Motions

U-19 Finals

  • 1
    TH, as the Pakistani feminist movement, would primarily focus on using Islam for legitimacy.
  • 2
    THBT feminist movements should engage directly in electoral politics (e.g. endorsing and campaigning on behalf of specific political candidates, forming feminist political parties and wings of political parties, donating to political campaigns, etc.).
  • 3
    This house regrets the dominant portrayal of historical women as lacking agency.

    • U-19 Semifinals

  • 1
    THS intellectual banality as a key principle in the academic approach.
  • 2
    This House believes that education systems should over-inflate children’s academic self-perception (e.g. providing overwhelmingly positive feedback, avoiding fail grades, etc.).
  • 3
    This House prefers the integrated model to the specialty model

    • U-19 Quarterfinals

  • 1
    "This House Opposes the expectation that a person must 'grow up' (e.g. stigmatisation of childishness, outgrowing childhood friendships and relationships, moving on from childhood interests). "
  • 2
    TH, as Veronica, would accept the offer.
  • 3
    This house regrets the dominant narrative that 'a friend in need is a friend indeed'

    • Grand Final

  • 1
    This House prefers a world in which oracles exist.
  • 2
    TH, as the 14th Dalai Lama, W publicly declare that there will be no 15th Dalai Lama.
  • 3
    TH, as a religious leader, W destroy the test.

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    This house would remove patents for eco-friendly technologies.
  • 2
    In the pursuit of scientific knowledge, This house would continue the development of Dual-use research of concern (DURC) in biotechnology
  • 3
    This house prefers a widespread adoption of process-based as opposed to outcomes-based environmental regulation

    • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    In rapidly-developing megacities, THP the "chaotic warm approach" in urban planning as opposed to Le Corbusier’s approach
  • 2
    THBT green belts in and around cities should be eliminated when experiencing a housing supply shortage
  • 3
    In post conflict states, THBT public housing should forcibly integrate people of different ethnicities and religions.

    • Round 4

  • 1
    This House, as the captain of the youth women’s soccer team, would accept the offer.
  • 2
    THBT individual awards should carry greater weight than team championships when evaluating all-time great athletes.
  • 3
    This house regrets the trend of the debating community reverting to offline events.

    • Round 3

  • 1
    THBT the tribe should decide the person to be sacrificed by a lottery system rather than a majority vote.
  • 2
    This house, as Po, would have chosen to stay with his panda family instead of returning to the Valley of Peace.
  • 3
    THW shoot their best friend.

    • Round 2

  • 1
    THP Disney's approach to Ghibli's approach in children's media.
  • 2
    THW choose to become a ghost-writer.
  • 3
    This house believes that the representation of nihilism in art does more harm than good.

    • Round 1

  • 1
    THR the rise of the 24 hours news cycle
  • 2
    TH, as the journalist, W take the bribe.
  • 3
    THO the trend toward freelance journalism at the expense of traditional employment in a singular media organisation.