I move:

That the Senate:

(a)

notes:

(i)

the current visit to Australia of representatives of the Carteret Islanders of Papua New Guinea,

(ii)

that rising sea levels, caused by climate change, threaten the viability of the Carteret Islands, and

(iii)

the urgent need to relocate the population of the Carteret Islands; and

(b)

calls on the Australian Government to provide financial assistance to facilitate the relocation of Carteret Islanders.

Question negatived.