In the early 1950's, Frank Hardy, then probably Australia's best known Communist writer, wrote a letter to the Party's newspaper, Tribune, complaining that the paper's contents and political commentary did not reflect the actual interests of the workers. To remedy this, he suggested that worker correspondent should be appointed in each workplace to write reports of what they and their fellows were actually doing and discussing. Those correspondents who developed an interest in writing should be encouraged to join Realist Writers' Groups which would nurture their talents, and a national journal could then be established to publish the best of their work. Finally, a publishing cooperative would give them the opportunity to bring their work directly to the audience of their fellow-workers.