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Swinburne Sarawak Inter-School Debating Championship 2024 (Junior)
Jun 1, 2024 · AP
Motions
Swinburne Sarawak Inter-School Debating Championship 2024 (Junior) (2024)25 motions
- Round 1TH, as an average teenager in Malaysia, would choose not to pursue higher education
- Round 1THW mandate all private companies in Malaysia to offer paid two-year internships to high school graduates
- Round 1THBT government of developing countries should disincentivize students from pursuing higher education abroad
- Round 2THBT Malaysia should completely ban plea bargaining from the criminal justice system
- Round 2TH supports the use of tough-on-crime policies in countries with high crime rates.
- Round 2THBT a convict's criminal record should be made publicly inaccessible after rehabilitation to aid societal reintegration.
- Round 3THBT teenagers should be consulted and allowed to vote in referendum on environment
- Round 4TH would ban individual neutral athletes from countries engaged in acts of aggression from competing in the Olympics.
- Round 4TH, as a fan of a financially struggling football club on the verge of being acquired by wealthy members of the Saudi Royal Family, would protest and boycott the change in ownership.
- Round 4TH opposes the inclusion of contracted foreign players in any national sports team.
- Round 5TH supports the gradual removal of subsidies in Malaysia
- Round 5THBT Sarawak should develop and manufacture a new Malaysian national car
- Round 5THBT companies in Sarawak should no longer prioritize and/or be incentivized to hire local Sarawakians
- OctofinalsTHBT ASEAN should recognise the National Unity Government in Myanmar
- OctofinalsTH regrets the mainstream media's portrayal of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
- OctofinalsTHW expedite citizenship applications of refugees from war-torn nations.
- QuarterfinalsTH would no longer impose any restrictions on Employee Provident Fund (EPF) withdrawals.
- QuarterfinalsTH celebrate the decline of USD as the world's dominant reserve currency.
- QuarterfinalsTH supports Malaysia's entry into BRICS.
- SemifinalsTH would hold social media platforms liable for contributing to youth suicides and depression
- SemifinalsIn states where abortions are legal, TH would allow biological fathers to opt out of parental responsibilities, including child support, within a specified timeframe after being informed of the pregnancy.
- SemifinalsTH regrets the prevalence of "sharenting".
- Grand FinalThis House, as a woman, would actively discourage other women from supporting masculinity culture
- Grand FinalThis House Would forgive all debts of individuals who have legally retired
- Grand FinalThis House supports the romanticisation of LGBTQ+ relationships in popular media
What gets set here
Education4%
Law & Crime4%
Politics4%
Sport4%
Economics4%
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53% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 3 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 73.9.
Last edition: 16 of 30 teams broke.
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