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Australs 2007 comes to Malaysia
UT MARA debating society of Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia will be hosting this year Australs from July 2 to July 9. The Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championship (”Australs”) is the world's second largest debating tournament and equal in prestige to the World University Debating Championship. Over its thirty-year history it has developed from a competition purely between Australian teams, to involving initially just New Zealand, and then all of Asia. It now attracts around 300 competitors each year from around the Asia-Pacific region. The tournament is considered the most intellectually demanding in the world, and is recognized for its high standards of debating and adjudicating. Debaters have half an hour to prepare a case on topics ranging from regional politics, international economic policy, sport, culture, religion and philosophy.
UT MARA debating society of Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia will be hosting this year Australs from July 2 to July 9. The Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championship (”Australs”) is the world's second largest debating tournament and equal in prestige to the World University Debating Championship. Over its thirty-year history it has developed from a competition purely between Australian teams, to involving initially just New Zealand, and then all of Asia. It now attracts around 300 competitors each year from around the Asia-Pacific region. The tournament is considered the most intellectually demanding in the world, and is recognized for its high standards of debating and adjudicating. Debaters have half an hour to prepare a case on topics ranging from regional politics, international economic policy, sport, culture, religion and philosophy.
