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Labor Party
Labor Party (Australia) The oldest surviving political party in Australia. Founded in the 1880s and 1890s, the title of the Labor groups varied from state to state until 1918, when all adopted the name Australian Labor Party. It was replaced in 1916 by a Nationalist-Country Alliance, until the general election of 1929 returned it to power under J. H. Scullin (1929–31). Labor split again over policy differences during the Great DEPRESSION. Some Labor followers combined with the Nationalist Party to form the United Australia Party under J. A. Lyons. Together with the Country Party it dominated federal and state politics until 1937, usually in coalition governments. The Labor Party was again in power (1941–49). A breakaway Labor group emerged in 1955 over the attitude of the Party to communism, a group of federal Labor members forming the new Anti-Communist Labor Party, which later became the Democratic Labor Party.
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"Labor Party." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Labor Party." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-LaborParty.html "Labor Party." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-LaborParty.html |
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Labor Party
Labor Party Social democratic party in Australia. Founded in 1891, it is the oldest surviving political party in Australia. It first held federal office in 1904. In 1916, the party split over involvement in World War I. Prime Minister W. M. Hughes led the majority, pro-conscription wing into the breakaway National Party. In 1929, the Labor Party returned to office under J. H. Scullin, but it fractured again over policies to combat the Great Depression. Between 1939 and 1949, the Labor government introduced important social welfare reforms. In 1955, the party split again over attitudes to communism. In 1972, the party returned to power under Gough Whitlam. Bob Hawke held office for a record four terms. Paul Keating succeeded Hawke as prime minister.
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"Labor Party." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Labor Party." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-LaborParty.html "Labor Party." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-LaborParty.html |
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