Australs

Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships

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The Australasian debating tournament is the first international competition of the year, normally held in the first week of July. As the name suggests, the entrants permitted are from universities across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Japan and other Asian countries. The tournament is held in Australian “threes” style, which involves three speakers and a right of reply by each team. 

Australs is billed as a high octane tournament, with lots of fun to be had along the way. Once selected, the debating teams train together to hone their skills and grease the oils of teamwork. Some teams even engage in fun team-building exercises!

A brief rundown on how to debate Australs style can be found here. In 2007 the tournament was held at Universiti Teknologi MARA, where we had three very successful teams, one of which was knocked out by the eventual tournament champions. In 2008, Australs returns to the Phillipines, at Ateneo de Manila University.