The Australian Labor Party is Australia's oldest party in one of the world's oldest continuous democracies.One of the first Labor parties created in the world - it grew out of the trade union movement before the Federation.The party has since evolved and now faces the challenge of being viewed by voters as a potential government and not simply as the opposition.Here is a brief history of the Australian Labour Party.
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Election 2022: The Labour Party
Gough Whitlam addresses reporters outside the Parliament building. Source: Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)