TOURNAMENTS

AIDA is responsible for coordinating three major tournaments each year: Australs, Women's and Easters. There are also a number of regional and national tournaments held each year, as well as countless other "minis" that are run by individual institutions. Click on headings below for more information on each tournament.
ABOUT Australs

The Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championship (Australs) is an annual debating tournament for teams from universities in the Australasian region. The tournament is held every year in the month of July, and the host university of every Australs is selected a year before at a meeting of AIDA Council.

Australs follows the Australasian Debating format, which consists of teams of three, eight minute speeches and replies. The competition usually features eight preliminary round debates followed by a break to either octo-finals or partial double-octo-finals. The tournament also imposes affirmative action and N-1 requirements for contingents. 

The aims of Australs are to further debating in the Australasian region, to promote the exchange of ideas and skills between participants and the wider community, and to encourage participation from universities not already participating. 

Australs 2019 will be hosted by the National University of Singapore in Bali, Indonesia. Find out more at their Facebook page.
ABOUT Wom*n's
The Australasian Women’s Debating Championship (Women’s) is an annual debating tournament for teams from universities in the Australasian region, comprised of female-identifying or non-binary participants. The tournament is held every year in September, and the host university of every Women’s is selected a year before at AIDA Women’s forum. 

Women’s is considered to be a tournament primarily aimed at development. As a result, all teams must feature at least one novice debater.  Institutions who have not attended Women’s before can also apply for an AIDA grant to assist with the costs of attending the competition.

Women’s follows the British Parliamentary style of debating, which consists of four teams of two per debate, with seven minute speeches and points of information. The competition usually features six preliminary round debates followed by a break to quarter-finals.

The 2018 host of Women’s is the University of Otago. Click here for the tournaments official Facebook page.
ABOUT Easters
The Easters Intervarsity Debating Championship (Easters) is an annual debating tournament for teams from universities in Australia. The tournament is held every year either on the weekend of or the week after the Easter holiday, and the host university of every Easters is selected a year before at a meeting of AIDA Council.  

Easters is considered to be a tournament primarily aimed at development and debating for novice debaters. As a result, all teams must be comprised of at least two novices. A novice is someone who has debated at less than two Easters, and not debated at Australs or Worlds.

The Easters debating format consists of teams of three, eight minute speeches and no replies. The competition traditionally features six preliminary rounds and a break to octo-finals. The tournament also imposes affirmative action and N-1 requirements for contingents.

Easters 2019 will be hosted by the University of New South Wales in Sydney. Find out more at their Facebook page.
Other TOURNAMENTS
Every year, national circuits across AIDA run dozens of tournaments commonly referred to as "minis" or "IVs." These tournaments are an excellent way to get involved with debating and to learn and practice your skills, or to just have a great time!

Asia hosts a number of regional majors each year, most notably the United Asian Debating Championship and the Asian BP Championships. Similarly, New Zealand hosts a number of national tournaments including their own Easters, Joyntt Scroll and Thropy.

The best way to find out about these tournaments is to check with the Australasian Debating Calendar or your local circuit directly. Links to the calendar and regional Facebook groups can be found on the Resources page.

tABS

Click below for the tabs of past AIDA tournaments.