Australia’s Future Fund discloses huge profits from weapons manufacturers despite fierce criticisms of support for industry Exclusive: Value of shares in eight companies rockets amid sharpest increase in military spend since cold war

In Australia the govt owns a sovereign wealth fund. The Fund invests in companies like Elbit in Israel - investments increased from $489,000 to $2.69m recently. Investments in Lockheed Martin in the US increased by 23% from $71m to $88m

Profiteering in wartime 🇦🇺

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Albanese to unveil $12 billion AUKUS defence facility expansion The Albanese government will spend $12 billion on building a submarine and naval shipbuilding facility south of Perth under AUKUS, as doubts linger over the agreement's future.

AUKUS has a worrying creep - expansions announced with multiple billion dollar price tags and increasing nuclearisation of Australia's military www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

French Polynesia’s president endorses nuclear-free Pacific AT the 54th Pacific Islands Forum in Solomon Islands, French Polynesia President Moetai Brotherson highlighted the legacy of French nuclear testing and urged a stronger South Pacific Nuclear-Free Zone...

French Polynesia's President endorses a nuclear free Pacific islandsbusiness.com/news-break/f...

YouTube video by Nuclear Truth Project Message of Solidarity: Benetick Kabua Maddison

Nuclear Truth Project Co-Chair Benetick Kabua Maddison (who is also the Executive Director for the Marshallese Education Initiative based in Arkansas, US) sent a solidarity message to the Australian Nuclear Free Alliance in August 2025.

youtu.be/EDSv3M8LoHs?...

#nuclearjustice #solidarity

Introduction: How the Trump administration has upended international relations and increased existential risk The role of the United States in international affairs is changing dramatically, as the Trump administration imposes a new order upon the planet.

How the Trump administration has upended international relations and increased existential risk
By Dan Drollette in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists thebulletin.org/premium/2025...

Curious about nukes? Not sure where to start?

Check out the Beginner’s Guide to Nuclear Weapons.

We dug deep into the facts to expose the risks, myths, and real-life impacts of nuclear weapons. We also explain how anyone can help build a safer, saner world.

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Aussie anxiety fuelling AUKUS submarine social licence A national mood of anxiety over global volatility has helped build public trust in the community for the controversial and costly AUKUS defence project.

The Australian Defence minister says global volatility reflected in the mood of the nation is giving the federal government the necessary social licence to push on with #AUKUS nuclear submarine project but that it's an ongoing job that requires "constant nurturing"
au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-anxie...

Submissions Open for Inquiry into AUKUS Nuclear-Powered Submarine Partnership Agreement The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties has commenced an inquiry into the Nuclear-Powered Submarine Partnership and Collaboration Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of t...

There is a call for submissions into an inquiry around #AUKUS and the nuclear submarine debarcle. spaceanddefense.io/submissions-...

This short video explainer from The Guardian's Ben Doherty is perhaps the best background piece I have seen on #AUKUS to date.

Is Aukus a $368bn fix for Australia's problems, or will it create more headaches? – video

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

BBC Verify Live: How we know this image of 'leaders' waiting for Trump is AI Latest updates from the BBC's specialists in fact-checking, verifying video and tackling disinformation.

The BBC debunking the AI generated image released from the White House of European 'leaders' waiting like naughty school children outside the Principal's office is this morning's bemusement. The arrogance and misogyny of this administration really knows no bounds. www.bbc.com/news/live/cx...

The same week, Nihon Hidankyo Chair and Nagasaki Hibakusha, Tanaka Terumi had a powerful article published in the New York Times.

The calls from Nagasaki and Hiroshima continue to inform the world of the urgency of nuclear disarmament. We highlight a few here.

The British experience with nuclear-powered submarines: Lessons for Australia My new report prepared for Friends of the Earth Australia demonstrates that the development of a nuclear-powered, conventionally-armed nuclear submarine fleet entails multiple public health risks and ...

The British experience with SSNs reveals a litany of problems and it can confidently be predicted that problems will beset the AUKUS submarine program ‒ the joint development of nuclear-powered submarines by the UK, the US and Australia.

johnmenadue.com/post/2025/08...

The rocket tests threatening Country The Koonibba Test Range’s rocket launches are making Country unsafe again, displacing Traditional Owners who were moved off the land for nuclear testing.

