Australian Labor Party facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Australian Labor Party
Abbreviation	ALP
Leader	Anthony Albanese
Deputy Leader	Richard Marles
Senate Leader	Penny Wong
National President	Wayne Swan
National Secretary	Paul Erickson
Founded	Oldest branches: 1891; 134 years ago (1891) Federal Caucus: 8 May 1901; 124 years ago (1901-05-08)
Headquarters	5/9 Sydney Avenue, Barton, Australian Capital Territory
Think tank	Chifley Research Centre
Youth wing	Australian Young Labor
Women's wing	Labor Women's Network
Indigenous wing	Aboriginal Labor Network
Overseas wing	ALP Abroad
Membership (2020)	60,085
Ideology	Social democracy
Political position	Centre-left
International affiliation	Progressive Alliance Socialist International (1966–2014)
Factions	Labor Left Labor Right
Colours	Red
Slogan	Building Australia's Future
Governing body	National Executive
Parliamentary party	Caucus
Party branches	ACT NI NSW NT Qld SA Tas Vic WA
House of Representatives	93 / 150
Senate	28 / 76
State/territory governments	5 / 8
State/territory lower houses	267 / 465
State upper houses	65 / 155
Politics of Australia Political parties

The Australian Labor Party (ALP), often called Labor, is a major political party in Australia. It's known for being centre-left, which means it generally supports social fairness and government action to help people. It's one of the two main parties in Australian politics, the other being the Liberal Party of Australia.

Labor has been in charge of the Australian government since the 2022 federal election. They also lead governments in several states and territories, including New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory. As of 2025, Labor is the main opposition party in Queensland, Tasmania, and the Northern Territory.

The Labor Party is the oldest political party in Australian history that has been active without a break. It started on May 8, 1901, at Parliament House, Melbourne, where the first Federal Parliament met.

The ALP grew from groups that formed in Australia's colonies in the 1890s to support workers' rights. These early Labor groups started winning seats in elections from 1891. After Australia became a federation, they began running for federal seats in the 1901 federal election. In 1904, the ALP briefly formed what many consider the world's first national government led by a labour party.

At the 1910 federal election, Labor made history by becoming the first party in Australia to win a majority of seats in either house of the Australian parliament. Since 1910, Labor has always been either the governing party or the main opposition. Australia has had 13 Labor prime ministers and 10 times when Labor governments were in power. These leaders include John Curtin (1941–1945), Ben Chifley (1945–1949), Gough Whitlam (1972–1975), Bob Hawke (1983–1991), Paul Keating (1991–1996), Kevin Rudd (2007–2010 and 2013), Julia Gillard (2010–2013), and Anthony Albanese (since 2022).

The Labor Party is often called the "party of unions" because it has strong connections to the worker's movement in Australia. Many Australian trade unions are officially linked with the Labor Party. The party's rules ensure that unions have a big say, with 50% of the votes at state and national meetings given to union representatives. The other 50% goes to regular party members. The Australian Labor Party was formed and started governing earlier than similar labour parties in the United Kingdom and New Zealand.

Internationally, the ALP is part of the Progressive Alliance, which is a group of parties that support progressive and social democratic ideas.

Why is it called "Labor" and not "Labour"?

In Australia, the word "labour" is usually spelled with a "u". But the political party uses the spelling "Labor," without a "u."

When the party first started, there was no set way to spell its name. Both "Labor" and "Labour" were used. In 1908, a suggestion was made at a big party meeting to officially call it the "Australian Labour Party" (with a "u"). This idea passed for the federal party, but state branches didn't have to follow it.

It wasn't until 1918 that the federal party decided all state branches should use the name "Australian Labor Party," spelled without the "u." Some people think this spelling change was influenced by King O'Malley, an American-born politician who liked simpler spellings. In American English, "Labor" is the standard spelling.

Some experts also suggest that dropping the "u" was an early way for the ALP to seem more modern. It also helped to show that the party was different from the wider Australian worker's movement and other labour parties in the British Empire. The decision to include "Australian" in the name, instead of just "Labour Party" like in the UK, showed how important Australian nationalism was to the party's founders.

The History of the Labor Party

Anderson Dawson's team leaving Parliament House, Brisbane, after becoming the government on December 1, 1899. This was the first government in the world formed by a Labour party.

