Wollongong Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships 2026

1. Round 1That we support football clubs taking a harsh stance on the managers and coaches of underperforming teams (e.g. putting them on probation, frequently replacing them etc.)Practise this motion
2. Round 1That we regret the Bosman RulingPractise this motion
3. Round 1That, as the smaller full member cricket nations, we support the increasing dominance of franchise cricket over international cricketPractise this motion
4. Round 2That we prefer a world where everyone had an average amount of empathyPractise this motion
5. Round 2That we regret the rise of 'self-crit' culturePractise this motion
6. Round 2That we regret the Griner-Bout prisoner exchangePractise this motion
7. Round 3That we oppose the NCMP schemePractise this motion
8. Round 3That we oppose the removal of these benefits for conscriptsPractise this motion
9. Round 3That in countries with bicameral legislatures, we prefer the equal contribution system to the equal representation systemPractise this motion
10. Round 4That we support the Australian government aggressively growing its domestic refinement and production of rare earth mineralsPractise this motion
11. Round 4That as an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander novelist, we would write about Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander experiences within modern Australian cities rather than life within traditional communitiesPractise this motion
12. Round 4That the Australia Group should adopt a binding export-control regimePractise this motion
13. Round 5That, as a 30 year-old working woman who plans to have children, we would choose to have our pregnancies within a short period rather than spacing them out over a long periodPractise this motion
14. Round 5That, as a woman entering university, we would cultivate a polarising reputation (strongly liked by some, disliked by others) rather than a broadly agreeable one.Practise this motion
15. Round 5That we believe that the decline of geographically concentrated red light districts in India (Kamathipura, Sonagachi, etc.) has not been in the interests of sex workersPractise this motion
16. Round 6That the deployment of tripwire forces in disputed territories in the South China Sea is in the interest of the United StatesPractise this motion
17. Round 6That, as Taiwan, we would aggressively pursue the Porcupine StrategyPractise this motion
18. Round 6That we oppose the ‘unwilling or unable’ doctrinePractise this motion
19. Round 7That we oppose Rafizi Ramli and Nik Nazmi's decision to break away from PKR and lead BERSAMAPractise this motion
20. Round 7That we regret the ALP tax reform packagePractise this motion
21. Round 7That we oppose Andy Burnham's promise to retain Labour's prior budget guardrailsPractise this motion
22. Round 8That we prefer career judiciary systems, to those where judges are appointed late in their lifePractise this motion
23. Round 8That we support the Independent Forfeiture ActPractise this motion
24. Round 8That we should abolish the offence of concealing a serious indictable offencePractise this motion
25. Debate-offThat we should grant dictators amnesty in exchange for them stepping downPractise this motion
26. Debate-offThat developing countries should ban members of political dynasties from standing for political officePractise this motion
27. Debate-offThat we believe regimes accused of committing human rights violations should be investigated by Truth and Reconciliation Commissions, rather than being subject to punitive mechanismsPractise this motion
28. Open Pre-QuarterfinalsThat we believe that Benjamin Netanyahu will be the next Prime Minister of IsraelPractise this motion
29. Open Pre-QuarterfinalsThat California should abolish Riparian and Appropriative water rights and instead charge market rates to all water usersPractise this motion
30. Open Pre-QuarterfinalsThat it is in the interests of liberals in the USA to advocate for greater state autonomy (e.g. lower federal taxation and higher state taxation, greater autonomy for state governments on labour and environmental laws)Practise this motion
31. Open QuarterfinalsThat we regret the rise of e-carcerationPractise this motion
32. Open QuarterfinalsThat, assuming feasibility, we should replace elected representatives with an assembly of each voter's AI agentPractise this motion
33. Open QuarterfinalsThat, assuming feasibility, we support a one year AI Pause between the Big Five AI labsPractise this motion
34. Open SemifinalsThat, as Egypt, we would pursue a strategy of military sabotage against the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)Practise this motion
35. Open SemifinalsThat we support the 'One Army' plan in SyriaPractise this motion
36. Open SemifinalsThat Turkey's decision to close the Bosporus and Dardanelles to warships since 2022 has been in Russia's interestPractise this motion
37. Open Grand FinalThat humanity should voluntarily adopt the last generation policyPractise this motion
38. Open Grand FinalThat Earth's first settlement mission to another habitable planet should be a generation ship rather than a cryogenic missionPractise this motion
39. Open Grand FinalThat Gongzhou should vote in favour of abandoning Earth’s charterPractise this motion
40. ESL FinalsThat, assuming feasibility, Ghana should cap the maximum cost of a funeralPractise this motion
41. ESL FinalsThat we oppose Malaysia's attempts to resettle the BajauPractise this motion
42. ESL FinalsThat we oppose ethnographic refusalPractise this motion
43. EFL FinalsThat we prefer to be born into a society with high-context norms over one with low-context normsPractise this motion
44. EFL FinalsThat we regret the decline of Sufism in the Indian subcontinentPractise this motion
45. EFL FinalsThat we oppose the adoption of Māori cuisine by elite culinary institutionsPractise this motion

1. Round 1That we oppose court-mandated Men's Behaviour Change programsPractise this motion
2. Round 1That we oppose bans on sex-selective abortionsPractise this motion
3. Round 1That it is in girls' interests to be sent to single-sex schoolsPractise this motion
4. Round 2That we should incentivise the construction of build-to-rent housingPractise this motion
5. Round 2That, in developed states, we support governments significantly investing in housing construction under the Singaporean modelPractise this motion
6. Round 2That, in cities facing housing crises, we would ban individuals from purchasing more than two existing (i.e. not newly built) dwellingsPractise this motion
