General resources
How can I get information to support arguments for a debate?
The following resources provide the most relevant resources for students focusing
on current issues, both Australian and international.
Echo Index
Type in your username and password (you may get these from the library staff),
then follow the links to:
Media Issue Outlines
These are arranged in chronological order by year, and set out arguments
for and against current issues providing ind-depth background material and
links to further information on the topics.
Debatabase
This is a free searchable database designed specifically for student debaters.
Search the directory of topics, each with arguments for and against, background
information, visitor opinions and tips for further research.
Ebsco Host
Database of global information, with many Australian publications, in full text.
eLibrary
Database containing the full text of many Australian and international newspapers and magazines.
Opposing Viewpoints
Full text database provides information on set issues and hot topics and allows searching of material.
The Age Education
Links to past issues in the news, specially tailored to students research needs.
Topics
Developed nations should accept more refugees
Amnesty International : Refugees and migrants
UNRIC (United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe)
The UN Refugee Agency
United Nations Resources for Speakers : Refugees
Debatabase : This House believes that the right to asylum should not be absolute
CNN: Which countries take in the most refugees? Not the West…
Refugee Council of Australia's July 2103 document on Australia's refugee intake.
The patents on AIDS drugs for African countries should be removed
UNAIDS
Debatabase : Are longer drug patents needed for innovation?
Debatabase: This house would allow the production of generic drugs
Patents making new AIDS drugs expensive: MSF
The South Africa AIDS Controversy : A Case Study in Patent Law and Policy: Harvard Law School
Reuters : Johnson & Johnson says it won't enforce AIDS drug patent in Africa
AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science)
Council for Responsible Genetics : Life patents and AIDS drug access
Harvard School of Public Health : Popular South African street drug may contain HIV medication
The Atlantic : In South Africa, a Deadly New Drug Is Made With HIV Medications
Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council should not have veto power
United Nations Security Council
United Nations Security Council : The right to veto
Debatabase : This house would abolish the security council veto (1)
Debatabase : This house would abolish the security council veto (2)
The Guardian: Don't sideline the UN Security Council. Reinvent it for today.
University of Sydney: The United Nations Security Council: Its Veto Power and Its Reform
ISBN: 9780980828672 (e-book)
The Euro should be abolished
Debatabase : This House would abolish the single European currency
The Economist debates : The euro and Europe
Debating Europe : Should Europe abolish the euro?
RT : End is near: 'Catastrophic' euro should be abolished, says its architect
Bloomberg : Euro Can Grow to 25 States in Next Years in Finnish Scenario
US military and diplomatic involvement in the Middle East has done more harm than good
Search Opposing Viewpoints for these titles:
- US Military Presence in the Middle East Is Unnecessary and Counterproductive
- U.S. Military Withdrawal Would Harm America and the Middle East
- U.S. Military Actions in the Middle East Do Not Promote Security
- The United States Cannot Negotiate with Its Middle East Enemies
- Peace for Palestine (and us): why the U.S. can't disengage from Mideast diplomacy
The Economist debates: Arab revolutions
The Economist debates : Should the world be intervening militarily in Syria?
The New York Times : Survey Reveals Scant Backing for Syria Strike
American Enterprise Institute : Timeline: US involvement with Iraq and the broader Middle East
The Cato Institute : "Ancient History": U.S. Conduct in the Middle East Since World War II, and the Folly of Intervention (1991)
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