IQ² Australia debates
2012 series
The 2012 national season of the popular IQ² debates is now unveiled! We are delighted to have AMP as national series supporter. These thought-provoking debates will be held in City Recital Hall Angel Place in Sydney and Melbourne Town Hall and will be recorded for later viewing. The Melbourne debates are a collaboration between St James Ethics Centre and The Wheeler Centre.
Sydney:
- May 29: Same sex marriage should be legalised
- June 26: We've seen the energy future and it's nuclear
- July 31: We have nothing to fear from a powerful China
- August 21: We'd all be better off if farmers could be able to legally say NO to miners
- September 18: There's nothing wrong with designer babies
Melbourne:
- March 20: Animals should be off the menu
- May 8: Freedom of speech is over-rated
- July 4: Foreign aid is a waste of money
- September 25: Western civilisation is in terminal decline
- November 7: A good death is a human right
Check out the challenging series of debates in Sydney and Melbourne!
Past debates:
2011 series
Once available the video for each past debate will be found by following the links below.
- Both major parties are failing the Australian people - Melbourne
- All drugs should be legalised - Sydney
- Public funding of private education is unconscionable - Melbourne
- WikiLeaks is a force for good - Sydney
- If we keep populating we will perish - Sydney
- There is no justification for risking Australian lives in Afghanistan - Melbourne
Earlier series
Learn more about the debates from earlier series - you can also watch videos of each debate.




