On 22 February 2024, the Committee received a referral from the Minister for the Environment and Water for an inquiry into the importance of Antarctica to Australia’s National Interests. On 27 February 2024, the Committee resolved to adopt the inquiry.

The Committee invites interested persons and organisations to make a submission to the inquiry addressing the terms of reference by Friday 12 April 2024. Information that may assist in preparing a submission to the Committee can be accessed here.

Submissions

You can ask the Committee to accept a confidential or name withheld submission.

Confidential submissions are only read by members of the Committee and the secretariat and are not published.

Name withheld submissions are published on the Committee's website with personal information redacted.

For further information about the inquiry or how to make a submission, please contact the committee secretariat.