7. Round 3That states which have recently formed through religious secession should establish Religious Councils rather than implementing secularismPractise this motion
8. Round 3That we support states employing surrendered militants for counter-insurgency measuresPractise this motion
9. Round 3That the Indian feminist movement should actively encourage women to participate in the Agniveer schemePractise this motion
10. Round 4That MERCOSUR countries should allow the free movement of labour amongst member statesPractise this motion
11. Round 4That, as a West African nation, we would offer diaspora (including descendants of enslaved persons) citizenship and tax incentives to return to their home nationPractise this motion
12. Round 4That it is in the interest of the al-Sharaa Syrian government to sign the Abraham AccordsPractise this motion
13. Round 5That we believe that the morally righteous choice is for the man to save the babyPractise this motion
14. Round 5That, when a loved one disappears for months without explanation, we would rather believe they chose to leave than believe they were deadPractise this motion
15. Round 5That parents from low socioeconomic backgrounds should teach their children to believe happiness is the only thing in life that really mattersPractise this motion
16. Round 6That we prefer a standard of strict liability to a standard of negligence in workplace harassment casesPractise this motion
17. Round 6That we prefer a Tournament of Judges model for appointing judges to higher courts to a system of appointments by executivesPractise this motion
18. Round 6That courts should impose adverse cost orders on parties who refuse reasonable settlement offers and subsequently fail to obtain a better outcome at trialPractise this motion
19. Round 7That India should aggressively pursue the development of SEZsPractise this motion
20. Round 7That we believe artificial intelligence will do more harm than good to the average personPractise this motion
21. Round 7That it is in the interests of the Asian Tigers to aggressively crackdown on unpaid overtimePractise this motion
22. Round 8That it is in the interests of the United States to significantly raise personal income and corporate taxes to reduce the budget deficit, rather than significantly reducing government spendingPractise this motion
23. Round 8That Zohran Mamdani's victory in the New York mayoral primary is in the interest of the Democratic PartyPractise this motion
24. Round 8That US universities should comply with the Trump administrationPractise this motion
25. Pre QuarterfinalsThat it is in PGA Tour's interests to make a large investment in virtual golf arenas and include virtual golf tournaments on the PGA TourPractise this motion
26. Pre QuarterfinalsThat, as an English Premier League football club outside of the Big Six, we would prioritise signing young talents on long-term deals over buying established starsPractise this motion
27. Pre QuarterfinalsThat we support referees and refereeing bodies having a bias toward star sports playersPractise this motion
28. QuarterfinalsThat we prefer the New Zealand UE system to a system where entry to university degrees is granted on high school marks and university entrance exam resultsPractise this motion
29. QuarterfinalsThat the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) should limit the amount of grant money universities can use for overhead expenses (e.g. administration, utilities) to no more than 15% of research expenses (e.g. researcher salaries, equipment, facilities)Practise this motion
30. QuarterfinalsThat universities should be required to cover 50% of the unpaid student loan debt when a student fails to graduate and subsequently defaults on their loanPractise this motion
31. SemifinalsThat, as drug reform advocates in western liberal democracies, we would prioritise progressive public health narratives (e.g. harm minimisation) over libertarian civil rights narratives (e.g. bodily freedom) when discussing party drugsPractise this motion
32. SemifinalsThat, in countries where cannabis is being legalised, we would do so using a state monopoly model (i.e. state-run cannabis outlets) rather than a commercial modelPractise this motion
33. SemifinalsThat we support involuntary inpatient treatment (i.e. long to medium term stays in psychiatric facilities or rehabilitation centres) for drug addictsPractise this motion
34. Grand FinalThat we support left-wing parties adopting nationalist environmental policy and rhetoric (e.g. economic protectionism for renewable energy projects, portraying environmental damage as a threat to national safety, portraying the green transition as necessary for energy security and independence)Practise this motion
35. Grand FinalThat it is in the interests of Pacific Island nations threatened by sea level rise to prioritise purchasing land from neighbouring developing countries for the purpose of future relocation, over negotiating pathways to permanent residence in developed countriesPractise this motion
36. Grand FinalThat we oppose the reopening of the Panguna minePractise this motion
37. English as a Second Language FinalsThat we would abolish the Price Limit Rule in China’s Stock ExchangesPractise this motion
38. English as a Second Language FinalsThat we support Southeast Asian nations privatising state owned banksPractise this motion
39. English as a Second Language FinalsThat, in times of recession, we should prohibit publicly traded companies engaged in critical sectors (e.g. health, security, energy) from going privatePractise this motion
40. English as a Foreign Language FinalsThat we support the decline of Traditional News outlets in favour of New MediaPractise this motion
41. English as a Foreign Language FinalsThat we would hold political party leadership accountable for crimes committed by candidates during elections and elected members whilst in officePractise this motion
42. English as a Foreign Language FinalsThat we prefer a world where people are meaningfully less inclined to backlash against protests which turn violentPractise this motion

Open the South China Australs 2025 prep page

1. Round 0That renters of public housing should be allowed to purchase that housing at a discounted rate.Practise this motion
2. Round 0That, in cities facing housing crises, we would remove all heritage protections in building codes.Practise this motion
3. Round 0That, in states with a low fertility rate, we prefer policies with a familising effect rather than a de-familising effect.Practise this motion
4. Round 1That sports clubs should adopt a blanket 'no fault stand-down' policy.Practise this motion
