Motions

Grand Final

  • 1
    This house, as a serial killer, would write letters to the victims' families.
  • 2
    That, assuming it is possible, you should resolve your biggest regret.
  • 3
    That the algorithm should not consider any demographic factors.

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    That we should put the drug in the water.
  • 2
    That we would prefer to be a postmenopausal woman than a premenopausal woman.
  • 3
    That we would try to force ourselves to get over our crush (e.g. not hang out with the person, try not to think about them, claim that even if they became single, you wouldn’t pursue them).

    • Round 5

  • 1
    That Japan should ban overtime work.
  • 2
    That Britain should hold a second Brexit referendum.
  • 3
    That we should grant Kashmir independence.

    • Round 4

  • 1
    That the feminist movement should reclaim mothers day as a protest day, and reject the celebration of motherhood.
  • 2
    That we regret the convergence of party culture and gay culture.
  • 3
    That black rights activists should aggressively call out and campaign against Digital Blackface.

    • Round 3

  • 1
    That we should criminalise adultery.
  • 2
    That we should allow children to refuse life-saving medical treatment.
  • 3
    That, as a Catholic priest, we should break the Confessional Seal.

    • Round 2

  • 1
    That we regret narratives that emphasise the idea that mental illness is curable.
  • 2
    That we regret the norm that romantic partners shouldn’t talk about other experiences of love and sex.
  • 3
    That we regret secularisation.

    • Round 1

  • 1
    That we should enforce monopolies upon charities fundraising for the same cause.
  • 2
    Assuming individuals happiness could be measured and predicted, that we would focus philanthropy and government aid on maximising happiness.
  • 3
    That we should subsidise the sale and distribution of breastmilk.