Good afternoon adjudicator, chairperson and members
of the audience. Firstly I would like to rebut the
misleading argument the first speaker of the affirmative
team stated. No matter where you look or go, Australia
is unique it does not have a twin this is not a game, no
other country is the same. We disagree with the
affirmative team's definition. We believe the topic
should be defined as We: Us Australians Losing:
Suffering deprivation of Individuality: The sum of
qualities that characterize and distinguish a nation from
other nations. Altogether: Australia is not suffering
deprivation of the sum of qualities, which characterize
and distinguish it from other nations. I the first speaker of
the negative team will be speaking about Australia's urge
to become a republic, an individual's point of view when
it comes to government, Aboriginal reconciliation and our
presence in the world form. The second speaker will
speak about individuality in the daily life of an Australian,
Living in a global media environment and the film
Playing the traditional aboriginal musical instrum...
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English: From frontpiece of Legendary Tales of the...industry. The third speaker will sum up our case. Australia's
urge to become a republic really shows Australia's
individuality. On the 6th November 1999 there was a
referendum. The vote was a result of a debate that has
lingered throughout Australia's history and gathered
momentum after the dismissal of the Whitlam government.
The call was so close nearly half of the Australian
population wanted to change the governmental system set up
at Federation in 1901. Most people knew that Australia could
stand on it's own two feet without Great Britain's hand for
support. The result of the referendum made all the people really
realize how different Australia was from its so-called mother
country. They also realised at that stage that they should not
have to answer to another country but to their...