What is Australian Labor Party?
{{Use British English|date=April 2012}} {{Infobox political party |country = Australia |name_native = |logo = Logo of Australian Labor Party.svg |leader = [[Anthony Albanese]] |leader1_title = Deputy Leader |leader1_name = [[Richard Marles]] |leader2_title = President |leader2_name = [[Wayne Swan]]<ref>{{cite news |date=18 June 2018 |title=Wayne Swan elected Labor national president |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/wayne-swan-elected-labor-national-president/news-story/674719c42d1eea54ef8dccf01b900841}}</ref> |leader3_title = National Secretary |leader3_name = [[Noah Carroll]] |foundation = 8 May 1901 |dissolution = |headquarters = 161 London Circuit, [[Canberra]] [[Australian Capital Territory]] 2600 |youth_wing = [[Australian Young Labor]] |ideology = [[Social democracy]]<br>[[Democratic socialism]] |position = [[Centre-left]] |international = [[Progressive Alliance]]<br>[[Socialist International]] (Formerly) |website = {{URL|http://www.alp.org.au/}} |colorcode = {{party color|Australian Labor Party}} |seats1_title = [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |seats1 = {{Infobox political party/seats|69|150|hex=#DC241f}} |seats2_title = [[Australian Senate|Senate]] |seats2 = {{Infobox political party/seats|26|76|hex=#DC241f}} |url= }} The '''Australian Labor Party''' (ALP) is one of the two major political parties in [[Australia]]. The party was formed in 1891, and is the oldest political party in Australia. It is a [[Social democracy|social democratic]] party with strong links to the [[Trade Union]] movement. Since 1944, their main opponents have been the [[Liberal Party (Australia)|Liberal Party]]. Since the [[2022 Australian federal election|2022 federal election]], the Labor Party became the majority government of Australia with [[Anthony Albanese]] as prime minister. In the [[States and territories of Australia|state and territory]] parliaments, Labor currently governs in every state and territory except [[Tasmania]]. [[File:Labor 1901c.