Macquarie Pre-Easters 2026

1. Round 1That we support schools running from 9 to 5Practise this motion
2. Round 1That we should make it mandatory for university students to play a sport at least three (3) hours a weekPractise this motion
3. Round 1That, as Cricket Australia, we would schedule the first game of BBL16 to be played in IndiaPractise this motion
4. Round 2That the United States Department of Justice should offer Ghislaine Maxwell immunity in exchange for information that leads to successful criminal prosecutionsPractise this motion
5. Round 2That families should have the legal right to request gambling bans for relativesPractise this motion
6. Round 2That, as the Macrons, we regret commencing a defamation case against Candace OwensPractise this motion
7. Round 3That we oppose the narrative that assimilation is a betrayal of one's rootsPractise this motion
8. Round 3That Saudi Arabia should drastically reduce its Hajj quota as opposed to drastically increasing itPractise this motion
9. Round 3That we oppose the trend of ChinamaxxingPractise this motion
10. Round 4That we should allow prospective parents undergoing IVF to select embryos based on sex and aesthetic characteristicsPractise this motion
11. Round 4That, assuming a reduction in voting age in Australia, we prefer 16–18 year olds to vote under a voluntary rather than compulsory voting systemPractise this motion
12. Round 4That we regret the rise of SafetyismPractise this motion
13. Round 5That we should require companies to pay employees in regional offices the same salary as employees in metropolitan offices for substantially similar rolesPractise this motion
14. Round 5That it is in the interests of Japan to repeal Article 9 of the ConstitutionPractise this motion
15. Round 5That we support the rise of online prediction markets (e.g. Polymarket)Practise this motion
16. Grand FinalThat we prefer that love is viewed as an action rather than a feelingPractise this motion
17. Grand FinalThat we should ban cats in AustraliaPractise this motion
18. Grand FinalThat Operation Absolute Resolve is in the interests of the Venezuelan peoplePractise this motion

1. Round 0That we oppose government backed mortgage financing corporationsPractise this motion
2. Round 0That we oppose government backed mortgage financing corporationsPractise this motion
3. Round 0That we oppose government backed mortgage financing corporationsPractise this motion
4. Round 0That we oppose government backed mortgage financing corporationsPractise this motion
5. Round 0That we oppose government backed mortgage financing corporationsPractise this motion
6. Round 0That we oppose government backed mortgage financing corporationsPractise this motion
7. Round 1That we support a ban on financial services advertisingPractise this motion
8. Round 1That we would legalise all recreational drugsPractise this motion
9. Round 1That we would ban any speech and publication denying man-made climate changePractise this motion
10. Round 2That the FDIC should remove the limit on deposit insurance rather than leaving it at 250kPractise this motion
11. Round 2That we regret the promise and implementation of the Reserve Bank reviewPractise this motion
12. Round 2That we oppose government backed mortgage financing corporationsPractise this motion
13. Round 3That we should hold government officials criminally responsible for severe harm to citizens resulting from public policyPractise this motion
14. Round 3That we support bans on commercial bail bondsmenPractise this motion
15. Round 3That we should ban exploding offers with deadlines of less than a monthPractise this motion
16. Round 4That labour unions should prioritise working conditions over wages in labour negotiationsPractise this motion
17. Round 4That we support Italy taking active steps to disempower labour unionsPractise this motion
18. Round 4That we would make labour union membership compulsoryPractise this motion
19. Round 5That, as Donald Trump, we regret claiming prior to the 2020 election that it would be riggedPractise this motion
20. Round 5That, as China, we would actively involve ourselves in mediating the Yemeni Civil WarPractise this motion
21. Round 5That we regret the rise of the third way in left wing politics during the 1990'sPractise this motion
22. SemifinalsThat, assuming all desires could be given an objective probability of being achieved during your life, we would prefer to live without any of the desires which have a probability rating of below 10%Practise this motion
23. SemifinalsThat we prefer a post automation future in which the state facilitated peoples free time, to one in which people moved into higher level employmentPractise this motion
24. SemifinalsThat we regret the rise of Nihilism in popular culturePractise this motion
25. Grand FinalThat, in times of economic crisis, rather than bailing out at risk, systemically important financial institutions, governments should instead agree to insure 100% of the value of any new corporate bonds they issuePractise this motion
26. Grand FinalThat we prefer class-based over race-based affirmative action in higher educationPractise this motion
27. Grand FinalThat we support renewable energy projects not requiring environmental impact studiesPractise this motion

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