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  • That we prefer the dual-structure model to the single-structure model for student unions in higher education institutions

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    In some higher education institutions, student unions operate under a single-structure model, where one student organisation is responsible for political advocacy (e.g. student representative councils, student rights), but the insitution's adminstration is responsible for service provision (e.g. clubs, events, campus facilities). Other institutions use a dual-structure model, where one student run body handles advocacy, while another separate student body manages service provision.

    USU Pre-Australs 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-06-01

  • That we should adopt a progressive user-pays system for all government services that increase the average user's lifetime earning potential (e.g. early intervention disability supports, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, Youth Allowance)

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    A progressive user-pays system provides government loans to individuals to access services. Repayments are made later through the tax system and are income-contingent; higher earners repay at higher rates, while low earners may pay at lower rates or pay nothing (e.g. Australia's HECS-HELP scheme)

    USU Pre-Australs 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-06-01

  • That we support block funding for universities remaining unconditional

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    Governments provide block funding to universities in set amounts proportional to student enrolment and research activity. Universities currently have autonomy over how they spend their block funding. They may also provide funding to universities for specific projects via grants and compacts.

    USU Pre-Australs 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-06-01

  • That we support a rise in microinsurance

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    Microinsurance refers to low-cost insurance products tailored for low-income individuals, especially in developing countries. These products typically cover narrowly defined risks such as crop loss, illness, disability, or funeral expenses. Premiums are low, and payouts are capped.

    USU Pre-Australs 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-06-01

  • That horizontal fiscal equalisation in Australia should cease equalising based on the cost of public services and only equalise based on revenue raising capacity

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    State governments in Australia do not impose income taxes, but are responsible for the majority of government expenditure. Consequently, the Australian Government transfers tax revenue to state and territory governments. These transfers are subject to 'horizontal fiscal equalisation' which redistributes more funds to states with a lower capacity to raise revenue or a greater cost burden of providing public services.

    USU Pre-Australs 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-06-01

  • This house would allow ex-convicts to join the police force

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    An ex-convict is an individual who has been deemed guilty of a crime, punished and has fully served their punishment. For example, someone that has finished the entitety of their prison sentence and is now allowed to go back into society is an ex-convict. Currently, ex-convicts are barred from joining police force.

    Hanoi Debate Tournament 2025 - English Division · Round 2 · 2025-05-31

  • This house, as the feminist movement, would advocate for aggressive government intervention to counteract behaviors which the feminist movement determines are predominantly the outcome of adaptive preferences

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    Adaptive preferences are preferences formed in the unconscious response to oppression. They are formed when oppressed groups 'bend aspiration towards expectation' in light of their experiences of oppression. In the context of the women's liberation movement, examples of adaptive preferences occur on a spectrum ranging from choosing to pursue conventionally feminine careers to wearing the hijab to engaging in sex work. The degree to which choices are the result of adaptive preferences varies from context to context.

    Hanoi Debate Tournament 2025 - English Division · Semifinals · 2025-05-31

  • This house would allow commercial surrogacy

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    Commercial surrogacy is a type of surrogacy arrangement where the surrogate mother is compensated for her services beyond reimbursement for medical expenses. Commercial Surrogacy is currently banned due to conflicting with religious scriptures and other ethical concerns.

    Northern Luzon Intervarsity 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-05-31