Sydney Mini 2026

1. Round 1aTHBT the Dalai Lama should have announced his succession through emanation into an adult rather than through reincarnation.Practise this motion
2. Round 1bTHW require all parties to legal proceedings that require lawyers, whether civil or criminal, to be assigned a government supplied lawyer rather than being able to instruct their ownPractise this motion
3. Round 2THS the decision to build SimandouPractise this motion
4. Round 3THW ban advertising aimed at people in periods of acute vulnerability (e.g. those close to death from terminal illness, those experiencing substantial grief)Practise this motion
5. Round 4THBT governments should prioritise regulating the uses of AI over regulating the development and training of AI modelsPractise this motion
6. Round 5THBT developing countries should introduce significant rewards for local officials whose regions achieve high rates of economic growthPractise this motion
7. SemifinalsTHO people narrativising their own suffering (i.e. interpreting individual experiences of suffering as part of a overarching story)Practise this motion
8. Grand FinalTHBT it is in the interests of the Chinese people for China to form a security for access agreement with VenezuelaPractise this motion

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1. Round 1aThis house opposes the expectation to publicly take sides and be vocal on social networks in times of social, economic, or political upheavalPractise this motion
2. Round 1bThis house, as a 25-year old woman in the United States, would participate in the 4B movementPractise this motion
3. Round 2This house believes that juvenile detention facilities should involve significantly less 'punitive' elements (e.g., comfortable accommodation, access to recreational activities) and have significantly longer sentencesPractise this motion
4. Round 3This house regrets Operation Just CausePractise this motion
5. Round 4This house believes that it is in the interest of left-wing parties in Europe (e.g., BSW in Germany, the New Popular Front in France, the Left Party in Sweden) to support harsh immigration policies (including but not limited to advocating for limits on legal immigration, stronger penalties for irregular migration, and tighter asylum regulations)Practise this motion
6. Round 5This house would abolish income tax and replace it with a property taxPractise this motion
7. QuarterfinalsThis house opposes the narrative that hardship builds character.Practise this motion
8. SemifinalsThis house believes that antitrust regulators should limit institutional investors to ownership of one firm per concentrated industryPractise this motion
9. Grand FinalThis house would establish an international force to arrest those indicted by the International Criminal CourtPractise this motion
10. Novice FinalsThis house believes that the Biden administration had a more positive impact on the United States than the Obama administrationPractise this motion

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1. Round 1aThis house, as a parent of minority children, would teach their child to prioritise being self sufficient over community-reliantPractise this motion
2. Round 1bAs a woman, This house would embrace being successful but intensely disliked, over attempting to achieve community success and approvalPractise this motion
3. Round 2As an alternative to multilateral institutions, THS the increasing use of third party intermediaries as a means of conflict resolution.Practise this motion
4. Round 3THR the institutionalisation of social justice organisationsPractise this motion
5. Round 4THBT it is in the interest of Bongbong Marcos to take a position of strategic ambiguity with respect to defending the Philippines' territorial claims on the South China Sea.Practise this motion
6. Round 5This House supports the promotion of collective guilt after large scale crimes against humanityPractise this motion
7. Partial Quarter-FinalsThis House Supports widely adopting citizen enforcement.Practise this motion
8. Semi-FinalsTHBT the increasing military securitisation of Australasia is good for regional peace.Practise this motion
9. Grand FinalThis house supports the decline of geopolitical alliances based on cultural identity.Practise this motion

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1. Round 1This house supports allowing the estates of individuals who die due to outbreaks of infectious disease to sue national health authorities for negligencePractise this motion
2. Round 2This house supports the governments of developing nations offering negative interest loans to domestic businessesPractise this motion
3. Round 3This house, as Nepal, prefers strengthening our long-term relationship with China rather than IndiaPractise this motion
4. Round 4This house believes that joining or attempting to join a terrorist organisation should not be a crime in and of itselfPractise this motion
5. Round 5This house would abolish political parties in local governmentPractise this motion
6. SemifinalsThis house regrets the decline of the Catholic Church's art patronagePractise this motion
7. Grand FinalThis house would give the Romani people of Europe full representation in the European UnionPractise this motion

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1. Round 1 (Friday)This House supports policies and norms which require public servants to be apolitical.Practise this motion
2. Round 1 (Saturday)This House would ban former politicians from taking up lobbyist roles.Practise this motion
3. Round 2This House regrets the tendency to shield children from death.Practise this motion
4. Round 3This House believes that developed nations should adopt bail-ins instead of bail-outs as their primary means of rescuing distressed financial institutions.Practise this motion
5. Round 4This House regrets the revival of Confucianism in China.Practise this motion
6. Round 5This House prefers 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. QuarterfinalsThis House supports the National African American Gun Association.Practise this motion
8. SemifinalsThis House supports Mohammad bin Salman’s leadership.Practise this motion
9. Grand FinalAssuming feasibility, This House would allow people to sell their happiness to others.Practise this motion

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1. Round 1 (Friday)This House opposes the private provision of services generally considered to be public services (e.g. healthcare, education).Practise this motion
2. Round 1 (Saturday)This House believes that all universities should be required to decide which students to admit based purely on academic results.Practise this motion
3. Round 2This House, as the European Union, would create a standing army.Practise this motion
4. Round 3This House supports gritty realism in favour of sanitising historical representation in art (e.g. by including mistreatment of women in pseudo-medieval period pieces like Game of Thrones).Practise this motion
5. Round 4This House believes that developed countries should not prosecute companies for engaging in bribery in developing countries, where such practices are common in the course of business.Practise this motion
6. Round 5This House, as a low-SES parent of one, would encourage their child of average ability to be content with their circumstances rather than to be ambitious.Practise this motion
7. QuarterfinalsThis House prefers sortition elections to elections in which the entire electorate votes.Practise this motion
8. SemifinalsThis House regrets the existence of high fashion.Practise this motion
9. Grand FinalThis House would constitutionally compel the President of South Africa to form governments including all major political parties, with positions in cabinet allocated proportionately to each party’s vote share.Practise this motion
10. Grand FinalThis House believes that all daycare programs should be run by sentient artificial intelligence.Practise this motion

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