Red Eureka Movement

The Red Eureka Movement (REM) was an Australian communist and Maoist political party led by activist Albert Langer.^[1] It was active from 1977 to 1982.^[1] The party was formed as a splinter organization from the Communist Party of Australia (Marxist–Leninist) (CPAML) by activists who supported the Gang of Four against Hua Guofeng and Deng Xiaoping.^[2] REM denounced China under Deng as having taken the "capitalist road".^[2] The group was opposed to all other Australian Maoist organisations for a variety of reasons, and advocated for a global front to oppose the Soviet Union.^[3]

Red Eureka Movement
Leader	Albert Langer
Founded	1977
Dissolved	1982
Split from	CPA (M–L)
Newspaper	Rebel
Ideology	Communism Marxism–Leninism Maoism Anti-revisionism
Political position	Far-left
Politics of Australia Political parties Elections

REM was based in Melbourne, and published a monthly journal titled Rebel,^[4] as well as another journal titled Discussion Bulletin, which published material that satirised the CPAML.^[5] The REM owned a bookstore named the "After Hours Bookstore" in Hoddle Street, Melbourne.^[6]