Senate debates

Thursday, 20 September 2007

Carteret Islands and Sea Level Rise

10:15 am

Photo of Kerry NettleKerry Nettle (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate:

(a)
notes:
(i)
the current visit to Australia of representatives of the Carteret Islanders of Papua New Guinea,
(ii)
that rising sea levels, caused by climate change, threaten the viability of the Carteret Islands, and
(iii)
the urgent need to relocate the population of the Carteret Islands; and
(b)
calls on the Australian Government to provide financial assistance to facilitate the relocation of Carteret Islanders.

Question negatived.