Motions

School Break Finals

  • THBT the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence will worsen inequality.
  • Grand Final

  • With the benefit of hindsight, THBT we should have abolished NATO after the fall of the USSR.
  • Semifinals

  • THW require all tech companies working on generative AI to go open source* *Open source software is software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify the copy of the code, and share.
  • Round 4

  • This house, as an aspiring artist, would choose to produce conscious* music (Macklemore, J Cole, Lauryn Hill) rather than mass consumption oriented music (e.g. Drake, Doja Cat, BlackPink) *Music which promotes awareness of socio-political, economic and cultural issues.
  • Round 3

  • This house supports tough on crime laws when combatting organised criminal groups (e.g. gangs, Mafia organisations) *examples of tough on crime laws: mandatory jail sentences, stop and frisk policies, no-bail offences, higher penalties, etc.
  • Round 2

  • THW limit the amount of money an individual is allowed to invest in the stock market, relative to their income
  • Round 1

  • This House supports granting autonomous status to regional governments in regions with high levels of tourism (e.g. providing additional control over taxation and finance, granting ability to approve developments, greater control over internal immigration etc.).