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Examining voices from Australia’s radical left, this article explores how opposition to the United States’ military and economic presence in Australia was expressed from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s. Responding to Australia’s security and trade relationships with the United States, critics such as the Communist Party of Australia and its associated peace organisations alleged that a US alliance would compromise Australian security in a nuclear-armed world. By looking at the variety of ideas espoused by Australians who questioned the security of a ‘peace’ offered by Australia’s most powerful ally, this paper argues that this evolving language of dissent demonstrates deeper currents of anxiety about Australia’s place in the Cold War world.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Harvey, K
Keywords:	history, communism, Australia, military bases, sovereignty, cold war, radical left, nuclear weapons
Journal or Publication Title:	History Australia
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis Australasia
ISSN:	1449-0854
DOI / ID Number:	10.1080/14490854.2017.1319738
Copyright Information:	Copyright 2017 Australian Historical Association
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