That we should ban all substances that significantly lower life expectancy (cigarettes, high sugar foods, etc). (Substances)
17%
17%
2 Aff wins
2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
29%
7 Aff vetoes
1 Neg veto
balance inconclusive
That we should ban circumcision of children. (Children)
25%
0 Aff wins
3 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
8%
33%
2 Aff vetoes
8 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 10% level
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). (Albanese)
17%
25%
2 Aff wins
3 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
13%
13%
3 Aff vetoes
3 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
Round 2
That we regret the sexualisation of Pride events. (Sexualisation)
17%
17%
2 Aff wins
2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
8%
21%
2 Aff vetoes
5 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
That we regret the pathologisation of depression. (Pathologisation)
8%
17%
1 Aff win
2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
38%
9 Aff vetoes
0 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
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). (Filtering)
17%
25%
2 Aff wins
3 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
29%
1 Aff veto
7 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
Round 3
That we should allow citizens to veto major foreign investment via referendum. (Foreign Investment)
9%
27%
1 Aff win
3 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
18%
4 Aff vetoes
1 Neg veto
balance inconclusive
That being a management consultant is inherently immoral. (Consulting)
18%
9%
2 Aff wins
1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
27%
23%
6 Aff vetoes
5 Neg vetoes
probably balanced
That we should ban employee share ownership schemes. (Share Ownership)
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Employee share ownership schemes involve startups offering shares to new employees, which will become more valuable if the company does well, in exchange for low salaries and limited entitlements as they get off the ground.
36%
4 Aff wins
0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
23%
1 Aff veto
5 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
Round 4
That candidates in the US Democratic primary should refrain from criticising Israel. (Israel)
36%
27%
4 Aff wins
3 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
9%
2 Aff vetoes
1 Neg veto
balance inconclusive
That we, as Iran, would resume our nuclear weapons program. (Iran)
18%
18%
2 Aff wins
2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
14%
18%
3 Aff vetoes
4 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
Round 5
That we regret the increasing presence of nihilism in popular culture (eg. BoJack Horseman, Rick and Morty etc.). (Nihilism)
50%
30%
5 Aff wins
3 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
10%
0 Aff vetoes
2 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
That we would prefer a world where religions did not develop centralised structures of authority. (Religions)
10%
10%
1 Aff win
1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
35%
0 Aff vetoes
7 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
Semifinals
That Indonesians in poor areas should reject cash bribes for their votes in presidential elections. (Indonesia)
50%
50%
1 Aff win
1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion
Grand Final
That we would prefer to live in a world where people never unintentionally showed their emotions (eg through body language, facial expression, etc). (Emotions)