Campaign News
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Media Release: Australian support for US nuclear strikes undermines international law, rules and norms.
CAMPAIGN NEWS:Australian interests are not advanced by supporting US attacks on Iran. Formal Australian government support for recent US military strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran is inconsistent with key principles of international law and diplomacy and are...
MEDIA RELEASE: US attacks on nuclear sites are a dangerous escalation — Australia must not assist
CAMPAIGN NEWS:MEDIA RELEASE: US attacks on nuclear sites are a dangerous escalation — Australia must not assist The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) Australia condemns the United States’ reported strikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran....
Australia urged to press US to ‘act responsibly’ as threat of nuclear disaster rises amid Israel-Iran conflict
CAMPAIGN NEWS:Nobel prize-winning anti-nuclear group calls for ‘urgent de-escalation and a return to diplomacy’ Ben Doherty, Guardian AustraliaJune 21st 2025 The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (Ican) has described the escalating conflict between...
Media Release: Israel-Iran conflict shows the deadly danger of nuclear brinkmanship — Australia must reject nuclear weapons
CAMPAIGN NEWS:MEDIA RELEASE: Israel-Iran conflict shows the deadly danger of nuclear brinkmanship — Australia must reject nuclear weapons The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) Australia warns that the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran...
The ‘unsustainable’ reason behind who can have nuclear weapons, and who can’t
CAMPAIGN NEWS:16 June 2025 By Alex Gallagher, SBS News Israel has said its attack on Iran on Friday was partially aimed at destroying its nuclear infrastructure. But it's far from the only country to have developed its capacity in recent years. On Friday,...
Australia has voted to be nuclear-free
CAMPAIGN NEWS: At Saturday's federal election, the Australian public clearly rejected nuclear energy, giving the new Anthony Albanese Labor Government a mandate for bold leadership on issues that truly matter. Banning nuclear weapons is one of them. In rejecting the...
ICAN Australia Tribute to Pope Francis
CAMPAIGN NEWS:Nuclear Weapons an 'affront to heaven' ICAN Australia Pays tribute to Pope Francis, a leader for peace and disarmament ICAN Australia pays tribute to His Holiness Pope Francis who passed away yesterday, April 21st. He was 88 years old and had been Pope...
Profile: Maxine Goodwin – ICAN Ambassador
PROFILE: MAXINE GOODWINICAN AMBASSADOR By Jesse BoylanApril 16th, 2025No special preparations or precautions had been made with a view to entering the cloud* As the youngest of three children, Maxine Goodwin had a happy childhood. She grew up in a close-knit family in...
Affected communities lead the way at 3MSP
CAMPAIGN NEWS: We're back from a whirlwind week at the United Nations attending the Third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). Despite increased global tensions and rising nuclear risks, half the world is now on board...
“Nothing but broken promises”: ICAN Ambassador, Karina Lester calls out Australia’s inaction on the TPNW
CAMPAIGN NEWS:Karina Lester, a Yankunytjatjara-Anangu woman, second-generation nuclear test survivor, and ICAN Ambassador is attending the Third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, at the United Nations Headquarters in New...