Motions

Grand Final

  • 1
    That we would entrust Earth's defence to a purpose-built AI agent
  • 2
    That AI gaining consciousness would be a moral good
  • 3
    That it is in the interests of Pope Leo to declare a Crusade against AI

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    That EU countries should use common EU debt rather than borrowing individually
  • 2
    That we regret the contemporary revival of interventionist industrial policy in advanced economies
  • 3
    That the deal between Lynas and the Department of Defense is in the interests of Malaysia

    • Round 5

  • 1
    That we support SDNY's corporate enforcement framework
  • 2
    That courts should consider public interest arguments when determining injunction applications trying to prevent the sale of a pharmaceutical product that might violate a patent
  • 3
    That sitting judges should not be critical of the judiciary in public

    • Round 4

  • 1
    That we should abolish the requirement for healthcare providers to get a person's consent to disclose information about their health
  • 2
    That we regret the idea that an individual's identity should determine the credibility of their perspective on social justice issues
  • 3
    That we support leftists criticising 'woke' politics

    • Round 3

  • 1
    That we should ban superannuation funds from paying a victim's death benefit to their abuser even if they are not criminally responsible for their death
  • 2
    That, as Australia, we would primarily focus our development aid towards Southeast Asia and South Asia rather than the Pacific
  • 3
    That we support European countries prosecuting individuals who are alleged to have committed crimes against humanity as officials of foreign states (e.g. a Syrian official who fled to Germany is prosecuted in Germany)

    • Round 2

  • 1
    That we support a moratorium on earmarks in the United States
  • 2
    That we oppose the permanent expansion of the FIFA Men's World Cup from 32 teams to 48 teams
  • 3
    That the US should regulate prediction markets (e.g. Kalshi) at the state rather than federal level.

    • Round 1

  • 1
    That we prefer the 'fast-fish, loose-fish' rule to the 'iron-holds-the-whale' rule when assigning who has property rights over a hunted whale
  • 2
    That we should implement a road user charge for electric vehicles
  • 3
    That the United States should reimplement an airline regulator