The Australian Labor Party, currently led by Anthony Albanese, grew from Australia’s labour and union movement in the 1890s. It's one of Australia’s oldest political parties and delivered Australia's first and, so far, only female prime minister. We take a brief look at the party's beginnings and its journey to becoming the Labor party we know today.
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