Elections 2025: who is the Labor Party?

Some past Labor Party prime ministers Credit: SBS

The Australian Labor Party (ALP), currently led by Anthony Albanese, has been around since the 1890s. We take a brief look at the party's history and how it's become the ALP we know today.

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