Motions

Grand Final

  • 1
    That Korean victims and their family members should only accept South Korea's reparations if Japanese companies contribute
  • 2
    That we prefer to live in a society with strong consequentialist norms to a society with strong deontological norms
  • 3
    That the government should be able to censor the publication of economic news during confidence crises

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    That universities should not implement speech codes or codes of conduct that limit expression beyond the laws of their country
  • 2
    That we prefer a world in which pseudonymous authorship were normal
  • 3
    That public interest should be a defence for violating privacy legislation

    • Round 5

  • 1
    That, assuming equivalent foetal development, we prefer a world in which pregnancy lasted only 1 month.
  • 2
    That, as a recently divorced, childless engineer, we would volunteer to go to Mars
  • 3
    That we should ban sports with significant risk of concussion and CTE e.g. rugby, boxing

    • Round 4

  • 1
    That we regret the dominance of sex positive feminism
  • 2
    That the trans rights movement should oppose the idea that medical transition is a core part of transgender identity
  • 3
    That we regret the prominence of coming out narratives in queer stories

    • Round 3

  • 1
    That we should abolish local councils and redistribute their responsibilities to state governments
  • 2
    That governments should actively promote civic compassion
  • 3
    That it is in the interests of the American Democratic Party for Joe Biden to decline to run for president in 2024

    • Round 2

  • 1
    That lawyers should not be involved in jury selection
  • 2
    That retribution should never be a consideration in sentencing
  • 3
    That we should abolish anti-social behaviour orders

    • Round 1

  • 1
    That we support the return to mandatory in person university classes
  • 2
    That we should introduce a school voucher system
  • 3
    That student representative organisations should not take positions on issues that do not directly affect student rights (e.g. foreign affairs)