THR the rise of abstract (i.e., non-representational) art (Art)
Government 4.63
Opposition 4.38
Average Points per bench
Opening 5.63
Closing 3.38
Average Points per half
OG
5.25
OO
6.00
CG
4.00
CO
2.75
average points per position (4 debates)
1st
1
OG results
OO results
1st
1
4th
4
CG results
3rd
3
4th
4
CO results
Round 1-B
THR the rise of abstract (i.e., non-representational) art (Art)
Government 3.50
Opposition 5.50
Average Points per bench
Opening 6.00
Closing 3.00
Average Points per half
OG
3.75
OO
8.25
CG
3.25
CO
2.75
average points per position (4 debates)
1st
1
3rd
3
OG results
OO results
1st
1
4th
4
CG results
4th
4
CO results
Round 2-A
TH, as the CCP, would prioritize stimulating domestic consumption over accelerating technological innovation (CCP)
Government 4.38
Opposition 4.63
Average Points per bench
Opening 4.75
Closing 4.25
Average Points per half
OG
4.75
OO
4.75
CG
4.00
CO
4.50
average points per position (4 debates)
4th
4
OG results
3rd
3
OO results
4th
4
CG results
1st
1
CO results
Round 2-B
TH, as the CCP, would prioritize stimulating domestic consumption over accelerating technological innovation (CCP)
Government 5.25
Opposition 3.75
Average Points per bench
Opening 4.00
Closing 5.00
Average Points per half
OG
5.00
OO
3.00
CG
5.50
CO
4.50
average points per position (4 debates)
4th
4
OG results
3rd
3
4th
4
OO results
3rd
3
CG results
2nd
2
CO results
Round 3-A
THBT transgender content creators should focus their content on trans joy rather than trans struggle (LGBTQ+)
Government 5.25
Opposition 3.75
Average Points per bench
Opening 4.38
Closing 4.63
Average Points per half
OG
4.75
OO
4.00
CG
5.75
CO
3.50
average points per position (4 debates)
2nd
2
OG results
1st
1
3rd
3
OO results
2nd
2
CG results
4th
4
CO results
Round 3-B
THBT transgender content creators should focus their content on trans joy rather than trans struggle (LGBTQ+)
Government 4.50
Opposition 4.50
Average Points per bench
Opening 5.00
Closing 4.00
Average Points per half
OG
4.75
OO
5.25
CG
4.25
CO
3.75
average points per position (4 debates)
4th
4
OG results
1st
1
4th
4
OO results
1st
1
4th
4
CG results
3rd
3
CO results
Round 4-A
TH Predicts that the average person's moral beliefs in 2100 will be better than the average person's moral beliefs today (Morality)
Government 4.75
Opposition 4.25
Average Points per bench
Opening 6.50
Closing 2.50
Average Points per half
OG
6.50
OO
6.50
CG
3.00
CO
2.00
average points per position (4 debates)
OG results
1st
1
OO results
2nd
2
4th
4
CG results
4th
4
CO results
Round 4-B
TH Predicts that the average person's moral beliefs in 2100 will be better than the average person's moral beliefs today (Moral beliefs)
Government 3.25
Opposition 5.75
Average Points per bench
Opening 5.75
Closing 3.25
Average Points per half
OG
3.00
OO
8.50
CG
3.50
CO
3.00
average points per position (4 debates)
1st
1
4th
4
OG results
OO results
4th
4
CG results
1st
1
4th
4
CO results
Round 5-A
THS the development of legally binding AI constitutions drafted by representative citizen assemblies (AI Constitutions)
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In January 2026, Anthropic published an updated "constitution" used to train its AI assistant, Claude. The constitution is a written set of ethical principles and best practices that the model uses to construct and revise its own responses.
Government 5.25
Opposition 3.75
Average Points per bench
Opening 4.50
Closing 4.50
Average Points per half
OG
5.50
OO
3.50
CG
5.00
CO
4.00
average points per position (4 debates)
1st
1
OG results
4th
4
OO results
4th
4
CG results
1st
1
4th
4
CO results
Round 5-B
THS the development of legally binding AI constitutions drafted by representative citizen assemblies (AI Constitutions)
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In January 2026, Anthropic published an updated "constitution" used to train its AI assistant, Claude. The constitution is a written set of ethical principles and best practices that the model uses to construct and revise its own responses.
Government 4.88
Opposition 4.13
Average Points per bench
Opening 6.38
Closing 2.63
Average Points per half
OG
6.50
OO
6.25
CG
3.25
CO
2.00
average points per position (4 debates)
2nd
2
OG results
1st
1
OO results
3rd
3
4th
4
CG results
2nd
2
3rd
3
4th
4
CO results
Grand Final
THBT depictions of Satan as tragic are more socially valuable than depictions of him as purely evil (The Devil)
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The Devil, in Christian theology, is typically portrayed as the embodiment of evil. In some literary traditions, however (e.g., Milton’s Paradise Lost), he is a complex, even sympathetic figure.