5. Round 1That we oppose the use of video refereeing to make on-field decisions.Practise this motion
6. Round 1That, as a reigning F2 champion with no promised F1 seat, we would choose to race in a different series over taking a F1 reserve seat.Practise this motion
7. Round 2That, as an artist, we would prioritise making our art comprehensible to audiences, at the expense of authentic self-expression.Practise this motion
8. Round 2That artists should always refuse requests to do unpaid work.Practise this motion
9. Round 2That we oppose the establishment of "prohibited art" museums.Practise this motion
10. Round 3That the US should abolish state by state incorporation and have businesses incorporated at the federal level.Practise this motion
11. Round 3That we oppose risk retention requirements.Practise this motion
12. Round 3That China should require shadow banks to obtain formal bank licenses in order to continue operating.Practise this motion
13. Round 4That military leaders should be directly elected by citizens.Practise this motion
14. Round 4That in the aftermath of the repeal of Section 377A, the LGBTQ+ movement in Singapore should actively prioritise fighting for reforms that impact the Trans community, at the exclusion of fighting for gay marriage.Practise this motion
15. Round 4That the Philippines should disallow split-ticket voting.Practise this motion
16. Round 5That we regret the rise of open-audition programs in the K-Pop industry.Practise this motion
17. Round 5That we oppose the portrayal of vengeance in media as morally justified (e.g. John Wick, Kill Bill, Taken).Practise this motion
18. Round 5That we regret the cooption of indigenous and minority languages, art and culture for fantasy and sci-fi worldbuilding.Practise this motion
19. Round 6That we should break up the three big chocolate traders.Practise this motion
20. Round 6That regulators should be granted divestiture powers.Practise this motion
21. Round 6That we should ban personalised pricing.Practise this motion
22. Round 7That we oppose the attempts of civil organisations in South Korea to inform North Korean citizens about their regime's wrongdoings (e.g. disseminating leaflets and ad balloons, smuggling USBs, transmitting cross-border radio waves).Practise this motion
23. Round 7That we oppose Ukraine expanding military operations into Sudan and Syria.Practise this motion
24. Round 7That the EU should give all legislative power to a single body.Practise this motion
25. Round 8That renters of public housing should be allowed to purchase that housing at a discounted rate.Practise this motion
26. Round 8That, in cities facing housing crises, we would remove all heritage protections in building codes.Practise this motion
27. Round 8That, in states with a low fertility rate, we prefer policies with a familising effect rather than a de-familising effect.Practise this motion
28. OctofinalsThat we support Indonesia's revision of their green investment rulebook.Practise this motion
29. OctofinalsThat we support the proposed expansion of the public interest test.Practise this motion
30. OctofinalsThat governments should enter into offtake agreements with emerging manufacturers of green energy technology.Practise this motion
31. QuarterfinalsThat we would not grant legal protections to the wishes of the dead.Practise this motion
32. QuarterfinalsThat we support funding orders in class action litigation.Practise this motion
33. QuarterfinalsThat Māori should pursue redress for colonisation through novel legal claims rather than through the Waitangi Tribunal.Practise this motion
34. SemifinalsThat we prefer all human genome editing experiments to be approved by the WHO rather than domestic regulatory bodies.Practise this motion
35. SemifinalsThat we support a requirement for US state medical boards to be made up of a majority of non-doctors.Practise this motion
36. SemifinalsThat we support Microsoft’s investment into OpenAI.Practise this motion
37. Grand FinalThat the South Korean government should redirect resources currently used to help Koryo-in settle in their respective countries of residence, to efforts to resettle them in South Korea.Practise this motion
38. Grand FinalThat we oppose Australia's 501 policy.Practise this motion
39. Grand FinalThat we oppose countries adopting ‘pull-back’ measures to respond to the influx of irregular migrants.Practise this motion
40. ESL SemifinalsThat we prefer all human genome editing experiments to be approved by the WHO rather than domestic regulatory bodies.Practise this motion
41. ESL SemifinalsThat we support a requirement for US state medical boards to be made up of a majority of non-doctors.Practise this motion
42. ESL SemifinalsThat we support Microsoft’s investment into OpenAI.Practise this motion
43. ESL FinalsThat we regret self-denial in religion (e.g. celibacy, fasting, giving up material or sensory pleasures).Practise this motion
44. ESL FinalsThat, in multireligious states, schools should teach integrated religious education instead of separated religious education.Practise this motion
45. ESL FinalsThat we regret the influence of the Filipino Catholic Church in the People Power Revolution.Practise this motion
46. EFL FinalsThat the National Semiconductor Strategy is in the interests of Malaysia.Practise this motion
47. EFL FinalsThat we would discontinue the Jakarta capital city relocation project.Practise this motion
48. EFL FinalsThat it is in China's interests to abandon the CPEC project.Practise this motion

Open the Jakarta Australs 2024 prep page

1. Round 1That it is in the best interest of (Formula One) to continue pursuing aggressive commercial expansion even at the expense of sporting integrity.Practise this motion
2. Round 1That, as a (Manchester United) fan who grew up in Manchester, would prefer the Sheikh Thani bid.Practise this motion
3. Round 1That we should ban gambling companies sponsoring (esports) teams and leaguesPractise this motion
4. Round 2That we prefer the production of modernised traditional (fairytales) to the production of new original stories for the same audience.Practise this motion
5. Round 2That we prefer works of (historical fiction) that overemphasize the roles of disadvantaged groups in a period of history (e.g. Django Unchained), to those that provide an accurate view of their circumstances (e.g. 12 Years a Slave)Practise this motion
6. Round 2That we regret (DGA)'s deal with the AMPTPPractise this motion
7. Round 3That we support the dimensional approach to mental health diagnoses as opposed to the categorical approach [Diagnosis]Practise this motion
8. Round 3That we support the widespread adoption of AI chatbots for talk therapy. [Talk Therapy]Practise this motion
