Parliament

I give notice that on the next day of sitting I shall move that the following matter be referred to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee for inquiry and report by 4 December 2017:

The implications of climate change for Australia’s national security with particular reference to:

(a) the threats and long-term risks posed by climate change to national security and international security, including those canvassed in the National Security Implications of Climate-Related Risks and a Changing Climate Report by the United States Department of Defense;

To move

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That the Senate

(a) notes:

(i) the unanimous findings of the Environment and Communications References Committee report, Game on: more than playing around, The future of Australia’s video game development industry, received on 29 April 2016, and

(ii) the absence of any government response to the findings of this inquiry; and

(b) orders:

that there be laid on the table by the Minister for Communications, by no later than 3pm on 14 June 2017, a copy of the government response to this report.