💭 Motion Statistics
Round 1

That we should allow prisoners to volunteer for socially utile but undesirable activities in exchange for a lighter sentence (e.g. experimental drug trials, military service, hard labour) (Prisoners)

42%
8%
5 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
21%
5 Aff vetoes 1 Neg veto
balance inconclusive

That individuals should be able to opt-in to legally enforceable, permanent bans from vice activities (e.g. smoking, drinking, gambling, soliciting prostitution, viewing pornography) (Vice)

8%
25%
1 Aff win 3 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
25%
8%
6 Aff vetoes 2 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

That we should legalise and supply party drugs (e.g. MDMA, ketamine, cocaine) through a government agency (Party Drugs)

17%
2 Aff wins 0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
38%
1 Aff veto 9 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 2% level
Round 2

That parent/guardian consent should not be required to enrol students in special classes (Special Classes)

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42%
5 Aff wins 0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
25%
0 Aff vetoes 6 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

That we should implement mandatory "Parenting Classes" (Parenting)

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25%
17%
3 Aff wins 2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
8%
25%
2 Aff vetoes 6 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

That the government should ban all personal mobile devices that can access the internet for people under 18 (Devices)

17%
2 Aff wins 0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
42%
10 Aff vetoes 0 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 1% level
Round 3

That we prefer politicians be "visionaries" rather than "populists" (Politicians)

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17%
25%
2 Aff wins 3 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
25%
1 Aff veto 6 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

That we should ban politicians from accessing the tort of defamation for statements made about them during their time in office (Defamation)

8%
33%
1 Aff win 4 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
13%
21%
3 Aff vetoes 5 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

That citizens should be given the right to allocate a portion of their income tax, up to the median tax paid per citizen, towards funding policies or government bodies of their choosing. (Tax)

8%
8%
1 Aff win 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
33%
8 Aff vetoes 1 Neg veto
balance inconclusive
Round 4

That we oppose dramatised/semi-fictionalised retellings of high profile criminal trials (e.g. The People v OJ Simpson; Shockingly Evil, Wicked and Vile; When They See Us; the Trial of the Chicago 7) (Retellings)

8%
33%
1 Aff win 4 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
17%
1 Aff veto 4 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

That directors and writers who wish to promote social justice messaging through sequels, reboots or remakes of existing/historical franchises should strictly adhere to the canon and worldbuilding of the franchise (Franchises)

25%
17%
3 Aff wins 2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
29%
7 Aff vetoes 1 Neg veto
balance inconclusive

That all media outlets should be given and forced to prominently display a political bias rating (Pinko/Leftist)

17%
0 Aff wins 2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
17%
29%
4 Aff vetoes 7 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
Round 5

That unions should not involve themselves or take stances on political and social issues that are not directly relevant to the industry they represent (Unions)

45%
18%
5 Aff wins 2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
14%
3 Aff vetoes 0 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

That we prefer a subscription-based model of ownership for software and internet enabled hardware to a model of outright ownership (Subscription)

27%
3 Aff wins 0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
27%
9%
6 Aff vetoes 2 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

That all workplace conflict resolution matters should be arbitrated by a nationalised body (Conflict)

9%
0 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
9%
41%
2 Aff vetoes 9 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 5% level
Quarterfinals

That feminists should oppose OnlyFans (OnlyFans)

50%
25%
2 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
13%
1 Aff veto 0 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

That we regret celebrities actively involving themselves in or promoting social movements (Celebrities)

25%
0 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
38%
3 Aff vetoes 0 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
Semifinals

That, as the Together Democratic party, we would aggressively push to break up South Korea’s Chaebol corporations (Chaebol)

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50%
0 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
25%
0 Aff vetoes 1 Neg veto
balance inconclusive

That we oppose Indonesia’s strategy of “quiet diplomacy” (Indonesia)

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50%
1 Aff win 0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
25%
25%
1 Aff veto 1 Neg veto
balance inconclusive
Grand Final

That we would use this technology to make preventative arrests (Arrests)

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100%
0 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion