Australian labour movement
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The Australian labour movement began in the early 19th century and since the late 19th century has included industrial and political wings. Trade unions in Australia may be formed on the basis of craf
Eight-hour day banner, Melbourne, 1856
University of Melbourne site where Stonemasons won the 8-hour day in 1856
Eight Hour Procession, 4 October 1909
Federated Society of Boilermakers, Iron & Steel Shipbuilders of Australia Union banner
Australian Labor Party
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The Australian Labor Party is the major social democratic political party in Australia. Sitting on the centre-left of the political spectrum, it is the oldest active party in the country, having been
Australian labour movement
…labour movement began in the early 19th century and since the late 19th century has included industrial (Australian unions) and political wings (Australian Labor Party). Trade unions in Australia may be formed on the basis of craft unionism, general unionism, or industrial unionism. Almost all unions in Australia are…
Anderson Dawson's ministry leaving Parliament House, Brisbane, after being sworn in on 1 December 1899. His was the first government formed by a Labour party in the world.
Group photograph of federal Labour Party MPs elected to the House of Representatives and Senate at the inaugural 1901 election
Labor Party policy launch before a crowd in the Sydney Domain on 24 November 1975
Chris Minns, Premier of New South Wales and Leader of NSW Labor