Motions

Open Grand Final

  • 1
    [A] That Western Liberal Democratic States should take an ongoing public stance against religion
  • 2
    [B] That assuming a medicinal method of becoming heterosexual was developed, it should be banned
  • 3
    [C] In a post-genocide society, the state should aggressively pursue housing policies which promote racial integration
  • ESL Grand Final

  • 1
    [A] That we should ban volunteer tourism
  • 2
    [B] That First Ladies/Gentlemen should not publically advocate for policies or political positions during their partner's term in office
  • 3
    [C] That we regret the American withdrawal from Iraq
  • Open Semifinals

  • 1
    [A] That the rise of the Tea Party Movement is good for liberal citizens of the United States of America
  • 2
    [B] That we regret that Barack Obama has not made his racial background a significant issue during his Presidency
  • 3
    [C] That it would be better for the United States of America if the Southern states were to secede
  • Open Quarterfinals

  • 1
    [A] That the West should force the immediate resignation of Nouri al-Maliki
  • 2
    [B] That reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah is bad for Palestine
  • 3
    [C] That, in spite of the opposition of the Burmese Government, the international community should set up a safehaven for the Rohingyas in Burma
  • ESL Semifinals

  • 1
    [A] That indigenous communities who have historically lived in the Amazon should not be punished for acts of vigilantism against poaches and illegal loggers
  • 2
    [B] That historically oppressed indigenous minorities should embrace and promote inaccurate but positive myths or beliefs about their culture
  • 3
    [C] That indigenous citizens should be paid a salary for life as a form of reparations
  • Open Octofinals

  • 1
    [A] That the state should vet all advertisements intended for public spaces to ensure they do not perpetuate racist or sexist stereotypes
  • 2
    [B] That progressive public forums should actively recruit controversial, socially regressive speakers in order to spark public outrage and discussion
  • 3
    [C] That adoption organisations which preference, or facilitate biological parents' preferences for, placing children in heterosexual homes should be closed
  • Round 8

  • 1
    [A] That the feminist movement should exclude activists who argue that transwomen are not women
  • 2
    [B] That full equality between the sexes requires the complete abolition of femininity and masculinity
  • 3
    [C] That, as an attractive educated woman, we would choose to marry for money rather than pursue a career
  • Round 7

  • 1
    [A] That we should abolish NATO
  • 2
    [B] That Modi's victory over the Congress Party should be celebrated
  • 3
    [C] That ransoms should not be paid to Boko Haram
  • Round 6

  • 1
    [A] That couples should be able to enter relationship contracts which make any future infidelity a state-enforced crime
  • 2
    [B] That we should support online vigilantes to act against perpetrators of crime and police departments/prosecutors who fail to effectively prosecute them
  • 3
    [C] That we should grant overweight people the same protections from discrimination and hate speech as other vulnerable groups
  • Round 5

  • 1
    [A] That corporations should be allowed to vote
  • 2
    [B] That we support an aggressively redistributive global income tax
  • 3
    [C] That, once sufficient welfare services have been provided to every citizen, the state should not care about relative inequality
  • Round 4

  • 1
    [A] That developed nations should pay developing nations to not extract their fossil fuel resources (coal, gas, oil)
  • 2
    [B] That governments should not preserve habitats purely for cultural or aesthetic reasons
  • 3
    [C] That rather than protecting endangered species the animal rights movement should prioritise maximising the total welfare of the animal population
  • Round 3

  • 1
    [A] That we regret the depiction of protagonists in children's books and media as aesthetically superior
  • 2
    [B] That children should learn history as a unifying national story rather than a criticism of past generations
  • 3
    [C] That we should promote the notion that the decision to have a child is a selfish one
  • Round 2

  • 1
    [A] That major transactions of professional sporting clubs should be subject to a vote of paid club members
  • 2
    [B] That there should be character tests for owning or participating in professional sporting teams
  • 3
    [C] That we should eject sporting teams from international competitions if their fans are found to have committed racist/sexist/queerphobic etc acts during matches
  • Round 1

  • 1
    [A] That vegetarians and vegans have a moral obligation to aggressively lobby their friends and community to not consume animal products
  • 2
    [B] That the West should not import food from nations with chronic food shortages
  • 3
    [C] That we should ban all advertising and education which implies that addictive or dangerous substances cannot be enjoyable