Dave Sweeney
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David Sweeney is a prominent Australian anti-nuclear campaigner.[1] He works for the Australian Conservation Foundation and acts an opinion writer and spokesperson on topics including uranium mining, nuclear waste, nuclear energy, nuclear weapons proliferation, nuclear accidents and related indigenous rights issues.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Sweeney has made appearances in or contributed to several documentary films which include discussion of nuclear issues.[9] He has been described by Matthew Stevens of the Australian Financial Review as "one of the nation's hardest working anti-nuke campaigners."[10]
Dave was one of the founders of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017. [11]
See also
- Anti-nuclear movement in Australia
- Gavin Mudd
- Jim Falk
- Mark Diesendorf
- Jim Green (activist)
- David Noonan (environmentalist)
References
- ^ Tattersall, Amanda (2019). "Changemaker Chat with Dave Sweeney: Prominent Anti-Nuclear Campaigner". Commons Social Change Library. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- ^ "| ACF". Australian Conservation Foundation. Archived from the original on 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ^ "Dave Sweeney". ABC News. 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ^ "Dave Sweeney". the Guardian. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ^ "Dave Sweeney". The Huffington Post Australia. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ^ "Dave Sweeney, Author at New Matilda". New Matilda. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ^ Dave, Sweeney (1997-12-01). "Campaigning for Kakadu. by Dave Sweeney". hdl:10070/89096.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Radio | JESSIE BOYLAN". jessieboylan.com. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ^ "Dave Sweeney". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ^ "Australia nuclear options are limited to waste management". Financial Review. 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ^ "The Nobel Peace Prize 2017".