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The Labor Party is commonly described as a social democratic party and its constitution stipulates that it is a democratic socialist party. [4] The party was created by, and has always been influenced by, the trade unions, and in practice Labor politicians regard themselves as part of the broader labour movement and tradition.
The politics of Australia has a mild two-party system, with two dominant political groupings in the Australian political system, the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal/National Coalition. Federally, 17 of the 151 members of the lower house (Members of Parliament, or MPs) are not members of major parties, as well as 21 of the 76 members of ...
True Believers – The story of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-609-6. McKinlay, Brian (1981). The ALP: A Short History of the Australian Labor Party. Melbourne: Drummond/Heinemann. ISBN 0-85859-254-1. McMullin, Ross (1991). The Light on the Hill: The Australian Labor Party 1891–1991. South Melbourne ...
Queensland Labor Party; South Australian Labor Party; Tasmanian Labor Party; Territory Labor Party; Victorian Labor Party; Western Australian Labor Party; Democratic Labour Party (Australia, 1980) Democratic Labour Party (historical) Progressive Labour Party (Australia), active 1996 to 2021; Industrial Socialist Labor Party, active late-1910s ...
It was called the Progressive Political League between 1891 and 1894, the United Labor and Liberal Party of Victoria from June 1894, the United Labor Party from 1896 and the Political Labor Council of Victoria from 1901; before becoming the Victorian Branch of the Australian Labor Party. [2]
North Queensland Labor Party: QLD 1944–1977 Socialism NCP: Northern Country Party: QLD 1920–1923 NTN: Northern Territory Nationals: NT 1987–1990 ON: One Nation NSW: NSW 2000–2007 Australian nationalism Protectionism: PLP: Progressive Labor Party: 1950–1955 RP: Reason Party (Australia) VIC 2017–2022 Civil libertarianism RL ...
The Australian labour movement began in the early 19th century and since the late 19th century has included industrial (Australian unions) and political wings (Australian Labor Party). Trade unions in Australia may be organised (i.e., formed) on the basis of craft unionism , general unionism , or industrial unionism .
The Labor Left (LL), also known as the Progressive Left, Socialist Left or simply the Left, is one of the two major political factions within the Australian Labor Party (ALP). It is nationally characterised by social progressivism and democratic socialism and competes with the more economically liberal Labor Right faction.