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SA Royal Commission Draft Terms of Reference Ignore Health Impacts of Nuclear Industry

Written 10/03/2015

10 March 2015

Media Release

SA Royal Commission Draft Terms of Reference Ignore Health Impacts of Nuclear Industry

A Nuclear Free Snap Shot of 2014

Written 05/01/2015

The following article has been compiled by Dave Sweeney, Nuclear Free Campaigner at the Australian Conservation Foundation. It's a timely reminder to us all of what has been achieved over the last year. 

A nuclear free snapshot

Austria pledges to work for a ban on nuclear weapons

Written 15/12/2014

Humanitarian initiative on nuclear weapons must initiate treaty process in 2015

World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates calls for action to ban nuclear weapons

Written 15/12/2014

The 14th meeting of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates took place in Rome from December 12 to 14 2014. The initiative attracts Nobel Peace Prize laureates, high-profile leaders and organizations from around the globe. This year's edition is dedicated to the memory of Nelson Mandela and is entitled: “Peace.

Comments to the National Radioactive Waste Management Project submitted by Medical Association for Prevention of War & Public Health Association of Australia

Written 10/11/2014

Joint submission from the Medical Association for Prevention of War (MAPW) and the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) – (Authors: Dr Bill Williams (MAPW) and Dr

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