Motions

Grand Final

  • 1
    That we support renewable energy projects not requiring environmental impact studies
  • 2
    That, in times of economic crisis, rather than bailing out at risk, systemically important financial institutions, governments should instead agree to insure 100% of the value of any new corporate bonds they issue
  • 3
    That we prefer class-based over race-based affirmative action in higher education

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    That, assuming all desires could be given an objective probability of being achieved during your life, we would prefer to live without any of the desires which have a probability rating of below 10%
  • 2
    That we prefer a post automation future in which the state facilitated peoples free time, to one in which people moved into higher level employment
  • 3
    That we regret the rise of Nihilism in popular culture

    • Round 5

  • 1
    That, as Donald Trump, we regret claiming prior to the 2020 election that it would be rigged
  • 2
    That we regret the rise of the third way in left wing politics during the 1990's
  • 3
    That, as China, we would actively involve ourselves in mediating the Yemeni Civil War

    • Round 4

  • 1
    That labour unions should prioritise working conditions over wages in labour negotiations
  • 2
    That we support Italy taking active steps to disempower labour unions
  • 3
    That we would make labour union membership compulsory

    • Round 3

  • 1
    That we should hold government officials criminally responsible for severe harm to citizens resulting from public policy
  • 2
    That we support bans on commercial bail bondsmen
  • 3
    That we should ban exploding offers with deadlines of less than a month

    • Round 2

  • 1
    That the FDIC should remove the limit on deposit insurance rather than leaving it at 250k
  • 2
    That we regret the promise and implementation of the Reserve Bank review
  • 3
    That we oppose government backed mortgage financing corporations

    • Round 1

  • 1
    That we support a ban on financial services advertising
  • 2
    That we would legalise all recreational drugs
  • 3
    That we would ban any speech and publication denying man-made climate change