Media Releases
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...
Media Release: Pacific nuclear justice delegation call on PM to sign UN Nuclear Ban Treaty, as 80th and 60th anniversaries of Bikini and Moruroa tests mark a region still seeking justice
CAMPAIGN NEWS: A delegation of Pacific nuclear survivors and advocates is in Canberra today to call on the Australian Prime Minister to sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). They are joined by Anangu-Yankunytjatjara woman and...
Media Release: Defence Minister highlights nuclear risks – the challenge is to address them
CAMPAIGN NEWS: Against a backdrop of growing international tension and conflict involving nuclear weapons states, Defence Minister Richard Marles told the National Press Club today that the world is on the “foothills of a new nuclear arms race” which “will drive...
Media Release: As tensions rise, Australian and Pacific voices unite to keep nuclear weapons out of Australia
CAMPAIGN NEWS: Against the current global uncertainty and the growing threat of Australia hosting nuclear weapons over 150 civil society organisations across Australia and the Pacific have united in a call for a nuclear weapons free Australia. Led by the...
Media Release: ICAN Australia alarmed at France’s moves towards nuclear arms race
CAMPAIGN NEWS: The Australian founders of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) have warned that President Macron’s announcement of an expansion of France’s nuclear arsenal risks accelerating a new global arms race. The decision underscores a...
Media Release: ICAN Australia Condemns Strikes on Iran and Calls on Australia to Champion International Law and Diplomacy
CAMPAIGN NEWS: The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) Australia joins ICAN International to unequivocally condemn yesterday’s military strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran. Nuclear-armed states launching unlawful attacks is no way to...