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Socialism in Australia

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Socialism in Australia dates back to the earliest pioneers of the area.

The timeline of the parties

A number of left-leaning political parties have existed in Australia, several of which continue to exist:

  • 1901 Australian Labor Party is formed, though state parties existed previously.
  • 1920 Communist Party of Australia is formed. It was dissolved in 1991.
  • 1964 Communist Party of Australia (Marxist–Leninist) is formed due to a split within the Communist Party of Australia which occurred largely as a result of the Sino-Soviet split.
  • 1982 Freedom Socialist Party is formed.
  • 1985 Socialist Party is formed.
  • 1995 Socialist Alternative is formed.
  • 1996 the current Communist Party of Australia is formed to succeed the Communist Party of Australia that dissolved in 1991.
  • 2001 Socialist Alliance is formed.
  • 2010 Socialist Equality Party is formed.
  • 2010 Democratic Socialist Perspective (DSP), which merged into the Socialist Alliance on 2 January 2010.
  • 2013 Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), which merged into Socialist Alternative on March 2013.
  • 2014 Resistance, which merged into Socialist Alliance on 19 February 2014.

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    Socialism in Australia Wikipedia
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