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ANU Pre-Australs 2026

What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.

AustraliaBPThe tab

Sat 30 May 2026

From 1 tab, newest ANU Pre-Australs 2026.

How many points did it take?

5points were safe
in 2026

The last team in averaged 76.9 speaks in 2026.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 21 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Philosophy motionsLesson: Weighing arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

6of 22 teams broke
in 2026

Field strength: Above Average in 2026, from the ratings of the debaters who went.

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

ANU Pre-Australs 202621 motions
  1. Round 1(A) That we prefer a world where the dominant norm is that people believe in an internal locus of control rather than an external locus of controlPractise this motion
  2. Round 1(B) That, as a new parent in the present day, we would teach our child to be selfishPractise this motion
  3. Round 1(C) That we regret the glorification of humilityPractise this motion
  4. Round 2(A) That all European political parties should adopt Cordon SanitairePractise this motion
  5. Round 2(B) That it is in the interests of the Republican Party to select Marco Rubio rather than JD Vance as the Republican presidential nominee in 2028Practise this motion
  6. Round 2(C) That Māori elections should be held at a separate time from the New Zealand general electionPractise this motion
  7. Round 3(A) That Australian disability advocates should prioritise campaigning for the expansion of the Disability Support Pension (DSP) rather than the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)Practise this motion
  8. Round 3(B) That as a hearing parent of a deaf child, we would send our child to a deaf school rather than a mainstream school that can make accommodations for deaf studentsPractise this motion
  9. Round 3(C) That we should use AI and surveillance technologies (e.g. tracking purchasing records, monitoring screen time of video games) to intervene in the unhealthy lifestyles of individual citizensPractise this motion
  10. Round 4(A) That policies aimed at increasing the production and consumption of biofuel have done more harm than goodPractise this motion
  11. Round 4(B) That we support the creation of single desk marketing boards for agriculture in developing countriesPractise this motion
  12. Round 4(C) That in times of economic crises, we would impose windfall taxesPractise this motion
  13. Round 5(A) That we would allow consenting adults to use the device on themselvesPractise this motion
  14. Round 5(B) That we prefer that historians act as objective observers of the past rather than as editorialisers* of the past *(i.e. expressing personal opinions, moral judgement etc.)Practise this motion
  15. Round 5(C) That we oppose performative activismPractise this motion
  16. Semifinals(A) That we prefer a world where Southeast Asian nations centred their national identity around pre-colonial history and culture, rather than postcolonial modernismPractise this motion
  17. Semifinals(C) That, as Donald Trump, we regret the 2026 US intervention in IranPractise this motion
  18. Semifinals(B) That we prefer a world where low ranking perpetrators were granted amnesty following the Rwandan genocide, as opposed to being tried in Gacaca courtsPractise this motion
  19. Grand Final(A) That the mockery of religion is immoralPractise this motion
  20. Grand Final(B) That we regret the commercialisation of the HajjPractise this motion
  21. Grand Final(C) That we prefer a world where religions adopted the concept of God's lightPractise this motion

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
76.0
where most speakers land
75.0 to 77.1
average at tournaments of similar strength
75.9

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker77.7
  • 10th speaker77.0
  • 20th speaker76.7

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.

Similar-strength tournaments

  • Meta Open 202674.8
  • Vivaatam Pre-ABP 202675.0