Again in Australia:

The Koonibba Test Range’s rocket launches are making Country unsafe again, displacing Traditional Owners who were moved off the land for nuclear testing. By Claire G. Coleman.
"The rocket tests threatening Country"

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environ...

Those left behind: The long shadow of Britain’s nuclear testing in WA The era of British atomic tests on West Australian soil has had enduring fallout. Now, the descendants of the servicemen exposed have made an emotional pilgrimage.

Another article on the impacts of British nuclear testing in Australia - "Those left behind: The long shadow of Britain’s nuclear testing in WA"

By Victoria Laurie
AUGUST 10, 2025

www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...

Government Officials Who Push the Button of Nuclear Weapons Will Die First, As They Should—Or Should They Have to Face the Consequences? Government Officials Who Push the Button of Nuclear Weapons Will Die First, As They Should—Or Should They Have to Face the Consequences?

Another must read from Code Pink www.codepink.org/govofficials

The lethal legacy of Aukus nuclear submarines will remain for millennia – and there’s no plan to deal with it Australia’s future nuclear submarines will produce highly radioactive waste, and allies in the UK and the US still don’t have a safe place to store their own

A must read article from the Guardian's Ben Doherty today on the waste and the worry of #AUKUS

"The lethal legacy of Aukus will remain for millennia – and there’s no plan to deal with it"

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

What happened at Hiroshima? Eighty years ago, the US dropped a nuclear bomb on Japan, the only nuclear weapon ever used in warfare.

A powerful report from the BBC on the impact of the US atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ... though it may serve the UK audience to be honest about British nuclear testing on other countries (Australia, Kiribati, USA) too. #NuclearTruth

www.bbc.com/reel/video/p...

Where-ever you are in the world, we can ALL work toward a world free of nuclear weapons.

80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we must ensure that today’s conflicts don’t become tomorrow’s nuclear catastrophes. #HumanRaceNotArmsRace

Finally, while some trot out the phrase "a world free from nuclear weapons" almost as a token, some pale wish or half hoped for dream, Hibakusha and all survivors of nuclear violence remind the world it is the work of all of us.

Let's honour this and rid the world of nuclear weapons.

#Hiroshima80

3. The song of peace from Hiroshima performed at the end of the ceremony is a reflection of so much of the spirit we have come to know from Hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors) - not simply sorrow, but resilience and determination and a vision beyond the devastation

#Hiroshima80

2. The speech of the Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture was brilliant. He spoke of the fallacies of nuclear deterrence with such articulate force.

His message is an important contribution to the growing dialogue on breaking down nuclear deterrence. Seek it out.

#Hiroshima80

The official commemoration in Hiroshima (live-streamed) has just ended. A few reflections on it:

1. The speech of the Children Representatives was powerful & heartening - grounded in respect and fueled by hope and determination. We can all learn from these children's beautiful works.

#Hiroshima80

Peace Memorial Ceremony Live Stream｜広島市公式ウェブサイト 広島市公式ウェブサイト

Live now - commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/english/peac...

Pacific journalist Nic Maclellan has a new article out - a timely reminder of the ways Pacific places were used in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 80 years ago...and the challenges of military and nuclear colonialism that continue to this day.

Read on!

insidestory.org.au/tip-of-the-s...

Russia downplays Trump's nuclear submarine move, urges caution Comments by former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev led Donald Trump to announce he had repositioned two of the US's nuclear submarines.

US nuclear submarines and the Russian response www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Over the last year we have found ways to remember the events around the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, through our translated protocols, in conversation with intergenerational Hibakusa, a workshop with journalists on our protocols and our protocols in the community

#Hiroshima80 #Nagasaki80

The US atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima & Nagasaki took place on 6th and 9th August 1945

Next week we mark the 80th year since these events which caused ~250,000 deaths by years end

With Hibakusha, we continue to call for a world free of nuclear weapons

#Hiroshim80 #Nagasaki80

China's nuclear bombers now 'within range of Australia' from South China Sea Intelligence reveals China has built island bases capable of launching nuclear bombers from the South China Sea.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

1/What did the first nuclear bomb leave behind?

On July 18, our team from @nuclearban.bsky.social an, @nucleartruthprj.bsky.social & @meinonprofit.bsky.social visited Laguna Pueblo with Elder Petuuche Gilbert to witness the long-term impact of uranium extraction. #Trinity80 #NuclearBan

Reflections on the life and work of Kazuyo Yamane from Nuclear Truth Project friends