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Australs 2015

What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.

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Sun 19 Jul 2015

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How many points did it take?

7points were safe
in 2015

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 45 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Philosophy motionsLesson: Weighing arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

19of 78 teams made the open break
in 2015

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Australs 201545 motions
  1. Round 1That we should prohibit police departments from having specialised public relations staffPractise this motion
  2. Round 1That jurors should be allowed to directly cross examine witnessesPractise this motion
  3. Round 1That we should remove statutes of limitation for all crimesPractise this motion
  4. Round 2That those who live in states that suffer rampant corruption should evade taxPractise this motion
  5. Round 2That we welcome China's establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank as an alternative to the International Monetary FundPractise this motion
  6. Round 2That we should allow citizens to donate to recognised charities of their own choosing instead of paying income taxPractise this motion
  7. Round 3That we should refrain from characterising villains of history as monstersPractise this motion
  8. Round 3That curricula in post-colonial states should focus on locally-authored literature, to the absolute exclusion of 'great work' such as ShakespearePractise this motion
  9. Round 3That the media should have suppressed any reference to Dylan Roof's mental illness, and instead focus exclusively on racism as an explanation for Charleston massacre.Practise this motion
  10. Round 4That we should make Boards of Trustees at colleges and universities personally liable for sexual crimes committed by their students against other studentsPractise this motion
  11. Round 4That any potential romantic partners or professional sports players should deny them all physical and emotional contact until clubs and sports authorities agree to structural reforms to combat sexismPractise this motion
  12. Round 4That we should permanently remove men who abuse their partners from secluded communities where domestic violence is entrenched.Practise this motion
  13. Round 5That Germany should prosecute United States government officials for torture in German courts, regardless of their participation in the trialPractise this motion
  14. Round 5That member states of the International Criminal Court should be required to violate sovereignty to make arrests on behalf of the ICCPractise this motion
  15. Round 5That we regret the Arabisation of Islam in South East AsiaPractise this motion
  16. Round 6That as a progressive person, we regret the changes made to the Catholic Church and its direction ushered in by Pope FrancisPractise this motion
  17. Round 6That religious organisations should be exempt from employment discrimination law when hiring for 'non-religious' roles (e.g. secretaries, doctors, contractors)Practise this motion
  18. Round 6That we regret the involvement of the church, its leaders and the language of religion (i.e. redemption, absolution) in truth and conciliation processes.Practise this motion
  19. Round 7presuming it were possible, That we would opt for a digital existence over a physical onePractise this motion
  20. Round 7presuming feasibility, That we should allow individuals to selectively erase others' memories of themPractise this motion
  21. Round 7in a world where it exists, That love with artificial intelligence is as valid as love with a humanPractise this motion
  22. Round 8That we regret Iraq's policy of offering its citizens large sums of money to personally kill terrorist militantsPractise this motion
  23. Round 8That Western states should block ransom payments made by families for the release of ISIS captivesPractise this motion
  24. Round 8in the face of an overwhelming failure of conventional responses by nation-states, That churches should encourage and materially support able members of their congregation to go and fight against ISISPractise this motion
  25. Open OctofinalsThat criminal justice policy should be outsourced to technocrats in place of elected representativesPractise this motion
  26. Open OctofinalsThat political parties should be compelled to retain membership racially proportional to the populationPractise this motion
  27. Open OctofinalsThat within progressive social justice movements, allies from majorities ought to remain silentPractise this motion
  28. EFL SemifinalsThat governments who fail to disaster-proof should be held liable for the deaths of their citizens in the event of a natural disasterPractise this motion
  29. EFL SemifinalsThat Greece should sell sovereign control over portions of its territory to private companies in order to finance its debt repaymentPractise this motion
  30. EFL SemifinalsThat we celebrate the proliferation of regionally specific human rights instruments such as the Arab Charter on Human Rights, despite deviations from the Universal Declaration of Human RightsPractise this motion
  31. Open QuarterfinalsThat states should not enter into international agreements that contain investor-state dispute settlement provisionsPractise this motion
  32. Open QuarterfinalsThat we should require companies that develop innovations disrupting established industries to pay compensation to the labour forces they make redundantPractise this motion
  33. Open QuarterfinalsThat we should privatise the oceanPractise this motion
  34. Open SemifinalsThat faced with a choice between purchasing desirable but non-essential products (e.g. Starbucks) over spending on alleviating suffering (e.g. donating to charity), that we ought to always do the latterPractise this motion
  35. Open SemifinalsThat we should not prosecute those who, for reasons of mercy, kill family members who are physically or mentally incapable of consenting to deathPractise this motion
  36. Open SemifinalsThat the government should pre-emptively and aggressively intervene in individuals' lives based on data-driven predictions in areas such as health, education and crimePractise this motion
  37. EFL Grand FinalThat companies should be compelled to finance their female employees to freeze their eggs and subsequently undergo in vitro fertilisation (IVF)Practise this motion
  38. EFL Grand FinalWhere conflicts have disproportionately harmed women, That post-conflict states should exclusively appoint women to positions of leadership in the militaryPractise this motion
  39. EFL Grand FinalThat we should prosecute fathers who choose to walk out on their children for criminal negligence, irrespective of whether they pay child supportPractise this motion
  40. ESL Grand FinalThat journalists and media organisations who cover conflicts should be required to render reasonable assistance to the victims, even where it directly jeopardises their coveragePractise this motion
  41. ESL Grand FinalThat living people owe a moral obligation to preserve an equivalent to present standard of living for future generationsPractise this motion
  42. ESL Grand FinalThat we should demonise neutral states that refrain from taking action in conflicts with a definitely identifiable oppressorPractise this motion
  43. Open Grand FinalThat we regret the commercialisation of PridePractise this motion
  44. Open Grand FinalThat African Americans should embrace claims made by white individuals, such as Rachel Dolezal, to identify as part of their communityPractise this motion
  45. Open Grand FinalThat we cannot achieve social justicePractise this motion

The break, year by year

The points that were safe, the last team in and how many broke, at each edition with results.

Every break in 2015

  • Open break19 teams
  • ESL break2 teams
  • EFL break5 teams