Trade unions by Chris Lam https://padlet.com/chris_lam1/mam9do7vl533 Made with the best of intentions en-us 2016-11-16 01:17:31 UTC 2016-11-16 01:53:21 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lovecoffee.png Introduction chris_lam1 https://padlet.com/chris_lam1/mam9do7vl533/wish/137953158 The anti-protest has been taking place in Australia since 1962 while the first military authorities were sent to Vietnam.Protests were held by different groups with different purposes and complaints. It was not until April 1965, when Australia sent the first official battalion of soldiers to Vietnam, that protesters were united and protests coordinated. The anti-war movement gained momentum with subsequent wartime developments, such as conscription.

]]> 2016-11-16 01:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/chris_lam1/mam9do7vl533/wish/137953158 The Australian Labor Party (ALP) chris_lam1 https://padlet.com/chris_lam1/mam9do7vl533/wish/137954867 The ALP opposed the commitment of troops to Vietnam, but it was difficult to form a distinct policy for a party that was widely split over many issues. Labor leader Arthur Calwell had the unenviable job of responding to the government in parliament. While opposing the War, he could not be seen to be anti-American or unpatriotic. Calwell supported the ideas of the British and Canadian governments, who encouraged the United States to enter negotiations with North Vietnam.

The Labor Party saw the war as essentially civil, in which Australia should not get involved. Calwell and the Labor Party supported the Australian troops and did not deny them the support they needed. As the war drew on, the Labor Party was pushed into a firmer anti-war stance by the Liberal Party, which knew that an anti-war stance would win little support for the Labour Party. Calwell maintained that Labor supported the troops, but Labor's anti-war leanings were unpopular with many people. In 1966 Calwell was shot, but not killed, after attending an anti-Vietnam rally in Sydney.

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