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Chair's Foreword
Executive summary
Membership of the Committee
Committee secretariat
Terms of Reference
Abbreviations
Recommendations
1. Introduction
Overview of strategic importance
Referral of the inquiry
Scope of the inquiry
Conduct of the inquiry
Report structure
2. Changing regional security environment and contingencies
Historical overview of the Indian Ocean Territories
Australia’s engagement in the Indian Ocean region
Potential strategic uses of the Indian Ocean Territories
Changing dynamics in the Indian Ocean region
Security challenges in the Indian Ocean region
Committee comment
3. Regional cooperation
Introduction
Australia’s current engagement with Indo-Pacific partners
Future engagement opportunities with regional partners
Committee comment
4. Defence capability and infrastructure development
Introduction
Defence capability and infrastructure development
Committee comment
5. Impacts on local communities
Importance of local culture
Economic drivers in the community
Managing impacts on the local communities
Committee comment
A. Submissions and exhibits
Submissions
Exhibits
B. Public hearings and witnesses