Motions

Make Up Round 2

  • 1
    That school students should not be required to attend school on their birthday
  • 2
    That Year 10 students should be required to complete at least 1 week of work experience
  • 3
    That schools should reduce homework loads and instead actively encourage students to read literature of their choice

    • Make Up Round 1

  • 1
    That we support eco-terrorism
  • 2
    That public denial of climate change should be banned
  • 3
    That we should ban all space exploration

    • Grand Final

  • 1
    That foreign based-NGOs operating in countries with fragile democracies should cease efforts to push for political change (lobby for policy changes, re-education of the population etc) and instead focus solely on the provision of essential services on the ground (e.g. food drives, vaccinations, building liveable communities)
  • 2
    That we should allow employers to offer a contract to their female employees giving up their right to become pregnant in exchange for employment benefits (e.g. increased pay, promotions, flexible work etc)
  • 3
    That we regret the glorification of geniuses

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    That we should allow prisoners to participate in clinical drug trials in exchange for shorter sentences
  • 2
    That we support vigilante justice in neighbourhoods with high crime rates
  • 3
    That public holidays should not be associated with religion

    • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    That Australia should boycott major sporting events in countries with poor human rights records
  • 2
    That Australia should only give aid to democratic nations
  • 3
    That Australia should remove all foreign military/intelligence installations from its soil (eg Pine Gap)

    • Round 6

  • 1
    That 50% of televised sport coverage should be female
  • 2
    That First Australians should form their own political party instead of engaging in the existing party system
  • 3
    That the government should pay subsidies to employers who employ non-native English speakers for at least 6 months

    • Round 5

  • 1
    That juries, not judges, should determine sentences in criminal trials
  • 2
    That High Court Judge nominations should have to be approved by a majority of Parliament
  • 3
    That the age of criminal responsibility should be 13 instead of 10

    • Round 4

  • 1
    That Australia should become a republic
  • 2
    That we should legalise the sale of human organs
  • 3
    That we should legalise duelling

    • Round 3

  • 1
    That we would prefer to have only independents in Australian politics rather than the existing party system
  • 2
    That political education should be compulsory until Year 10
  • 3
    That we should force parties to make a set of binding promises in each election campaign, which, if broken, would trigger an immediate election

    • Round 2

  • 1
    That the media should not report on the private lives of politicians
  • 2
    That we should not allow businesses to fire employees on the basis of online presence (eg social media)
  • 3
    That we should replace Parliament with an assembly of randomly selected citizens

    • Round 1

  • 1
    That we should ban single-sex schools
  • 2
    That teachers should spend more time on helping students that are struggling socially rather than on those who are struggling academically
  • 3
    That we should punish students who fail to report bullying