9. Round 3That we oppose the focus on pharmacotherapy-based care in mental health treatment. [Pharmacotherapy]Practise this motion
10. Round 4That we support the NCCDA. [NCCDA]Practise this motion
11. Round 4That, as South Korea, we would aggressively pursue the acquisition of nuclear weapons. [South Korea]Practise this motion
12. Round 4That it is in the interest of Bangladesh to provide citizenship to Rohingya refugees. [Bangladesh]Practise this motion
13. Round 5That, as the Ballroom community, we would welcome individuals with no Ballroom background to partake in traditionally Ballroom-exclusive acts. [Ballroom]Practise this motion
14. Round 5That the global success of the Drag Race franchise has done more harm than good to the art of drag. [Drag Race]Practise this motion
15. Round 5That we regret the demonisation of prominent conservative-leaning queer figures by progressive queer communities. [Conservatives]Practise this motion
16. Round 6That we support governments financially incentivizing acts of friendship (e.g. making new friends, maintaining friendships, or rekindling old friendships). [friendship]Practise this motion
17. Round 6That workers should be compensated based on output rather than the amount of hours worked. [output]Practise this motion
18. Round 6That governments should artificially inflate the wages of jobs that they believe will become significantly more socially utile in the event of future crises. [future crises]Practise this motion
19. Round 7Assuming an initial agreement is possible, that it is the interest of DA to include EFF in its (DA's) coalition for the 2024 election. [coalition]Practise this motion
20. Round 7That the African Union should continue its policy of preservation of colonial era borders instead of recognizing secessionist movements fighting for autonomy. [borders]Practise this motion
21. Round 7That South African membership in an active BRICS is in the best interest of other African countries. [BRICS]Practise this motion
22. Round 8That we regret the shift from long-cycle development into short-cycle development in technology and engineering. [long-cycle]Practise this motion
23. Round 8That, as Apple, we would significantly shift towards a more repairability-oriented business model. [repairability]Practise this motion
24. Round 8That we prefer a world where all individuals had access to their own life statistics. [life statistics]Practise this motion
25. Pre-QuarterfinalsThat developed countries should all implement the CBAM. [CBAM]Practise this motion
26. Pre-QuarterfinalsThat the World Bank should cease the Climate Co-benefits Approach and instead redirect an equivalent proportion of every project's budget towards the Climate Investment Fund. [Climate Investment Fund]Practise this motion
27. Pre-QuarterfinalsThat the environmental movement should heavily prioritise nuclear power in their energy advocacy. [Nuclear]Practise this motion
28. QuarterfinalsThat we support a global ban on crypto currency [crypto]Practise this motion
29. QuarterfinalsThat we oppose captive loans. [captive loans]Practise this motion
30. QuarterfinalsThat we support the use of activist short-selling by Western investment firms on companies in the developing world. [short selling]Practise this motion
31. SemifinalsThat, as Prigozhin, we regret agreeing to the conditions of the deal brokered by Belarus. [Belarus]Practise this motion
32. SemifinalsThat, as Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, we would introduce policies that significantly encourage foreign migration to Japan. [Japan]Practise this motion
33. SemifinalsThat, as Filipino progressives, we prefer Leni Robredo no longer run in future elections. [Philippines]Practise this motion
34. EFL FinalsThat we would place a cap on the overall amount of wealth that parents can pass down to their children (e.g. inheritance, trust funds, gifts that are given after they turn 18, etc.) [cap]Practise this motion
35. EFL FinalsThat we oppose the heightened animosity toward the rich [animosity]Practise this motion
36. EFL FinalsThat we prefer a world where the “mottainai” mentality is dominant [mottainai]Practise this motion
37. ESL FinalsThat we prefer a world where there is a strong social pressure to have an intellectual disposition [intellectual disposition]Practise this motion
38. ESL FinalsThat we prefer religious teachings that emphasise the belief that human beings are born good instead of born evil [born good]Practise this motion
39. ESL FinalsThat we prefer a world with a widespread belief in cosmic pluralism to one with a widespread belief in cosmic monism [cosmic pluralism]Practise this motion
40. Grand FinalThat as a young woman with feminist beliefs, we would embrace a dissociative feminist persona [dissociative feminist]Practise this motion
41. Grand FinalThat we support social-punishment methods as a means of fighting gender inequality [social punishment]Practise this motion
42. Grand FinalThat the feminist movement should strongly oppose divine femininity discourse [divine femininity]Practise this motion

Open the Krabi Australs 2023 prep page

1. Round 1A: That all scientific journals should move to a registered reports model of publicationPractise this motion
2. Round 1B: That all grant and scholarship funders should substantially outsource selection to third partiesPractise this motion
3. Round 1C: That labour unions in the tertiary education sector should deprioritise strikes in favour of administration bans (i.e. continuing to teach but refusing to grade papers, oversee exams, answer emails, etc.)Practise this motion
4. Round 2A: That the feminist movement should support the portrayal of women as the source of fear in films (ex. Miranda Priestly in the Devil Wears Prada, Carrie in Carrie, Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter)Practise this motion
5. Round 2B: That it is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all.Practise this motion
6. Round 2C: That we prefer a world where co-parenting is primarily non-romantic (ie. conducted by consenting partners who have no romantic or sexual relationship, eg. friends).Practise this motion
7. Round 3A: That we regret the recent subsidisation of fossil fuels in Latin America to combat inflationPractise this motion
8. Round 3B: That Latin American countries should form an economic and political blocPractise this motion
9. Round 3C: That, as a developing country with a significant share of global rare earth minerals, we would adopt downstreaming.Practise this motion
10. Round 4A: That it is in the electoral interests of the national Republican Party to strongly oppose Donald Trump's primaries campaignPractise this motion
