Motions

Grand Final

  • 1
    That indulging in schadenfreude is immoral.
  • 2
    That we regret West Germany's participation in the prisoner's ransom scheme.
  • 3
    That immigrants who settle in Australia come to feel at home.

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    That we support Cuba's prioritisation of medical missions
  • 2
    That we prefer a world where, immediately post apartheid, South Africa abolished all forms of land ownership.
  • 3
    That Indonesia and Papua New Guinea should heavily invest in language documentation

    • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    That sovereign wealth funds should not invest in private equity and instead only invest in publicly-listed assets (e.g., index funds, government bonds)
  • 2
    That we prefer a world where incurable memory loss was seen as a change in identity to be embraced, rather than a degradation of identity
  • 3
    That the fifth wave of feminism will be more exclusionary

    • Octofinals

  • 1
    That governments should support start-ups primarily through low interest public loans rather than non-repayable grants
  • 2
    That, assuming feasibility, we should implement a global cap on the compensation of workers in AI firms (e.g., Anthropic, OpenAI), or in the AI divisions of other firms (e.g., Google, Meta)
  • 3
    That we support a widespread adoption of the right to roam

    • Round 6

  • 1
    That the EU should introduce an expulsion mechanism
  • 2
    That we regret the dominance of the freemium model for software
  • 3
    That we support the narrative that men's mental health is a feminist issue

    • Round 5

  • 1
    That, as the Liberal Party, we prefer a world where Julie Bishop was selected as party leader over Scott Morrison
  • 2
    That we support the Australian government increasing the autonomy of the States and Territories over their own laws, e.g. labour laws, imposition of additional taxes, welfare
  • 3
    That, during Trump's presidency, it is in the interests of NBC to produce a large-scale investigative documentary aimed at exposing the content of the Epstein Files

    • Round 4

  • 1
    That governments should adopt a militarised approach to anti-poaching
  • 2
    That, in 10 years time, we predict that immigration will be a greater electoral issue in the West than the environment
  • 3
    That we support the rise of ultra-low-cost airlines

    • Round 3

  • 1
    That, as Arcade, we would accept Paradise's proposal
  • 2
    That the Northern Territory should combine with Tasmania in the creation of a new dual-state AFL team
  • 3
    That we oppose the consolidation of nightlife by private entertainment and hospitality companies (e.g., Merivale in Australia, Tao Group Hospitality in the US)

    • Round 2

  • 1
    That we prefer the adoption of the hardship approach to the frustration approach for shipping contracts
  • 2
    That we should remove good character as a mitigating argument in all sentencing hearings
  • 3
    That we support states delegating certain state functions (e.g., intelligence, taxation) to foreign actors (e.g., NGOs, consulting firms, other governments), as opposed to having final decisions made by the public service

    • Round 1

  • 1
    That we support the medical freedom movement
  • 2
    That we should require employers to compensate for the time spent during interview processes
  • 3
    That we should require accreditation for individuals working in tutoring colleges or as private tutors