The Australian Labor Party began in the 1890s in Australia's colonies, before they joined together to form a country. Many people believe the Labor Party in Queensland started with a meeting of striking sheep shearers under a special tree called the Tree of Knowledge in Barcaldine, Queensland, in 1891. The shearers' strike of 1891 was a big reason why the party was formed.

On September 9, 1892, the "Manifesto of the Queensland Labour Party" was read under the Tree of Knowledge. This important document is now kept at the State Library of Queensland and is recognized internationally for its historical value. The Balmain branch of the party in New South Wales claims to be the oldest, but the Scone Branch has a receipt for membership fees from April 1891, which is even earlier.

Labor candidates first ran in the 1891 New South Wales election. They won 35 out of 141 seats, giving them the power to decide which of the two main parties (Protectionist or Free Trade) would form the government. They used this power to get their policies accepted.

In South Australia, the United Labor Party (ULP) was founded in 1891. Three of their candidates were elected to the state's upper house that year. The first ULP member elected to the lower house was John McPherson in 1892.

By the 1893 South Australian elections, the ULP held the balance of power with 10 seats. They supported the liberal government of Charles Kingston. Later, in 1905, Thomas Price formed the world's first stable Labor government in South Australia. In 1910, John Verran led Labor to form the state's first majority government.

In 1899, Anderson Dawson formed a Labor government in Queensland. This was the first Labor government in the world, though it only lasted for one week.

Some Labor representatives and trade unions were unsure about Australia becoming a federation. They worried that the proposed Senate would be too powerful and that federation would give more power to conservative groups. However, the first Labor leader and Prime Minister, Chris Watson, supported federation.

Historian Celia Hamilton suggests that Irish Catholics played a key role in the early New South Wales Labor Party. Many Irish Catholics felt that the Labor Party's focus on equality and social welfare matched their own values as workers and farmers.

Early Years in Federal Politics

A group photo of federal Labour Party Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Representatives and Senate in the first 1901 election.

In the first federal election in 1901, Labor parties from each state ran candidates. They won 15 out of 75 seats in the House of Representatives, which meant they held the "balance of power." This meant they could decide which of the other two parties would form the government.

The Labor members met as the Federal Parliamentary Labour Party (also known as the caucus) on May 8, 1901, at Parliament House, Melbourne. They decided to support the Protectionist Party to form a minority government.

Under Chris Watson, Labor gained more votes in the 1903 federal election and still held the balance of power. In April 1904, Watson became the first Labor Prime Minister of Australia. This made him the world's first Labor head of government at a national level. His government was a minority government and lasted only four months. Watson was only 37, making him the youngest prime minister in Australia's history.

In the 1910 federal election, Andrew Fisher led Labor to a big win. They formed Australia's first elected federal majority government. This was also the first time a Labor Party had a majority in any parliament in the world, and the first time it controlled both houses of a national parliament. State Labor branches also did well, forming their first majority governments in New South Wales and South Australia in 1910, Western Australia in 1911, Queensland in 1915, and Tasmania in 1925.

After World War I and the Russian Revolution in 1917, many trade unions wanted more socialism. In 1921, a big union meeting called for "the socialisation of industry, production, distribution and exchange." The Labor Party National Conference in 1922 adopted a similar goal, which was official policy for many years. However, they added that "socialisation" was only needed to stop unfair practices.

A federal Labor government has only tried to take over an industry once (when Ben Chifley tried to nationalise banks in 1947), but this was ruled unconstitutional. Later, Labor governments, like those led by Bob Hawke and Paul Keating, even sold off some government-owned businesses like Qantas and the Commonwealth Bank.

The Labor Party is often described as a social democratic party. This means they believe in a mix of capitalism and government programs to help people and ensure fairness. The party was started by and has always been influenced by trade unions. Its policies have usually reflected the goals of the wider worker's movement. For example, in the first federal election in 1901, Labor's platform included a White Australia policy (which aimed to limit non-European immigration), a citizen army, and ways to settle worker disputes.

From 1900 to 1940, Labor strongly supported the White Australia policy. This policy stopped most non-European people from moving to Australia. It was supported by most Australians and all major political parties at the time, due to fears about jobs and wages. Labor generally opposed all immigration until after World War II, when the Chifley government started a large immigration program. The party's views on non-European immigration changed after Arthur Calwell retired as leader in 1967. Since then, Labor has become a strong supporter of multiculturalism.

