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Australian BPDC 2023

2023-09-09 · Australia, In person · BP

Part of the Australian British Parliamentary Debating Championship (ABPDC) series →

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The field

Above Average

A competitive tournament. Good preparation ground for larger events.

54 teams (This edition), 21 teams (2022)

Motions from this series

Australian BPDC 2023 (2023)9 motions
  • Round 1This House supports the privatisation of humanitarian intervention (eg, the UN hires mercenaries and private military contractors (PMCs) for peacekeeping, states hire mercenaries and PMCs to intervene in conflict)
  • Round 2This House would abolish R&Rs
  • Round 3In areas where abortion is legal and readily accessible, this House would allow paper abortions
  • Round 4This House opposes "school choice" in liberal democracies.
  • Round 5This House prefers occupation unionism to sector unionism
  • Round 6This House believes that governments should provide disabled people with a direct stipend rather than state-owned disability services
  • QuarterfinalsThis House opposes the idea that 'consent is sexy'
  • SemifinalsThis House believes that developing countries should heavily encourage people to borrow from formal domestic banks
  • Grand FinalThis House believes that young people raised in social democracies will trend towards conservatism
Australian BPDC 2022 (2022)7 motions
  • Round 1THR the creation of dating apps and websites
  • Round 2THBT developed nations should end all protectionism for their domestic agricultural sectors
  • Round 3This house opposes central regulation of cultural products
  • Round 4THR the popularisation of ballroom culture
  • Round 5TH, as the Russian government, would impose a total energy embargo on Europe
  • SemifinalsTHR attempts to alter blockchain codes
  • Grand FinalTHR the decline of Spain's universal jurisdiction regime

What gets set here

Social & Identity25%
Politics19%
Economics19%
International Relations13%
Technology13%
Education6%

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You vs this tournament

What gets set here, next to how you have scored on each category across your own imported rounds.

  • Social & Identity · 25% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 19% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 19% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Technology · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Education · 6% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

34% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 78.6.

Last edition: 16 of 54 teams broke.

  • 20229 pts · 79.0 speaks8/21
  • 202312 pts · 78.2 speaks16/54
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How scoring works here

77.1 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 74.5 and 79.6.

This is 1.3 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 81.8

Top-10 pace 79.7

Top-20 pace 78.7

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 2 editions.

Comparable: Meta Open 2026 (74.8), Malaysia IV 2026 (76.3)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇦🇺 Matthew T.MOThis House opposes "school choice" in liberal democracies.85
🇦🇺 Eugene B.OWThis House would abolish R&Rs85
🇦🇺 Jordyn G.OWThis House prefers occupation unionism to sector unionism84
🇦🇺 Charlie R.OWThis House prefers occupation unionism to sector unionism84
🇦🇺 David W.MOThis House prefers occupation unionism to sector unionism83
🇦🇺 Conna L.MGThis House prefers occupation unionism to sector unionism83
🇦🇺 Isabella F.MOThis House would abolish R&Rs83
🇦🇺 Conna L.DPMThis House would abolish R&Rs83
🇦🇺 Matthew T.LOThis House would abolish R&Rs83
🇦🇺 Eugene B.GWThis House opposes "school choice" in liberal democracies.83
🇦🇺 Isabella F.MGThis House prefers occupation unionism to sector unionism83
🇦🇺 Jack S.LOThis House prefers occupation unionism to sector unionism83

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