A History of ‘Psychologists for Peace’ in Australia

What Did We Want? Debates within the Australian Nuclear Disarmament Movement in the 1980s

“…1 At the movement's height, the Nuclear Disarmament Party (NDP) was created, spurred by the movement's inability not only to achieve its aim under either the Liberal government in the early 1980s, but also under the Labor government elected in 1983. 2 This marked the emergence of significant electoral opposition to the Australian Labor Party (ALP) to its left, with continuities to the Australian Greens. Yet the NDP was opposed by many -more likely, most -of the movement's acknowledged leaders.…”