On 16 August 2024, the Foreign Affairs and Aid Subcommittee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade will conduct its first public hearing for its inquiry into Australia’s response to the priorities of Pacific Islands and countries in the Pacific.
During the full day public hearing, the Subcommittee will hear evidence from diplomatic and regional representatives of Pacific Island countries, international development agencies, and Australian Government agencies including the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Department of Defence, the Department of Home Affairs, the Australian Federal Police and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.
Chair of the Subcommittee, Mr Josh Burns MP, explained, “we are excited to kick off this inquiry by hearing from a range of voices and delving deeper into some of the issues that have been raised in submissions, including climate change and aid and development.”
“This is not the first inquiry into the Pacific and it won’t be the last. That’s because Australia is part of the Pacific, we have a shared past and a shared future. As the focus of this inquiry is Australia’s response to the priorities of the Pacific, the Subcommittee is eager to use this first hearing to explore the Australian Government’s understanding of, and programs to support, those priorities.”
Further information, including the hearing program is available on the Inquiry webpage.
Public Hearing Details
Date: Friday 16 August 2024
9:45 am – 3:30 pm (AEDT)
Committee Room 1R3, Parliament House, Canberra
The hearing will be broadcast live at aph.gov.au/live.
Media inquiries
Alissa Foster, Media Adviser, for Mr Josh Burns MP (Member for Macnamara; Chair, Foreign Affairs and Aid Subcommittee)
Mobile: 0451 131 554
For background information
Committee Secretariat
Ph: 02 6277 2313
jscfadt@aph.gov.au
For more information about this Committee, you can visit its website. On the site, you can make a submission to an inquiry, read other submissions, and get details for upcoming public hearings. You can also track the Committee and receive email updates by clicking on the blue ‘Track Committee’ button in the bottom right-hand corner of the page.
