Radicalism

A new archive of personal papers provides a unique insight into the Soviet crack down on the ‘Prague Spring’ in 1968 created a dilemma for Australian communists just as wider protest movements were energising the left

In Sydney, on the night of 24 June, 1978, police cracked down on a march celebrating gay and lesbian solidarity. It was just the start of what would become the world famous Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras