Motions

Grand Final

  • 1
    That, as an average 25 year old, we would take the pill
  • 2
    That we support “earning to give”
  • 3
    That we should ban religiously affiliated student societies from receiving any University support (e.g. funding, use of campus spaces for free or subsidised rates)

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    That all plastic and cosmetic surgery should be free
  • 2
    That we would allow organisations to pay for human tissue that living donors can safely provide (e.g. whole blood, plasma, bone marrow)
  • 3
    That, as Craig, we would donate a kidney to Greg

    • Round 5

  • 1
    That, as Dimitri, we would tell Evgeny the truth
  • 2
    That we support polyamory
  • 3
    That we oppose the use of the term heteroflexible

    • Round 4

  • 1
    That, in states with low birthrates, we support aggressive measures to incentivise higher birthrates (e.g. baby bonuses, higher tax rates for people who choose not to have children, increases in paid parental leave)
  • 2
    That we should allow the use of Ulysses contracts
  • 3
    That wills should have no legal power

    • Round 3

  • 1
    That history exhibitions at museums with substantial school-aged audiences (e.g. the National Museum) should emphasise representation of historic civil rights abuses (e.g. slavery in ancient Roman society, misogyny in ancient Greek society) in their exhibitions
  • 2
    That we would join the lotus-eaters
  • 3
    That we regret the agricultural revolution

    • Round 2

  • 1
    That the Metaverse will be a flop
  • 2
    That we oppose the WHO classifying 'gaming disorder' as a mental illness'
  • 3
    That we prefer centrist students joining conservative youth movements instead of progressive ones

    • Round 1

  • 1
    That there should be no criminal prosecution of members of the Canberra Freedom Convoy 2022
  • 2
    That head public servants (e.g. Department Secretaries) should be appointed for fixed terms until retirement age, in the same way as Australian judges
  • 3
    That we regret the establishment of Canberra as the national capital