Motions

Open Grand Finals

  • 1
    THR the quantitative turn in the social sciences.
  • 2
    THR the decline of tenure track professorships in higher education.
  • 3
    THBT academic journals should prioritize new, groundbreaking theories for publication as opposed to publications that build on already existing work.

    • Open Semi Finals

  • 1
    TH, as a promising young student from a developing country, would choose to stay in their country of origin for their tertiary education and career, as opposed to going to a more developed nation.
  • 2
    TH, as a disgraced Prime Minister who has been proven to have broken Covid-19 social distancing regulations, W not resign.
  • 3
    TH, as the creator of Wordle, W aggressively monetize their product.

    • Novice Finals

  • 1
    TH, as a promising young student from a developing country, would choose to stay in their country of origin for their tertiary education and career, as opposed to going to a more developed nation.
  • 2
    TH, as a disgraced Prime Minister who has been proven to have broken Covid-19 social distancing regulations, W not resign.
  • 3
    TH, as the creator of Wordle, W aggressively monetize their product.

    • Open Quarter Finals

  • 1
    THBT it is in Vladimir Putin’s interests to go to war in Ukraine.
  • 2
    In the event that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan appears imminent, THBT the United States should not defend Taiwan.
  • 3
    THBT developing countries should turn down Chinese loans.

    • Novice Semi Finals

  • 1
    THBT it is in Vladimir Putin’s interests to go to war in Ukraine.
  • 2
    In the event that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan appears imminent, THBT the United States should not defend Taiwan.
  • 3
    THBT developing countries should turn down Chinese loans.

    • Octo Finals

  • 1
    THBT the feminist movement should prioritise the narrative of helping the most vulnerable women achieve legislative equality (e.g. equal pay provisions, maternity leave, etc.) as opposed to opposing social inequalities (e.g. changing corporate cultures, women delaying childbirth, etc.)
  • 2
    THBT male sporting leagues should refuse to accept any sponsorship that goes beyond what the female league counterpart of the sport receives.
  • 3
    THW compel men to pay a portion of their salary to their female spouses if they do not work.

    • Novice Quarter Finals

  • 1
    THBT the feminist movement should prioritise the narrative of helping the most vulnerable women achieve legislative equality (e.g. equal pay provisions, maternity leave, etc.) as opposed to opposing social inequalities (e.g. changing corporate cultures, women delaying childbirth, etc.)
  • 2
    THBT male sporting leagues should refuse to accept any sponsorship that goes beyond what the female league counterpart of the sport receives.
  • 3
    THW compel men to pay a portion of their salary to their female spouses if they do not work.

    • Round 6

  • 1
    THW make the state liable for recidivist crimes.
  • 2
    THBT socio-economically privileged individuals should be sentenced to harsher punishments than individuals from less socio-economically privileged backgrounds when convicted of crimes.
  • 3
    THBT states should always prioritise rehabilitation over other considerations when sentencing offenders.

    • Round 5

  • 1
    THBT allocation of state funding for sports (ie allocating budget between football, badminton etc) should be determined purely by national referenda.
  • 2
    THBT women's sports teams should never hire men as coaches, even in instances where male applicants are more qualified than non-cis-male applicants.
  • 3
    THW ban "national sports scholarships".

    • Round 4

  • 1
    THBT leaders of world religions should be elected by the larger world body of believers rather than by an exclusive conclave.
  • 2
    THBT religious leaders should actively oppose the commercialization of their religious practices (e.g. yoga, meditation).
  • 3
    THBT religions should be made to declare all spending that is not for the direct purpose of benefiting their followers.

    • Round 3

  • 1
    THW mandate a cooling-off period for all significant transactions
  • 2
    THBT states should tax the trade of digital payment tokens, such as Bitcoin or NFTs
  • 3
    THW not impose a capital gains tax if a substantial amount of those gains have been reinvested in a portfolio that has lost significant value.

    • Round 2

  • 1
    TH, as the CCP, W relax restrictions on the use of dialects in everyday life
  • 2
    THS the rise of "lying flat" culture
  • 3
    TH, as a finalist at the Australian Open, W wear a "Where is Peng Shuai" T-shirt at the Australian Open Final

    • Round 1

  • 1
    THBT universities should prioritise the quality of education offered, over expanding access to a greater number of students.
  • 2
    THW ban all private enrichment classes and tuition.
  • 3
    THBT student satisfaction ratings should be a key factor in the determination of a university's global standing.