Progressive Labour Party (Australia)
Progressive Labour Party | |
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| National President | Rod Noble |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Dissolved | 2021 |
| Merged into | Australian Progressives |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Progressivism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Website | |
| www.progressivelabour.org | |
| Part of a series on |
| Socialism in Australia |
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The Progressive Labour Party (PLP) was a left-wing political party in Australia. In 2021, it merged into the Australian Progressives.
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
- ^ a b Thorne, Alison (2001). "The Progressive Labour Party: What went wrong?". Freedom Socialist Party. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ Jolly, Stephen (3 February 2008). "The case for a new workers' party". The Socialist. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ Fleming, Andy (10 April 2012). "Trot Guide 2012". slackbastard. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Progressive Labor Party". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ Bonham, Kevin (26 August 2021). "Party Registration Crackdown Tracker". Dr. Kevin Bonham: Electoral, Polling and Political Analysis. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Notice of Deregistration: Australian Progressives" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Progressive Labour policies
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