Australian Labor Party
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The Australian Labor Party is a centre-left political party in Australia.
The ALP is Australia's oldest political party. It is a social democratic party that is formally linked to the trade union movement.
As of 2006, Labor has been in opposition at the federal level since 1996. At the state and territory level Labor has been in government in all six states and both mainland territories since 2002. The ALP's current federal parliamentary leader is Kevin Rudd.