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Suppression of News in Australia and Political
Statements Prevented from Reaching the People

      In Australia, as in so many other countries, much of the real news about what is happening to the working class and the poor, is suppressed, or at the very least is not widely reported. And for reasons like this the claims that Australia enjoys a true “democracy” and “a free press” are gross distortions of the real situation. We at BANNEDTHOUGHT.NET will try to help break down this government and media news embargo.

      If you know of other suppressed documents or news reports that should be posted here, contact us at: freespeech@bannedthought.net

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Press Freedom and Suppression of Ideas in Australia

• “Criminalising Journalism: The MEAA Report into the State of Press Freedom in Australia in 2018”, May 7, 2018, 43 pages.   Searchable PDF format [4,901 KB]
• “Once a beacon of press freedom in the region, Australia’s proposed law threatens to silence journalists”, by John Power, posted by the International Journalists’ Network, 3 pages.   Searchable PDF format [58 KB]

Communist Party of Australia (Marxist-Leninist)
       Web site at http://cpaml.org

• Major Documents
  • “The General Program of the Communist Party of Australia (Marxist-Leninist)”, June 2019, available online in HTML format at: http://cpaml.org/programme.php
  • “The Draft Fighting Program of the Communist Party of Australia (Marxist-Leninist)”, Nov. 2019, 16 pages.   Searchable PDF format [1,773 KB]
  • [Book:] “Fight Capitalism’s Destructive Impact on Nature”, a collection of writings on contemporary Australian environmental issues, by the CPA (ML), (Victoria, Australia: CPA (ML), 2020), 123 pages.   Searchable PDF format [1,736 KB]
  
  
• Statements
  • “All foreign belligerents must withdraw from Syria and stop seizing its territory!”, December 4, 2024, 5 pages.   Searchable PDF format [2.8 MB]
  • “On the death of Dr G.N. Saibaba, fighter for freedom”, October 16, 2024, 2 pages.   Searchable PDF format [42 KB]
  • “Silencing Voices of Dissent: Australia and the Repression of Whistle-Blowers”, Aug. 11, 2019.   Available online in HTML format at: http://cpaml.org/posting1.php?id=949
  • “AFP Raid on Journalist: Stand up to state intimidation”, June 4, 2019.   Available online in HTML format at: http://cpaml.org/posting3.php?id=906
  • Climate Leaflet: “Fighting for a Better Future”, n.d., 1 page.   Searchable PDF format [106 KB]
  
  
• Pamphlets
  • “Russia’s New African Adventure”, by the Communist Party of Australia (Marxist-Leninist), December 2022, 41 pages.   Searchable PDF format [1,194 KB]
  • “Oppose the Exploitation of Africa’s People and Resources by Australian Capitalists!”, by Nick G., May 2021, 21 pages.   Searchable PDF format [1,303 KB]
  • “An Overview of the History of the CPA(M-L) in South Australia”, by Nick G., February 2021, 30 pages.   Searchable PDF format [1,253 KB]
  • “Explaining China: How a Socialist Country Took the Capitalist Road to Social-Imperialism”, December 2018, 34 pages.   Searchable PDF format [524 KB]
  • “Marxist Theory Today: Three Basic Questions”, July 2018, 12 pages.   Searchable PDF format [255 KB]
  • “Who Owns Australia — Exposing the Multinationals”, May 2018, 24 pages.   Searchable PDF format [440 KB]
  • “Parliament and Elections — A Superficial Democracy”, July 2016, 12 pages.   Searchable PDF format [475 KB]
  • “Federation, the Constitution, Taxes and Our Future”, April 2015, 12 pages.   Searchable PDF format [475 KB]
  
  
• Australian Communist Journal
  • 2023 — “Spring”, [November 2023], 53 pages. Includes:
    • “Charting the Way Forward: Turning Weakness into Strength, Defeat into Victory”, by Lindy Nolan.
    • “Towards a Materialist Understanding of Social Phenomenon: Reflections on Some Study Materials”, by A Young Comrade.
    • “A Discussion on Religion”, by Nick G.
    • “To Be or Not To Be: The Australian National Bourgeoisie”, by Nick G. & Duncan B.
    • “The Housing Crisis: Lessons from History”, by A Study Group
    • “From Half the Sky to Coloured Cardigans”, by Louisa L.
    • “Is China Imperialist? On Sam King’s Four-Part Series for Red Ant”, by Alex M.
    Searchable PDF format [1,784 KB]  
  • 2022 — “Spring”, [November 2022], 56 pages. Includes:
    • “The Working Class and the Struggle for Power”, by John G.
    • “Collective Leadership and Democratic Centralism”, by Nick G.
    • “‘Oh, What a Lovely Crisis’ — The Australian Energy Market, Neoliberalism, and Energy Multinationals”, by Alex M.
    • “Russian Actions in Ukraine: Are they Imperialist, and is it an Invasion?”, by Nick G.
    • “Modern Russian Imperialism”, by Bartov et al.
    Searchable PDF format [1,508 KB]
  • 2022 — “Autumn”, [March 2022], 42 pages. Includes:
    
    • “History of the CPA(ML): Some Ideological Development and Lessons”
    • “Jefatura: On the (Anti-)Maoist Principle of Great Leadership”
    • “Understanding the Need to Restrict Bourgeois Right”
    Searchable PDF format [1,288 KB]
  • 2021 — “Summer”, [December 2021], 59 pages.   Searchable PDF format [2,028 KB]
  • 2021 — “Autumn”, [April 2021], 33 pages.   Searchable PDF format [1,399 KB]
  • 2020 — “Special Edition”, on the 100th Anniversary of the Communist Movement in Australia, December 2020, 65 pages.   Searchable PDF format [2,336 KB]
  • 2020 — “Spring”, [September 2020], 46 pages.   Searchable PDF format [1,521 KB]
  • 2020 — “Autumn”, [March 2020], 46 pages.   Searchable PDF format [1,771 KB]
  
  
• Marxism Today Journal
  • Marxism Today — 2015, 94 pages.   Searchable PDF format [752 KB]
  
  
• Vanguard Website/Newspaper
  • 2023:
    • May Day Special Issue, 8 pages.   Searchable PDF format [3,966 KB]
  • 2022:
    • May Day Special Issue, 8 pages.   Searchable PDF format [4,613 KB]
  • 2021:
    • May Day Special Issue, 8 pages.   Searchable PDF format [3,634 KB]
  • 2020:
    • May Day Special Issue, Vol. 57, #2, 18 pages.   Searchable PDF format [1,369 KB]
  • 2019:
    • May Day Special Issue, 8 pages.   Searchable PDF format [3,286 KB]
  • 2018:
    • May Day Special Issue, 8 pages.   Searchable PDF format [4,562 KB]
  • 2017:
    • May Day Special Issue, 8 pages.   Searchable PDF format [2,273 KB]

Marxist Workers’ Party of Australia

• Statements and Documents
  • [To be added when available.]
• Red Flag Journal
  • 2018:
    • May Day Issue, 14 pages.   Searchable PDF format [9,363 KB]

Other Revolutionary or Mass Organizations in Australia

• [To be added when information is available.]

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