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It’s inevitable that Australia signs and ratifies the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Keep your finger on the pulse of the campaign by reading selected campaign news below, joining our email list or following ICAN Australia on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Australia must take lead on nuclear treaty: Robert Tickner
CAMPAIGN NEWS:By Robert Tickner Canberra Times - OpinionJune 3rd, 2023 The role of individuals is often insufficiently recognised in global progress for a more humane world. As Australia systematically and methodically works through the issues leading towards a...
Warrnambool called upon to sign ICAN cities appeal
CAMPAIGN NEWS: Warrnambool called upon to sign ICAN cities appealBy Aaron SmithMay 10 2023, The Standard Australia needs to sign a landmark treaty banning nuclear weapons, a Warrnambool activist says. Jemila Rushton, a leader in the International Campaign to Abolish...
Media Release: PM must lead on nuclear disarmament at G7 Summit in Hiroshima
CAMPAIGN NEWS: As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese prepares to join G7 countries in Hiroshima this weekend as an invitee of the G7 Summit, Nobel Peace Prize recipient, ICAN, calls on Albanese to be a leader on issues of nuclear disarmament, rather than remaining...
Media Release: Time to END policy of Extended Nuclear Deterrence
CAMPAIGN NEWS: MEDIA RELEASE: Time to END policy of Extended Nuclear Deterrence 25th April 2023 In response to the Albanese Government’s release of the 2023 Defence Strategic Review, Nobel Peace Prize recipient, ICAN Australia, says it’s time for Australia to cease...
Foreign Minister at the National Press Club
CAMPAIGN NEWS: On Monday 17 April 2023, Foreign Minister Penny Wong addressed the National Press Club. The speech included a number of points relevant to nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament. Guardian journalist Daniel Hurst asked a question on whether the...
AUKUS: Action is the antidote to despair
CAMPAIGN NEWS: With the announcement to procure three US-made Virginia-class submarines while it builds up to eight nuclear-powered submarines of its own as part of the AUKUS joint defence agreement with the United States and United Kingdom, Australia has confirmed a...
Ban Advocate Profile: Cycling for a nuclear weapons-free world
CAMPAIGN NEWS: By Jesse Boylan Before he turns 80, John Stace wants to ride 80 km a day for 80 days—and he is well on his way. A former doctor, Stace began practicing emergency medicine in the 1960s in Papua New Guinea (PNG). There, he treated sick children and...
Media Release: Nuclear-powered submarines dramatically increase proliferation risks.
CAMPAIGN NEWS: MEDIA RELEASE: “Nuclear-powered submarines dramatically increase proliferation risks.”14th March 2023 In response to the AUKUS announcement that Australia plans to acquire nuclear-powered submarines from the US and the UK in a multi-stage plan, Nobel...
Briefing note: nuclear-powered submarines, B-52 aircraft and nuclear weapons
CAMPAIGN NEWS: Key points The most effective way for Australia to ensure its nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation credentials is to sign and ratify the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). Australia should not put additional obstacles in the...
Media Release: No [air] space for ambiguity with nuclear-capable B-52s
CAMPAIGN NEWS: Media Release: No [air] space for ambiguity with nuclear-capable B-52s 17th February 2023 Nobel Peace Prize recipient ICAN has called for Australia to never accept a policy of ‘neither confirm nor deny’ about whether nuclear weapons will be within...