Sat 13 Jun 2026
From 1 tab, newest UTS Pre-Australs 2026.
How many points did it take?
4points were safe
in 2026
The last team in averaged 76.6 speaks in 2026.
What will they set?
- Philosophy38%
- Technology4 of 21
- Economics4 of 21
- Sport3 of 21
Out of 21 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.
How many teams, and how many break?
5of 26 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.
UTS Pre-Australs 202621 motions
- Round 1That we prefer the "collegiate" model to the "club" model for top level youth team sportsPractise this motion
- Round 1That we support boycotts (i.e., by athletes, families, alumni, and fans) of the sports programs of public universities located in southern US states whose governments are attacking African American voting rightsPractise this motion
- Round 1That we prefer a world where football knockout matches used “next-goal-wins” rather than penalty shootoutsPractise this motion
- Round 2That, where it is ambiguous, we prefer teaching classic literary texts as if they are purposeful critiques of the prejudiced representations they contain rather than perpetrators themselves of prejudice (e.g., Othello, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn)Practise this motion
- Round 2That, as an individual, we would prefer to be born with a predisposition to be less future-oriented (e.g., experience less anxiety or excitement about the future)Practise this motion
- Round 2That, as Pope Leo, we would emphasise the moral influence theory of atonement rather than the satisfaction theoryPractise this motion
- Round 3That we support the use of Clearview or other AI Facial Recognition Technology for law enforcementPractise this motion
- Round 3That we regret the formation of the CommissionPractise this motion
- Round 3That, assuming equal manpower, we support measures that aim to increase the visibility of policing (e.g., reducing plain-clothed policing, increasing public patrols, communication and signage about operations)Practise this motion
- Round 4That we support the use of freight equalisation policies in developing countriesPractise this motion
- Round 4That we would implement a cap and trade system among corporations for the total amount of automated laborPractise this motion
- Round 4That we regret US policies aimed at homeshoring semiconductor production (e.g., through subsidies, tariffs, export restrictions)Practise this motion
- Round 5That we prefer a strong mayoral system to a weak mayoral systemPractise this motion
- Round 5That, in response to legislative deadlock in nascent democracies, we prefer the appointment of technocratic administrators to temporarily govern rather than calling fresh electionsPractise this motion
- Round 5That we should abandon cabinet collective responsibilityPractise this motion
- SemifinalsThat we should break up the largest commodity trading firmsPractise this motion
- SemifinalsThat we support a norm of founders stepping down from C-suite positions after a company's Initial Public Offering (IPO)Practise this motion
- SemifinalsThat, on application by taxation authorities, courts should be allowed to retrospectively declare acts of aggressive accounting, which exploit tax loopholes, illegalPractise this motion
- Grand FinalThat we prefer a world where the ANC only accepted a settlement that included substantial economic reformPractise this motion
- Grand FinalThat, as the Goita Junta, we would offer the FLA regional self governance, conditional upon their continuous support in cracking down upon JNIMPractise this motion
- Grand FinalThat we prefer a world where the UK and France intervened in favour of the Republicans in the Spanish Civil WarPractise this motion
How speakers score here
Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.
- average speaker score, 1 edition
- 76.1
- where most speakers land
- 75.2 to 77.1
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 74.8
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker77.9
- 10th speaker77.0
- 20th speaker76.6
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.
Similar-strength tournaments
- Munich Open 202673.6
- Malaysia IV 202676.3