A report from the inquiry into the National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA) including concerns regarding its public release and the expected ongoing impacts of climate change. It presents the committee’s views and recommendations. The report finds the NCRA makes for sobering reading, highlighting the dire state of risks to Australia. It provides three recommendations.

The outlook provides a forward-looking assessment of how climate change will shape the Murray–Darling Basin’s environmental, First Nations, social and economic future through to 2050 under existing management arrangements. It finds that Basin is virtually certain to become hotter, rainfall likely to become more variable, and droughts very likely to become more frequent and severe.

This paper provides an overview of the concepts and measurement of the OECD’s and Australia’s Official Development Assistance and climate finance contributions. It finds that Australia’s support for developing countries has declined significantly over the past fifty years and concludes the Australian Government’s climate finance contribution in the five years to 2025 is zero dollars.

This report reviews disability references in global climate policies, noting inclusion scores nearly doubled since 2023. It maps progress and gaps, urging stronger commitments to disability rights and introducing criteria for women and children with disability. It emphasises moving beyond symbolic recognition toward meaningful, intersectional inclusion and full participation in climate governance.

This report raises awareness of the connection between climate change and human rights and outlines the critical importance of addressing climate change to protect people’s rights in Australia. The message of the report is clear: if we want to protect our quality of life, we must address climate change with greater urgency.