11. Round 4B: That, as the Australian Labor Party, we should aggressively compete with China to fund infrastructure in the Solomon IslandsPractise this motion
12. Round 4C: That, as South Korea, we would pursue a close economic and diplomatic tie with JapanPractise this motion
13. Round 5A: That we support the widespread use of Soulbound TokensPractise this motion
14. Round 5B: That we support the advent of decentralised financial systemsPractise this motion
15. Round 5C: That the US should attempt to aggressively contain China's capacity to build AI systems (e.g. by limiting China's ability to skill and retain computer scientists, attract US capital into Chinese AI companies, or access parts needed to build AI systems where the US has significant market share, such as semiconductors).Practise this motion
16. Round 6C: That we support all international sporting events (e.g. FIFA World Cup, the Olympics) having a permanent host nationPractise this motion
17. Round 6A: That, as the captain, we would wear "One Love"Practise this motion
18. Round 6B: That, where a player of the national team is originally from a different country, nations should be required to pay compensation to their nation of originPractise this motion
19. Round 7A: That we regret Manne's Program in Economics for Federal JudgesPractise this motion
20. Round 7B: That, as a foreign judge on the CFA, we would resignPractise this motion
21. Round 7C: That we support the widespread use of citizens assemblies in determining law reform in controversial policy areas (e.g., environment, criminal justice)Practise this motion
22. Round 8A: That the media should disseminate the idea of a "pandemic amnesty"Practise this motion
23. Round 8B: That we, as a centre-left party in a liberal democracy, would explicitly seek electoral gains among less-educated voters.Practise this motion
24. Round 8C: That Western operated technology and social media companies (e.g. Facebook, Apple, Twitter) should not give into requests by non-democratic actors to block certain apps or users.Practise this motion
25. ESL SemifinalsA: That we prefer the three cities approach to the CBD approach.Practise this motion
26. ESL SemifinalsB: That states should only use public housing when conducting social housing policyPractise this motion
27. ESL SemifinalsC: That developed countries should pursue a policy of degrowthPractise this motion
28. Open Pre-QuartersA: That we prefer the three cities approach to the CBD approach.Practise this motion
29. Open Pre-QuartersB: That states should only use public housing when conducting social housing policyPractise this motion
30. Open Pre-QuartersC: That developed countries should pursue a policy of degrowthPractise this motion
31. Open QuarterfinalsA: That we support the CBAM.Practise this motion
32. Open QuarterfinalsB: That governments should adopt competitive neutrality in the energy sectorPractise this motion
33. Open QuarterfinalsC: That the environmentalist movement should include a just transition away from the animal agriculture industry in its messagingPractise this motion
34. Open SemifinalsA: That, as the Houthi rebels, we would reject any negotiations with the Presidential Leadership CouncilPractise this motion
35. Open SemifinalsB: That Western states should support local rebel groups (e.g. by funding them and giving them intel) as opposed to direct military intervention in other statesPractise this motion
36. Open SemifinalsC: That the IMF's bail-out of Sri Lanka should be contingent on political reformPractise this motion
37. EFL Grand FinalA: That we would prefer a world where all people believe in Afterlife A to Afterlife BPractise this motion
38. EFL Grand FinalB: That it is in the interests of the Catholic church for an 'extrovert' pope to succeed Pope Francis.Practise this motion
39. EFL Grand FinalC: That secular democracies with substantial religious communities should allow a separate legal system for those communities (e.g. Syariah Law, Canon Law)Practise this motion
40. ESL Grand FinalB: That western liberal democracies should allow the experimentation and creation of animal-human hybridsPractise this motion
41. ESL Grand FinalC: That we believe people are more moral today than in the pastPractise this motion
42. ESL Grand FinalA: That we would allow doctors to override advance care directivesPractise this motion
43. Open Grand FinalB: That we support the Campbelltown value systemPractise this motion
44. Open Grand FinalA: That we regret the prevalence of malevolent AI in popular culture (eg-Skynet in Terminator, Ultron in the Avengers, etc)Practise this motion
45. Open Grand FinalC: Assuming the technology exists, that it is immoral to create simulated high-fidelity alternate universes.Practise this motion

Open the Campbelltown Australs 2022 prep page

1. Round 1A: That we support this trend in progressive discourse.Practise this motion
2. Round 1B: That we regret the trend of describing regressive views or speech as violent.Practise this motion
3. Round 1C: That, as a new media company, we would choose to have a cohesive voice without consistent attribution of any particular writers (for example, the Economist) rather than individuals writers having their own independent, recognisable voices (for example, the Atlantic)Practise this motion
4. Round 2A: That we, as the judge, would rule the crack down legal.Practise this motion
5. Round 2B: That, as New Zealand, we would refuse to extradite Mr Kim to China.Practise this motion
6. Round 2C: That we would allow a substantially lower minimum wage for prisoner labour.Practise this motion
7. Round 3A: That we prefer the separate model to the concurrent model of women's sports.Practise this motion
8. Round 3B: That student sports should be completely de-professionalised.Practise this motion
9. Round 3C: That sports players should not be punished by sports leagues or clubs for private acts that are not illegal, but may be considered immoral by society (e.g. extra-marital affairs etc.)Practise this motion
10. Round 4A: That NATO should vote to expel Turkey.Practise this motion
11. Round 4B: That, if the final Noumea Accord referendum fails, New Caledonia should not conduct regular referenda on independence.Practise this motion
12. Round 4C: That it is in the best interests of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to quietly abandon its attempt to reunify with Taiwan.Practise this motion
13. Round 5A: That we prefer a world where god judges people on the purity of their intentions, rather than the consequences of their actions.Practise this motion
