Phil Sandford had two consuming passions: jazz and revolutionary socialism, writes Derek Mortimer.
Derek Mortimer
Greg Adler came into left-wing politics in the late 1960s at a time of great political turmoil in Brisbane.
The reactionary Joh Bjelke-Petersen government had moved to shackle the unions and crush dissent, provoking a series of mass protests. In 1969, Greg joined the Revolutionary Socialist Alliance, part of which went on to join the Socialist Labour League (SLL).