Labor Party

British

noun

one of the chief political parties of Australia, generally supporting the interests of organized labour

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The next general election must be held by May 2028 after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left Labor Party won power by a wide margin last year.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Midnight Oil broke up in 2002 when singer Peter Garrett left to pursue a political career in Australia’s Labor Party.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

The Labor Party, now ruling Australia, is in some ways like the Democratic Party in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

"Global conditions are real," Albanese, who leads the Labor Party, said as he officially announced a 3 May election.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2025

A fourth candidate, supported by the Poles and Lithuanians, was put up by the Labor Party.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

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