Campaign Updates
Media Release: PM undeserving of Global Citizen Award given failure to sign nuclear weapons ban treaty
CAMPAIGN NEWS: NEW YORK / CANBERRA — While in New York this week to speak at the UN General Assembly and launch Australia's bid to secure a UN Security Council seat, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will also receive a "Global Citizen Award" from the Atlantic Council....
Fred Mendelsohn 1942 – 2026
CAMPAIGN NEWS:Fred Mendelsohn, one of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) and Medical Association for Prevention of War's most distinguished, wise and endearing elders died surrounded by family on 19 September. Frederick Arthur Oscar...
International Day Against Nuclear Tests 2026
CAMPAIGN NEWS:In 2009, the United Nations General Assembly declared 29 August the International Day against Nuclear Tests to increase awareness and education about the effects of nuclear weapon test explosions or any other nuclear explosions and the need for their...
Media Release: ICAN Australia Raises Safety Concerns After Henderson Defence Site Announcement
CAMPAIGN NEWS: Perth — The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) Australia is deeply concerned about the risks to the local and wider community from both the AUKUS-linked Henderson Defence Precinct and the effective basing of US submarines at...
Labor members call for ‘Relentless Government Leadership’ on Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty at 50th National Conference
CAMPAIGN NEWS:"Nothing will stop us from keeping our commitment to the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.” Today in Adelaide, Labor Party members have taken to the floor of the Party's 50th National Conference to reinforce the importance of the...
Media Release: Australian Labor Party advances position on joining the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty
CAMPAIGN NEWS: Adelaide - Today the Australian Labor Party has strengthened their National Platform to facilitate the signature of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) by confirming that AUKUS will not impede Australia's progress on the signing...
Media Release: US-Saudi enrichment deal sparks fear of nuclear weapons proliferation
CAMPAIGN NEWS: The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) Australia is alarmed by the uranium enrichment deal announced today between the US and Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia claims their enrichment capabilities will be for civilian purposes, but the...
Media Release: New award-winning documentary exposes unresolved nuclear legacies
CAMPAIGN NEWS: Amidst growing international tension and conflicts involving nuclear weapon states, a new feature documentary highlighting the global legacy of nuclear testing will make its Australian premiere in Adelaide this week. Written and directed by...
Media Release: Across party lines, parliamentarians unite on Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty
CAMPAIGN NEWS: Ahead of the Australian Labor Party National Conference in Adelaide, a cross-party group of ALP, Greens and Independent federal parliamentarians have united in calling on the Albanese government to sign and ratify the United Nations Treaty on the...
ICAN Australia welcomes Tonga’s historic step toward a nuclear-free world & calls on Albanese to align with Pacific and also sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
CAMPAIGN NEWS:MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) Australia warmly welcomes the Kingdom of Tonga’s decision to join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty...