Jean Melzer
/Overview
Jean Melzer (née McLeod) born Elsternwick, South Australia February 7, 1926 (d. 2013) Australian politician; peace activist. Labor Party Senator, 1974-81. Led fight against uranium; candidate for Nuclear Disarmament Party (NDP), 1984; founded Nuclear Free Australia Party, 1985. Active in United Nations Association, WILPF, Save Our Sons against conscription. Supported Palestinian and aboriginal rights; opposed Vietnam War.
Quotations
“Don’t let Australia become the quarry and waste dump of the world.” (nuclearnewsaustralia, June 13, 2013; photo nla.gov.au)