Motions

Grand Final

  • 1
    That we should incorporate a multinational Pride entity
  • 2
    That feminists should reject legal and conventional presumptions that are favourable to women (e.g., presumptive custody of children, 'women and children first' in disasters and emergencies etc.)
  • 3
    That we support activist short selling

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    That, as Iran, we would strongly pressure the Houthis to stop attacks on commercial shipping
  • 2
    That, as Lula, we would grant amnesty for all crimes committed on January 8th
  • 3
    That we support a global no first use policy for cyberweapons

    • Round 5

  • 1
    That we prefer a world where research was most dominantly conducted outside of universities as opposed to within them
  • 2
    That universities should heavily prioritise providing needs-based scholarships over achievement-based scholarships (e.g., academic, sport, music scholarships)
  • 3
    That we oppose the automatic classification of social science research projects involving Indigenous participants as greater than low risk

    • Round 4

  • 1
    That we regret the concept of an individual carbon footprint
  • 2
    That the Australian government should incentivise Australian firms to supply American green transition projects (e.g., supplying nickel and lithium) rather than subsidise domestic green corporations (e.g., subsidising battery research)
  • 3
    That we support states in federations having the right to collect income taxes

    • Round 3

  • 1
    That we oppose the concept of a 'girls' girl'
  • 2
    That, as the Women’s Tennis Association, we would accept Saudi Arabia’s proposal
  • 3
    That, as a professional woman, we would self-promote rather than let our work speak for ourself

    • Round 2

  • 1
    That we should subsidise credit unions
  • 2
    That Australia should raise minimum wages
  • 3
    That we support a two-year rent freeze

    • Round 1

  • 1
    That, as the Australian Labor Party, we would not call a federal election in 2024
  • 2
    That we oppose the requirement for Australian public servants to be publicly apolitical
  • 3
    That liberal democracies should prohibit non-democratic or democracy undermining candidates from running for public office