AIDA recognises the outstanding contributions of certain individuals by granting them life membership of the Association.  Life members do not have voting rights at Council meetings, but are accorded the respect due to the contribution they have made to debating in AustralAsia (and beyond).

Life Members of the Association:

• Clayton Long (1991)
• Greg Hunt (1991)
• Rufus Black (1991)
• Catherine Dunlop (1994)
• Simon Banks (1995)
• Ray D’Cruz (1997)
• Praba Ganesan (2002)
• Tim Sonnreich (2005)