A public meeting discussed the disastrous legacy of the United States atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 and the growing danger of Australia becoming involved in a possible nuclear war stemming from AUKUS. Jim McIlroy reports.
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Hiroshima Day
Anti-war protesters marked the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, saying 鈥淣ever again!鈥 Jim McIlroy reports.
The new blockbuster film Oppenheimer has raised complex questions on the nature of the society that permitted such bombs to be developed and used and the stockpiling of nuclear arsenals that can destroy the world many times over, writes Prabir Purkayastha.
Speakers criticised the AUKUS pact and the proposed nuclear powered submarines at a bigger than usual Hiroshima Day protest. Paul Petit reports.
鈥淣o subs, no war, no US bases on our shore鈥 rang through the streets听as protesters commemorated the 78th anniversary of the US' nuclear assault on the city of Hiroshima and three days later Nagasaki. Alex Bainbridge reports.
The Hiroshima Day rally,听organised by the No AUKUS Coalition Victoria, heard a听variety of speakers condemn the AUKUS nuclear听deal. Jordan AK reports.
Another protest called on Labor to scrap the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal and to sign the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Peter Boyle and Pip Hinman听report.
Respected First Nations activist Reverend Ray Minniecon believes the people of Maralinga should be remembered alongside the victims of the 1945 nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Video by听Peter Boyle.
NSW Greens Senator David Shoebridge听has called on the federal government to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.听Peter Boyle reports.
Gatherings marked the听anniversary of the US听bombing of听Hiroshima and Nagasaki, calling on听Labor to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear听Weapons, scrap AUKUS and bring Julian Assange home. Kerry Smith reports.
Sydney's Hiroshima Day rally called on the Anthony Albanese Labor听government to scrap the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines deal and sign the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Peter Boyle reports.
Marking the 75th anniversary of the US nuclear attacks on Japan, anti-nuclear activists urged the federal government to ratify the Treaty on the听Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, reports Jim McIlroy.
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