Press Conference 80th Anniversary of First Pacific Nuclear Detonation

On July 1 2026, a delegation of Pacific nuclear survivors and advocates addressed the press in Canberra as part of a series of Parliamentary Events to call on the Australian Prime Minister to sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) on the 80th anniversary of the first nuclear test in the region. Speakers in order of appearance: Senator David Shoebridge (Greens) - Co-chair of the Parliamentary Friends of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Andrew Wilkie MP (Independent) - Member for Clarke, Tasmania. Karina Lester Anangu-Yankunytjatjara woman and second-generation nuclear test survivor. Reverend James Bhagwan, General Secretary, Pacific Conference of Churches. Samuel Barton, President of the Marshall Islands Student Association (MISA). Read more about the delegation's visit to Australian Parliament House and 80th anniversary commemorations here: icanw.org.au/pacific-voices-call-for-urgent-signature-tpnw