▁trouble d ▁negoti ations ▁were ▁concluded ▁with ▁the ▁Country ▁Party ▁to ▁re - enter ▁Co al ition ▁with ▁the ▁U AP . ▁The ▁replacement ▁of ▁Ear le ▁Page ▁as ▁leader ▁by ▁Arch ie ▁Camer on ▁allowed ▁M enz ies ▁to ▁reach ▁accommod ation . ▁ ▁A ▁new ▁Co al ition ▁min istry ▁was ▁formed ▁including ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Country ▁Party ▁members . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁election ▁lo oming , ▁M enz ies ▁lost ▁his ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Staff ▁and ▁three ▁loyal ▁minister s ▁in ▁the ▁Can ber ra ▁air ▁dis aster . ▁The ▁Labor ▁Party ▁mean while ▁experienced ▁a ▁split ▁along ▁pro ▁and ▁anti ▁Commun ist ▁lines ▁over ▁policy ▁towards ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁for ▁its ▁co - operation ▁with ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁in ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Poland ; ▁this ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁Non - Comm un ist ▁Labor ▁Party . ▁The ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Australia ▁( CP A ) ▁opposed ▁and ▁sought ▁to ▁dis rupt ▁Australia ' s ▁war ▁effort . ▁M enz ies ▁b anned ▁the ▁C PA ▁after ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁but ▁by ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁St alin ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁al lied ▁cause ▁when ▁Hitler ▁ren eg ed ▁on ▁the ▁P act ▁and ▁inv aded ▁the ▁USS R . ▁The ▁USS R ▁came ▁to ▁bear ▁the ▁br unt ▁of ▁the ▁car n age ▁of ▁Hitler ' s ▁war ▁machine ▁and ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁in ▁Australia ▁lost ▁its