The True Believers S01E04 · Episode 4

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Communist demands become so great even the ALP feels the need to oppose them leading to the coal miners' strike of 1949, gaoling of some union members and sending in the army to work the mines.

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1. 1 1. Episode 11988-06-28 · 1h 0mJust before the end of WWII, John Curtin lays on his deathbed. Who will fill the position? Brilliant legal mind, "Doc" Evatt or unschooled train driver Ben Chifley? With an electio
2. 2 2. Episode 21988-07-05 · 1h 0mWith a supposed Communist uprising in the coal industry moves are afoot to abolish the party from the Liberal side, but also to nationalise the banks from Labor. The High Court fin
3. 3 3. Episode 31988-07-12 · 1h 0mAfter Chifley wins the election, Evatt spends much time overseas and is elected third President of the United Nations. The Miners' Union gets more concessions, but wants even more.
4. 4 4. Episode 41988-07-19 · 1h 0mCommunist demands become so great even the ALP feels the need to oppose them leading to the coal miners' strike of 1949, gaoling of some union members and sending in the army to wo
5. 5 5. Episode 51988-07-26 · 1h 0mMenzies is now Prime Minister and starts naming alleged Communists in parliament, subjecting them to gaol and sackings. Chifley's heart is giving up the ghost, and Doc Evatt become
6. 6 6. Episode 61988-08-02 · 1h 0mMenzies calls a double-dissolution over his Communist Party prohibition bill in April 1951, which he wins, but loses five seats. On 13 June 1951, Chifley dies following a heart att
7. 7 7. Episode 71988-08-09 · 1h 0mDoc Evatt is elected Opposition Leader after Chifley's tragic death, but the odds are stacked against him. Menzies uses the Communist menace as a stick to beat him and milks the Pe
8. 8 8. Episode 81988-08-16 · 1h 0mFollowing the Petov Affair, Evatt promises pension rises, the abolition of means tests and tax cuts. Noone believes him (even in his own party) and Menzies wins again. Disaffected