Australia faces a rapidly escalating breakdown in information integrity. Climate disinformation is evolving from a communications issue into a national security challenge. This report finds that government efforts are not commensurate with the sheer scale, resourcing and coordination of disinformation networks. It provides recommendations for systemic approaches, initial steps and as a task for government.

Climate change is much more than an environmental crisis—it’s a systemic crisis that will transform the geopolitical landscape. In this publication, leading experts explore the impacts of this rapidly emerging climate threat on regional systems by interrogating a 1.5°C 2035 climate change scenario developed by the ASPI Climate and Security Policy Centre.

This publication is being released in anticipation of a federal election as a guide for the next government within its first months and over the full term. This 2022 agenda acknowledges that an economically prosperous and socially cohesive Australia is a secure and resilient Australia.