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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...
“Abolish Nuclear Weapons” new artwork by TWOONE
CAMPAIGN NEWS:Art changes hearts and minds. Every movement needs art and the nuclear disarmament movement has a powerful history of mobilising public sentiment through creative expression in books, films, television, artworks, performance and dance. This year, 2025,...
What we want at the TPNW meeting!
CAMPAIGN NEWS:The Third Meeting of States Parties (3MSP) to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) will commence on the 3rd - 7th of March at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The 3MSP acts as a key opportunity for states to...
Media Release: Trump is putting nuclear disarmament on the agenda, Australia must join the ban
CAMPAIGN NEWS:MEDIA RELEASE Trump is putting nuclear disarmament on the agenda, Australia must join the ban. Last week, US President Donald Trump proposed to cut the US defence budget by half and to stop producing new nuclear weapons. “We already have so many,” he...
ICAN End of Term Assessment on Nuclear Weapons
CAMPAIGN NEWS:The Albanese Government’s record on nuclear weapons.80 years on from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it’s time to act. Positives: The Australian Labor Party recommitted to signing and ratifying the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) at its...
It’s 89 seconds to midnight
CAMPAIGN NEWS:MEDIA RELEASE It's 89 to midnight: Doomsday Clock announcement signifies nuclear threat is greater than ever This morning (10am EST Tuesday January 28), The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists reset the Doomsday Clock to 89 seconds to midnight,...
COP29: ICAN Ambassador, Karina Lester, speaks up on nuclear weapons and climate change.
CAMPAIGN NEWS:Karina Lester, a Yankunytjatjara-Anangu woman, second-generation nuclear test survivor, and ICAN Ambassador is attending COP 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, to highlight the lived experience of nuclear impacts and speak strongly against adopting nuclear power as...
New briefing paper: Nuclear Weapons and Our Climate
CAMPAIGN NEWS:Today, ICAN Australia has published a new briefing paper titled Nuclear Weapons and Our Climate, written by ICAN co-founder, A/Prof Tilman Ruff AO. In the lead up to the climate COP29, this timely paper sharply lays out how the “two paramount human-made...
Indonesian Ambassador calls for Australia to join the TPNW
CAMPAIGN NEWS: In September 2024, Indonesia became the 6th member of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). To mark this significant regional development, Ambassador H.E. Dr. Siswo Pramono,...