Communist Party of Australia (1971)

Communist Party of Australia
Socialist Party of Australia
(1971–1996)
Communist Party of AustraliaSocialist Party of Australia; (1971–1996)
Abbreviation	CPA
General Secretary	Andrew Irving
President	Vinicio Molina
Founder	Pat Clancy; Peter Symon;
Founded	5 December 1971
Split from	Communist Party of Australia (1920–1991)
Headquarters	Peter Symon House, Surry Hills, New South Wales
Newspaper	Guardian - The Workers' Weekly
Membership (1985)	1,000
Ideology	Communism; Marxism–Leninism;
Political position	Far-left
International affiliation	IMCWP
Electoral bloc	Communist Alliance (2009–2011)
Colors	Red
Anthem	"The Internationale"
House of Representatives	0 / 151
Senate	0 / 76
Party flag
Website
	cpa.org.au
	Politics of Australia; Political parties; Elections;

The Communist Party of Australia (CPA) is a communist party in Australia. It was founded in 1971 as the Socialist Party of Australia (SPA) and adopted its current name in 1996. The party was established by former members of the original Communist Party of Australia who resigned or were expelled due to internal disagreements over the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia and the party's adoption of Eurocommunism. The party had its first and only electoral win in 2012 when it gained a seat on the Auburn City Council, which they held until 2016.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hobday, Charles (1986). Communist and Marxist Parties of the World. Longman. p. 388.
^ "The 60s and 70s - A Change in Direction and the Formation of the Socialist Party of Australia - Archives". Australian National University. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Communism in the Modern Era". anu.edu.au. Australian National University. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021.
^ "An Introduction to the Communist Party of Australia". cpa.org.au. Communist Party of Australia. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021.

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[Hobday-1] Hobday, Charles (1986). Communist and Marxist Parties of the World. Longman. p. 388.

[2] "The 60s and 70s - A Change in Direction and the Formation of the Socialist Party of Australia - Archives". Australian National University. Retrieved 11 April 2023.

[ANU-5] "Communism in the Modern Era". anu.edu.au. Australian National University. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021.

[6] "An Introduction to the Communist Party of Australia". cpa.org.au. Communist Party of Australia. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021.

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