Motions

Grand Final

  • 1
    That we would prefer to be governed by AI aiming to achieve maximum happiness to a stable and well-functioning democracy.
  • 2
    That we would prefer to live in a world where people never unintentionally showed their emotions (eg through body language, facial expression, etc).
  • 3
    That we, as someone who believes animal rights are equivalent to human rights, and assuming you would get away with it, would kill meat eaters.
  • Semifinals

  • 1
    That Indonesians in poor areas should reject cash bribes for their votes in presidential elections.
  • 2
    That NATO should expand its military presence in East Asia to balance against China.
  • 3
    That nuclear war is a greater threat to humanity than climate change.
  • Round 5

  • 1
    That we regret children's Holocaust literature.
  • 2
    That we regret the increasing presence of nihilism in popular culture (eg. BoJack Horseman, Rick and Morty etc.).
  • 3
    That we would prefer a world where religions did not develop centralised structures of authority.
  • Round 4

  • 1
    That candidates in the US Democratic primary should refrain from criticising Israel.
  • 2
    That, assuming compliance, we should globally cap military spending to 1% of GDP.
  • 3
    That we, as Iran, would resume our nuclear weapons program.
  • Round 3

  • 1
    That we should allow citizens to veto major foreign investment via referendum.
  • 2
    That being a management consultant is inherently immoral.
  • 3
    That we should ban employee share ownership schemes.
  • Round 2

  • 1
    That we regret the sexualisation of Pride events.
  • 2
    That we regret the pathologisation of depression.
  • 3
    That we should ban dating apps that use collaborative filtering (e.g. where if some people swipe left on a zombie and left on a vampire, then a new user who also swipes yes on a zombie won't see the vampire in their queue).
  • Round 1

  • 1
    That we should ban all substances that significantly lower life expectancy (cigarettes, high sugar foods, etc).
  • 2
    That we should ban circumcision of children.
  • 3
    That we support Anthony Albanese’s shift to the centre (e.g. supporting “aspiration,” saying the ALP must be pro-business as well as pro-worker).