ENGLISH ORAL 2015

[Russty]

Hey,

I could use some help finding some hot or big topics. From September 2014 to now.

I can't think of anything good 

[vox nihili]

Hey,

I could use some help finding some hot or big topics. From September 2014 to now.

I can't think of anything good 

Have a look through the comment sections of the Age and the ABC website. That'll give you some good fodder.

[lolaishappy]

We had to choose of three topics, which were:

"We should legalize commercial surrogacy in Australia"

"That we should recognize Australian and Torres Strait islander people as the original inhabitants of this country in our constitution"

"That the Australian government should ceasemandatory detention of asylum seekers"

[vox nihili]

We had to choose of three topics, which were:

"We should legalize commercial surrogacy in Australia"

"That we should recognize Australian and Torres Strait islander people as the original inhabitants of this country in our constitution"

"That the Australian government should ceasemandatory detention of asylum seekers"

Well your teacher doesn't lean to the left 

[dankfrank420]

Well your teacher doesn't lean to the left 

English teachers what do you expect 

[lolaishappy]

Well your teacher doesn't lean to the left 

What do you mean by left? Oh we can disagree if we want?

[vox nihili]

English teachers what do you expect 

You make a point! :p

What do you mean by left? Oh we can disagree if we want?

They'd be particularly challenging to disagree with and are topics that are genuinely of more interest to left leaning voters. I'm not criticising it, just thought it was funny!

[lolaishappy]

They'd be particularly challenging to disagree with and are topics that are genuinely of more interest to left leaning voters. I'm not criticising it, just thought it was funny!
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Ohh ok no worries

[lisax3]

I'm not really sure what you find interesting but here's some topics that I can think of
- Designer babies/sex selection
- Euthanasia
- E-cigarettes
- East west link
- No contraception, no dole (centrelink)
- One punch laws
- Whaling
- alcohol or drug fuelled violence
- Appropriate responses to global warming
- ISIS/war in middle east
- Responding to terroism
- Public transport/myki
- Retirement age of 70
- Religious intolerence or prejudice
- Tafe cuts

[chansena]

Here are some more topics: Sorry if i double up with someone else 

ORAL topics:
   Dangerous dogs as pets
   Smacking children
   Gambling advertising during televised sports
   Patenting human genes
   Taxing high sugar and fatty foods
   Asylum seekers and detention centers
   Animal testing
   Animals in sports
   Banning live exports
   Drugs in sports
   Increasing CCTV: Surveillance Systems
   Home births
   Tasers used by police
   Pension and retirement
   Women on the front line in war zones
   Nuclear energy in Australia
   Surrogacy
   Voluntary Euthanasia
   Mandatory Organ donations
   Gay marriage
   Smoking in Australia
   Social networking causes more harms than we think.
   Are we becoming overwhelmingly dependent on technology?
   Closing crown casino
   Computers and technology to replace pen and paper
   Gambling in sports
   National identity and cultural laws
   Should children be allowed in gambling areas?
   Social networking and piracy laws
   Children growing up too fast
   Women and rape culture
   Gender inequality in Australia
   Australian troops fighting in Iraq

[Russty]

thanks guys for the ideas 

[AllG_]

Well your teacher doesn't lean to the left 

Just out of curiosity, would a lefty agree or disagree that commercial surrogacy should be legalised in Australia?

[vox nihili]

Just out of curiosity, would a lefty agree or disagree that commercial surrogacy should be legalised in Australia?

Interesting question. So interesting in fact that I have no idea about an answer. It strikes me as one of those issues that wouldn't break left/right. A conservative wouldn't support it, if they adhere to conservative doctrine in any case, but I don't think that lefties would necessarily support it either.