14. Round 5B: That we prefer a world where hypocrisy is completely de-stigmatised.Practise this motion
15. Round 5C: That we oppose self help narratives that instruct people to reduce their reliance on external validation.Practise this motion
16. Round 6A: That we support a rise in income-selective dating apps.Practise this motion
17. Round 6B: That we support the commodification of close and intimate relationships.Practise this motion
18. Round 6C: That, in a world where both men and women were equally likely to do it, we would prefer a return to the norm of families in which one parent works and the other remains at home.Practise this motion
19. Round 7A: That we, as Belarus, regret manufacturing the border crisis with Poland.Practise this motion
20. Round 7B: That Western powers should pressure Ethiopia to allow Tigray to secede.Practise this motion
21. Round 7C: That countries should never cooperate with Chinese "hostage diplomacy"Practise this motion
22. Round 8A: That China should walk back its crack down on private education.Practise this motion
23. Round 8B: That education systems should actively teach "Sticking it to the man".Practise this motion
24. Round 8C: That small or developing countries should replace their school curriculums with a well-performing curriculum of another country.Practise this motion
25. Partial Double OctofinalsA: That, as a mid-tier CCP official in a regional government openly opposed to Xi Jinping's property tax plan, we would obstruct rather than facilitate its implementation.Practise this motion
26. Partial Double OctofinalsB: That we regret the rise of retail investment.Practise this motion
27. Partial Double OctofinalsC: That we prefer a world without corporate tax.Practise this motion
28. ESL QuarterfinalsA: That the writer should write the first ending rather than the second ending.Practise this motion
29. ESL QuarterfinalsB: That we prefer the norm of fantasy/science fiction writers creating main characters with ordinary abilities as opposed to main characters with magical and never before seen powers and/or abilities.Practise this motion
30. ESL QuarterfinalsC: That we regret the increasing number of movies made from existing intellectual property.Practise this motion
31. OctofinalsA: That we would ban the use of any reproductive technology (e.g. abortion, embryo selection) which alters the prevalence of any common disabilityPractise this motion
32. OctofinalsB: That we regret the trend of left-wing media coverage of the deaths of individual prominent anti-vax activists from COVID-19.Practise this motion
33. OctofinalsC: That, after receiving professional and science-based medical advice, patients should have the right to undergo treatments that are contrary to that advice and have not received regulatory approval for that usage (for instance, Ivermectin for Covid-19)Practise this motion
34. QuarterfinalsA: That the Great Resignation Trend brings more harm than good.Practise this motion
35. QuarterfinalsB: That, as a skilled worker, we would prefer a world where polywork was the norm.Practise this motion
36. QuarterfinalsC: That, as a member of a minority community, we would actively discourage a child from that community from pursuing careers in state security apparatuses (military, police, immigration etc.)Practise this motion
37. EFL SemifinalsB: That we oppose Jeff Bezos' investment in anti-aging technology.Practise this motion
38. EFL SemifinalsA: That we would ban individuals from editing their own genomes.Practise this motion
39. EFL SemifinalsC: That we should support the creation of the Facebook MetaversePractise this motion
40. ESL SemifinalsA: That authoritarianism will eventually triumph over liberal democracy globallyPractise this motion
41. ESL SemifinalsB: That it is in the best interests of the Biden Administration to restore aid to PakistanPractise this motion
42. ESL SemifinalsC: That it is in the interests of the EU to lift sanctions against the Taliban regimePractise this motion
43. SemifinalsA: That, in contexts where significant sectarian violence has recently given way to a increasingly stable unity government, we oppose measures that increase the public's awareness of the scale and details of atrocities (for instance, publishing evidence-gathering reports, Truth and Reconciliation Commissions).Practise this motion
44. SemifinalsB: That we would prefer a world where Vladimir Putin died today suddenly of natural causes.Practise this motion
45. SemifinalsC: That we regret Angela Merkel's decision to step down as German Chancellor.Practise this motion
46. EFL FinalsA: That, assuming secure implementation and easy use, we would implement liquid democracyPractise this motion
47. EFL FinalsB: That left-wing political campaigns should heavily prioritize forwarding "firebrand" political candidatesPractise this motion
48. EFL FinalsC: That progressives should aggressively but covertly invest in progressive "fake news"Practise this motion
49. ESL FinalsA: That we would ban plain clothes policingPractise this motion
50. ESL FinalsB: That we prefer mandatory community service to be the ordinary and exclusive punishment for misdemeanours (for instance, traffic violations)Practise this motion
51. ESL FinalsC: That people who have suffered acute amnesia should not be punished for crimes they cannot rememberPractise this motion
52. Grand FinalA: That, as a person who emigrated from a poor nation to a wealthy nation and then becomes highly successful (for instance, Enis Kantor, Elon Musk, Isabel Allende, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Salman Rushdie), we would vocally encourage other people from our homeland to also emigratePractise this motion
53. Grand FinalB: That, in countries with a history of ethnic tensions, we would embrace cultural appropriationPractise this motion
54. Grand FinalC: That we should oppose the promotion and marketing of indigenous cultures for the purpose of tourismPractise this motion

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1. Round 1That, as Joe Biden, we would choose to run on a ‘Medicare-for-All’ platform.Practise this motion
2. Round 1That we oppose the medicalisation of learning disabilities.Practise this motion
3. Round 1That we regret the norm that doctors should defer to their patients' wishes, even where doing so is not in those patients' best interests.Practise this motion
4. Round 2That the government should provide incentives for the urban poor to migrate to rural areas.Practise this motion
5. Round 2That the #MeToo movement has failed working class women.Practise this motion
6. Round 2That we support gamification in the workplace.Practise this motion
