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Members of the committee |
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Acronyms and Abbreviations |
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Executive Summary |
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Chapter 1 - Introduction |
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Terms of reference
Conduct of inquiry
Visit to the Pilbara
Background to inquiry
Structure of report
Acknowledgements
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Chapter 2 - Background: the Indian Ocean rim |
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Definitions
Geographic and hydrographic definition
Rim vs region
Sub-regions
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Part I
Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation—past, present and future—challenges and opportunities |
Chapter 3 - OR-ARC—beginnings |
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Proposed Indian Ocean Association for Regional Cooperation
Launch of IOR-ARC, 1997
Second meeting, 1999
Third and fourth meetings, 2001 and 2003
Fifth meeting, 2004
Sixth meeting, 2006
Seventh meeting, 2007—decade of talk
Eighth meeting, 2008—Action Plan
Ninth meeting, 2009—declaratory to action phase
Tenth meeting, 2010—implementing spirit of revised IOR-ARC Charter
Eleventh meeting, 2011—six priority areas
Twelfth meeting, 2012—fifteenth anniversary
Conclusion
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Chapter 4 - IOR-ARC |
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The Troika
Profile and achievements
Forces hindering a regional organisation
Diversity
Relevance
Other regional or subregional groupings
Membership
Leadership
Resourcing
Forces favouring a regional organisation
Common ground
The ocean itself
Membership
People-to-people links
Opportunities—Troika
Collaboration with India
Working with like-minded countries in the region
Greater involvement of NGOs
Conclusion
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Chapter 5 - IOR-ARC's prospects |
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Australia's role in IOR-ARC
Vision for the region
Views of government departments
Austrade
Australian Federal Police
AusAID
Resources, Energy and Tourism
DFAT
Future plans
Lessons from the Asia Pacific
Conclusion
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Part II
Disaster risk reduction and development assistance |
Chapter 6 - Natural disasters and climate change |
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Background
Disaster risk reduction
Australia's contribution
The Australia-Indonesia Facility for Disaster Reduction
Disaster risk reduction assistance
Climate change and disaster mitigation initiatives
Developing countries and climate change
IOR-ARC and disaster risk reduction
Conclusion
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Chapter 7 - Food Security |
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Background
Australia's ODA to the Indian Ocean rim
Food Security in the Indian Ocean rim
CSIRO
ACIAR
Fisheries management
Australia's contribution
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA)
Fisheries Support Unit
Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna
Capacity constraints
Broader security matters
Conclusion
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Chapter 8 - Mining for development |
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Helping resource-rich countries
Mining for Development initiative
Africa down under
Collaboration
Conclusion
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Chapter 9 - Scientific research and technology development |
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Research and the Indian Ocean rim
Role of research in Indian Ocean rim
IOR-ARC and scientific research
Australia's contribution
CSIRO
Australian Federal Police
Academic group—new centre in Western Australia
Conclusion
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Part III
Defence and security in the Indian Ocean rim, including counter piracy and port state control |
Chapter 10 - Defence and security in the Indian Ocean |
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Strategic significance of the Indian Ocean rim
Significance for Australia
Counter-terrorism
Naval presence in the Indian Ocean rim
Growing influence of China—US pivot in the Indian Ocean rim
India's growing significance
Indian Ocean Naval Symposium
Bilateral versus multilateral approaches to defence and security in the Indian
Ocean rim
Security risks to Australia's North West—protection of infrastructure
Committee's visit to Pilbara region
ADF presence and security risks in the North West
Conclusion
Piracy
Prevalence of piracy in the Indian Ocean
Effect of piracy
Combating piracy in the Indian Ocean
Australia's contribution counter-piracy measures
Building local capacity
Conclusion
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Chapter 11 - Port state control |
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Background to regional port state control regimes
Substandard ships
Memoranda of understanding
Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding
Piracy
Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
Limited resources
Capacity building
Conclusion
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Part IV
Growing Australia in the Indian Ocean region – mineral exports, mining, trade and tourism |
Chapter 12 - Mineral Exports and Mining in the Indian Ocean rim |
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Introduction
Australia's mineral exports to the Indian Ocean rim
Iron ore
Future growth
Competition and investment opportunities
Services
Africa
Africa Down Under
Investment opportunities
Partnerships and Synergies
Corporate Interests
Conclusion
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Chapter 13 - Trade, free trade agreements and tourism in the Indian Ocean rim |
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Australia's trade in the Indian Ocean rim
Commodities trade
Education, tourism and export of services
Foundations, Councils and Institutes—people-to-people links
Australia's approach to trade in the Indian Ocean rim
Austrade
Australia's key competitors in the Indian Ocean rim
Other international interests beyond the Indian Ocean rim
IOR-ARC and trade
Conclusion
Tourism
Conclusion
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Chapter 14 - Conclusions and Recommendations |
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Considering the Indian Ocean rim as a cohesive region
Committee view
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Dissenting Report by Senator Scott Ludlam - Australian Greens Senator for Western Australia |
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Appendix 1 - Public submissions |
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Appendix 2 - Public hearings and witnesses |
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Appendix 3 - Additional information, tabled documents, and answers to questions on notice |
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