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Committee Members

List of Recommendations

Chapter 1—Introduction

  Referral of the inquiry
  Conduct of the inquiry
  Structure of this report

Chapter 2—Current regional architecture

  Overview of Australia's engagement with existing regional architecture

Chapter 3—Opportunities for advancing Australias strategic interests through existing regional architecture

  Increasing challenges of the strategic environment
  Capability and complementarity of regional groupings
  A new trilateral security partnership

Chapter 4—Other matters of regional strategic importance

  Human rights and labour issues
  Regional cooperation on health security
  Using existing regional architecture to address issues associated with climate change and the environment
  Critical minerals and Australia's strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific
  Science and technology cooperation
  Importance of Northern Australia in Australia's regional engagement

Chapter 5—Conclusions and recommendations

  Opportunities for advancing Australia’s strategic interests through existing regional architecture

Additional comments from government senators

  The politics of climate change

Appendix 1—Submissions and answers to questions on notice

Appendix 2—Public hearings and witnesses