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The Australian Labor Party: The Oldest Political Party
The Australian Labor Party was formed during the 1890s, it is the oldest political party. The first elections were contested by Labor candidates in 1891. Labor competes against Liberal party. The ALP formal name was Australian Labour Party in 1908 but changed the spelling into Labour in 1901
The Labor party is a democratic and socialist party .The ALP was not founded as a political party until 1901. Labor’s promise is to give justice to the people working and give the quality of education no matter what the person’s conditions are. The ALP believe that everyone should have the same advantages and opportunities in life.
The ALP believes that the government must play a vital role in ensuring public welfare and it has strongly supported gender
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