Robert Menzies fails to ban the Communist Party of Australia

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I always remembered that Australia had banned the communist party during some time in the cold war, which reduced its popularity to the point of having next to no influence whatsoever. Now, it appears that he had failed to do so, and that the referendum and attempt was struck down democratically, and by the court, a 49.44% v 50.56% defeat of voting. Regardless, it appears that the outcome remained…

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