| Round 1: | That members of the stolen generation should be compensated. |
| Round 2: | That Jerusalem should be administered by the United Nations. |
| Round 3: | That Australia should introduce economic sanctions against Japan until whaling in Australian waters stops. |
| Round 4: | That organ donation should be an opt out system. |
| Round 5: | That models should satisfy minimum healthy weight standards before being allowed to participate in the Australian Fashion Week. |
| Round 6: | That the global war on terror should be fought in conformity with human rights. |
| Round 7: | That state owned utilities should be privatised. |
| Semi-Final 1: | That African countries should solve African problems. That countries should have the right to refuse foreign aid. That an Obama presidency would revolutionise the United States. |
| Semi-Final 2: | That political expression has no place at the Olympics. That violence on the sporting field should be subject to the same criminal sanctions as off field violence. That recreational drug users should be banned for life from professional sport. |
| Semi-Final 3: | That art should be censored. That Members of Parliament should be subject to a code of conduct. That significantly indigenous electorates should be represented by indigenous members. |
| Final: | That developing nations should be subject to the Kyoto protocol. That market forces should determine the price of water. That holocaust denial should be a crime. |
| Round 1: | That intentionally damaging the Australian flag should be a crime. |
| Round 2: | That Indonesia should not use the death penalty on Australian citizens. |
| Round 3: | That tourism on the Great Barrier Reef should be banned. |
| Round 4: | That recreational drugs should be legalised. |
| Round 5: | That the export of live animals should be banned. |
| Round 6: | That the NSW Police Service should have a quota of indigenous officers. |
| Round 7: | That the Australian Citizenship Test should be scrapped. |
| Semi-Final 1: | That rice is more important than rights. That only democratic nations should have a vote in the UN general assembly. That foreign aid is just a band aid. |
| Semi-Final 2: | TThat Government funding of professional sports should stop. That Australia should boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. That Australian sporting teams should only tour democratic countries. |
| Semi-Final 3: | That political parties should be fined for breaking election promises. That Australia should prioritise becoming a republic. That candidates for prime minister should be chosen by popular vote. |
| Final: | That the government should fund the development of alternative fuels. That young driver restrictions are too harsh. That parenting should be by licence only. |
| Round 1: | That professional sports people are paid too much. |
| Round 2: | That Australia is too close to the United States in international affairs. |
| Round 3: | That four wheel drives should be taxed in urban areas. |
| Round 4: | That dental care in Australia should be free. |
| Round 5: | That all schools should teach basic life skills, like cooking and cleaning. |
| Round 6: | That limited physical punishment should be available to schools. |
| Round 7: | That teacher bonuses should be paid on the basis of student feedback. |
| Semi-Final 2: | That parents should be banned from the sidelines of school sporting matches. That Australia should boycott the Beijing Olympics. That professional sports stars are poor role models. |
| Semi-Final 3: | That young people should be consulted on legislation affecting them. That education should be nationalised. That the indigenous flag must always be flown with the national flag. |
| Final: | That smacking children should be a crime. That we should force the wealthy to give to charity. The we should ban the advertising of unhealthy goods. |
| Round 1: | That American children's shows should be banned from Australian television. |
| Round 2: | That the news is too violent for children. |
| Round 3: | That recycling schemes do not work. |
| Round 4: | That all schools should supervise homework. |
| Round 5: | That Australia should have nuclear power plants. |
| Round 6: | That smoking should be illegal in Australia. |
| Round 7: | That healthy eating practices should be enforced at school. |
| Semi-Final 1: | That co-educational schools are better than single sex schools. |
| Semi-Final 2: | That all schools should regularly monitor students' internet usage. |
| Semi-Final 3: | That all Australian students should learn their local indigenous language. |
| Final: | That celebrities should not adopt children from developing nations. |