Motions

Grand Final

  • 1
    That, as the Democratic Party, we regret our focus on process
  • 2
    That, as European far-right parties, we would distance ourselves from Trump
  • 3
    That we support the rolling back of DEI in state security apparatuses (e.g. CIA, police, military, etc.)

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    That it is in Alphabet Inc's interests to break itself up into separate entities (e.g. Chrome, Waymo, Verily)
  • 2
    That we support the widespread adoption of UCTs by charities as opposed to charities operating and delivering services directly to people
  • 3
    That we regret the vilification of communism

    • Round 5

  • 1
    That we should ban the sale of meat
  • 2
    That, assuming feasibility, governments should cap parents' expenditure on their children to an amount equivalent to the national mean expenditure on children
  • 3
    That we support a norm of platonic co-parenting

    • Round 4

  • 1
    That we prefer Compulsory Student Unionism to the SSAF Model
  • 2
    That we support the strategy of left-wing activists working within centre-left parties to shift party policy platforms and candidate selections to the left
  • 3
    That the international student intake cap is in the interests of the ALP

    • Round 3

  • 1
    That we oppose the government-led memorialisation of war e.g. public memorials, monuments and public holidays
  • 2
    That non-white actors should reject playing characters that are traditionally white
  • 3
    That we should require formal confirmation of age (e.g. through ID) to access pornographic sites

    • Round 2

  • 1
    That it is in Hamas' interests to permanently leave Palestine
  • 2
    That, in post-colonial states, we prefer militaries with strong nationalist ideologies over militaries that see themselves as autonomous professional bodies
  • 3
    That, as a pro-Palestine student group, we prefer a world in which pro-Palestine activism primarily used educational and consciousness-raising strategies (e.g. teach-ins, public lectures, film screenings) as opposed to encampments and protest actions

    • Round 1

  • 1
    That, as a mid-table English football club in the Premier League, would heavily prioritise increasing our global fanbase over our local one (e.g. targeted advertising in foreign countries, organising for more frequent tours to play in those countries, greatly increased social media presence at the cost of local development)
  • 2
    That governments should prioritise service frequency on the existing network over creating new routes when investing in public transport
  • 3
    That rural schools should heavily invest in programs for excellence (e.g. accelerating students, gifted and talented programs) even at the cost of the broader student body