class="Typography_base__k7c9F FixedHeader_desktopPrimaryContext__TOpED Typography_sizeMobile16__Wygfe Typography_lineHeightMobile24__xwyV0 Typography_regular__Aqp4p Typography_colourInherit__xnbjy" data-component="Text">Last year, the government asked the Office of National Intelligence (ONI) to examine the external risks posed by climate change as the region grapples with increasingly unpredictable and extreme weather events. "With the federal government now leading a national debate on the nation's defence priorities and their response to potential threats within our region, the Australian public deserve to know the full range of security threats our nation faces — particularly those posed by worsening climate change," Admiral Barrie said. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced