2017 Topics

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Round 5 - The Media

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Round 6 - Law and Order

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Round 7 - Social Issues

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2016 Topics

Round 1 - Health and Well-Being

5 & 6 - That all schools should provide recess and lunch for students

7 & 8 - That Australia should introduce a tax on foods that are high in sugar and/or fat

9 & 10 - That Australia should implement a quota for Indigenous athletes in the Olympics

11 & 12 - That Medicare should cover elective cosmetic surgery​

Round 2 - Education

5 & 6 - That parents should financially reward their children for improving personal school results

7 & 8 - That we should implement a quota for a minimum number of male teachers in schools

9 & 10 - That the government should place a cap on the amount that private schools can charge in fees

11 & 12 - That Aboriginal Studies should be a compulsory subject for all senior students​

Round 3 - General

5 & 6 - That playing competitive sport does more harm than good for primary school students

7 & 8 - That we should abolish the Olympic Games

9 & 10 - That the Australian government should ban 'Pokemon Go'

11 & 12 - That the Australian government should abolish penalty rates​

Round 4 - Technology

5 & 6 - That parents should limit the amount of time that children can use technology for outside of school hours

7 & 8 - That we should create an age restriction for playing video games online

9 & 10 - That social media companies should proactively censor extremist comments on their platforms

11 & 12 - That all parents should be able to choose the sex of their child

Round 5 - Arts and Media

5 & 6 - That all primary school students should have to watch 30 minutes of televised news per day

7 & 8 - That we should require all Australian TV shows to cast a minimum amount of Indigenous  actors

9 & 10 - That we should ban TV shows that glorify crime

11 & 12 - That all artists should be paid a living wage by the government​

Round 6 - Law and Order

5 & 6 - That celebrity figures who break the law should receive harsher punishments than ordinary people 

7 & 8 - That victims of crime should be allowed to choose a punishment for the person who offended against them 

9 & 10 - That we should lower the minimum age of jury participation to 16 

11 & 12 - That we should never send non-violent offenders to prison 

Round 7 - Social Issues

5 & 6 - That we should ban school uniforms  

7 & 8 - That the Australian government should ban live animal exports 

9 & 10 - That we should ban all beauty contests 

11 & 12 - That workers should be able to trade their right to unionise for a pay increase​

2015 Topics

Round 1 - Health and Well-Being (Including Sport)

5 & 6 - That school students should play compulsory team sports on weekends

7 & 8 - That we should ban all contact sports for people under 18

9 & 10 - That we should prosecute sportspeople for acts of 'on-field' violence

11 & 12 - That sporting professionals found guilty of bringing their code into disrepute should receive life bans

Round 2 - Education

5 & 6 - That we should ban homework for primary school students

7 & 8 - That teachers and students should have an equal say in how funding is spent in schools

9 & 10 - That studying an Asian language should be compulsory in high school

11 & 12 - That mathematics and science should be compulsory subjects for the HSC

Round 3 - Environment

5 & 6 - That Australia should close all of its zoos 

7 & 8 - That Australia should close all of its zoos

9 & 10 - That we should require cyclists to obtain a license and registration before riding on the roads 

11 & 12 -  That individuals displaced by natural disasters should be required to rebuild elsewhere 

Round 4 - Technology

​5 & 6 - That primary school students should only be allowed to use the Internet for school work

7 & 8 - That all students should have access to a computer for school exams

9 & 10 - That only people over the age of 16 should be able to play games online

11 & 12 - That no-one should be able to post online comments anonymously

Round 5 - Media

5 & 6 - That we should ban reality TV shows that involve kids

7 & 8 - That we should ban reality TV shows that involve kids

9 & 10 - That the media should not display footage of natural disasters or terrorism on television 

11 & 12 - That the Australian government should privatise the ABC

Round 6 - Law and Order

​5 & 6 - That people who abuse animals should receive a prison sentence

7 & 8 - That people caught driving whilst intoxicated should receive life bans on their license as punishment

9 & 10 - That Australia should introduce tougher sentences for young offenders 

11 & 12 - That we should abolish mandatory minimum sentences

Round 7 - Social Issues

​5 & 6 - That primary school students should get shorter school days

7 & 8 - That we should stop celebrating Australia Day

9 & 10 - That Australia should lower the compulsory voting age to 16 

11 & 12 - That Australian individuals that are convicted of terrorism offences should have their citizenship revoked

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2014 Topics

Round 1 - Health and Well-Being (Including Sport)

5 & 6 - That all primary students should learn self defence

7 & 8 - That sports drug cheats should receive a lifetime ban

9 & 10 - That we should deny smokers the right to Medicare

11 & 12 - That we should pay obese people to lose weight

Round 2 - Education

5 & 6 - That we should ban private schooling / coaching colleges

7 & 8 - That we should teach current affairs instead of history

9 & 10 - That students should write reports on teachers

11 & 12 - That we should ban the use of religious symbols on school uniforms

Round 3 - Environment

5 & 6 - That we should stop selling bottled water

7 & 8 - That we should ban animal testing

9 & 10 - That we should ban coal-seam gas mining

11 & 12 - That CEO’s of companies that cause environmental damage should be held individually responsible

Round 4 - Technology

5 & 6 - That we should ban laptops in schools

7 & 8 - That we should ban social networking for people under the age of 18

9 & 10 - That the government should monitor all communications

11 & 12 - That the Australian government should filter the Internet

Round 5 - The Arts

5 & 6 - That all students should learn a musical instrument

7 & 8 - That we should abolish the study of Shakespeare in schools

9 & 10 - That we should incentivise TV producers that display minorities

11 & 12 - That all films should blind cast

Round 6 - Law & Order

5 & 6 - That we should abolish fixed speed cameras

7 & 8 - That we should ban the use of tasers by law enforcement officers

9 & 10 - That fines should be scaled to incomes

11 & 12 - That juries should decide sentencing as well as convictions

Round 7 - Social Issues

5 & 6 - That schools should teach driver education as a subject

7 & 8 - That we should raise the drinking age

9 & 10 - That we school replace welfare payments with food stamps

11 & 12 - That we should drug test welfare recipients