Labor Party
Labor Party(Australia) The oldest surviving political party in Australia. Founded in the 1880s and 1890s, the title of the Labor groups varied from state to state until 1918 , when all adopted the name Australian Labor Party. It was replaced in 1916 by a Nationalist‐Country Alliance, until the general election of 1929 returned it to power under J. H. Scullin ( 1929 – 31 ). Labor split again over policy differences during the Great Depression . Some Labor followers combined with the Nationalist Party to form the United Australia Party under J. A. Lyons . Together with the Country Party it dominated federal and state politics until 1937 , usually in coalition governments. The Labor Party was again in power ( 1941...
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