Scott Ludlam (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 19 October 2012:

(1) What military and civilian response plans, if any, does the Australian Government have in place to respond to a nuclear attack against Australian territory?

(2) What such plans have been in place in the past?

(3) Will the Government release the sections of the Force Posture Review prepared along with the 2009 Defence White Paper that relate to the issue of attacks on Australian and joint Australia­ United States (US) military and intelligence facilities in the event of major conflict between the US and China?

(4) What sites in Australia does the Government believe are likely nuclear targets in the event of major conflict?

(5) Does the presence of joint US military and intelligence facilities in Australia increase the risk of a nuclear attack against Australia?

(6) Does the presence of US nuclear-armed submarines in Australian waters and at Australian ports increase the risk of a nuclear attack against Australia?

(7) Does the Government have any casualty estimates resulting from nuclear attacks against Pine Gap and other facilities in Australia that are likely nuclear targets?

(8) How many designated bums beds would be available across Australia in the event of a nuclear attack against Australia?

(9) What general advice, if any, does the Government offer the Australian public in case of a nuclear attack against Australia?

(10) How would the Government attempt to protect medical and other emergency response workers from radiation effects in the aftermath of a nuclear attack?

(11) What research and preparations has the Government conducted on the effects of nuclear weapons on health and the environment?

(12) What are the likely effects of a regional nuclear war in South Asia on agricultural production in Australia?

(13) To what extent do the humanitarian and environmental effects of nuclear weapons inform Australia's policies on nuclear disarmament and non proliferation?

(14) Will the Australian Government participate in the conference in Oslo in March 2013 on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons?