Appendix 1 - Submissions and Additional Information

Appendix 1Submissions and Additional Information

1Australian Communications and Media Authority

2Australian Energy Infrastructure Commissioner

3Net Zero Economy Authority

4News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra

5Australian Environment Foundation

6Municipal Association of Victoria

7Loomberah Family & Farmland Incorporated

8Queensland Conservation Council

9Future Coal

9.1 Supplementary to submission 9

10Australian Communications Consumer Action Network

11Dr Peter Ridd

1289 Degrees East

13Friends of Chalumbin

14Rainforest Reserves Australia

Adverse comment response from Dr Robert Brulle, received 28 October 2025

Adverse comment response from Australian Conservation Foundation, received 17 March 2026

15Coronium Pty Ltd

16Dr Adam Lucas

17Ross De Rango

18Local & Independent News Association

19The Australian National University Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions

20Celeste Pater

21ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision Making and Society

Adverse comment response from ADVANCE, received 10 October 2025

Adverse comment response from Mothers for Nuclear, received 12 October 2025

22ADVANCE

Adverse comment response from The Sunrise Project, received 15 October 2025

Adverse comment response from Dr Jeremy Walker, received 14 October 2025

23The Climate Centre

24National Environmental Law Association

25CWO REZist Inc.

26North Queensland Natural History Group Inc

27Professor Aynsley Kellow

28Dr Matthew Rimmer

29Australian Fusion Industry

30Ian Penna

31Karen Fox

32Walter Shepherd

33CHRRUP

34Flight Free Australia

35People for the Plains

36Phoebe Morgan

37Alexander Petersen

38Simon McInnes

39Anne Osborne

40Euroa Environment Group Inc

41United Nations Special Rapporteur on climate change and human rights

42International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE)

43Hamish Cumming

44Logan Smith

45Stephen Johnston

46Andrew Gibson

47Col Poulter

48Doreen Mortimore

49Emma Jeffrey

50Robert Onfray

51Simon Case

52Climate Capital Forum

53Darryl Elliott

54Dr Kyla Tienhaara and Dr Fergus Green

55Dr Timothy Florin

56Comms Declare

57Institute of Public Affairs

58ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century

59Property Rights Australia Inc.

60QUT Digital Media Research Centre

Adverse comment response from ADVANCE, received 10 October 2025

61Environmental Defenders Office

62Climate Action Network Australia (CANA)

63UQ Pro Bono Centre

64Coal Australia

65Australian Resources Development Pty Ltd

66ANU Law Reform and Social Justice Research Hub

67UTS Centre for Media Transition

68The Centre for Independent Studies

Adverse comment response from Dr Jeremy Walker, received 14 October 2025

69InfluenceMap

70Tasmanian Climate Collective

71Ketan Joshi

72David Archibald

73Les Daniel

74Paul Goard

75Name Withheld

76Australia Exits the WHO

77Rex Osborne

78Climate Action Burwood/Canada Bay

79Geelong Sustainability

80Sandra Bourke

Adverse comment response from Dr Jeremy Walker, received 14 October 2025

81Independent Engineers, Scientists and Professionals

82Jane Sultana

83Deborah Pergolotti

84Bruce Murray

85Uarbry Tongy Lane Alliance Inc.

86Tony Harris

87Piers Verstegen

88No Offshore Wind Farm Zone - Warrnambool to Port Fairy Network

89Nell Stevenson

90Kalapa Wycarbah Local Action Committee

91Eastern Mount Lofty Ranges Landscape Guardians Inc

92Sonya Elek

93Dr John McLean

94Marc Hendrickx

95William (Jim) Pinkerton

96John Whalen

97Jenny Cambers-Smith

98Australian Associated Press Ltd

99Australian Science Communicators

100Doctors for the Environment Australia

Adverse comment response from ADVANCE, received 10 October 2025

101No Offshore Turbines Port Stephens

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102Parents for Climate

Adverse comment response from Mothers for Nuclear, received 12 October 2025

103Responsible Renewables Committee, Port Stephens-Myall Coast

104Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, McGill University

105Climate Social Science Network

106Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research

107Hunter Jobs Alliance

Adverse comment response from ADVANCE, received 10 October 2025

108Lighter Footprints

Adverse comment response from ADVANCE, received 10 October 2025

109National Rational Energy Network (NREN)

109.1 Supplementary to submission 109

110Protect the Bush Alliance

111Union of Concerned Scientists

112Future Smart Strategies

113WWF Australia

114Consumer Policy Research Centre

115Climate Action Against Disinformation (CAAD)

116Emeritus Professor Ian Plimer

117Australian Democracy Network

118RMIT Information Integrity Hub

119Digital Rights Watch

120Jewish Climate Network

121Executive Council of Australian Jewry

122Transparency International Australia

123Climate for Change

124Raphaela Raaber et al

125Senator Malcolm Roberts

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126Professor Matthew Hornsey et al

127Corporate Carbon

128University of Melbourne

129Centre for Public Integrity

130Farmers for Climate Action

Adverse comment response from Meat and Livestock Australia, received 20 October 2025

Adverse comment response from Victorian Farmers Federation, received 22 October 2025

131Community Power Agency, RE-Alliance and Yes 2 Renewables

132Australian Human Rights Commission

133Greenpeace Australia Pacific

134Friends of the Earth

Adverse comment response from Wimmera Mallee Environmental and Agricultural Protection Association, received 6 October 2025

Adverse comment response from Responsible Future Illawarra Inc, received 10 November 2025

135Professor Julia Steinberger

136Birds SA

137Dr Helen Hutchinson

138Name Withheld

139Nick Jorss

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140The Page Research Centre

Adverse comment response from The Sunrise Project, received 15 October 2025

141Kenneth Carey

142Tania Neville

143Kerry Trapnell

144Sophia Walter

145Dr Peter Cook

146Scott McCamish

147Australian Conservation Foundation

148John Hughes

149David Forbes

150Mary Morris

150.1 Supplementary to submission 150

151Philip Lormer

152Nuclear for Australia

153South Burnett Sustainable Future Network

154Steve Burgess

155Joanne Nova

156Dr David van Gend

157Michael Copage and Blake Johnson

158Ellen Smith

159Ellie Martus

160Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends

161Darebin Climate Action Now

162Climate Integrity

163Steven Leuver

164Michael Jonas

165Brown University, Climate and Development Lab

166Smart Energy Council

1671 Million Women

168Name Withheld

169Name Withheld

170Name Withheld

171Name Withheld

172Name Withheld

173Name Withheld

174Name Withheld

Adverse comment response from National Rational Energy Network, received 9 October 2025

Adverse comment response from Southern Wimmera Renewables Research Association, received 6 October 2025

Adverse comment response from Wimmera Mallee Environmental and Agricultural Protection Association, received 6 October 2025

175Name Withheld

176Name Withheld

177Name Withheld

178Responsible Future Illawarra Chapter

Adverse comment response from Dr Jeremy Walker, received 14 October 2025

179Mr Luke Gelder

180Dr Mel Fitzpatrick

181Good for the Gong

182Mr Burchell Wilson

183Mr Steven Nowakowski

Adverse comment response from Queensland Conservation Council, received 21 October 2025

Adverse comment response from The Sunrise Project, received 15 October 2025

184Ms Lucy Hamilton

185Clean Energy Council

186Ms Mikaela Humble

187Dr Kesten Green

188Ms Penny Tangey

189Ms Cate Teece

190Ms Carolyn Emms

191Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action

192Southerly Ten

193Mr Stan Moore

194Dr Jennifer Marohasy

194.1 Supplementary to submission 194

195Mr Andrew Hallam

196Ms Anne McKenzie

197Climate Communications Australia

198Climate Council of Australia

199Dr Marc Hudson

200Drilled Media

201Martin O'Dea

202Mr Pierce Evans

203Supermiljöbloggen

204WePlanet Australia

205Mr Dayne Pratzky

206Amanda De Lore

Adverse comment response from Dr Jeremy Walker, received 14 October 2025

207Mr Richard Willoughby

208Mr. Ronald Davison

209Mr Trevor Scott

210Ms Carol Richard

211Disinformation in the City

212Mr Grant Piper

213Dr Brad Jessup

214Dr Roy Gilbert

215Mr Frank Bish

216Dr John Happs

217Mr Keith Bennett

218Latrobe Valley Sustainability Group

219Mr Michael Kottek

220Mrs Michelle Hunt

221Mr Murray Hogarth

222Nexa Advisory

222.1 Supplementary to submission 222

223Professor Ivan Kennedy

224Mr Rafe Champion

225Mr Timothy Gurowski

226Voices of Wannon

Adverse comment response from No Offshore Wind Farm Zone – Warrnambool to Port Fairy Network, received 10 October 2025

227Dr Michael Seebeck

228Confidential

229Dr Larry Cashion

230Ken Hodge

231Dr Bill Johnston

232Name Withheld

233Name Withheld

234Name Withheld

235Confidential

236Name Withheld

237Confidential

238Greenleaf Renewables

239Electronic Vehicle Council

240Mr Rob Cumming

Submission 240 response from Mr Giles Parkinson

241Surfers for Climate

Adverse comment response from Responsible Future Illawarra Inc to submission 241, received 16 February 2026

Adverse comment response from Cliff Hall, received 5 March 2026

242Confidential

243Dr Jeremy Walker

Adverse comment response from Atlas Network, received 22 January 2026

Adverse comment response from Rainforest Reserves Australia – Dr Anne Smith, received 22 January 2026

Committee comment on adverse comment response by Rainforest Reserves Australia, Dr Anne Smith

Adverse comment response from Sandra Bourke, received 22 January 2026

Adverse comment response from Rainforest Reserves Australia – Dr Anne Smith No.2, received 23 January 2026

Adverse comment response from NREN, received 1 February 2026

Adverse comment response from Advance, received 2 February 2026

Adverse comment response from Responsible Future Illawarra Inc, received 16 February 2026

Adverse comment response from Cliff Hall, received 5 March 2026

Michael Seebeck, Rainforest Reserves Australia, Response to adverse comments made by Dr Jeremy Walker, Chair and Deputy Chair

Adverse comment response from Rainforest Reserves Australia – Steven Nowakowski, received 29 January 2026

Additional Information

1Polling Summary, received from Re-Alliance on 18 November 2025

2Case Study, received from Re-Alliance on 18 November 2025

3RE-Alliance Network Survey, received from Re-Alliance on 18 November 2025

4Clarification of evidence given 13th November 2025, received from No Offshore Turbines Port Stephens on 12 December 2025

5Correction to evidence given by Australian Conservation Foundation at hearing on 12 November 2025, received from Hancock Prospecting on 15 January 2026

6Letter to Climate Integrity Committee - response to hearing invitation, received from Meta on 19 January 2026

7Offshore Wind Developments Microplastic Shedding, Phytoplankton Risk, and Associated Hydrogen and Ammonia Production, received by Susie Crick 19 Feb 2026

81976 letter from John Bonython, Atlas Network records, Box 22, Folder 11, Hoover Institution Library & Archives [donated by the Atlas Network 2015]

91981 CIS Corporate Supporters list. Source Atlas Network archives Box 142, Folder 9 [donated by Atlas Network].

Answer to Question on Notice

1Klaus Bruhn Jensen, answers to questions on notice, 29 September 2025 (received 29 September 2025)

2Andrew Dessler, answers to questions on notice, 30 September 2025 (received 9 October 2025)

3QUT Digital Media Research Centre, answers to questions on notice, 30 September 2025 (received 11 October 2025)

4Jennifer Lacy-Nichols, answers to written questions on notice, 14 October 2025 (received 14 October 2025)

5Australian Communications and Media Authority, answers to questions on notice, 29 September 2025 (received 15 October 2025)

6Union of Concerned Scientists, answers to written question on notice, 14 October 2025 (received 21 October 2025)

7InfluenceMap, answers to questions on notice, 29 September 2025 (received 21 October 2025)

8Raphaela Raaber, answers to questions on notice, 30 September 2025 (received 22 October 2025)

9Christian Downie, answers to questions on notice, 29 September 2025 (received 22 October 2025)

10ADM+S, answers to questions on notice, 29 September 2025 (received 22 October 2025)

11Alex Murray, answers to questions on notice, 29 September 2025 (received 24 October 2025)

12ADM+S, answer to written question on notice, 14 October 2025 (received 27 October 2025)

13Dr Christian Downie, answers to written questions on notice, 14 October 2025 (received 27 October 2025)

14Dr Lucy Hopkins, answers to written questions on notice, 14 October 2025 (received 28 October 2025)

15University of Melbourne, answers to spoken questions on notice, 29 September 2025 and written questions on notice, 14 October 2025 (received 28 Oct 2025)

16Climate Integrity - answer to written questions on notice, 18 November 2025 (received 18 November 2025)

17Friends of the Earth - Adrian Cosgriff - answer to written questions on notice, 18 November 2025 (received 18 November 2025)

18Geni.Energy - answer to written questions on notice, 18 November 2025 (received 18 November 2025)

19LaTrobe Valley Sustainability Group - Daniel Caffrey - answer to written questions on notice, 18 November 2025 (received 18 November 2025)

20LaTrobe Valley Sustainability Group - Lorraine Bull - answer to written questions on notice, 18 November 2025 (received 18 November 2025)

21LaTrobe Valley Sustainability Group - Trevor Hoare - answer to written questions on notice, 18 November 2025 (received 18 November 2025)

22Municipal Association of Victoria - answer to written questions on notice, 18 November 2025 (received 18 November 2025)

23Nuclear Australia - answer to written questions on notice, 18 November 2025 (received 18 November 2025)

24Rainforest Reserves - Chris Uhlmann - answer to written questions on notice, 18 November 2025 (received 18 November 2025)

25WestWind Energy Development - answer to written questions on notice, 18 November 2025 (received 18 November 2025)

26Hunter Jobs Alliance - answer to written questions on notice, 18 November 2025 (received 19 November 2025)

27People for the Plains, answer to written questions on notice, 18 November 2025 (received 19 November 2025)

28Re-Alliance- Tony Goodfellow, answer to written questions on notice, 18 November 2025 (received 19 November 2025)

29Re-Alliance- Lindsay Marriott, answer to written questions on notice, 18 November 2025 (received 19 November 2025)

30TAFE Gippsland, answer to written questions on notice, 18 November 2025 (received 20 November 2025)

31No Offshore Turbines Port Stephens - Frank Future, answer to written questions on notice, 18 November 2025 (received 22 November 2025)

32Geelong Sustainability, answer to written questions on notice, 18 November 2025 (received 24 November 2025)

33Climate Integrity, answers to spoken questions on notice, 12 November 2025, and written questions on notice, 18 November 2025 (received 26 Nov 2025)

34National Environmental Law Association, answers to questions on notice, 13 November 2025 (received 26 November 2025)

35No Offshore Turbines Port Stephens, answers toquestions on notice, 13 November 2025 and 18 November 2025 (received 28 November 2025)

36Municipal Association of Victoria, answers to questions on notice, 11 November 2025 (received 1 December 2025)

37EV Council - Aman Gaur, answer to written question on notice, 18 November 2025 (received 1 December 2025)

38Rainforest Reserves Australia, answers to questions on notice, 12 November 2025 and 18 November 2025 (received 2 December 2025)

39National Rational Energy Network, answer to written questions on notice, 18 November 2025 (received 3 December 2025)

40EV Coucil - Aman Gaur, answers to questions on notice, 13 November 2025 (received 4December 2025)

41News Corporation Australia, answer to questions on notice, 13 November 2025 (received 5 December 2025)

42News Corporation Australia, answer to written questions on notice, 18 November 2025 (received 5 December 2025)

43Institute of Public Affairs, answers to written questions on notice, 18 November 2025 (received 18 December 2025)

44Institute of Public Affairs, answers to written questions on notice, 5 December 2025 (received 18 December 2025)

45National Rational Energy Network, answers to written questions on notice, 5 December 2025 (received 19 December 2025)

46Rainforest Reserves Australia, answers to written questions on notice, 5 December 2025 (received 2 January 2026)

47Australian Democracy Network - answers to questions on notice, 6 February 2026 (received 13 February 2026)

48Dr Sora Park, answer to questions on notice, 17 February 2026 (received 24 February 2026)

49Charlotte Scaddan - answers to questions on notice, 6 February 2026 (received 26 February 2026)

50Minerals Council of Australia - answer to questions on notice, 17 February 2026 (received 4 March 2026)

51Coal Australia - answer to questions on notice, 16 February 2026 (received 6 March 2026)

52Dr Jeremy Walker- answer to questions on notice, 16 February 2026 (received 6 March 2026)

53Meta - answer to questions on notice, 16 February 2026 (received 6 March 2026)

54Australian Human Rights Commissioner - answer to questions on notice, 17 February 2026 (received 9 March 2026)

55Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water - answer to questions on notice, 17 February 2026 (received 10 March 2026)

56Meta, answer to written questions on notice, 24 February 2026 (received 10 March 2026)

57TikTok - answer to written questions on notice, 24 February 2026 (received 11 March 2026)

58Australian Associated Press, answer to questions on notice, 17 February 2026 (received 4 March 2026)

59Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, answer to written questions on notice 9 Dec 2025 (received 13 March 2026)

60Anthropic, answer to questions on notice 12 March 2026 (received 17 March 2026)

61Google, answer to questions on notice 5 March 2026 and written questions on notice 11 March 2026 (received 20 March 2026)

Correspondence

1Correspondence from Ms Barbara Mavridis, Vice-CEO of the Aligned Council of Australia to the committee Chair, received on 17 November 2025

2Correspondence from the committee Chair, on behalf of the committee, to Ms Barbara Mavridis, Vice-CEO of the Aligned Council of Australia, sent on 4 December 2025

3Correspondence from Ms Barbara Mavridis, Vice-CEO of the Aligned Council of Australia to the committee Chair, received on 11 December 2025

Tabled Documents

1Article regarding Rainforest Reserves Australia's submission in The Guardian Australia, tabled at the public hearing on 12 November 2025

2Letter from Dr Anne Smith, tabled by Rainforest Reserves Australia at the public hearing on 12 November 2025

3Emails between Rainforest Reserves Australia and The Guardian Australia, tabled at the public hearing on 12 November 2025

4Document tabled by Nuclear for Australia, tabled at the public hearing on 12 November 2025

5New York Times article, tabled by Senator Malcolm Roberts at the public hearing on 6 February 2026

6Report from Center for Countering Digital Hate, tabled by Chair Senator Whish-Wilson at the public hearing on 16 February 2026

7Opening statement by Ms Charlotte Scaddan, tabled at the public hearing on 6 February 2026