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Mac Pre-Australs 2026

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

AustraliaBPThe tab

Sat 6 Jun 2026

From 1 tab, newest Mac Pre-Australs 2026.

How many points did it take?

3points were safe
in 2026

The last team in averaged 76.4 speaks in 2026.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 18 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Philosophy motionsLesson: Weighing arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

3of 9 teams broke
in 2026

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

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Mac Pre-Australs 202618 motions
  1. Round 1That we regret the romanticisation of authenticity in modern pop culture.Practise this motion
  2. Round 1That we regret the dominance of butch/femme dynamics in lesbian culture.Practise this motion
  3. Round 1That we prefer reductions in intra-national inequality to reductions in inter-national inequality (e.g. inequality within nations vs inequality between nations).Practise this motion
  4. Round 2That, as India, we regret the prioritisation of economic development via service exporting over light manufacturing exporting.Practise this motion
  5. Round 2That we prefer the narrative of having to "choose between the lesser of two evils" in politics, as opposed to "rejecting both evils entirely".Practise this motion
  6. Round 2That it is in the interests of the Teal Independents to form a political party.Practise this motion
  7. Round 3That it is in the interests of religions to promote the first model of religious study rather than the second.Practise this motion
  8. Round 3That we prefer a world where all religions had a centralised leader.Practise this motion
  9. Round 3That it is in the interests of the Catholic Church to recognise Santa Muerte as a saint.Practise this motion
  10. Round 4That university rankings (eg QS, Times Higher Education) should prioritize vocational outcomes (e.g. employment outcomes, average salary) over research.Practise this motion
  11. Round 4That we support the deprioritization of ATAR requirements in the admissions process for undergrad Medicine.Practise this motion
  12. Round 4That liberal democracies should not accept investment in strategic sectors by sovereign wealth funds from authoritarian states.Practise this motion
  13. Round 5That we support the nationalization of renting services.Practise this motion
  14. Round 5That we oppose the Ethnic Integration Program.Practise this motion
  15. Round 5That we prefer a world where people strongly identify with local communities over national identities.Practise this motion
  16. Grand FinalThat we oppose misandrist humour.Practise this motion
  17. Grand FinalThat social media has strengthened democracy.Practise this motion
  18. Grand FinalThat we predict, in Western countries, that class mobility will significantly decrease over the next 50 years.Practise this motion

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
75.9
where most speakers land
74.8 to 77.0
average at tournaments of similar strength
74.8

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker77.4
  • 10th speaker76.3
  • 20th speaker74.9

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.

Similar-strength tournaments

  • Tilburg Open 202675.3
  • Munich Open 202673.6