Motions

ESL Grand Final

  • 1
    That we, as an individual who struggles significantly with everyday productivity, would install productivity gamification software into our brain.
  • 2
    That we regret the rise of TikTok
  • 3
    That we should allow gene editing to prevent illness and disability.

    • Grand Final

  • 1
    That we would prefer this new world to a continuation of the status quo
  • 2
    That, assuming a higher power exists, we would prefer a world in which they revealed themselves tomorrow with undeniable proof.
  • 3
    That social justice movements should reject the narrative that generosity is a virtue.

    • Pro-Am Grand Final

  • 1
    That the feminist movement should reject the narrative that relationships ought not be transactional.
  • 2
    That we regret the narrative that you should love your job.
  • 3
    That we prefer a world in which raising children is viewed as a communal responsibility rather than solely the responsibility of parents.

    • Open Semifinals

  • 1
    That we should attempt to combat climate change through exclusive minilateralism rather than global agreements
  • 2
    That we should heavily prioritise funding the increased accessibility of bike travel at the expense of public transport
  • 3
    That, as a small member state of the EU, we support the adoption of the Green Deal Industrial Plan

    • Round 5

  • 1
    That we should introduce quotas for locally-made content on streaming services
  • 2
    That we prefer media that presents an aspirational view of the US political system (e.g. West Wing, Hamilton) to media that presents it as inherently corrupt (e.g. Veep, House of Cards)
  • 3
    That we should allow performance-enhancing drugs in professional sport

    • Round 4

  • 1
    That we should limit the number of investment properties that an individual can own to one
  • 2
    That tenants should be able to decide the number of occupants allowed in a rental property rather than the landlord
  • 3
    That Australia should eliminate barriers to foreign institutional investment in the build-to-rent property market.

    • Round 3

  • 1
    That, as the United States, we would share intelligence about war crimes committed in Ukraine with the International Criminal Court
  • 2
    That it is in the interest of Pacific Island States to pursue a “friends to all, enemies to none” approach to foreign policy
  • 3
    That we support an increased proliferation of celebrity diplomacy

    • Round 2

  • 1
    That we, as an individual from a disadvantaged background, would embrace code-switching in the workplace.
  • 2
    That we regret the glamorisation of sex work on social media.
  • 3
    That the trans rights movements should distance itself from the broader queer rights movement

    • Round 1

  • 1
    That university admission should be determined by degree-specific aptitude testing rather than by school leaver's exam results.
  • 2
    That government research grants should heavily prioritise funding research that has a clear practical application.
  • 3
    That the Australian government should not contribute funding to private schools