Motions

Open Final

  • 1
    If equal affection cannot be, This house would prefer to be the more loving one in a relationship as opposed to the less loving one
  • 2
    This house prefers a world where Neros is widely available
  • 3
    This house regrets the rise of casual romance
  • Novice Final

  • 1
    This house would abdicate
  • 2
    This house, as an average person, would drink from the fountain of youth
  • 3
    This house, as NASA, would fake the moon landing
  • Open Semifinal

  • 1
    This house believes that social movements in developing states should heavily prioritise non-state based solutions
  • 2
    This house regrets the potrayal of Gandhian way of protest as the right way to protest
  • 3
    This house regrets the narrative of intergenerational meritocracy
  • Novice Semifinal

  • 1
    This house would give citizens more votes based on their performance on a test of current affairs and general political knowledge
  • 2
    This house believes that apoliticality is immoral
  • 3
    This house would give industry representatives (e.g unions or professional associations) a veto over political appointments made in their area of expertise (e.g. bar associations when selecting judges, teachers unions when appointing an Education Minister, etc.)
  • Open Quarterfinal

  • 1
    This house would implement schemes like Yuva Nidhi in states with high levels of unemployment
  • 2
    In times of economic recession, This house would raise the threshold for personal income tax exemption
  • 3
    Assuming it did not result in their statelessness, This house supports the establishment of a market for individuals to trade and/or gain citizenships
  • Round 4

  • 1
    This house believes that true womxn's liberation is incompatible with the existence of organised religion
  • 2
    This house believes that it is in the interest of the Catholic Church to liberalise
  • 3
    This house opposes religions from engaging in proselytisation in the developing world
  • Round 3

  • 1
    This house believes that it is in the interests of South East Asian states to relinquish to China their claims over disputed territories in the South China Sea
  • 2
    This house supports Fisher's idea
  • 3
    This house believes that waterways spanning several countries (e.g. the Amazon, Nile) should be governed by an independent international body
  • Round 2

  • 1
    This house prefers a world where all fictional works are collaborative fiction projects rather than ones authored by one or a few authors
  • 2
    This house prefers dystopian art (e.g. The Handmaid’s Tale, A Clockwork Orange, the Hunger Games) over utopian art (e.g. Tomorrowland, Black Panther, Star Trek) as a tool for social change
  • 3
    This house believes that the art industry should eliminate gendered categories in award shows (e.g. Oscars, Emmys, etc.)
  • Round 1

  • 1
    This house, as a rising and talented young player about to enter a professional league, would prefer a middle-tier team over a top-tier team
  • 2
    This house believes that the hosting of all major sporting events should be determined by democratic, as opposed to technocratic vote
  • 3
    This house, as major sporting associations of female dominated sports (e.g. netball, gymnastics, beach volleyball, figure skating), would focus our marketing/recruitment on expanding men’s participation