💭 Motion Statistics
Round 1

That we oppose court-mandated Men's Behaviour Change programs (Men's Behaviour)

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24%
1 Aff win 6 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
30%
15 Aff vetoes 2 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 1% level

That we oppose bans on sex-selective abortions (Abort It)

24%
12%
6 Aff wins 3 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
20%
14%
10 Aff vetoes 7 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level

That it is in girls' interests to be sent to single-sex schools (Single-Sex Schools)

28%
8%
7 Aff wins 2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
32%
0 Aff vetoes 16 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 0.1% level
Round 2

That we should incentivise the construction of build-to-rent housing (Build-To-Rent)

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24%
6 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
28%
12%
14 Aff vetoes 6 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 10% level

That, in developed states, we support governments significantly investing in housing construction under the Singaporean model (Singaporean Model)

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32%
16%
8 Aff wins 4 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
8%
10%
4 Aff vetoes 5 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

That, in cities facing housing crises, we would ban individuals from purchasing more than two existing (i.e. not newly built) dwellings (Purchasing Dwellings)

16%
8%
4 Aff wins 2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
14%
28%
7 Aff vetoes 14 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
Round 3

That states which have recently formed through religious secession should establish Religious Councils rather than implementing secularism (Religious Councils)

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16%
12%
4 Aff wins 3 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
6%
24%
3 Aff vetoes 12 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 5% level

That we support states employing surrendered militants for counter-insurgency measures (Surrendered Militants)

28%
12%
7 Aff wins 3 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
18%
12%
9 Aff vetoes 6 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level

That the Indian feminist movement should actively encourage women to participate in the Agniveer scheme (Agniveer Scheme)

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8%
24%
2 Aff wins 6 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
26%
14%
13 Aff vetoes 7 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
Round 4

That MERCOSUR countries should allow the free movement of labour amongst member states (MERCOSUR)

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28%
24%
7 Aff wins 6 Neg wins
probably balanced
10%
12%
5 Aff vetoes 6 Neg vetoes
probably balanced

That, as a West African nation, we would offer diaspora (including descendants of enslaved persons) citizenship and tax incentives to return to their home nation (West Africa)

28%
12%
7 Aff wins 3 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
22%
2 Aff vetoes 11 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 2% level

That it is in the interest of the al-Sharaa Syrian government to sign the Abraham Accords (Syria)

8%
0 Aff wins 2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
36%
16%
18 Aff vetoes 8 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 5% level
Round 5

That we believe that the morally righteous choice is for the man to save the baby (Baby)

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20%
8%
5 Aff wins 2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
20%
28%
10 Aff vetoes 14 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level

That, when a loved one disappears for months without explanation, we would rather believe they chose to leave than believe they were dead (Dead or Alive)

20%
12%
5 Aff wins 3 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
24%
8%
12 Aff vetoes 4 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 5% level

That parents from low socioeconomic backgrounds should teach their children to believe happiness is the only thing in life that really matters (Happiness)

20%
20%
5 Aff wins 5 Neg wins
probably balanced
6%
14%
3 Aff vetoes 7 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
Round 6

That we prefer a standard of strict liability to a standard of negligence in workplace harassment cases (Workplace Harassment)

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20%
36%
5 Aff wins 9 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
6%
14%
3 Aff vetoes 7 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level

That we prefer a Tournament of Judges model for appointing judges to higher courts to a system of appointments by executives (Tournament of Judges)

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20%
5 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
12%
32%
6 Aff vetoes 16 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 5% level

That courts should impose adverse cost orders on parties who refuse reasonable settlement offers and subsequently fail to obtain a better outcome at trial (Adverse Cost)

16%
1 Aff win 4 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
32%
16 Aff vetoes 2 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 0.1% level
Round 7

That India should aggressively pursue the development of SEZs (India)

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8%
20%
2 Aff wins 5 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
14%
16%
7 Aff vetoes 8 Neg vetoes
probably balanced

That we believe artificial intelligence will do more harm than good to the average person (AI)

28%
20%
7 Aff wins 5 Neg wins
probably balanced
16%
12%
8 Aff vetoes 6 Neg vetoes
probably balanced

That it is in the interests of the Asian Tigers to aggressively crackdown on unpaid overtime (Tigers)

20%
5 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
20%
22%
10 Aff vetoes 11 Neg vetoes
probably balanced
Round 8

That US universities should comply with the Trump administration (Trump)

8%
8%
2 Aff wins 2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
38%
19 Aff vetoes 2 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 0.1% level

That it is in the interests of the United States to significantly raise personal income and corporate taxes to reduce the budget deficit, rather than significantly reducing government spending (Tax or Spend)

28%
28%
7 Aff wins 7 Neg wins
probably balanced
16%
2 Aff vetoes 8 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 10% level

That Zohran Mamdani's victory in the New York mayoral primary is in the interest of the Democratic Party (Zohran Mamdani)

12%
16%
3 Aff wins 4 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
8%
30%
4 Aff vetoes 15 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 2% level
Pre Quarterfinals

That it is in PGA Tour's interests to make a large investment in virtual golf arenas and include virtual golf tournaments on the PGA Tour (Golf)

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

That, as an English Premier League football club outside of the Big Six, we would prioritise signing young talents on long-term deals over buying established stars (EPL)

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

That we support referees and refereeing bodies having a bias toward star sports players (Referees)

25%
1 Aff win 0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
25%
2 Aff vetoes 0 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
Quarterfinals

That we prefer the New Zealand UE system to a system where entry to university degrees is granted on high school marks and university entrance exam results (University Entrance)

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25%
25%
1 Aff win 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
25%
0 Aff vetoes 2 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

That the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) should limit the amount of grant money universities can use for overhead expenses (e.g. administration, utilities) to no more than 15% of research expenses (e.g. researcher salaries, equipment, facilities) (NIH)

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

That universities should be required to cover 50% of the unpaid student loan debt when a student fails to graduate and subsequently defaults on their loan (Student Loan)

25%
0 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
38%
13%
3 Aff vetoes 1 Neg veto
balance inconclusive
Semifinals

That, as drug reform advocates in western liberal democracies, we would prioritise progressive public health narratives (e.g. harm minimisation) over libertarian civil rights narratives (e.g. bodily freedom) when discussing party drugs (Bumpin' that)

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

That we support involuntary inpatient treatment (i.e. long to medium term stays in psychiatric facilities or rehabilitation centres) for drug addicts (Rehab)

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

That it is in the interests of Pacific Island nations threatened by sea level rise to prioritise purchasing land from neighbouring developing countries for the purpose of future relocation, over negotiating pathways to permanent residence in developed countries (Pacific Islands)

100%
0 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion
English as a Second Language Finals

That we support Southeast Asian nations privatising state owned banks (SEA Banks)

100%
0 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion
English as a Foreign Language Finals

That we support the decline of Traditional News outlets in favour of New Media (New Verus Old)

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