Motions

Grand Final

  • 1
    Assuming they are effective at heightening libido, that the Japanese government should put aphrodisiacs in the water supply.
  • 2
    That the French Government should abandon the doctrine of Laïcité.
  • 3
    That, as an underpaid prison guard, we would become a drug mule inside the prison.

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    That the State should not prosecute public order offences.
  • 2
    That Australia should adopt 'open' standing, whereby litigants may commence legal proceedings without an enforceable right or special interest.
  • 3
    That police radio channels and information about ongoing crimes should be available to the "usutabs2018".

    • Round 5

  • 1
    That we regret the focus of the trans movement on avenues for gender conformity (eg. access to gendered bathrooms, reassignment surgery) over breaking down gender constructs (eg removing gendered spaces like schools).
  • 2
    That the feminist movement should campaign for gender neutral laws to apply to rights relating to divorce (grounds for divorce, maintenance, custody).
  • 3
    That we regret the rise of the natural child rearing movement (eg. Encouragement of breast feeding, natural births, etc)

    • Round 4

  • 1
    That psychometric testing in job recruitment should be banned.
  • 2
    That all employers should be required to fill all job vacancies by a state recruiting agency that may apply rational criteria supplied by the employer (eg. The employee must have X years experience)
  • 3
    That economic institutions should favour macrodevelopment over microfinance in the developing world

    • Round 3

  • 1
    That failure to comply with the World Health Organisation's guidelines on dealing with, or preventing the potential outbreak of, deadly pandemics (eg. Ebola) should be recognised by international law as a justification for UN military intervention.
  • 2
    That funding for suspended animation research should be deprioritised.
  • 3
    That websites that allow and encourage people to diagnose their own medical conditions should be banned (eg. WebMD).

    • Round 2

  • 1
    That "Call Me By Your Name" should have included an explicit gay sex scene.
  • 2
    That we regret the existence of 'fag hags' in queer life and media.
  • 3
    That we regret the dominance of graphic depictions of suffering in breakthrough queer media during the rise of the queer rights movement.

    • Round 1

  • 1
    That sin taxes should be placed on vanity items and trends that carry health harms (eg. high heels, solariums, invasive cosmetic surgery).
  • 2
    That the govern meant should significantly tax 'low brow' art (eg. TV producers of reality TV shows, radio, etc.) and redistribute funding to subsidise the attendance of 'high brow' art creations (eg. Opera, ballet, musicals, plays etc.)
  • 3
    That we regret the escalated taxation on luxury goods (eg. luxury cars, high fashion items).