Australian Intervarsity Debating Championships
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The Australian Intervarsity Debating Championships (known colloquially as Easters) is Australia's largest debating tournament, held each year over the Easter period. The tournament has a focus on developing novice debaters who have not yet debated at the Australasian or World Universities Debating Championships. The first major Inter-varsity tournament of the year, Easters follows a three-speakers without replies debating style in preparation for the Australasian championships which include reply speeches.
Due to the novice nature of the tournament, experienced debaters ensure a high standard of adjudicators. Each University is required by AIDA council to follow an Affirmative Action requirement of having at least one third of its contingent being female. Further, there must be two "novices" in each team, novices being those who have never debated at an Australs or Worlds, nor at two easters. Debaters give 8 minute speeches and there are no reply speeches or points of information.
Over Easter 2007 the tournament will be hosted by the University of Sydney Union.
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[edit] Past Hosts and Champions
| Year | Hosts | Champions | Runners Up | |
| 1990 | Australian National University | Australian National University | University of New South Wales | |
| 1991 | Monash University | University of Sydney | Macquarie University | |
| 1992 | Australian National University | Monash University | University of Melbourne | |
| 1993 | Macquarie University | Australian National University | Monash University | |
| 1994 | Monash University | Monash University | University of Melbourne | |
| 1995 | University of Sydney | Australian National University | University of Sydney | |
| 1996 | University of Adelaide | University of Melbourne | University of New South Wales | |
| 1997 | University of Melbourne | University of Melbourne | University of Sydney | |
| 1998 | Australian National University | Australian National University | Monash University | |
| 1999 | University of New South Wales | University of New South Wales | University of Sydney | |
| 2000 | University of Melbourne | University of New South Wales | University of Melbourne | |
| 2001 | University of Sydney | University of New South Wales | Australian National University | |
| 2002 | University of Adelaide | Australian National University | University of Sydney | |
| 2003 | University of Queensland | Australian National University | University of Adelaide | |
| 2004 | University of New South Wales | University of Sydney | University of Queesland | |
| 2005 | University of Western Australia | University of Sydney | University of Sydney | |
| 2006 | Australian National University | Australian National University | University of Sydney |
[edit] Champion Speaker
| Year | Champion Speaker | University |
| 1995 | David Ruschena | Monash University |
| 1996 | Michael Walsh | University of New South Wales |
| 1997 | Chris Bacon | University of Melbourne |
| 1998 | Nick Wood | Australian National University |
| 1999 | Andrew Gormly | University of Adelaide |
| 2000 | Pete Morris | University of New South Wales |
| 2001 | Anthony Jones | University of Sydney |
| 2002 | Kate Mason | University of New South Wales |
| 2003 | Shannon Price | University of Sydney |
| 2004 | David Solomon | University of Western Australia |
| 2005 | Tom Robertson | University of Sydney |
| 2006 | Amit Golder | Monash University |
[edit] Champion Novice Speaker
| Year | Champion Novice | University |
| 1995 | Luke Oliver Tim Maxwell |
Monash University University of Melbourne |
| 1996 | ||
| 1997 | Anthea Roberts | Australian National University |
| 1998 | Mark Thomson | Australian National University |
| 1999 | ||
| 2000 | Mark Thomson | Australian National University |
| 2001 | Anthony Jones | University of Sydney |
| 2002 | Patrick Delaney | Australian National University |
| 2003 | Shannon Price | University of Sydney |
| 2004 | Jenny Bowles | Australian National University |
| 2005 | Tom Robertson | University of Sydney |
| 2006 | Steve Hind | University of Sydney |
