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Since the inaugural tournament at the University of Sydney in 1975, Australs has continually expanded the scope of its participants, now attracting around 300 competitors each year from around the Asia-Pacific region. Teams come from Australia, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and the Philippines.^[1] The University of Sydney, established in Sydney in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia. ...

The best speaker of the tournament is awarded the "Martin Sorensen Best Speaker Prize". In 2006 the tournament was hosted by New Zealand's Victoria University of Wellington, where the inaugural "Jock Fanselow Cup for Best Speaker in the Grand Final" was awarded. Australs will next be held at the Philippines's Ateneo de Manila University in July 2008, whose website can be accessed here. Victoria Universitys Kelburn Campus. ... The Ateneo de Manila University (also called Ateneo de Manila or simply the Ateneo) is a private university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. ...

Past Hosts and Champions

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Martin Sorensen Prize for Best Speaker in the Tournament

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Jock Fanselow Cup for Best Speaker in the Grand Final

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Detailed History of Past Championships

Universiti Teknologi Mara (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) 2007

UT Mara hosted the largest Australs ever, with 108 teams taking part, including a large number from Malaysia. The tournament was plagued by problems with the tab, with day one finishing at 11pm at night and the break delayed into well into the small hours of break night. This unsurprisingly put a dampener on social events, although the Women's Debate event (an 11 course Chinese meal) was a success. The Chief Adjudicator was Iqbal Hafiedz from UT Mara, assisted by Eleanor Uy (Philippines), Lucia Pietrapaoli (Australia) and Tim Sonnreich (Australia) as DCAs. The University of Queensland 2 (Andrew Hodge, Kristen Price, and Mitch Grady) team beat Victoria University of Wellington 1 (Christopher Bishop, Stephen Whittington, and Sayeqa Islam) in a controversial final, making it the first win for Queensland. Sayeqa Islam from Victoria University of Wellington was the best speaker on the tab - only the second speaker outside of Australia to win the prize, and the first New Zealander. Islam was also the best speaker in the Grand Final. Monash University 1 and the University of Queensland 3 were the beaten semi-finalists. University of Malaya 1 won the ESL competition. Ateneo de Manila and Monash University fought a fierce battle for the right to host Australs 2008; with Ateneo eventually prevailing. Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) commitment is to produce a significant number of Bumiputera (ethnic Malay) professionals, so all the students are Bumiputeras, although the faculty includes other races. ...

Victoria University of Wellington (Wellington, New Zealand) 2006

Victoria hosted what was at the time the largest Australs ever (78 teams). The tournament is widely recognised as being the best ever held, a title which was bestowed on the tournament by a group of old and experienced Australs participants at the Championship Dinner. The tournament was notable for its excellent social events, including a traditional Maori opening ceremony, cocktail functions, a Women's Night function at the New Zealand Parliament, a test debate at a local bar involving a transgender ex-prostitute Member of Parliament, and a glittering Grand Final. The Chief Adjudicator was Kevin Moar from Victoria, with Rajesh Krishnan (Sinagpore) and Kylie Lane (Australia) as DCAs. The tournament was won by Monash University 1 (Tom Chapman, Roland Dillon, and Jacob Clifton) who defeated the University of Melbourne 1 (Jess Moir, Lucia Pietrapaoli, and Elizabeth Sheargold) in the final Ateneo de Manila University 1 (Charisse Borromeo, Leloy Claudio, Sharmila Parmanand) and Multimedia University 1 (Sumithra Rajendra, Balloons, Big Boy) were the beaten semi-finalists. Elizabeth Sheargold from Melbourne 1 won the best speaker prize. Australs 2006 saw the introduction of the Jock Fanselow Cup for the best speaker of the Grand Final. The inaugural winner was Roland Dillon from Monash, who was also 2nd on the tab. Universiti Teknologi Mara won the ESL competition, and bid unopposed for the right to host Australs 2007. Victoria Universitys Kelburn Campus. ...

University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia) 2005

Queensland hosted the second successive Australs to be held in Australia. The Chief Adjudicator was Rob Leeds from Queensland, assisted by Sumithra Rajendra (Malaysia), Andrew Fitch (Australia), and Bobby Benedicto (Philippines) as DCAs. The tournament was won by the University of Sydney Union 2 (Patrick Meagher, Ivan ah Sam, and Brad Lancken) who defeated Ateneo de Manila University 1 (Leloy Claudio, Charisse Borromeo, and Sharmila Parmanad) in the final. Ivan ah Sam topped the tab. The University of Queensland (UQ) is the longest-established university in the state of Queensland, Australia, and a member of Australias Group of Eight. ...

University of Technology, Sydney (Sydney, Australia) 2004

UTS 2004 saw the introduction of DCAs for Australs. Ani Satchithananda from the University of Sydney was the CA, assisted by Latif from International Islamic University as the DCA. The tournament was won by Monash University 1 (Kylie Lane, Tim Sonnreich, and Roland Dillon) who beat Multimedia University 1 in the final (Suthen Thomas, Prasanth Sreesanth, and Logandran Balavijendran), the first team from Asia to make the final. The best speaker was Mat Kenneally from the Australian National University. The UTS tower on Broadway The University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), is a university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Multimedia University (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) 2003

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Future Championships

• 2008 - to be hosted by Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines

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References

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See also

• World Universities Debating Championship
• European Universities Debating Championship
• North American Debating Championship
• Asian Universities Debating Championship
• All-Asian Intervarsity Debating Championships
• Australian Intervarsity Debating Championships
• Royal Malaysian Intervarsity Debating Championship
• List of debaters

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External links

• 2007 Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships website
• 2006 Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships website
• World Debate Website page on the Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships