Motions

Round 5

  • 1
    That the Australian Federal Police should not cooperate with foreign police forces investigating Australian citizens for crimes that may attract the death penalty.
  • 2
    That we prefer enforceable but weak international conventions to non-binding aspirational ones (eg on climate change, intellectual property, human rights)
  • 3
    That the QUAD should create a regional defence pact (similar to the NATO) in the Asia Pacific Region.

    • Round 4

  • 1
    That we should force all TV shows and movies to be blind cast (where roles are cast without considering the actor’s ethnicity)
  • 2
    That businesses should be able to fire employees based on their social media use (eg. what they like/share on facebook, instagram)
  • 3
    That the Government should tax companies' use of automation technology that is replacing human labour

    • Round 3

  • 1
    That we should abolish the ATAR for assessing university entrance
  • 2
    That universities should prioritise class-based over race-based affirmative action
  • 3
    That from Year 10 onwards, the education system should be divided into an academic stream and a vocational stream e.g. hairdressing, plumbing etc.

    • Round 2

  • 1
    That, with the consent of victims, offenders who have been found guilty of a crime should be able to choose to pay compensation to the victim instead of going to gaol
  • 2
    That we should televise criminal trials
  • 3
    That we should allow Aboriginal communities to administer their own laws

    • Round 1

  • 1
    That, assuming Australia were to become a republic, we prefer the Direct Election Model to the Bi-Partisan Appointment Model
  • 2
    That the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), and its other state and federal equivalents, should have the power to remove politicians from office and/or prevent them running in future elections
  • 3
    That, when a member of the House of Representatives changes parties, resigns from their party, or is expelled from their party during their term of office, there must an automatic by-election held