Melbourne should be the capital of Australia

Thank you speaker of the negative side for introducing this topic and its relevance in society. I would also like to propose that the immediate change of Australia's capital city will begin advertising in the next six months. I believe the Parliament house in Canberra should not become obsolete in Australian politics, as the building and its features have been used since the mid-20th century. I suggest the facility in Melbourne become a secondary area for political matters. Melbourne will be known and recorded as the national capital of Australia by Australia Day, 2017. There will be no other physical modifications to Melbourne as the negative speaker has directed. I must strongly disagree with the negative speaker's arguments and his current views on what a good capital city is as shown in his fourth paragraph. I must firstly question the negative speaker's knowledge toward the subject of this debate as he has repeatedly used false information in attempts to back his case. His first major mistake was suggesting that Canberra is "safer and more practical as a capital city rather than Melbourne", this statement was not well founded as using polls and crime levels measured in both Melbourne and Canberra that show Melbourne's Safety index as 71.59 (1), one can gather that Melbourne's safety is considerably higher than Canberra's. This reliable source was taken from candidates around both the high and low socioeconomic areas of the city in day and night conditions, this information proves that not only was the negative speaker's information quite the opposite of fact, but that the speaker has used unreliable sources even in the early stages of the debate. In another statement by the negative speaker he has suggested that "Melbourne has an increased chance of a terrorist attack...Due to its large multicultural society,". I completely disagree with this comment, and although we must all acknowledge that Australia has a 'Probable' chance of an attack (following the National Terrorism Threat Advisory System) we have to also see that this clarification looks at the entire country, and not only has the negative speaker failed to show a source to his information, but he has provided more misconceptions about multiculturalism that perhaps shows that the speaker knows little about the topic. If, as the negative speaker has suggested, multiculturalism is the cause for terrorist attacks, then we must assume that this speaker also believes that Canberra is a likely candidate for a probable terrorist attack in the future. This is proved by statistics carried out by The Canberra Times that show only 26.6% of people in the city regard themselves as having an Australian background (2). This differing culture level is similar in most states, meaning 'everywhere', according to the negative speaker, would be at risk of another attack. I must also add that around the world multiculturalism is increasing in areas with varying terrorist threat probabilities, and therefore I must request that there should be no more reference of multiculturalism being a cause of possible terrorism or used negatively in this debate, as our modern society appreciates this varying culture in government, and life. As the positive speaker, I agree strongly with the topics and themes of this debate. Melbourne has been largely classified as Australia's 'culture capital', and as this title describes, Melbourne puts the culture of Australia and the world in one city. I believe that as multiculturalism grows in the city, so will these titles. The rates of tourism in Melbourne are one of the highest in Australia and it is a very common misconception that Melbourne is Australia's national capital. I believe that with its great reputation and well know culture, as well as being in the top 5 places to go in Australia (3), Melbourne encompass what Australia needs as a capital. Although it is a well-known fact that Canberra was purpose built to be a capital, what does this mean? There has not been any significant pushes for Canberra to advertise for tourism and the fact is, so many people across the world still assume Melbourne or Sydney are the capital cities. One would expect, after the time Canberra would grow to be more than a political hotspot, but I'm here today because it hasn't! I define a capital city as a large well know city in a country that holds the key aspects and culture of that country. A capital city is safe and secure for visitors and the community. I believe that Canberra does not suit these characteristics to the extent that Melbourne does and therefore I believe that Melbourne should be changed to Australia's national capital. Thank you. (1) http://www.numbeo.com... (2) http://www.canberratimes.com.au... (3)http://www.touropia.com...