Progressive_Labour_Party_(Australia)

Progressive Labour Party (Australia)

Progressive Labour Party (Australia)

Political party in Australia

The Progressive Labour Party (PLP) was a left-wing political party in Australia. In 2021, it merged into the Australian Progressives.

For the party that existed from 1950 until 1955, see Progressive Labor Party (Victoria).
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History

The party was founded by dissident former members of the Australian Labor Party and the original Communist Party of Australia in 1996.[1][2] The party claimed that the ALP has abandoned its traditional working-class supporters as it has moved towards the political right.[citation needed] The party ran Senate tickets in New South Wales and Western Australia and contested several House of Representatives seats at the 9 October 2004 election.

The party regularly made submissions to Senate and other committees on a broad range of issues.[citation needed]

Rod Noble, the national secretary of the Progressive Labour Party, described the Progressive Labor Party as a "broad alliance" of socialists.[1] Blogger Andy Fleming stated the group has "been largely eclipsed" since the formation of Socialist Alliance.[3] The party was de-registered by the Australian Electoral Commission in December 2006.[4] The party merged with the Australian Progressives in 2021, with the merged party being deregistered due to having insufficient members the following year.[5][6]

References

  1. [1]
    Thorne, Alison (2001). "The Progressive Labour Party: What went wrong?". Freedom Socialist Party. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
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    Jolly, Stephen (3 February 2008). "The case for a new workers' party". The Socialist. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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    Fleming, Andy (10 April 2012). "Trot Guide 2012". slackbastard. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
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    "Progressive Labor Party". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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    Bonham, Kevin (26 August 2021). "Party Registration Crackdown Tracker". Dr. Kevin Bonham: Electoral, Polling and Political Analysis. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Notice of Deregistration: Australian Progressives" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.


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