19 May – Webinar: No Nuclear Weapons in Australia

Go to https://actionnetwork.org/events/webinar-no-nuclear-weapons-in-australia

Start: 2026-05-19 18:00:00 UTC Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney (GMT+10:00)

End: 2026-05-19 19:30:00 UTC Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney (GMT+10:00)

Event Type: Virtual
A virtual link will be communicated before the event.

Host Contact Info: australia@icanw.org

No Nuclear Weapons in Australia: Webinar

As plans advance for Australia to host US nuclear-capable B-52 bombers and potentially nuclear-armed submarines, there are increasing concerns about the potential for Australia to unknowingly host American nuclear weapons in future. This is particularly concerning against a backdrop of Australia accepting US policy to neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons.

Recently, over 150 civil society organisations across Australia and the Pacific launched the ‘No Nuclear Weapons in Australia’ Declaration calling on the Albanese government to push back on these policies of nuclear ambiguity and to reject Australia having any role in nuclear war. This declaration underscores that the security of a nation cannot be bought at the risk of the survival of humanity and the planet’s ecosystem, and that our region’s nuclear-free status is too precious to risk.

Join to hear eminent voices on nuclear policy, disarmament, advocacy and international humanitarian law in relation to Australia’s role in the global nuclear landscape. Together we’ll explore what the Declaration is asking for, what it means for Australia’s place in the Pacific, and what we can do together keep the pressure on.

The humanitarian consequences of even a single detonation, whether accidental or intentional, cannot be understated as it would be catastrophic and irreversible. No health system or humanitarian agency has the capacity to respond to the aftermath of a nuclear explosion; there is no “cure” for a nuclear catastrophe, only prevention. Beyond the immediate blast that would incinerate surrounding areas, the resulting radiation would inflict multi-generational health crises.

Speakers include:

Janet Craven, Director, ICAN Australia
Dr Emma Shortis, Director of International & Security Affairs Program, The Australia Institute
Joey Tau, Coordinator, Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) and Chair of the Pacific Regional NGO (PRNGO) Alliance.
Prof Richard Tanter, Senior Research Associate at the Nautilus Institute, and Honorary Professor at the School of Political and Social Science, University of Melbourne.
Vince Scappatura, Sessional Academic in the School of International Studies at Macquarie University, and author of ‘The US Lobby and Australian Defence Policy’.
More to be announced

This event is co-hosted by ICAN Australia and the Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG).