💭 Motion Statistics
Round 1

That university admission should be determined by degree-specific aptitude testing rather than by school leaver's exam results. (Aptitude)

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25%
45%
5 Aff wins 9 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
5%
5%
2 Aff vetoes 2 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

That government research grants should heavily prioritise funding research that has a clear practical application. (Research)

10%
10%
2 Aff wins 2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
23%
9 Aff vetoes 1 Neg veto
imbalanced at 2% level

That the Australian government should not contribute funding to private schools (Private)

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5%
5%
1 Aff win 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
23%
43%
9 Aff vetoes 17 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
Round 2

That we, as an individual from a disadvantaged background, would embrace code-switching in the workplace. (Code switching)

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25%
20%
5 Aff wins 4 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
8%
13%
3 Aff vetoes 5 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

That we regret the glamorisation of sex work on social media. (Sex work)

10%
30%
2 Aff wins 6 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
8%
18%
3 Aff vetoes 7 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level

That the trans rights movements should distance itself from the broader queer rights movement (Trans separatism)

10%
5%
2 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
35%
20%
14 Aff vetoes 8 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
Round 3

That, as the United States, we would share intelligence about war crimes committed in Ukraine with the International Criminal Court (ICC)

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5%
20%
1 Aff win 4 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
25%
18%
10 Aff vetoes 7 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level

That it is in the interest of Pacific Island States to pursue a “friends to all, enemies to none” approach to foreign policy (Friends?)

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15%
3 Aff wins 0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
18%
23%
7 Aff vetoes 9 Neg vetoes
probably balanced

That we support an increased proliferation of celebrity diplomacy (Celebrities)

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50%
10%
10 Aff wins 2 Neg wins
imbalanced at 5% level
8%
10%
3 Aff vetoes 4 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
Round 4

That we should limit the number of investment properties that an individual can own to one (Investment properties)

16%
21%
3 Aff wins 4 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
11%
21%
4 Aff vetoes 8 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level

That tenants should be able to decide the number of occupants allowed in a rental property rather than the landlord (Tenants)

26%
11%
5 Aff wins 2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
18%
11%
7 Aff vetoes 4 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level

That Australia should eliminate barriers to foreign institutional investment in the build-to-rent property market. (Build-to-rent)

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21%
5%
4 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
21%
18%
8 Aff vetoes 7 Neg vetoes
probably balanced
Round 5

That we should introduce quotas for locally-made content on streaming services (Streaming services)

11%
2 Aff wins 0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
42%
0 Aff vetoes 16 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 0.1% level

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) (aspirational media)

16%
37%
3 Aff wins 7 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
21%
8 Aff vetoes 1 Neg veto
balance inconclusive

That we should allow performance-enhancing drugs in professional sport (PEDs)

5%
32%
1 Aff win 6 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
29%
5%
11 Aff vetoes 2 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 2% level
Open Semifinals

That we should attempt to combat climate change through exclusive minilateralism rather than global agreements (Minilateralism)

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50%
0 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
25%
0 Aff vetoes 1 Neg veto
balance inconclusive

That, as a small member state of the EU, we support the adoption of the Green Deal Industrial Plan (EU)

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50%
1 Aff win 0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
25%
0 Aff vetoes 1 Neg veto
balance inconclusive
Pro-Am Grand Final

That we prefer a world in which raising children is viewed as a communal responsibility rather than solely the responsibility of parents. (Children)

100%
1 Aff win 0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion
Grand Final

That, assuming a higher power exists, we would prefer a world in which they revealed themselves tomorrow with undeniable proof. (Higher power)

100%
0 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion
ESL Grand Final

That we, as an individual who struggles significantly with everyday productivity, would install productivity gamification software into our brain. (Gamification)

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100%
1 Aff win 0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion