💭 Motion Statistics
Round 1

A: That we should vocationalise teaching (TAFE Teachers)

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20%
20%
6 Aff wins 6 Neg wins
probably balanced
27%
16 Aff vetoes 0 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 0.1% level

B: That students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds should be given a lower bar to qualify for academic special considerations (e.g., lower evidentiary standards for misadventure, longer time to submit applications) (Special Considerations)

23%
7%
7 Aff wins 2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
10%
30%
6 Aff vetoes 18 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 2% level

C: That we oppose universities suspending students who engage in disruptive protests (Suspect Suspensions)

13%
17%
4 Aff wins 5 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
13%
20%
8 Aff vetoes 12 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
Round 2

A: That we support legalising commercial seed saving (Seed Saving)

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7%
10%
2 Aff wins 3 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
23%
25%
14 Aff vetoes 15 Neg vetoes
probably balanced

B: That news reports on environmental damage should include visceral and distressing audiovisual material wherever possible (e.g., destruction of human and animal life) (Distressing Environmental Damage)

23%
20%
7 Aff wins 6 Neg wins
probably balanced
12%
17%
7 Aff vetoes 10 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level

C: That Australian environmentalists should advocate for stricter fuel efficiency standards in vehicles rather than electric vehicle subsidies (🚗💨)

17%
23%
5 Aff wins 7 Neg wins
probably balanced
13%
8%
8 Aff vetoes 5 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
Round 3

A: That the United States Navy Marine Mammal Program is immoral (Marine Mammal Program)

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20%
13%
6 Aff wins 4 Neg wins
probably balanced
25%
10%
15 Aff vetoes 6 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 5% level

B: That we oppose sports media coverage of female athletes that focuses on their physical appearance or personal lives rather than their athletic achievements (Female Athletes)

10%
7%
3 Aff wins 2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
40%
0 Aff vetoes 24 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 0.1% level

C: That, as a monogamous young adult, we would prefer to build our life with a partner who works in the same industry as us rather than someone with a significantly different career (Life Partners)

27%
23%
8 Aff wins 7 Neg wins
probably balanced
25%
15 Aff vetoes 0 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 0.1% level
Round 4

A: That we support memory laws (Memory Laws)

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7%
2 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
28%
17%
17 Aff vetoes 10 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level

B: That secular democracies with substantial religious communities should not allow separate legal systems for those communities (e.g., Syariah Law, Canon Law) (Separate Legal Systems)

30%
20%
9 Aff wins 6 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
17%
13%
10 Aff vetoes 8 Neg vetoes
probably balanced

C: That we should ban media reports on hostage situations involving terrorists (Hostages)

7%
33%
2 Aff wins 10 Neg wins
imbalanced at 5% level
5%
20%
3 Aff vetoes 12 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 5% level
Round 5

A: That prestigious entertainment industry awards should have entirely transparent decision-making processes (EGOTs)

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27%
10%
8 Aff wins 3 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
8%
22%
5 Aff vetoes 13 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 10% level

B: That we should ban under 18s from engaging in K-Pop idol training contracts (Trainees)

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33%
17%
10 Aff wins 5 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
18%
1 Aff veto 11 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 1% level

C: That it is in the interests of media outlets in nascent democracies to give the state a right of reply (Right of Reply)

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10%
3 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
40%
10%
24 Aff vetoes 6 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 1% level
Round 6

A: That resource-backed loans to developing nations do more harm than good (Resource-Backed Loans)

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17%
20%
5 Aff wins 6 Neg wins
probably balanced
20%
13%
12 Aff vetoes 8 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level

B: That charities that service the same cause should be required to amalgamate (Charities)

7%
23%
2 Aff wins 7 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
27%
7%
16 Aff vetoes 4 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 1% level

C: That we should ban workplace productivity surveillance software (Bossware)

27%
7%
8 Aff wins 2 Neg wins
imbalanced at 10% level
30%
2 Aff vetoes 18 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 0.1% level
Octofinals

A: That we oppose industry-specific prostitution regulations (Prostitution)

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25%
13%
2 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
6%
19%
1 Aff veto 3 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

B: That feminists should adopt the New Rules narrative rather than the Wilful Ignorance narrative (New Rules)

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13%
25%
1 Aff win 2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
25%
19%
4 Aff vetoes 3 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

C: That we oppose messaging (e.g. signs, posters, chants, clothing) at feminist protests that depicts or references biological sex characteristics (Protests)

13%
13%
1 Aff win 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
19%
13%
3 Aff vetoes 2 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
Quarterfinals

B: That individuals who display neurodivergent traits should be given a diagnosis regardless of how severely those traits impact their lives (Neurodivergent Diagnosis)

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

C: That, assuming feasibility, we should base the prescription of pain medication and anaesthesia on academic studies of the pain caused by a condition or procedure, rather than on individual patients' perceptions of pain (Pain Medication)

50%
25%
2 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion
Semifinals

B: That it is in Serbia's interest to withdraw its application for EU membership (Serbia)

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

C: That it is in Qatar's interest to grant every worker within its borders substantial and modern labour rights (Qatar)

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

A: That we prefer a world with Artificial Persona technology (AP)

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