7. Round 3That we would abolish the ‘one-year-out’ rule in the NBA.Practise this motion
8. Round 3That we prefer a world where sports are not commercialised.Practise this motion
9. Round 3That we regret the ongoing prominence of cricket in postcolonial countries.Practise this motion
10. Round 4That we, as Benny Gantz, regret signing the coalition agreement between Likud and the Blue and White alliance.Practise this motion
11. Round 4That we regret the Trump-Taliban peace deal agreement.Practise this motion
12. Round 4That Palestinians should abandon their claim for statehood and opt for a civil rights struggle instead.Practise this motion
13. Round 5That we support a permanent move to online tertiary education.Practise this motion
14. Round 5That we would proportionately subsidise (e.g. scholarship and funding) university courses according to the employability of their graduates.Practise this motion
15. Round 5That we regret the expectation that children should be shielded from all forms of danger.Practise this motion
16. Round 6That the Democratic Party should not embrace 'Never Trump' Republicans.Practise this motion
17. Round 6That legislative bodies (e.g. parliament, congress, senate, councils) should be formed by sortition democracy.Practise this motion
18. Round 6That young people should reject traditionally empowered political parties.Practise this motion
19. Round 7That we should ban mortgage-based financial derivatives.Practise this motion
20. Round 7That we should limit the trading of individual shares and derivative products to licensed professionals.Practise this motion
21. Round 7That we should ban high-frequency trading.Practise this motion
22. Round 8That we prefer a world where social media networking sites are only available on a paid subscription basis.Practise this motion
23. Round 8That social media companies should aggressively censor offensive and discriminatory content.Practise this motion
24. Round 8That we should ban mergers and acquisitions of mass media companies.Practise this motion
25. Open Partial Double-OctofinalsThat we, as original producers of non-Western films, would deny Hollywood the right to produce remakes, unless a quota for non-Western actors/actresses is guaranteed.Practise this motion
26. Open Partial Double-OctofinalsThat we prefer transformative to curatorial fandom.Practise this motion
27. Open Partial Double-OctofinalsThat Disney should remove from circulation cartoons from its history that contain racist caricatures.Practise this motion
28. ESL OctofinalsThat we regret the stigmatisation of hedonistic lifestyles.Practise this motion
29. ESL OctofinalsThat we support the creation of children's literature which teaches that people are neither good nor evil.Practise this motion
30. ESL OctofinalsThat we should abolish literary awards (e.g. the Man Booker Prize, the Nobel Prize for Literature).Practise this motion
31. Open OctofinalsThat, as minorities, we would engage with respectability politics.Practise this motion
32. Open OctofinalsThat we would require companies to use absolute blind recruitment.Practise this motion
33. Open OctofinalsThat we should stop the practice of requiring community's approval to build houses of worship.Practise this motion
34. EFL QuarterfinalsThat the state should pay reparations to individuals convicted in the past for actions that are no longer recognised as a crime.Practise this motion
35. EFL QuarterfinalsThat criminal trials should proceed even when the accused is deceased.Practise this motion
36. EFL QuarterfinalsThat the state's failure to address a pandemic should be considered as a crime against humanity.Practise this motion
37. ESL QuarterfinalsThat non-Western LGBTQ activists should reject sex positivity.Practise this motion
38. ESL QuarterfinalsThat we regret the belief that individuals possess defined personality traits.Practise this motion
39. ESL QuarterfinalsThat portrayals of religious deities and prophets in media should receive prior approval from relevant religious authorities.Practise this motion
40. Open QuarterfinalsThat the European Central Bank should monetise the government deficits of Eurozone countries experiencing financial crises.Practise this motion
41. Open QuarterfinalsThat we should reallocate public investment funds from start-ups to traditional small and medium-sized enterprises.Practise this motion
42. Open QuarterfinalsThat we should allow parents to sell shares in their children’s future income streams.Practise this motion
43. EFL SemifinalsThat it is illegitimate for states to limit immigration unless there is a clear threat to national security.Practise this motion
44. EFL SemifinalsThat we regret the rise of nation-states built around exclusive notions of language, race, and religion.Practise this motion
45. EFL SemifinalsThat developing countries should prioritise the massive construction of infrastructure over the direct provision of high subsidies and social welfare.Practise this motion
46. ESL SemifinalsThat, as developing nations, we would prefer to align with China than the United States.Practise this motion
47. ESL SemifinalsThat ASEAN should transform itself into a political union.Practise this motion
48. ESL SemifinalsThat Western companies with a significant number of employees from the Indian diaspora should actively campaign against the caste system.Practise this motion
49. Open SemifinalsThat we regret narratives which portray human progress as inevitable.Practise this motion
50. Open SemifinalsThat we regret the emphasis placed on individual rights by social justice movements.Practise this motion
51. Open SemifinalsThat, in countries where military service is mandatory only for men, as self-proclaimed feminist women, we would actively volunteer in the military.Practise this motion
52. EFL Grand FinalThat France should abandon the principle of laïcité.Practise this motion
53. EFL Grand FinalThat activist movements should embrace cancel culture as a tool to promote social change.Practise this motion
54. EFL Grand FinalThat it is morally wrong to use subconscious manipulation to nudge citizens towards socially desirable choices.Practise this motion
55. ESL Grand FinalThat capitalism is incompatible with racial equality.Practise this motion
56. ESL Grand FinalThat, as a woman of colour living in a majority-white country, we would embrace, compete in and establish national beauty pageants for women of our ethnic heritage.Practise this motion
57. ESL Grand FinalThat we, as a Catholic priest, would actively endorse liberal values that do not align with the Catholic Church.Practise this motion
