Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Northern Australia) Share this | Hansard source

My question is also to the Minister for Defence, Senator Reynolds. I refer to the speech prepared for Defence Force chief Angus Campbell obtained under freedom of information in September 2019. That speech notes, 'Climate change is predicted to make disasters more extreme and more common,' and warned the ADF will be required to undertake more disaster relief operations and peacekeeping missions given climate change has 'the potential to exacerbate conflict'. What is the Morrison government doing to prepare the ADF for conflict in our region and beyond as a result of climate change?