Motions

Open Grand Final

  • 1
    This House Would let their 'significant other' escape instead of arresting them

    • Novice Finals

  • 1
    This house regrets the rise of MrBeast
  • 2
    This house would force all news organisations to operate as non-profits
  • 3
    This House Believes That news publications should be anonymized and signed as a collective editorial

    • Open Semifinals

  • 1
    This house supports China’s attempts to become a dominant global power (eg. establishing its own global financial/development institutions; Increased FDI in South America, Asia, Africa; Increased military spending)
  • 2
    This House, as the Biden Government, Would officially recognize Palestine as a state.
  • 3
    THO the increased NATO involvement in the Black Sea Region

    • Novice Semifinals

  • 1
    This house prefers the Supreme Court Recommendation over the abolishment of NOTA
  • 2
    This house as a young upcoming republican politician would align with Ron DeSantis as opposed to Donald Trump
  • 3
    This house believes that the decision to dissolve the parliament and hold general elections in the UK does more harm than good

    • Open Quarterfinals

  • 1
    This house prefers the Supreme Court Recommendation* over the abolishment of NOTA.
  • 2
    This house as a young upcoming republican politician would align with Ron DeSantis as opposed to Donald Trump
  • 3
    This house believes that the decision to dissolve the parliament and hold general elections in the UK does more harm than good

    • Novice Quarterfinals

  • 1
    This House, as an NBA team's general manager, would draft bronny james
  • 2
    THP a world where Model B is the dominant model instead of Model A
  • 3
    This House, as Virat Kohli, Would leave RCB

    • Open Pre-Quarterfinals

  • 1
    This House, as an NBA team's general manager, would draft bronny james
  • 2
    THP a world where Model B is the dominant model instead of Model A
  • 3
    This House, as Virat Kohli, Would leave RCB

    • Round 5

  • 1
    This house Prefers a world where loyalty is not valued
  • 2
    This house prefers a world where people focus on changing rather than finding their authentic self
  • 3
    This house Regrets the glorification of stability

    • Round 4

  • 1
    THR Marquez's sons' decision to publish 'Until August'
  • 2
    THW anonymise art at all stages of funding, creation, and curation
  • 3
    THW require liberal arts universities to hire an equal proportion of professors representing various ends of the political spectrum* (left/right, liberal/conservative)

    • Round 3

  • 1
    This house prefers a world where religions actively preach the concept of the divine gift
  • 2
    This house believes that religious leaders should abandon the narrative that difficulties in life are "tests of God"
  • 3
    This house believes that religious organizations should excommunicate members who commit serious crimes against society

    • Round 2

  • 1
    THBT the feminist movement should oppose the commercialisation of reproduction (e.g. sale of ova, commercial surrogacy)
  • 2
    This house believes that feminist interpretations of religious texts are essential for promoting gender equality within religious communities
  • 3
    THBT Modern feminism must shift focus to dismantling systemic barriers to achieve true gender equality.

    • Round 1

  • 1
    THW require all parents to set up a child trust fund as a precondition to having children
  • 2
    THW not subsidise fertility treatments
  • 3
    In states with failing adoption homes / numbers, this house would put a moratorium on IVF clinics