58. Open Grand FinalThat, as environmentalists, we would choose a strategy of working closely with corporations.Practise this motion
59. Open Grand FinalThat we should grant legal personhood to culturally significant features of the natural environment.Practise this motion
60. Open Grand FinalThat we support compassionate conservation.Practise this motion

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1. Round 1That the United States should adopt a single payer insurance scheme instead of offering a public option in the private insurance market.Practise this motion
2. Round 1That progressive politicians in the United States should boycott Fox News.Practise this motion
3. Round 1That the Democratic party should elect a centrist candidate for the upcoming United States presidential election.Practise this motion
4. Round 2That we should use predictive data to assess the age at which individuals should qualify for retirement pension payments, rather than a standardised retirement age.Practise this motion
5. Round 2That we support greater restrictions on migrants' access to civic rights (welfare, healthcare, voting rights, etc.) in exchange for more open immigration.Practise this motion
6. Round 2That we should allow parents to raise babies behind bars.Practise this motion
7. Round 3That the international community should recognize Somaliland as an independent and sovereign nation.Practise this motion
8. Round 3Assuming the Sudanese civilians manage to take power from the military, That the new civilian government should revert to its pre-1970 flag.Practise this motion
9. Round 3That, as Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC), we would hand Omar al-Bashir over to the International Criminal Court.Practise this motion
10. Round 4That we regret the commercialisation of cultural/religious festivals.Practise this motion
11. Round 4That you should start a new religion.Practise this motion
12. Round 4That, as an evangelical conservative leader in a red/swing state, we should endorse a third party candidate (such as Evan McMullan) instead of Donald Trump.Practise this motion
13. Round 5That we should force large companies to be fully publicly listed.Practise this motion
14. Round 5That self-described 'socially responsible investors' should engage in shareholder activism with companies that have poor ethical records rather than excluding them from their portfolios.Practise this motion
15. Round 5That we should ban the short-selling of shares.Practise this motion
16. Round 6That we regret the prominent usage of self-deprecating humour by female comedians.Practise this motion
17. Round 6That minority movements should abandon the strategy of ‘reclaiming’ words used as slurs.Practise this motion
18. Round 6That we support the #OwnVoices campaign that says authors should only write from the perspective of their own lived experiences and stories.Practise this motion
19. Round 7That, as an Islamic political party in a democracy (e.g. PAS in Malaysia, National Awakening Party PKB in Indonesia, Jamaat e Islami in Pakistan and Bangladesh) we would abandon an agenda of Islamic political reform and focus instead on provision of social services.Practise this motion
20. Round 7That, as Qatar, we would abandon all attempts to reconcile with the Saudi coalition.Practise this motion
21. Round 7That India should remove Articles 35A and 370 of the Indian Constitution.Practise this motion
22. Round 8That reputational damage should not be a mitigating factor in criminal sentencing.Practise this motion
23. Round 8That we should nationalise all provision of legal services.Practise this motion
24. Round 8That we should abolish cash bail and replace it with an algorithmic risk assessment.Practise this motion
25. Open OctofinalsThat, as Hong Kong, we would prefer having remained under British rule rather than reverting to China.Practise this motion
26. Open OctofinalsThat, as the Chinese Communist Party, we would officially acknowledge and express regret for the Tiananmen massacre.Practise this motion
27. Open OctofinalsThat, as China, we would suspend rare earth mineral exports to the United States in response to the trade war.Practise this motion
28. Open QuarterfinalsThat social media platforms should be held legally part-liable for hosted content that passes a certain threshold of 'clout' (e.g. pageviews).Practise this motion
29. Open QuarterfinalsThat we prefer a world where digital anonymity is and was the norm.Practise this motion
30. Open QuarterfinalsThat we oppose the development of implantable Direct Cortical Interfaces.Practise this motion
31. ESL SemifinalsThat parliamentary democracies should have an upper house with randomly selected citizens.Practise this motion
32. ESL SemifinalsThat we regret the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff in Brazil.Practise this motion
33. ESL SemifinalsThat we support federalism in the Philippines.Practise this motion
34. Open SemifinalsThat we regret the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff in Brazil.Practise this motion
35. Open SemifinalsThat we support federalism in the Philippines.Practise this motion
36. Open SemifinalsThat parliamentary democracies should have an upper house with randomly selected citizens.Practise this motion
37. EFL Grand FinalThat wealthy environmentalists should purchase land and not allow mining or drilling on it, instead of donating to political campaigns for government regulations.Practise this motion
38. EFL Grand FinalThat activist groups against companies with poor ethical records that sell physical products (ie. Nike), should protest by stealing merchandise from stores, distributors and factories.Practise this motion
39. EFL Grand FinalThat climate change activists should exclusively focus on changing the behaviour of governments and big businesses (rather than campaigning for individuals to make small changes in their own lives).Practise this motion
40. ESL Grand FinalThat investment in sport should prioritise funding grassroots and community sports as opposed to elite athletes.Practise this motion
41. ESL Grand FinalThat the ICC should abolish the principle of complementarity.Practise this motion
42. ESL Grand FinalThat we should abolish the Common Agricultural Policy.Practise this motion
43. Open Grand FinalThat we regret the belief that there is inherent value in martyrdom.Practise this motion
44. Open Grand FinalThat we regret the norm of parents financially supporting their children after they become adults.Practise this motion
45. Open Grand FinalThat we regret the vilification of communism.Practise this motion

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