World War II and Beyond

The Curtin and Chifley governments led Australia during the second half of World War II and the start of the peace period. Labor leader John Curtin became prime minister in October 1941. He guided Australia through the difficult years of the Pacific War. In December 1941, Curtin famously said that "Australia looks to America," which helped create the strong alliance between Australia and the United States. Curtin is remembered as a strong wartime leader and won a huge election victory in 1943. He died in office just before the war ended, and Ben Chifley took over. Chifley's Labor government won the 1946 federal election and managed Australia's move back to a peacetime economy.

Labor lost power in the 1949 federal election. Chifley described Labor's goal as "the light on the hill," meaning they aimed to improve life for everyone, bringing "better standards of living, greater happiness to the mass of the people."

In 1955, the Australian Labor Party split, and a new party called the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) was formed. The DLP's votes often helped keep the ALP out of government until Gough Whitlam was elected in 1972.

Labor Party policy launch in Sydney Domain on November 24, 1975.

Under Gough Whitlam, the ALP changed. Two main groups, or "factions," formed: the Labor Left, who wanted more government involvement in the economy and social change, and the Labor Right, who were more focused on economic freedom and less on social issues. The Whitlam Labor government focused on social democratic policies, which are about fairness and welfare within a market economy. Whitlam also reduced tariffs (taxes on imported goods) by 25 percent.

Whitlam led the Labor Party back to power in the 1972 and 1974 federal elections. His government passed many new laws. However, the Whitlam government lost power after the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis when the Governor-General John Kerr dismissed them. This happened after the opposition blocked funding in the Senate due to political problems. Labor then lost the 1975 federal election in a huge landslide. Whitlam is the only Prime Minister to have been dismissed in this way.

Bill Hayden became leader after Whitlam. In the 1980 federal election, Labor gained a lot of support but didn't win. In 1983, Bob Hawke became leader.

Bob Hawke led Labor back to power in the 1983 federal election and won four elections in a row. In December 1991, Paul Keating replaced Bob Hawke as leader. The ALP then won the 1993 federal election. Labor was in government for 13 years, their longest time in power nationally, until they lost badly to John Howard in the 1996 federal election.

Kim Beazley led the party in the 1998 federal election, winning more than half the votes but not enough seats. Labor lost more ground in the 2001 federal election. After Simon Crean and Mark Latham briefly led the party, Kevin Rudd became leader in 2006.

Rudd defeated John Howard in the 2007 federal election. The Rudd government ended before the 2010 federal election when his deputy, Julia Gillard, took over as leader. Gillard became Australia's first female prime minister. Her government lasted until 2013, when Rudd became leader again. Later that year, the ALP lost the 2013 election.

After this defeat, Bill Shorten became leader. The party almost won the 2016 election, gaining 14 seats. They remained in opposition after the 2019 election, even though polls had suggested they would win.

Anthony Albanese became leader and led the party to victory in the 2022 election, becoming the new prime minister. He was re-elected with a big win in the 2025 election.

Between 2007 and 2008, Labor was in government nationally and in all eight states and territories, which was a first. However, they then lost power in several states and territories over the next few years.

But these losses were often temporary. Labor returned to government in Victoria in 2014 and Queensland in 2015. They also won big victories in the Northern Territory in 2016, Western Australia in 2017, and Victoria in 2018. However, Labor lost the South Australian state election in 2018 after 16 years in power.

In 2022, Labor returned to government in South Australia. In 2023, Labor won the New South Wales state election, returning to government there for the first time since 2011. This meant Labor was in government in all mainland states for the first time in 15 years. However, in 2024, Labor lost elections in the Northern Territory and Queensland.

Albanese led the party to another majority government win in the 2025 federal election.

How many people were members of the Australian Labor Party (1948–present)

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What is Labor's National Platform?

The policies of the Australian Labor Party are written down in its National Platform. This document is approved by representatives at Labor's National Conference, which happens every three years.

The Labor Party says that the Platform is created after a lot of discussion across the country. It includes ideas from state and territory policy groups, local branches, unions, governments, and individual party members. The Platform helps guide the party towards forming a federal Labor government.

The Platform gives a general idea of what a future Labor government would do, but it doesn't list every specific policy. It states that "Labor's traditional values will remain a constant." It also makes it clear that Labor believes in a market economy but thinks the government has an important role. Labor wants to make sure that the benefits of change are shared by all Australians, not just a few.

Labor believes that everyone should be treated with dignity and respect, and have an equal chance to succeed. The party feels that government is important for ensuring fairness by:

• making sure everyone has equal opportunities;
• removing unfair discrimination;
• sharing wealth, income, and status more equally.

Other parts of the Platform show Labor's support for equality, human rights, workers' rights, and democracy.

In practice, the Platform provides general guidance to Labor's leaders in parliament. The specific policies Labor uses during an election are decided by the Cabinet (if they are in government) or the Shadow Cabinet (if they are in opposition). These decisions are made with input from important groups within the party.

How the Labor Party is Organized

National Executive and Secretariat

The Australian Labor Party National Executive is the main group that manages the party. It reports to the party's national conference. This executive group is in charge of:

• organizing the national conference, which happens every three years;
• making sure the decisions from the conference are carried out;
• explaining the national rules, policies, and conference decisions;
• guiding federal members of parliament.

The national conference includes representatives from each state and territory. Many of these representatives come from unions that are linked to the party. The conference decides the party's main policies and chooses leaders like the national secretary, who also runs the national election campaigns. The current national secretary is Paul Erickson.

The ALP's main office, called the national secretariat, is run by the national secretary. It handles the party's daily operations and plans national election strategies.

Federal Parliamentary Labor Party

The Labor members who are elected to both houses of the national Parliament form the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party, also known as the Caucus. This group discusses parliamentary work and strategies. The Caucus also helps choose the federal parliamentary leaders.

Federal Parliamentary Leaders

Before 2013, the parliamentary leaders were chosen by the Caucus from among its members. The leader has always been a member of the House of Representatives. Since October 2013, the party leader and deputy leader are chosen by a vote from both the Caucus and regular Labor Party members.

When Labor is in government, the party leader becomes the prime minister, and the deputy leader becomes the deputy prime minister. If a Labor prime minister leaves office, the deputy leader steps in temporarily until a new leader is chosen. The deputy prime minister also acts as prime minister when the prime minister is away. The Caucus also chooses the members of the Ministry (the government's ministers), though the leader decides which jobs they get.

Anthony Albanese is the current leader of the federal Labor party, a role he has held since May 30, 2019. Richard Marles is the deputy leader, also since May 30, 2019.

State and Territory Branches

The Australian Labor Party is made up of eight branches, one for each state and territory. While the National Executive plans national campaigns, each state and territory branch runs its own campaigns for federal, state, and local elections. These branches include both individual members and affiliated trade unions. Together, they decide the party's policies, choose its leaders, and select candidates for public office.

People join a state branch and pay a membership fee, which depends on their income. Most trade unions in Australia are linked to the party at a state level. These unions pay a fee based on how many members they have. Union fees make up a big part of the party's money. Other money comes from donations and government funding.

Members are usually expected to go to at least one meeting of their local branch each year, but the rules can be different in each state. In reality, only a small group of dedicated members regularly attend meetings. Many members are only active during election campaigns.

Members and unions choose representatives to attend state and territory conferences. These conferences usually happen once a year. They decide policies and elect state or territory leaders, including a president (an honorary role) and a secretary (a full-time job). However, ACT Labor directly elects its president. Larger branches also have assistant secretaries and organizers. In the past, the number of representatives from branches and unions varied, but now at least 50% of representatives at all state and territory conferences must be elected by branches.

In some states, the party also runs candidates for local government elections. In others, members can run on their own without official party support. The process of choosing candidates is called preselection. Different states and territories have different ways of doing this. Some use votes from all party members, others use committees chosen by the state conference, and some use a mix of both.

The state and territory Labor branches are listed below:

Country Labor

The Country Labor Party was a group linked to the Labor Party, mainly active in rural New South Wales. It was seen as a part of the New South Wales branch that focused on rural areas.

Candidates running in rural areas would sometimes use the "Country Labor" name. It was officially registered as a separate party in New South Wales and with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) for federal elections. This allowed them to use the "Country Labor" name on ballot papers.

The idea for a separate name for rural candidates was first suggested in 1999. In 2000, the "Country Labor Party" was officially registered. It was most often used in New South Wales. The Country Labor Party was de-registered by the New South Wales Electoral Commission in 2021.

