Motions

Round 1

  • 1
    Year 7/8: a) That we should ban violent video games || b) That parents should be held responsible for their children's crimes || c) That all police officers should be forced to acquire a university qualification prior to becoming a police officer
  • 2
    Year 9/10: a) That we should elect judges || b) That law enforcement agencies should be allowed to monitor any electronic communication without a warrant || c) That we should ban plea bargains
  • 3
    Year 11/12: a) That juries (rather than judges) should sentence convicted criminals || b) That the government should be obligated to provide jobs to unemployed ex-prisoners || c) That all crimes committed by police officers should be punished more severely than if they were committed by regular citizens

    • Round 2

  • 1
    Year 7/8: a) That students should write formal reports on their teachers |b) That school punishments should be decided by a group of senior students || c) That we should suspend students that fail to report bullying
  • 2
    Year 9/10: a) That we should have performance pay for teachers || b) That schools should integrate education about Indigenous Australians into all relevant content, instead of dedicating a single unit of study (e.g. history classes should integrate Indigenous Australian experience across all the units of Australian history rather than one dedicated term) || c) That the government should pay bonuses to parents whose children significantly improve at school
  • 3
    Year 11/12: a) That universities should financially compensate students who have tried and failed to gain employment within a field relevant to their studies || b) That children should learn history as a unifying national story rather than a criticism of past generations || c) That the Australian government should reduce the amount of funding given to universities and instead invest that money into TAFE

    • Round 3

  • 1
    Year 7&8: a) That stay-at-home parents should be paid a wage by the government || b) That we should not allow employers to view or ask for the criminal records of prospective employees || c) That companies with a higher proportion of female management should pay less tax
  • 2
    Year 9&10: a) That we should require companies to make the salaries of all their employees publicly available || b) That employees should be able to permanently opt out of union membership in exchange for higher wages || c) That we should build public housing in areas of high socio-economic wellbeing
  • 3
    Year 11&12: a) That we prefer a subscription-based model of ownership for software and internet enabled hardware to a model of outright ownership || b) That we should nationalise airlines || c) That we should impose a wealth tax

    • Round 4

  • 1
    Year 7&8: a) That the Olympic Games should always be hosted in the same city || b) That the government should ban all personal mobile devices that can access the internet for people under 18 || c)That we should ban the advertising of makeup and beauty products
  • 2
    Year 9&10: a) That we should force all tv shows and movies to be blind cast (where roles are cast without considering the actor’s ethnicity) || b) That film companies should produce remakes that replace traditionally male characters with female ones (e.g. ‘Jane Bond,’ the all-female Ghostbusters, Oceans 8 etc) || c) The women's professional sport should only be coached and commentated by women
  • 3
    Year 11&12: a) That we should ban political advertising on social media || b) That we prefer the majority of political fiction to be positive and optimistic (eg. The West Wing, Fahrenheit 451) rather than majority negative and pessimistic (e.g. House of Cards, 1984) || c) That the use of social media for news consumption has done more harm than good

    • Round 5

  • 1
    Year 7&8: a) That the media should not report on the private lives of politicians || b) That we should place a maximum age on members of Parliament || c) That parents should receive an extra vote per child in elections
  • 2
    Year 9&10: a) That we prefer the Direct Election system for party leaders over the Westminster system || b) That we should ban all political donations, and instead have elections funded by the state || c) That all adults should be required to pass a general knowledge test before being allowed to vote
  • 3
    Year 11&12: a) That we prefer systems of compulsory voting to optional voting || b) That we prefer Multi-Party Systems to Two Party Systems || c) That we should ban the ‘parachuting in’ of candidates

    • Round 6

  • 1
    Year 7&8: a) That Australia should have mandatory national military service || b) That performing animals should be banned from entertainment || c) That private schools should be forced to share their arts and sports facilities with local public schools
  • 2
    Year 9&10: a)That anonymous comments should be banned from all social media and online forums || b) That all students should be required to regularly volunteer for local charities || c) That we should encourage young people to pursue their 'dream job' even where it may come at the expense of their long-term financial security.
  • 3
    Year 11&12: a) Assuming that GNH could be measured, that we should base policy decisions on GNH rather than on GDP || b) That individuals with self-inflicted health issues (e.g. smoking, over consumption of junk food etc.) should have to pay more for healthcare || c) That we would prefer to live in a world where personal success and failure were widely seen as primarily a consequence of random factors, as opposed to personal choice.

    • Round 7

  • 1
    Year 7&8: a)That we should ban tourism to Antarctica || b) Assuming a limited foreign aid budget, that Australia should only give foreign aid to countries in the Asia-Pacific region || c) That all students should be forced to learn an Asian language from Kindergarten to Year 10
  • 2
    Year 9&10: a) That we should abolish the Permanent 5 in the UN Security Council || b) That the Australian Government should heavily subside Australian manufacturing || c) That we support the introduction a Papua New Guinea team to the National Rugby League in Australia
  • 3
    Year 11 & 12: a) That we prefer regionally specific human rights treaties, conventions etc (e.g. between European Union or African Union states) as opposed to global human rights treaties, conventions etc (e.g. United Nations) || b) That Donald Trump winning the 2024 US Presidential Election is in the interest of the Chinese Communist Party || c) That Australia should accept all climate change refugees from Pacific Island Nations

    • Harun (7/8) Semi-finals

  • 1
    That we should ban cars from all major cities
  • 2
    That cyclists should have to pay a registration fee to use the roads
  • 3
    That e-sports should be included in the Olympics

    • Musa (9/10) Semi-finals

  • 1
    That we should fine families who have a high environmental footprint (eg. use non-electric cars, use lots of electricity/water, etc)
  • 2
    That we should allow communities to veto resource extraction projects in their local area
  • 3
    That we should give dictators immunity in exchange for their resignation

    • Ibrahim (11/12) Semi-finals

  • 1
    That we should abolish youth wages
  • 2
    That businesses should not involve themselves or take stances on political and social issues that are not directly relevant to the industry they represent
  • 3
    That all media outlets should be forced to prominently display a political bias rating that is given by an independent, non-government body.

    • Harun (7/8) Grand Final

  • 1
    That children should be forced to support their parents in their old age
  • 2
    That we should ban Australians from going on holiday in countries with poor human rights records
  • 3
    That police should never be allowed to use guns and instead use alternatives such as tasers, batons etc

    • Musa (9/10) Grand Final

  • 1
    That Australia should abolish state governments
  • 2
    That we support banning children under 16 from accessing social media
  • 3
    That political leaders should not comment on the elections of other countries

    • Ibrahim (11/12) Grand Final

  • 1
    That megacities should be given control over their economic and social policy, with national taxation policy remaining under the control of the federal government
  • 2
    That we support the reduction in the number of foreign students that can enrol in Australian universities
  • 3
    That we should introduce a 100% inheritance tax