Gift of the Gab. Australia is the world school debating champ for the fourth straight time. Why does Australia perform so well? Ari Sharp, spokesman for the Debaters Association of Victoria, attributes it to "the comprehensiveness of the training and the fact that Australian students are as bright as they get. Many come from families where they are exposed to different ideas". The Age, 31 July 2006 [EdNA Home Page Headlines]
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