Socialism in Australia
Socialism in Australia dates back to the earliest pioneers of the area[citation needed].
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.