Motions

Open Grand Final

  • 1
    A: That we regret the prevalence of malevolent AI in popular culture (eg-Skynet in Terminator, Ultron in the Avengers, etc)
  • 2
    B: That we support the Campbelltown value system
  • 3
    C: Assuming the technology exists, that it is immoral to create simulated high-fidelity alternate universes.

    • ESL Grand Final

  • 1
    A: That we would allow doctors to override advance care directives
  • 2
    B: That western liberal democracies should allow the experimentation and creation of animal-human hybrids
  • 3
    C: That we believe people are more moral today than in the past

    • EFL Grand Final

  • 1
    A: That we would prefer a world where all people believe in Afterlife A to Afterlife B
  • 2
    B: That it is in the interests of the Catholic church for an 'extrovert' pope to succeed Pope Francis.
  • 3
    C: That secular democracies with substantial religious communities should allow a separate legal system for those communities (e.g. Syariah Law, Canon Law)

    • Open Semifinals

  • 1
    A: That, as the Houthi rebels, we would reject any negotiations with the Presidential Leadership Council
  • 2
    B: That Western states should support local rebel groups (e.g. by funding them and giving them intel) as opposed to direct military intervention in other states
  • 3
    C: That the IMF's bail-out of Sri Lanka should be contingent on political reform

    • Open Quarterfinals

  • 1
    A: That we support the CBAM.
  • 2
    B: That governments should adopt competitive neutrality in the energy sector
  • 3
    C: That the environmentalist movement should include a just transition away from the animal agriculture industry in its messaging

    • Open Pre-Quarters

  • 1
    A: That we prefer the three cities approach to the CBD approach.
  • 2
    B: That states should only use public housing when conducting social housing policy
  • 3
    C: That developed countries should pursue a policy of degrowth

    • ESL Semifinals

  • 1
    A: That we prefer the three cities approach to the CBD approach.
  • 2
    B: That states should only use public housing when conducting social housing policy
  • 3
    C: That developed countries should pursue a policy of degrowth

    • Round 8

  • 1
    A: That the media should disseminate the idea of a "pandemic amnesty"
  • 2
    B: That we, as a centre-left party in a liberal democracy, would explicitly seek electoral gains among less-educated voters.
  • 3
    C: That Western operated technology and social media companies (e.g. Facebook, Apple, Twitter) should not give into requests by non-democratic actors to block certain apps or users.

    • Round 7

  • 1
    A: That we regret Manne's Program in Economics for Federal Judges
  • 2
    B: That, as a foreign judge on the CFA, we would resign
  • 3
    C: That we support the widespread use of citizens assemblies in determining law reform in controversial policy areas (e.g., environment, criminal justice)

    • Round 6

  • 1
    A: That, as the captain, we would wear "One Love"
  • 2
    B: That, where a player of the national team is originally from a different country, nations should be required to pay compensation to their nation of origin
  • 3
    C: That we support all international sporting events (e.g. FIFA World Cup, the Olympics) having a permanent host nation

    • Round 5

  • 1
    A: That we support the widespread use of Soulbound Tokens
  • 2
    B: That we support the advent of decentralised financial systems
  • 3
    C: That the US should attempt to aggressively contain China's capacity to build AI systems (e.g. by limiting China's ability to skill and retain computer scientists, attract US capital into Chinese AI companies, or access parts needed to build AI systems where the US has significant market share, such as semiconductors).

    • Round 4

  • 1
    A: That it is in the electoral interests of the national Republican Party to strongly oppose Donald Trump's primaries campaign
  • 2
    B: That, as the Australian Labor Party, we should aggressively compete with China to fund infrastructure in the Solomon Islands
  • 3
    C: That, as South Korea, we would pursue a close economic and diplomatic tie with Japan

    • Round 3

  • 1
    A: That we regret the recent subsidisation of fossil fuels in Latin America to combat inflation
  • 2
    B: That Latin American countries should form an economic and political bloc
  • 3
    C: That, as a developing country with a significant share of global rare earth minerals, we would adopt downstreaming.

    • Round 2

  • 1
    A: That the feminist movement should support the portrayal of women as the source of fear in films (ex. Miranda Priestly in the Devil Wears Prada, Carrie in Carrie, Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter)
  • 2
    B: That it is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all.
  • 3
    C: That we prefer a world where co-parenting is primarily non-romantic (ie. conducted by consenting partners who have no romantic or sexual relationship, eg. friends).

    • Round 1

  • 1
    A: That all scientific journals should move to a registered reports model of publication
  • 2
    B: That all grant and scholarship funders should substantially outsource selection to third parties
  • 3
    C: That labour unions in the tertiary education sector should deprioritise strikes in favour of administration bans (i.e. continuing to teach but refusing to grade papers, oversee exams, answer emails, etc.)