

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  5. Q&A Season 12 Episode 5 - A Church in Crisis
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    #5 - A Church in Crisis

    S12:E5

    Tony Jones is joined by NSW Liberal Senator Jim Molan, NSW Labor Senator Kristina Keneally, Catholic Lay Leader Francis Sullivan, institutional abuse lawyer Dr Viv Waller and rabbi and relationship counsellor Shmuley Boteach.

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  6. Q&A Season 12 Episode 6 - Q&A: Women in Leadership
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    #6 - Q&A: Women in Leadership

    S12:E6

    Annabel Crabb presents a Women in Leadership special with Industry Minister Karen Andrews, Australias first indigenous female MP Linda Burney, Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, Sabina Shugg and AFLW boss Nicole Livingstone.

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  7. Q&A Season 12 Episode 7 - Q&A In Townsville
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    #7 - Q&A In Townsville

    S12:E7

    A special Q&A in Townsville. Tony Jones joins Minister for Emergency Management Linda Reynolds, Labor MP for Herbert Cathy O'Toole, Professor Stephen Williams, grazier Jane McMillan and rural property valuer Roger Hill.

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  8. Q&A Season 12 Episode 8 - Roxane Gay on Q&A
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    #8 - Roxane Gay on Q&A

    S12:E8

    Tony Jones joins feminist writer Roxane Gay, retiring Government MP Craig Laundy, Shadow Minister for Environment, Water and Citizenship Tony Burke, Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi and Liberal Vice President Teena McQueen.

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  9. Q&A Season 12 Episode 9 - Cash, Guns, Gangs, and Life
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    #9 - Cash, Guns, Gangs, and Life

    S12:E9

    On the eve of the budget Tony Jones joins Liberal senator Arthur Sinodinos, Labor front-bencher Amanda Rishworth, social analyst Rebecca Huntley, IPA Executive Director John Roskam and People's Panellist Lakshmi Logathassan.

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  10. Q&A Season 12 Episode 10 - Q&A Budget Special
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    #10 - Q&A Budget Special

    S12:E10

    Treasurer Josh Frydenberg joins Tony Jones for an election budget special in Melbourne, as the audience ask about the Coalition government's economic plan and the big issues likely to dominate the Federal election campaign.

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  11. Q&A Season 12 Episode 11 - Election 2019: The Battle For Queensland
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    #11 - Election 2019: The Battle For Queensland

    S12:E11

    Guest host Virginia Trioli is in Queensland with LNP Senator James McGrath, Labor MP Terri Butler, Greens Senator Larissa Waters and One Nation candidate Malcolm Roberts to discuss the issues ahead of the May 18 election.

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  12. Q&A Season 12 Episode 12 - The Election Countdown
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    #12 - The Election Countdown

    S12:E12

    Tony Jones is joined by Communications Minister Mitch Fifield, Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen, The Guardian Editor Lenore Taylor, Crikey Managing Editor Bhakthi Puvanenthiran and The Australian's Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan.

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  13. Q&A Season 12 Episode 13 - Bill Shorten on Q&A
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    #13 - Bill Shorten on Q&A

    S12:E13

    Just 12 days before election day, the Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten joins Tony Jones and an audience of undecided voters in Melbourne to face the public's questions.

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  14. Q&A Season 12 Episode 14 - The Q&A Last Chance Saloon
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    #14 - The Q&A Last Chance Saloon

    S12:E14

    With less than a week before Australia decides who will govern for the next three years the public question Liberal campaign spokesman Simon Birmingham, Deputy Labor Leader Tanya Plibersek and Greens Leader Richard Di Natale.

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  15. Q&A Season 12 Episode 15 - The Wash Up
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    #15 - The Wash Up

    S12:E15

    After Australians deliver their election verdict, Labor frontbencher Jim Chalmers, former Liberal MP Christopher Pyne, broadcaster Alan Jones, political reporter Alice Workman and business leader Ming Long join Tony Jones.

