Communist Party of Australia

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Communist_International
gptkbp:coalition gptkb:United_Left
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:1991
gptkbp:election Federal elections
State elections
gptkbp:founded gptkb:1920
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Sydney
gptkbp:historical_event Opposition to the Vietnam War
Involvement in anti-colonial movements
Support for the Soviet Union during the Cold War
Opposition to neoliberal policies in the 1990s
Anti-war protests in the 1960s
Re-establishment in the 2000s
Support for Aboriginal rights
Formation of the Communist Party of Australia (Marxist-Leninist) in 1971
Support for the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis
Involvement in the 1980s peace movement
Labor Movement involvement
Participation in the Spanish Civil War
Split in the 1950s over Soviet policies
Formation of the Australian Council of Trade Unions
Opposition to the Australian involvement in Iraq War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Communist Party of Australia
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Tommy_O'_Connor
gptkb:Megan_Mc_Gowan
gptkb:David_Mc_Mullen
gptkb:Sarah_Thompson
gptkb:Liam_O'_Brien
gptkb:John_Riddell
gptkb:Duncan_Hart
Alice Smith
Kathy Newnam
Peter Mc Phedran
gptkbp:local_newspaper gptkb:The_Guardian
gptkbp:membership Declined significantly after the 1950s
gptkbp:notable_leader gptkb:Jack_Lang
gptkb:Ned_O'_Rourke
gptkb:J._B._Miles
gptkbp:political_ideology gptkb:socialism
gptkbp:political_position Left-wing
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Communist_Party_of_Australia_(Marxist-Leninist)
gptkbp:youth_wing gptkb:Young_Communist_League
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Menzies_Government
gptkb:Frank_Hardy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6