The Martin Sorensen Trophy
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The 'Martin Sorensen Trophy' is awarded to the best speaker of the tournament.
A prize recognising the tournament's best speaker was first awarded in 1989, however in 1994, it was renamed the Martin Sorensen Trophy in honour of the outstanding Monash University debater who died in July 1993 – only days after winning the award for the second time in a row.
Sorensen was considered to be the finest debater of his generation. In addition to being awarded the Best Speaker prize twice, he won the tournament twice, was a runner-up once, and was selected in the Australian Test team 3 years in a row. After his death, it was decided that the Best Speaker award would be named in Sorensen's honour in order to preserve his memory, and it is common for Australs debaters to be educated about his legacy even now, nearly 15 years after his death.
The Trophy is awarded to the debater with the highest total sum of speaker scores in the preliminary rounds of competition. It is considered to be the most prestigious individual award in Australasian debating.
| Year | Speaker | University |
| 2012 | Chris Bisset | Monash University (Australia) |
| 2011 | Elle Jones | University of Sydney (Australia) |
| 2010 | Victor Finkel | Monash University (Australia) |
| 2009 | Amit Golder | Monash University (Australia) |
| 2008 | Naomi Oreb | University of Sydney (Australia) |
| 2007 | Sayeqa Islam | Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand) |
| 2006 | Elizabeth Sheargold | University of Melbourne (Australia) |
| 2005 | Ivan Ah Sam | University of Sydney (Australia) |
| 2004 | Mathew Kenneally | Australian National University (Australia) |
| 2003 | Tim Sonnreich | Monash University (Australia) |
| 2002 | Tim Sonnreich | Monash University (Australia) |
| 2001 | Steve Bell | University of Melbourne (Australia) |
| 2000 | Kim Little | Monash University (Australia) |
| 1999 | Dan Celm | Monash University (Australia) |
| 1998 | Praba Ganesan | De La Salle University-Manila (Philippines) |
| 1997 | Chris Fladgate | Monash University (Australia) |
| 1996 | Lizzie Knight Phillip Senior |
Monash University (Australia) University of Western Australia (Australia) |
| 1995 | Christian Porter Matthew Richardson |
University of Western Australia (Australia) University of New South Wales (Australia) |
| 1994 | Tony Burke | University of Sydney (Australia) |
| 1993 | Martin Sorensen | Monash University (Australia) |
| 1992 | Martin Sorensen | Monash University (Australia) |
| 1991 | Julian Beckedahl Rufus Black |
Monash University (Australia) University of Melbourne (Australia) |
| 1990 | Camilla Newcombe | Australian National University (Australia) |
| 1989 | Richard Douglas | Australian National University (Australia) |
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