'Reds under the bed' – 75 years on from the Communist Party case / The Hon Justice Glenn Martin AM.

Sydney: ABC Radio National, 2026.

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Judges -- Australia.

Legislative bodies -- Australia -- Dissolution.

In 1951 the High Court witnessed one of Australia's most high profile legal battles: the Communist Party case. The case saw future Chief Justice of Australia, Garfield Barwick KC, argue against the then Leader of the Opposition, Bert Evatt KC, to determine the constitutionality of the Communist Party Dissolution Act 1950. The court's decision reaffirmed limits on Commonwealth legislative powers and remains a cornerstone of Australian legal doctrine.

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The Hon Justice Glenn Martin AM., interview on Sunday Extra, ABC Radio National, 'Reds under the bed' - 75 years on from the Communist Party case', broadcast 12 April 2026.

Recorded interview with the Hon Justice Glenn Martin AM

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