Dave Sweeney Explained

Dave Sweeney should not be confused with David Sweeney.

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]

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References

  1. Web site: Tattersall . Amanda . 2019 . Changemaker Chat with Dave Sweeney: Prominent Anti-Nuclear Campaigner . 2022-06-20 . Commons Social Change Library.
  2. Web site: ACF. Australian Conservation Foundation. 2016-05-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20160623203355/https://www.acfonline.org.au/news-media/blog/author/137. 2016-06-23. dead.
  3. Web site: Dave Sweeney. 2010-02-24. ABC News. en-AU. 2016-05-14.
  4. Web site: Dave Sweeney. the Guardian. 2016-05-14.
  5. Web site: Dave Sweeney. The Huffington Post Australia. 2016-05-14.
  6. Web site: Dave Sweeney, Author at New Matilda. New Matilda. en-US. 2016-05-14.
  7. Dave. Sweeney. 1997-12-01. Campaigning for Kakadu. by Dave Sweeney. 10070/89096. 2016-05-14. 2016-06-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20160610172841/http://www.territorystories.nt.gov.au/handle/10070/89096. dead.
  8. Web site: Radio JESSIE BOYLAN. jessieboylan.com. 2016-05-14. 2016-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20160318171020/http://jessieboylan.com/radio/. dead.
  9. Web site: Dave Sweeney. IMDb. 2016-05-14.
  10. Web site: Australia nuclear options are limited to waste management. 2015-10-29. Financial Review. en-US. 2016-05-14.
  11. Web site: The Nobel Peace Prize 2017 .

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