Motions

U16 Finals

  • This House regrets the popular narrative of encouraging people to get out of their comfort zones
  • U16 Semifinals

  • This House believes that the Biden administration should reinstate and rejoin the TPP
  • U16 Pre-Semifinals

  • This house regrets the idealisation of women who "have it all"
  • Grand Final

  • In post colonial states, This house would prioritise teaching precolonial history over post-colonial or anti colonial history
  • Semifinals

  • This House believes that Southeast Asian nations should actively move towards the consolidation of a regional alliance (e.g. by forming closer intra-ASEAN defence ties, increasing ASEAN economic integration, etc.) at the expense of seeking stronger ties with non-regional allies (e.g. the West, China, etc.)
  • Quarterfinals

  • This House believes that the feminist movement should actively encourage women to become entrepreneurs/start their own businesses, as opposed to taking up traditional corporate jobs
  • Round 4

  • This house prefers a world where large scale crimes against humanity are seen as collective rather than individual culpability
  • Round 3

  • This House believes that states should allow private companies to buy the right to govern economically failing areas
  • Round 2

  • This House believes that team-based sporting associations (e.g. FA, and FIFA, NBA, and FIBA, NFL, etc.) should abolish individual awards at all levels (e.g. MVP, Ballon d'Or, Player of the Year, Top Scorer, etc.)
  • Round 1

  • This house would raise the child to pursue the scientific field of education and work