Schedule
While every Australs is different, traditionally the championship has consisted of the following elements:
Day 1:
- Registration
- Welcoming party
Day 2:
- Adjudicator test
- AIDA Pre-council
- Opening Ceremony
Day 3:
- Rounds 1-3
Day 4:
- Rounds 4-5
- Women’s Debate
Day 5:
- Round 6-8 (traditionally, the final two rounds of the Championship are ‘closed’, so that no oral adjudication is given)
- Break Night Party, at which the finalists are announced
Day 6:
- Break Day
- AIDA Council
Day 7:
- Main Break Octo-finals and Quarter-finals
- ESL Quarter-finals and Semi-finals
- Championship Dinner
Day 8:
- Main Break Semi-finals
- ESL Final
- Championship Final
- Final Night Party