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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...
Media Release: Doomsday Clock Announcement Signifies Nuclear Threat is Greater Than Ever
CAMPAIGN NEWS: At 2am this morning (10am EST Tuesday January 24), The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists reset the Doomsday Clock to 90 seconds to midnight, surpassing its previous setting of 100 seconds to midnight. The new time indicates we are now at the most dangerous...
The Canberra Times: “The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is a good step towards a nuclear-free world”
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is a good step towards a nuclear-free world. Opinion. Published in The Canberra Times Saturday January 21st, 2023. By Marianne Hanson, Margaret Beavis January 22 marks the two-year anniversary of the entry into force...
Second anniversary of TPNW entry into force
CAMPAIGN NEWS: Two years ago today the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) entered into force. On that day it became binding on all states parties, entrenching its place in international law. The nuclear weapon ban is the new gold standard for any...
Media Release: Parliamentarians’ plea for a world without nuclear weapons
CAMPAIGN NEWS: On the second anniversary of the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) entering into force, the co-chairs of a cross-party group of parliamentarians, Parliamentary Friends of the TPNW, have released a statement calling on...
Celebrate the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty Anniversary with us!
CAMPAIGN NEWS: It has been two years since the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons entered into force, and made nuclear weapons illegal, forever. In the lead up to the anniversary on January 22nd, we will be highlighting events coordinated by ICAN Partner...
B-52 aircraft in Australia should not be nuclear-capable
CAMPAIGN NEWS: In November 2022 the ABC reported on the Australian Government's planned deployment of up to six US nuclear-capable B-52 aircraft at RAAF Base Tindal in the Northern Territory. ICAN Australia is deeply concerned that the aircraft may carry nuclear...
Australia’s Reassessment of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
CAMPAIGN NEWS:At the United Nations last month, Australia formally ended five years of opposition to the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Rather than voting against an annual UN General Assembly resolution urging countries to join the landmark treaty...
Media Release: Australia must make its own decision on nuclear weapons treaty
CAMPAIGN NEWS: US Embassy officials in Canberra have warned Australia against signing and ratifying the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, saying it would be inconsistent with Australia’s policy of nuclear deterrence. ICAN Australia Director Gem Romuld...
Australia drops opposition to TPNW in United Nations vote
CAMPAIGN NEWS:Australia drops opposition to TPNW in United Nations vote 29 October 2022 Today, in a vote at the United Nations, Australia dropped its opposition to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), bringing an end to five years of hostility to...