A strong start to the debating season

Congratulations to our Year 9 and Year 10 MISA Debating Teams who have had a strong start to the debating season, with both winning their respective Round 1 debates! It is great to see how efficiently our debaters have come together, working as a team to develop thoughtful and critical arguments. 

Year 9 - That AI is the death of creativity 

Well done to our 2025 MISA Year 9 debating team, Alyssa Deville, Anna Maria Anish, Emily Axiak and Ethan Lynch who debated against Leppington Anglican College “That AI is the death of creativity” as the negative team. 

The debaters argued that AI is an assistive tool that inspires individual input and perspectives which often leads to the creation of meaningful and original creative work. They also argued that AI also has the potential to speed up work without compromising quality, giving individuals time to develop their own creativity.

Year 10 - That facial recognition technology improves public safety

Well done to our 2025 MISA Year 10 debating team, Monique Marshall, Valentina Bugedo, Madeline Mazzocco, Laura Bray, Lauren Ballantyne, Saphira Thomas who debated against Broughton Anglican College “That facial recognition technology improves public safety” as the negative team. 

The debaters presented a strong argument that argued the invasive nature of facial recognition technology and its attack on individual human rights to privacy. The team presented a critical and insightful argument drawing on extensive examples where facial recognition technology has failed and has perpetuated systemic racism against individuals from different backgrounds.

Miss Jia Wang

Debating Coordinator