Motions

Open Finals

  • 1
    That we support the introduction of kakistocratic courts in Western Liberal Democracies.
  • 2
    That we regret the existence of war memorial days (e.g. ANZAC Day, Remembrance Day, Vietnam Veterans Day)
  • 3
    That, when dealing with historically dis-privileged groups, we prefer economic reparations (e.g. direct payments, community investment, reappropriation of industry) to political reparations (e.g. additional vote-weighting, quotas in parliament, granting of autonomous control over land)

    • Open Semi-Finals

  • 1
    That developing nations should introduce policies to heavily discourage the development of monarch cities
  • 2
    That we should abolish Greenfield agreements
  • 3
    That the Australian government should enact a job guarantee

    • Open Quarter-Finals

  • 1
    That the perception of being a 'model minority' has brought more harms than benefits to the Asian diaspora in Western nations
  • 2
    That we would support a dominant narrative in society that there exists a soulmate for everyone
  • 3
    That the government should force all religious charities to strictly avoid religious messaging in their charity activity

    • Open Octo-Finals

  • 1
    That the feminist movement should encourage women to avoid feminine linguistic behaviours (e.g. uptalk, low modality language)
  • 2
    That, as the feminist movement, we would encourage women to reject acts of chivalry (e.g. men buying drinks, holding doors open, "ladies first")
  • 3
    That the state should offer a wage to primary domestic caretakers

    • Round 6

  • 1
    That progressives in Australia should not support the Greens' hung parliament strategy
  • 2
    That we, as the Liberal Party, would introduce a meaningful quota for women running in winnable seats
  • 3
    That Australia should give temporary work visa holders the right to vote

    • Round 5

  • 1
    That democracies should hold elections immediately post-COVID.
  • 2
    That, as China, we would impose economic sanctions on Myanmar.
  • 3
    That states should actively discourage self-segregation of immigrant/ethnic/religious communities

    • Round 4

  • 1
    That we should abolish academic tenure
  • 2
    That we should have distinct teaching professionals teach at universities rather than professors
  • 3
    That we support bonded government scholarships in developing countries.

    • Round 3

  • 1
    That we should redraw electoral boundaries to eliminate safe seats/districts as far as possible.
  • 2
    That, as the progressive movement, we would oppose censorship by social media companies (e.g. Spotify and Facebook)
  • 3
    That we should force politicians to entirely rely upon public services during their time in office (e.g. public transport, public housing, public education)

    • Round 2

  • 1
    That we prefer sports leagues with fewer teams that have a greater concentration of talented players to leagues with more teams but a greater dilution of talented players
  • 2
    That sporting clubs should be majority-owned by the local communities they represent
  • 3
    That we support strong norms encouraging children to highly prioritise the pursuit of excellence in competitive hobbies (e.g. debating, netball, e-sports)

    • Round 1

  • 1
    That we should allow prisoners to volunteer for socially utile but undesirable activities in exchange for a lighter sentence (e.g. experimental drug trials, military service, hard labour)
  • 2
    That we prefer a world in which those accused of crimes remain completely anonymous to the public unless they receive a guilty verdict
  • 3
    That we prefer judges to absolutely respect wills rather than intervene to correct perceived inequities