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  16. Q&A Season 12 Episode 16 - First Australians and Quiet Australians
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    #16 - First Australians and Quiet Australians

    S12:E16

    The debate turns philosophical with politicians and big thinkers Liberal MP Tim Wilson, ALP MP Mark Dreyfus, Professor of Indigenous Studies Marcia Langton, philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy and people's panelist Rachael Jacobs.

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  17. Q&A Season 12 Episode 17 - Jimmy Barnes Rocks Q&A
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    #17 - Jimmy Barnes Rocks Q&A

    S12:E17

    Joining Tony Jones on the panel from Melbourne are: rock icon and author Jimmy Barnes, author Sisonke Msimang, SA Liberal MP Nicolle Flint, regional Labor MP Joel Fitzgibbon, and energy policy specialist Matthew Warren.

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  18. Q&A Season 12 Episode 18 - Q&A at Vivid
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    #18 - Q&A at Vivid

    S12:E18

    In a special Q&A from the Vivid Festival: rapper/actor/writer Adam Briggs, broadcaster/writer Faustina Agolley, Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes, CEO of CSIRO Dr Larry Marshall and cyberpsychologist Jocelyn Brewer.

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  19. Q&A Season 12 Episode 19 - Science Special
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    #19 - Science Special

    S12:E19

    Joining Tony Jones to talk everything science: physicist Prof. Brian Cox, marine ecologist Emma Johnston, atmospheric and climate scientist David Karoly, astrophysicist Kirsten Banks and astrobiologist Martin Van Kranendonk.

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  20. Q&A Season 12 Episode 20 - The Freedom to Fund Yourself
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    #20 - The Freedom to Fund Yourself

    S12:E20

    Joining Tony Jones in Melbourne: Education Minister Dan Tehan, Shadow Infrastructure Minister Catherine King, Centre Alliance Senator Rex Patrick, Director of Change.org Sally Rugg and people's panellist Ash Belsar.

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  21. Q&A Season 12 Episode 21 - Union Bosses and Suburban Dads
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    #21 - Union Bosses and Suburban Dads

    S12:E21

    On the eve of parliament's return, Tony Jones joins Liberal Senator James Paterson, Shadow Minister for Innovation Clare O'Neil, writer/broadcaster Jamila Rizvi, IR Commentator Grace Kelly and people's panellist Greg Day.

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  22. Q&A Season 12 Episode 22 - Nukes in an Uncertain World
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    #22 - Nukes in an Uncertain World

    S12:E22

    Joining Tony Jones: Senate President Scott Ryan, Opposition Senate Leader Penny Wong, Human Rights Lawyer Diana Sayed, Tom Switzer from the Centre for Independent Studies and Hugh White, Professor of Strategic Studies at ANU.

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  23. Q&A Season 12 Episode 23 - Deemed Not To Matter
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    #23 - Deemed Not To Matter

    S12:E23

    Joining Tony Jones in Melbourne: Shadow Minister for Families Linda Burney, Centre Alliance MP Rebekha Sharkie, Former Liberal Senator Jim Molan, comedian Sami Shah and marketing and political strategist Toby Ralph.

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  24. Q&A Season 12 Episode 24 - Boris, Brexit and The Black Dog
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    #24 - Boris, Brexit and The Black Dog

    S12:E24

    On the panel: UK political strategist Alastair Campbell, former WA Premier Geoff Gallop, Property Industry Foundation CEO Kate Mills, Menzies Research Centre Executive Director Nick Cater and political scientist Anne Tiernan.

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  25. Q&A Season 12 Episode 25 - Wage Theft and Celebrity Chefs
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    #25 - Wage Theft and Celebrity Chefs

    S12:E25

    Fran Kelly joins Tasmanian Liberal Senator Eric Abetz, Victorian Labor Senator Kimberley Kitching, social justice advocate Tim Costello, communications consultant Parnell Palme McGuinness and cook/writer/presenter Adam Liaw.

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Season 12 Ratings Summary

"The Boats, the Banks, and the River" is the best rated episode of "Q&A" season 12. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/4/2019. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Manus, Hakeem, and Franking Credits".