HOBART — After time deliberating, the Judging Panel for the Evatt Trophy Competition have announced the national champions. Winners of "Evatt" have gone through a tough process of debate, negotation, and compromise to reach their final goal. The Security Council format makes this competition a very difficult one.

The Evatt Trophy Competition is Australia's largest and most prestigious national secondary school debating competition, drawing delegates from all states and territories in Australia together to debate global issues in a mock session of the United Nations Security Council. The Evatt Trophy Competition is a flagship program run by UN Youth Australia.

1st Place

Hamish Lonergan and Damien Maher (QLD)

2nd Place

Robert Ferguson and Kevin Kim (NSW)

3rd Place

Simon Dukes and Anthony Small (NSW)

Honourable Mentions

• Brock Gunthorpe and Calum Thatcher (QLD)
• Jackson McKenzie and Nick Young (VIC)
• Joshua Keenan and Liam Thomas (QLD)

Best In Chamber - White Chamber

Daniel Ergas and Nathaniel Jende (ACT)

Best In Chamber - Blue Chamber

Hamish Lonergan and Damien Maher (QLD)

Cabinet Crisis Winner

Mieke Foster and Natesha Somasundaram (VIC)

Cabinet Crisis Runner-Up

Thomas Speddling and Sam van den Nieuwenhof (NT)

National Grand Finalists

• Matt Paterson and Mitch Sutton (QLD)
• Hamish Lonergan and Damien Maher (QLD)
• Emmet Ryan and Patrick McKinlay (QLD)
• Joshua Keenan and Liam Thomas (QLD)
• Brock Gunthorpe and Calum Thatcher (QLD)
• Phillip Small and Jeeven Nadanakumar (ACT)
• Grace Dickinson and Owen James (ACT)
• Daniel Ergas and Nathaniel Jende (ACT)
• Robert Ferguson and Kevin Kim (NSW)
• Jesse Carey and Natasha Rubie (NSW)
• Anthony Small and Simon Dukes (NSW)
• Jackson McKenzie and Nick Young (VIC)
• Kate Goodridge-Griffiths and Keahn Sardinha (WA)
• Gordon Wicks and Liam Gage-Brown (SA)
• Jethro Cohen and Andrew Dunn-Lobban (TAS)

Toone Shield for Overall Divisional Performance

UN Youth Queensland