Australian Left Review was a monthly journal of the Communist Party of Australia (CPA) from 1966 to 1993. [1] It was one of a number of left political journals founded in Australia in the post-war years, including Overland and Arena (first series) .
Australian Left Review was the successor to the earlier CPA journal Communist Review , which published between 1934 and 1966. [1] The headquarters of the journal was in Sydney. [2] The journal was also published on a bi-monthly basis. [3] In 1992, the publication briefly changed its name to ALR Magazine before ceasing publication altogether. [1]
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