Australian Young Labor

Australian Young Labor is the youth group of the Australian Labor Party. All members under 26 years old automatically become members. It is the main youth body within the ALP. Many former presidents of Australian Young Labor have gone on to become important politicians, including former NSW Premier Bob Carr and former Federal Labor Leader Bill Shorten. The current National President is Manu Risoldi.

Networks and Groups

The Australian Labor Party (ALP) has various networks and groups that connect members, speak up for different issues, and help create the party's policies. The party's national rules encourage or require state branches to set up these groups. They also have general interest groups called "policy action caucuses."

Some examples of these groups include:

• Labor Environment Action Network (LEAN)
• Labor For Choice
• Labor Women's Network (the women's wing)
• Labor for Drug Law Reform
• Labor for Refugees
• Labor for Housing
• Labor Teachers Network
• Aboriginal Labor Network

These groups might have different names in different states and territories. They are usually split into two types:

• Equity groups: These focus on representing people based on their identity or shared characteristics.
• Policy-focused groups: These focus on specific topics or issues.

In Queensland, these networks are officially called Equity Groups and Associations. Other states might use terms like forums, caucuses, or committees.

Equity Groups

Organisation	Branches Organisation is Present in
	Federal	NSW	QLD	Vic	WA	SA	Tas	ACT	NT
National Labor Women's Network
Rainbow Labor
Aboriginal Labor Network
Labor Enabled
Young Labor
Multicultural Labor
Regional Labor / Country Labor

Interest Groups

Organisation	Branches Organisation is Present in	Ref.
Labor Environment Action Network (LEAN)	NSW, QLD, Vic, WA, SA, Tas, ACT, NT
Labor for Drug Law Reform
Labor For Choice	QLD(Retired), Tas,
Labor for Housing	QLD,
Labor Teachers Network	QLD,
Business with Labor	QLD,
Labor for Brisbane City Council	QLD
Australian Israel Labor Dialogue	QLD, NSW,
Labor for the Future	QLD
Labor for Decriminalisation	QLD
Labor for Refugees	QLD, Vic,
Labor Friends of Palestine	QLD, NSW,
Labor Friends of Palestine	NSW,
Labor Ending Homelessness Action Committee	NSW,
Labor for the Arts (L4TA)	NSW,
Labor for Innovation	NSW,
Labor for Treaty	NSW,
Labor Science Network	NSW,
Labor Action for Multiculturalism Policy (LAMP)	NSW,
Labor for An Australian Republic (LFAR)	Vic,
Labor for the Wise Use of Resources	Tas,
Tasmanian Labor Affiliated Unions Policy Action Caucus	Tas,
Labor for the Wise Use of Resources	Tas,
Local Government PAC	Tas,
Labor for Civil & Political Rights Policy Action Caucus	Tas,

Labor's Beliefs and Groups Within the Party

Labor's rules state that it is a "democratic socialist party." This means it aims for the "democratic socialisation of industry, production, distribution and exchange." The goal is to stop unfair practices and exploitation. This "socialist objective" was added in 1921. However, it was later balanced by other goals:

• supporting a competitive private sector (businesses not owned by the government);
• respecting the right to own private property.

Labor governments have not tried to take over industries since the 1940s. In fact, they have sold off some government-owned businesses, like airlines and banks.

Factions (Groups) Within Labor

The Labor Party has always had different viewpoints, often called "left wing" and "right wing." Since 1989, these groups have become more organized into formal "factions."

The two biggest factions are the Labor Left and the Labor Right.

• The Labor Left generally supports more government involvement in the economy and social change.
• The Labor Right usually supports traditional social democratic ideas, which means a mix of capitalism and government programs to help people.

These national factions are also divided into smaller groups, often based in different states. For example, Centre Unity is a right-wing faction in New South Wales, and Labor Forum is a right-wing faction in Queensland.

Some trade unions are linked to the Labor Party and also belong to these factions. Important unions supporting the right faction include the Australian Workers' Union (AWU) and the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA). Key unions supporting the left faction include the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) and the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU).

