Motions

Open Grandfinal

  • Under a veil of ignorance, this house would choose to be born without the ability to feel romantic and sexual attraction
  • School Grandfinal

  • This house regrets the dominant portrayal of hedonism as immoral
  • School Semifinals

  • This house believes that developing country facing brain drain should instate a travel restriction on emigration
  • Round 4

  • This house prefers activist messaging to focus on how things could be (a positive vision for the future) rather than on how things are (how bad things are currently)
  • Round 3

  • This house believes that news media outlets (e.g. Washington Post, New York Times) should not endorse political candidates for the elections
  • Round 2

  • This house regrets the glorification of corporate careers
  • Round 1

  • This house regrets the emphasis placed on university rankings in tertiary education (e.g. QS and THE University Rankings)