The Northern Territory Debating Union (NTDU) is an affiliate, non-profit organisation of the Australian Debating Federation (ADF). The NTDU is responsible for all debating activities across the Northern Territory. Our goal is to foster a debating culture in schools across the Northern Territory through competitions, workshops, coaching and profesional learning for educators.
The NTDU receives funding from the English Teachers Association of the Northern Territory (ETANT) to pay for administrative costs and expenses of the NT Debating Team. The NTDU would like to acknowledge and thank ETANT for the organisation's long-standing support of debating and public speaking.
As a volunteer run, non-profit organisation, the NTDU would like to acknowledge the countless hours of volunteer time from teachers, coaches, adjudicators and executives.
Our general contact email is: debatingnt@gmail.com
The NTDU would like to thank and acknowledge the outstanding contribution of the following people for their contribution to the organisation:
Anne Disney - NT Coach, Senior Coordinator 2001 - 2012 ADF Life Member
Jean Memery - NT Coach and Coordinator 1991 - 2001
Susan Cameron - NT Coach 1990 and Adjudicator 1990 - 2013
John Oakman - NTDU President and ETANT life member
Harvie Stiller - Debating Coordinator
Zac Lurje - Debating Coordinator, NT Coach 2014 - 2017
Bruce Cameron - NT Coach and coordinator 2016-2021, ADF life member 2019. NSDC convenor 2019.