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Australian BPDC 2023
2023-09-09 · Australia, In person · BP
Part of the Australian British Parliamentary Debating Championship (ABPDC) series →
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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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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Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Matthew T. | MO | This House opposes "school choice" in liberal democracies. | 85 |
| 🇦🇺 Eugene B. | OW | This House would abolish R&Rs | 85 |
| 🇦🇺 Jordyn G. | OW | This House prefers occupation unionism to sector unionism | 84 |
| 🇦🇺 Charlie R. | OW | This House prefers occupation unionism to sector unionism | 84 |
| 🇦🇺 David W. | MO | This House prefers occupation unionism to sector unionism | 83 |
| 🇦🇺 Conna L. | MG | This House prefers occupation unionism to sector unionism | 83 |
| 🇦🇺 Isabella F. | MO | This House would abolish R&Rs | 83 |
| 🇦🇺 Conna L. | DPM | This House would abolish R&Rs | 83 |
| 🇦🇺 Matthew T. | LO | This House would abolish R&Rs | 83 |
| 🇦🇺 Eugene B. | GW | This House opposes "school choice" in liberal democracies. | 83 |
| 🇦🇺 Isabella F. | MG | This House prefers occupation unionism to sector unionism | 83 |
| 🇦🇺 Jack S. | LO | This House prefers occupation unionism to sector unionism | 83 |
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