Motions

Novice Finals

  • 1
    THR the rise of spiritual tourism.
  • 2
    THW grant religious groups legally enforceable intellectual property rights over their traditional symbols, dress, and motifs.
  • 3
    THBT developing countries should give state salaries and benefits to religious leaders in exchange for government oversight of their theological training.

    • Novice Semifinals

  • 1
    THBT developing countries should run elite bonded government scholarship schemes.
  • 2
    THP public provision of student loans to directly subsidising university education.
  • 3
    THR the narrative that students at elite colleges will go on to change the world.

    • Grand Final

  • 1
    TH, as Ethiopia, would launch a military offensive to seize and hold a corridor to the Port of Assab.
  • 2
    THBT Trump has done more harm than good for countries other than the United States.
  • 3
    TH, as China, regrets Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    THO the narrative that women should be a "girls' girl".
  • 2
    THS the rise of the 4B movement outside of South Korea.
  • 3
    THP the pursuit of equality of outcome to the pursuit of equality of opportunity.

    • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    THS the rise of prediction markets.
  • 2
    THBT the Philippines should mandate the sharing of private water reserves during state-declared water shortages.
  • 3
    THS the rise of the quick services industry (e.g food/grocery delivery, on-demand services) in India.

    • Round 5

  • 1
    This House, as a young aspiring politician in India today, would adopt the political philosophy of Hamilton as opposed to that of Burr.
  • 2
    When undertaking delimitation, THBT India should allocate seats based on states' implementation of family planning policies, their fiscal contributions, and their HDI as opposed to allocating seats proportionally to population.
  • 3
    THBT it is in the interests of left-leaning parties in the EU to adopt anti-immigration stances.

    • Round 4

  • 1
    THR the 'wellness is hotness' trend.
  • 2
    THR the rise of short-form content.
  • 3
    THO the romanticisation of youth in media and popular culture.

    • Round 3

  • 1
    TH, as a non-aligned developing nation (e.g. India, Indonesia, Brazil), would predominantly use China-led AI architecture as opposed to US-led AI architecture.
  • 2
    THS the increased use of carbon border adjustment mechanisms.
  • 3
    THO the global rise of friend-shoring.

    • Round 2

  • 1
    THS a strong norm of 'defining the relationship' for friendships.
  • 2
    THP a norm that encourages rekindling old friendships to a norm that encourages forming new friendships.
  • 3
    THP a norm where pro-social behaviour (e.g. being kind to others, helping people who have been wronged, not criticising appearances) is owed only to those who uphold such standards themselves (a 'social contract') as opposed to being owed to everyone regardless of behaviour (a 'moral standard').

    • Round 1

  • 1
    THP the Wimbledon model for distributing tickets at major sporting events.
  • 2
    THBT sport and politics should not mix.
  • 3
    THW require corporate sponsors and owners of sports to meet minimum ethical standards.