Produced in 1957 and published by the Waterside Workers Federation Sydney, this pamphlet is an insight into the historical growth of the WWF, Australian Workers' Political Movements, Arbitration on the Waterfront, The Wages Question, Hours of Work and much more.

Published in 1948, “The Way Forward” contains the resolutions adopted by 15th congress of the Australian Communist Party. Resolutions concerning issues such as the unjust treatment of Aboriginal Australians, American imperialism and Australia’s role within it and the inadequacy of the Labor party show just how far back many of the issues we face today are deeply rooted in our past.

After WW2, Australia faced a severe housing shortage. Australia was 400,000 houses short, with 60,000 new homes required yearly to replace those that become obsolete. Post-war privatisation and the prioritising of housing-for-profit stood in the way of the bright future men and women had signed up for. This booklet sets out the ACP’s demands for a short-term fix to these woes.

In 1944 the federal government sought powers to ensure a more just post-war political landscape. Most service men and women had gone to war with an understanding that they wouldn’t return to pre-war conditions of poverty and lack of democratic rights. In this booklet the Party explains its support for the relevant referendum and its further plan for a socialist Australia.

This booklet contains information and an interesting dialogue between serviceman abroad serving in New Guinea. It advocates for a Yes vote for the Constitution Alteration Act, (Post-War Reconstruction and Democratic Rights) passed by Parliament in March, 1944. The referendum was supported by both the ACP and ALP of the time which makes for timely reading!

A brilliant pamphlet authored by Lance Sharkey explains the democratic processes of the Soviet Union, the unjustified defamatory allegations of starvation and the painting of Comrade Stalin as a dictator likening him to Mussolini and Hitler during and pre-WW2.

With society drastically changing and women entering the workforce at an increasing rate, especially during and post-WW2. “Women in Australia” explains and attempts to educate the women of Australia on their social and economic position within the evolving political landscape.

Providing detailed accounts of many of the radical and socialist struggles in early 20th century Australia. The theme is the involvement of the author's father, Percy Laidler an accomplished orator and organiser who was a pivotal activist in most radical movements of his time.