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  • This house believes that the labor movement should prioritize social movement unionism over traditional unionism

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    Social movement unionism is a model of union organization where leaders dedicate time and resources to appealing to the general public to advance workers' rights (e.g. public protests, petitions and grassroots campaigns to mobilize public support). On the other hand, traditional unionism refers to a model of union organizations where unions pressure employers primarily through strike action.

    Vietnam Asian Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-06-15

  • This house prefers bottom-up unionism rather than representative unionism

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    In bottom-up unionism, strike decisions and contract acceptances are decided by referendums involving union members. On the other hand, representative unionism refers to a philosophy of union organization which emphasizes the election of leaders through a ballot process. In this model, union leaders negotiate on behalf of unions and decide on strike activity.

    Vietnam Asian Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-06-15

  • This house would impose an exit tax on multinational corporations that relocate their production processes out of declining cities

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    Declining cities are cities with significant decline in industrial activity as well as high rates of outward migration in the past 5 years. Production processes refer to the extraction, manufacturing and assembly processes to produce goods.

    Vietnam Asian Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-06-15

  • This house would peg politicians' salaries to the bottom 1% of household incomes in their constituencies

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    For the purpose of this debate, to "peg" means to tie or fix one thing directly to another so they move together, but are not necessarily equal. For example, a salary pegged to the median wage could be a multiple of the median wage.

    Vietnam Asian Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Round 6 · 2025-06-15

  • This house prefers a world where individualism was the dominant social norm over collectivism

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    For this debate, individualism refers to a framework emphasizing personal autonomy, self-reliance, and individual goal attainment, while collectivism refers to a framework prioritizing group cohesion, shared responsibilities, and community interests above those of the individual.

    Vietnam Asian Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-06-15

  • This house believes that the commercialisation of childhood does more harm than good

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    Commercialisation refers to the process of promoting and selling products or services, including the strategies and activities to make a profit. In the context of childhood, this includes but is not limited to the rise of child influencers, children playing video games for money through e-sports, and the trend of parents creating online accounts for their children.

    SACEE League Championships 2025 - Junior Division · Round 1 · 2025-06-14

  • That we support the widespread adoption of UCTs by charities as opposed to charities operating and delivering services directly to people

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    An unconditional cash transfer (UCT) is a payment provided to individuals or households, without any specific conditions or requirements for receiving the money.

    ANU Pre-Australs 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-06-14

  • That the international student intake cap is in the interests of the ALP

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    In 2024, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) attempted but failed to pass a cap on the number of international student enrolments, aiming to reduce annual intake from an uncapped figure of approximately 323,000 students to a capped limit of 270,000 students.

    ANU Pre-Australs 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-06-14

  • That we prefer Compulsory Student Unionism to the SSAF Model

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    The Compulsory Student Unionism Fee (CSU Fee), requires all enrolled university students to pay a membership fee to their student union with no option to opt out. These funds are used to provide student services and support the union’s broader work, including advocacy and political campaigns. The Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) is a compulsory fee paid by students to the university. The university allocates this funding between student unions, other student-run bodies, and university-run student services (e.g. on-campus gyms or counselling). Government regulations prohibit SSAF funds from being used for academic purposes or political activities, and require that at least 40% of SSAF funding be directed to student-run organisations.

    ANU Pre-Australs 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-06-14

  • This house supports Anna choosing to let Elsa remain in exile

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    In Frozen, Elsa, the newly crowned Queen of Arendelle, accidentally reveals her magical ice powers and flees into the mountains, choosing to live in isolation. Anna, her younger sister, must now decide whether to chase after Elsa or stay and lead the kingdom. Although Anna is loyal to her sister, they have grown emotionally distant after years of separation, and their bond is strained and uncertain. This motion assumes the decision is made before Anna chooses to pursue Elsa.

    SACEE League Championships 2025 - Junior Division · Octofinals · 2025-06-14

  • This House Believes That it is in the best interest of the SNP to focus on non independence related issues during their campaigning for the 2026 election.

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    In 2014 a referendum on the matter of Scottish independence from the United Kingdom was held. 55% voted against, and Scotland continued to be part of the UK. The Scottish National Party (SNP) is a socially progressive party who are pro-independence. The SNP currently form the Scottish government, making them responsible for devolved issues like healthcare, education and policing. The prime minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, has made clear his opposition to holding another independence referendum. The next elections for the Scottish parliament will be held in May 2026.

    Thistle Cup Pre-WSDC 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-06-13

  • This house prefers a world with the Future Interests Bureau to one without

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    For the purposes of this debate, the 'Future Interests Bureau' is a proposed independent governmental body. It is composed of experts and is designed to understand the interests of minors. It would have voting power in federal elections equal to the proportion of the public that are minors

    Harvard World Schools Debating Championship Australia-New Zealand Round 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-06-12