* 2012 – Lionel Bowen, Australian politician ( b. 1922 )

* 1929 – Ralph Slatyer, Australian biologist ( d. 2012 )

* 2005 – Whobegotyou, Australian racehorse ( d. 2012 )

* 2012 – Frank Walker, Australian politician and judge ( b. 1942 )

* 2012 – Charlie Sutton, Australian footballer ( b. 1924 )

* 2012 – Peter Bennett, Australian footballer ( b. 1926 )

* 1926 – Peter Bennett, Australian footballer ( d. 2012 )

* 2012 – Alan Thorne, Australian anthropologist ( b. 1939 )

* Colin Hay performed " Down Under " on an advert for Australian telephone company Telstra supporting the London 2012 Olympic Games.

* 1989 – John McCarthy, Australian footballer ( d. 2012 )

In 2004 he was recognised as the Australian Humanist of the Year by the Council of Australian Humanist Societies, and in June 2012 was named a Companion of the Order of Australia for his services to philosophy and bioethics.

In September 2012 Australian researchers say the world's first quantum computer is just 5 to 10 years away, after announcing a global breakthrough that makes manufacture of its memory building blocks possible.

When talking about the album for an Australian interview in August 2012 Parkes said " It might well be my favorite album to date.

* 1953 – Greg Ham, Australian singer-songwriter, musician, and actor ( Men at Work ) ( d. 2012 )

* 1914 – Graeme Bell, Australian pianist and composer ( d. 2012 )

* 1929 – Bert Worner, Australian footballer ( d. 2012 )

In April 2012, Australian production moved to Lion.

In 2012, it was ranked 39th in the world ; 3rd in Australia, behind Australian National University ( 24th ) and the University of Melbourne ( 36th ) in the 2012 QS World University Rankings.

The IBRD expressed in February 2012 its intent to sell kangaroo bonds ( bonds denominated in Australian dollars issued by external firms ) with maturities lasting until 2017 and 2022.

* Topaz Gold, a 4. 0 % abv pale golden ale, brewed with Australian hop varieties, introduced August 2012

* Drift ( 2012 film ), an Australian movie starring Sam Worthington

Category: 2012 Australian television series debuts

* John McCarthy ( ambassador born 1947 ), Australian ambassador to the Holy See ( 2012 –)

The year 2012 in the Chinese calendar is the Year of the Dragon.

* 2012 – The Dragon spacecraft became the first commercial spacecraft to successfully rendezvous with the International Space Station ( ISS ).

By the end of 2012 cargo supply to the International Space Station will be flown by privately owned commercial craft under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services by SpaceX's successfully tested the partially reusable Dragon spacecraft, and Orbital Sciences ' Cygnus spacecraft ( also slated for testing in 2012 ).

These vehicles, SpaceX's Dragon and Orbital Sciences ' Cygnus, are expected to become operational in 2012.

Many fans of The Wheel of Time attend Dragon Con, which had an exclusive Wheel of Time content track from 2001 through 2012.

A decoration in honor of the year of the Dragon 2012.

On September 18, 2012, the next day after the official announcement of the third Dragon Age title, both Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, two of the remaining co-founders of BioWare, simultaneously announced they will be retiring from gaming industry.

On May 22, 2012, a small urn containing some of Doohan's remains in ash form was flown into space aboard the Dragon spacecraft as part of COTS Demo Flight 2.

* Marcus Pitcaithly's epic Hereward trilogy ( Hereward: Sons of the White Dragon ( 2008 ), Hereward: The Fury of the Northmen ( 2009 ), and Hereward: Doom of Battle ( 2012 )) incorporates legendary figures from the same region such as Tom Hickathrift, the Toadmen of Wisbech, Black Shuck, and the phantom knight of Wandlebury.

During a performance in Doha, Sisqó announced he is currently working on his third album Last Dragon to be released in 2012.

In February 2012, NBC gave a series order to Hannibal, a television adaptation of Red Dragon to be written and executive-produced by Bryan Fuller.

* 22 January 2012 – 9 February 2013: Water Dragon

* 2012 is the year of the Dragon

Of note is Thomas Karlsson, founder and head of Dragon Rouge, a Left-Hand Path magickal order which cites Evola's thought as one of its influences, and Daniel Pinchbeck, a spiritual writer who is most known for his writings on 2012, has cited Evola's writings on Hermeticism and sex magick as influences on his writings.

# Rage of the Dragon ( April 24, 2012 )

In July 2012 Kochalka won the Eisner Award for his book Dragon Puncher 2: Dragon Puncher Island.

at: 2012 text :" Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D "

HMS Dragon ( D35 ) | HMS Dragon ( D35 ) a Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer in May 2012 equipped with the Sylver A-50 VLS and Aster 15 and 30 missiles.

* In July 2012, HMS Dragon ( D35 ) was the fourth Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer to successfully intercept its target with an Aster missile.

On April 4, 2012, WayForward Technologies announced that they would be developing Double Dragon Neon, a reboot of the series.

* May 22, 2012: 308 remains samples successfully launched as a secondary payload along with SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket