2021 was a year some of us would rather forget, with COVID-19 and lengthy lockdowns dominating the headlines and our lives. Has it changed our way of life forever and what will the new normal hold?
| | | | This week on the Q+A Season Finale, Virginia Trioli wraps the year live from Melbourne.
2021 was a year some of us would rather forget, with COVID-19 and lengthy lockdowns dominating the headlines and our lives. Has it changed our way of life forever and what will the new normal hold?
The year also saw a revolution of sorts, as thousands of young Australian women were enraged and inspired by the brave public campaigns of Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins. Consent and abuse of power became national talking points from Canberra to workplaces and classrooms. Debate around climate policy remained fraught, with our Government’s commitment to action scrutinised on the global stage at the COP26 talks in Glasgow. Relations with China deteriorated and cancel culture increasingly permeated university life and everyone’s social feeds.
In our final show for the year, Virginia Trioli is joined by a panel of thinkers and entertainers to reflect on this challenging year and dare to propose a more uplifting and joyful 2022.
With a special closing performance from Missy Higgins and her band.
Joining Virginia Trioli on the panel:
Missy Higgins, Singer/songwriter
Arj Barker, Comedian
Narelda Jacobs, Presenter, 10 News First and Studio 10
John Roskam, Executive Director, Institute of Public Affairs
Hugh van Cuylenburg, Founder, The Resilience Project
Please submit a question via our website by 9am Thursday for the chance to ask the panel.
Scroll down to watch Thursday's toughest question asked by Steph Lentz, who wanted to know how the rights of individuals will be protected under new religious discrimination legislation. 👇
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| | Missy Higgins will break the touring drought in 2022, after moving with her family to the bush and writing new music for the ABC TV series Total Control during the COVID lockdowns. | | MORE |
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| This year, comedian Arj Barker took part in the Australia Talks survey-inspired comedy debate series, Australia Debates. Arj argued that young Australians have it harder these days. | | MORE |
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| Hugh Van Cuylenburg is the founding director of the Resilience Project. He says there are three central principals to resilience - gratitude, empathy and mindfulness. | | MORE |
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| Catch Up on Last Week's Show |
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| Steph Lentz tells the Q+A panel that she was fired from her teaching job at a Christian school after coming out as gay. She asks how these situations can be resolved under the proposed religious freedom legislation. | | WATCH |
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| Rebecca asks why the government has prioritised voter ID legislation ahead of a National Integrity Commission. Andrew Barr says it's about voter suppression - but Jason Falinski says the ACT Chief Minister is "absolutely wrong and... dividing the nation unnecessarily." | | WATCH |
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| Q+A discusses the ongoing debate over our freedoms - from religious rights to the protests which saw tens of thousands of people venting their anger. | | WATCH |
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