Sat 21 Mar 2026
From 1 tab, newest ANU Pre-Easters 2026.
How many points did it take?
4points were safe
in 2026
The last team in averaged 76.5 speaks in 2026.
What will they set?
Out of 21 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.
How many teams, and how many break?
7of 32 teams broke
in 2026
Past motions
1 edition with motions on record, newest first.
ANU Pre-Easters 202621 motions
- Round 1That it is in the interests of the Indian government to significantly reallocate funding away from postgraduate education in IIT's towards research, e.g. greater funding for research groups and grants.Practise this motion
- Round 1That developing countries should prioritise adapting to the effects of climate change (e.g. genetically modified crops, cloud seeding) over preventing it (e.g. carbon capture, lowering CO2 emissions).Practise this motion
- Round 1That the government should not rebuild houses in disaster-prone areas.Practise this motion
- Round 2That, as the English Football Association, we would take significant steps to improve the competitive balance of the EPL (e.g. allocating a larger portion of TV revenue to less successful clubs, implementing harsher spending restrictions, etc.)Practise this motion
- Round 2That we oppose political bans on countries participating in international sporting and cultural eventsPractise this motion
- Round 2That women's sports leagues should significantly encourage rivalries between players (e.g. greater screen-time for players who have confrontations, fewer punishments for on-court altercations, etc.)Practise this motion
- Round 3That it is better to be romantically rejected than to romantically reject someonePractise this motion
- Round 3That the normalisation of casual sex has done more harm than goodPractise this motion
- Round 3That we would break up with our partner before movingPractise this motion
- Round 4That we regret the large margin of the Labor Party's win in the 2025 federal electionPractise this motion
- Round 4That, as the Coalition, we would substantially relax the norms against MPs crossing the floorPractise this motion
- Round 4That we oppose the US’ policy of strategic ambiguity toward TaiwanPractise this motion
- Round 5That we oppose the emphasis on experiences with homophobia in LGBTQ mediaPractise this motion
- Round 5That major international artists playing in Australia should be required to have an Australian support actPractise this motion
- Round 5That, as the mayor of a city suffering from over-tourism, we would restrict the number of tourists entering the city (e.g. requiring all tourists to have a pass for their visit, reducing the number of Airbnbs, etc)Practise this motion
- SemifinalsThat firms should not be allowed to use "culture fit" as a metric for hiring employeesPractise this motion
- SemifinalsThat we oppose the Tasmanian AEU’s ban on NAPLAN testingPractise this motion
- SemifinalsThat we should cap the amount of charitable donations that can be deducted from taxPractise this motion
- Grand FinalThat, in states facing population decline, we prefer immigration-based policy responses (reducing visa cost and barriers, increasing permanent resident caps) to fertility rate-based policy responses (pro-childbirth ad campaigns, childcare support, tax breaks for families with children)Practise this motion
- Grand FinalThat the Australian government should significantly limit the number of students who can attend university (e.g. implementing higher minimum ATARs, placing restrictions on admissions for each university)Practise this motion
- Grand FinalThat the Australian government should rapidly adopt the use of AI in the public servicePractise this motion
How speakers score here
Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.
- average speaker score, 1 edition
- 75.3
- where most speakers land
- 74.1 to 76.4
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker77.6
- 10th speaker76.8
- 20th speaker76.2
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.