Election Results

House of Representatives

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	±	Position	Status
1901	None	79,736	15.8	14 / 75	14	3rd	External support
1903	Chris Watson	223,163	31.0	22 / 75	7	3rd	Support (1903–04)
							Minority (1904)
							Opposition (1904–05)
							Support (1905–06)
1906		348,711	36.6	26 / 75	4	1st	Support (1906–08)
							Minority (1908–09)
							Opposition (1909–10)
1910	Andrew Fisher	660,864	50.0	42 / 75	16	1st	Majority
1913		921,099	48.5	37 / 75	5	2nd	Opposition
1914		858,451	50.9	42 / 75	5	1st	Majority
1917	Frank Tudor	827,541	43.9	22 / 75	20	2nd	Opposition
1919		811,244	42.5	26 / 75	4	2nd	Opposition
1922	Matthew Charlton	665,145	42.3	29 / 75	3	1st	Opposition
1925		1,313,627	45.0	23 / 75	6	2nd	Opposition
1928	James Scullin	1,158,505	44.6	31 / 75	8	1st	Opposition
1929		1,406,327	48.8	46 / 75	15	1st	Majority
1931		859,513	27.1	14 / 75	32	3rd	Opposition
1934		952,251	26.8	18 / 74	4	2nd	Opposition
1937	John Curtin	1,555,737	43.2	29 / 74	11	1st	Opposition
1940		1,556,941	40.2	32 / 74	3	1st	Opposition (1940–41)
							Minority (1941–43)
1943		2,058,578	49.9	49 / 74	17	1st	Majority
1946	Ben Chifley	2,159,953	49.7	43 / 75	6	1st	Majority
1949		2,117,088	46.0	47 / 121	4	2nd	Opposition
1951		2,174,840	47.6	52 / 121	5	1st	Opposition
1954	H. V. Evatt	2,280,098	50.0	57 / 121	5	1st	Opposition
1955		1,961,829	44.6	47 / 122	10	2nd	Opposition
1958		2,137,890	42.8	45 / 122	2	2nd	Opposition
1961	Arthur Calwell	2,512,929	47.9	60 / 122	15	1st	Opposition
1963		2,489,184	45.5	50 / 122	10	2nd	Opposition
1966		2,282,834	40.0	41 / 124	9	2nd	Opposition
1969	Gough Whitlam	2,870,792	47.0	59 / 125	18	1st	Opposition
1972		3,273,549	49.6	67 / 125	8	1st	Majority
1974		3,644,110	49.3	66 / 127	1	1st	Majority (1974–75)
							Opposition (1975)
1975		3,313,004	42.8	36 / 127	30	2nd	Opposition
1977		3,141,051	39.7	38 / 124	2	2nd	Opposition
1980	Bill Hayden	3,749,565	45.2	51 / 125	13	2nd	Opposition
1983	Bob Hawke	4,297,392	49.5	75 / 125	24	1st	Majority
1984		4,120,130	47.6	82 / 148	7	1st	Majority
1987		4,222,431	45.8	86 / 148	4	1st	Majority
1990		3,904,138	39.4	78 / 148	8	1st	Majority
1993	Paul Keating	4,751,390	44.9	80 / 147	2	1st	Majority
1996		4,217,765	38.7	49 / 148	31	2nd	Opposition
1998	Kim Beazley	4,454,306	40.1	67 / 148	18	1st	Opposition
2001		4,341,420	37.8	65 / 150	2	2nd	Opposition
2004	Mark Latham	4,408,820	37.6	60 / 150	5	2nd	Opposition
2007	Kevin Rudd	5,388,184	43.4	83 / 150	23	1st	Majority
2010	Julia Gillard	4,711,363	38.0	72 / 150	11	1st	Minority
2013	Kevin Rudd	4,311,365	33.4	55 / 150	17	2nd	Opposition
2016	Bill Shorten	4,702,296	34.7	69 / 150	14	1st	Opposition
2019		4,752,110	33.3	68 / 151	1	1st	Opposition
2022	Anthony Albanese	4,776,030	32.6	77 / 151	9	1st	Majority
2025		TBA	TBA	94 / 150	TBA	1st	Majority

Who Donates to Labor?

In 2023/24, the state and federal branches of Labor reported receiving $67.5 million in donations. Labor's largest single donation was $1 million from Anthony Pratt. Other big donors included unions and companies involved in gambling.

The Labor Party also receives money through other ways, sometimes from groups called "associated entities." These groups, like John Curtin House, Industry 2020, IR21, and the Happy Wanderers Club, have been used to give money to the Labor Party.

A report from 2019 found that the Labor Party received $33,000 from groups that support gun ownership between 2011 and 2018.

See Also

• Australian labour movement
• Labor Against War
• Socialism in Australia
• Third Way

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