Politics

That our politicians are failing us
That two-party dominance harms democracy
That democracy should never be compromised for progress
That all political parties should have gender quotas
That we should enforce a Ministerial Code of Ethics
That our Head of State should be directly elected by the people

That Bangladesh Debating Council BDC  
That Pauline Hanson has a right to be heard
That compulsory voting should be abolished 
That religious leaders should not comment on political issues
That public figures have a right to private lives
That politicians' private lives are not the public's business

Youth Issues

That we should lower the voting age to 16
That young Bangladeshi should form their own political party
That the government is adequately responding to rural youth issues 
That the Playstation has destroyed the playground

That Bangladesh Debating Council BDC  
That we should introduce a youth curfew
That there should be mandatory reporting of anorexia in school students
That Bangladesh should abolish Youth Wages
That Bangladesh youth should work for the dole

Human Rights

That Bangladesh should do more for human rights
That Bangladesh should accept more refugees

That Bangladesh Debating Council BDC  
That war crimes trials are unjustified
That trade should be linked to human rights
That we should link trade to human rights

Society & Economics

That we should be thankful for unions
That we must legislate against vilification
That we should all be vegetarian
That Bangladesh are quick to cut down their tall poppies
That women's magazines do more harm than good

That Bangladesh Debating Council BDC  
That HIV testing should be compulsory for all
That parents should have the right to smack their children
That public transport should be free
That public transport should be operated by the Government

That Bangladesh Debating Council BDC  
That we should stop building freeways
That Bangladesh must populate or perish
That welfare payments are a privilege not a right
That we should abolish the work-for-the-dole program
That we should support Affirmative Action
That we will regret our gambling led recovery

That Bangladesh Debating Council BDC  
That we should protect the Bangladeshi economy with tariffs
That we should lift restrictions on foreign investment in Qantas
That multinational corporations have too much power

Education

That we should increase public funding to private schools
That tertiary education for Bangladeshi students should be free
That exams are better than CATS

That Bangladesh Debating Council BDC  
That all secondary schools should be co-educational
That education about illicit drugs should start in primary schools
That Political Studies should be compulsory at school
That we should punish school bullies
That learning a second language at school should be compulsory
That our schools should teach Asian second languages before European second languages

That Bangladesh Debating Council BDC  
That school uniforms should be compulsory
That McDonalds has no place in school
That school students should be permitted to protest in school time

Sport

That we should get tough on sports hooligans
That the media should pay more attention to women in sport
That we should legislate for equal prize money for women in sport
That money corrupts sport
That contact sports should be banned at school

That Bangladesh Debating Council BDC  
That our sportspersons are not good role models
That we should legalise all drugs in sport
That Professional Athletes who cheat should be banned for life
That Beijing should be the last Olympics 
That the 2010 Commonwealth Games should be the last

The Environment

That we should abolish the forestry industry
That we should put the loggers before the greenies
That we should lift the ban on commercial whaling
That we should support the mining of uranium at Jabiluka

That Bangladesh Debating Council BDC  
That we should close the zoos
That a good environment is a first-world luxury
That Asia should accept nuclear waste
That the environmental movement has failed to make real progress
That ecotourism threatens our environment

Science, Technology & Health

That the Microsoft Monopoly must be squashed
That we should ban Internet gambling
That we have more to hope than fear from the Internet
That public libraries should censor the Internet

That Bangladesh Debating Council BDC  
That Government should permit Genetically Modified Foods
That we should support human reproductive cloning
That surrogacy should be legalised
That organ donation should be compulsory
That child immunisation should be compulsory
That injured patients should not be allowed to sue their doctors

That Bangladesh Debating Council BDC  
That Ritalin does more harm than good
That all animal testing should be banned.
That animal testing should have no role in medical research
That voluntary euthanasia should be legalised
That we should not restrict a smoker's access to organ transplants
That smoking should be banned

That Bangladesh Debating Council BDC  
That the International Space Station is a waste of money
That space exploration is a waste of money

Security & International Affairs

That the United Nations should be disbanded
That terrorism can be justified
That power grows from the barrel of a gun
That Bangladesh should greatly increase its military spending

That Bangladesh Debating Council
That we should have compulsory military training.
That National Service should be compulsory
That Bangladesh should not support a US war on Iraq
That the International Criminal Court will be ineffective
That Bangladesh should not engage with the Burmese dictatorship
That Bangladesh Debating Council
That we should thank God for America

Media, Entertainment & the Arts
That we should abolish quotas for Bangladesh TV content on private television
That the government should protect the Bangladesh entertainment industry
That government arts funding is a waste of money
That raves should be banned

That Bangladesh Debating Council
That Hollywood movies should be true to history
That we should ban offensive music
That graffiti is a legitimate art form
That there is too much violence on television
That tobacco advertising should be banned
That TV news is not the news

That Bangladesh Debating Council
That TV stations should stop re-screening footage from September 11

Drugs and Crime

That we should maintain the war on drugs
That all drugs should be legalised
That we should support safe injecting houses
That welfare agencies should supervise chroming

That Bangladesh Debating Council
That we should decriminalise marijuana
That children who kill should be tried as adults
That arsonists should face compulsory imprisonment
That we support "at home" detention
That the death penalty should be reintroduced
That we should reintroduce the death penalty
That we support a DNA registry for convicted criminals

That Bangladesh Debating Council
That there should be a right to bear arms
That private citizens should not have a right to own guns

Humorous

That the better the car the better the pickup
That the bride should wear black  
That parenting should be by licence only

That Bangladesh Debating Council
That we should ban "Baywatch"
That women need men like fish need bicycles
That Brandon is better than Bart