The history of the Australian Labour Party

Prime Minister Gough Whitlam addresses reporters outside the Parliament building after his dismissal by Australia's Governor-General, 1975. Source: Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

The Australian Labor Party is Australia's oldest party and one of the world's oldest continuous democracies.

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Published 20 April 2022 5:10pm

Updated 20 April 2022 6:27pm

By Peggy Giakoumelos

Presented by Ana Kotaleska

Source: SBS

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The Australian Labor Party is Australia's oldest party and 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 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.