Evatt, Communism and the Defeat of McCarthyism in Australia.

This article deals with one part - the first segment - in a period of Australian post-war history. The entire period concerns the reaction to Communism in Australia following World War II. The period itself began with the introduction of the Communist Party Dissolution Bill by the Menzies Government in April 1950. It concluded with the formation of the Democratic Labour Party in 1955. The first segment relates to the prevention of McCarthyism in Australia and concludes with the commencement of the Petrov Affair in May 1954. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]