Labor Left Progressive/Socialist Left | |
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| Abbreviation | LL |
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| Newspaper | Challenge Magazine |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-left[9] |
| National affiliation | Australian Labor |
| Colours | Red |
| Federal Parliamentary Caucus | 48 / 103 |
| Queensland Parliamentary Caucus | 16 / 36 |
| Western Australia Parliamentary Caucus | 42 / 75 |
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The Labor Left (LL), also known as the Progressive Left, Socialist Left or simply the Left, is one of the two major political factions within the Australian Labor Party (ALP). It is nationally characterised by social progressivism and democratic socialism and competes with the more economically liberal Labor Right faction.
The Labor Left operates autonomously in each state and territory of Australia, and organises as a broad alliance at the national level. Its policy positions include party democratisation, economic interventionism, progressive tax reform, refugee rights, gender equality and same-sex marriage.[10] The faction includes members with a range of political perspectives, including Keynesianism, trade union militancy, Fabian social democracy, New Leftism, and democratic socialism.[11]
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- ^ "SL VIC". Facebook. Socialist Left Victoria. 19 June 2021. Archived from the original on 30 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ Massola, James (14 February 2021). "What are Labor's factions and who's who in the Left and Right?". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ McAllister, Ian (February 1991). "Party Adaptation and Factionalism within the Australian Party System". American Journal of Political Science. 35 (1): 206–227. Retrieved 4 September 2024 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Barry, Nick; Chen, Peter; Haigh, Yvonne; C. Motta, Sara; Perche, Diana, eds. (13 January 2023). Australian Politics and Policy (PDF). Sydney University Press. p. 253. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2023.
- ^ Frankel, Boris (January–February 1997). "Beyond Labourism and Socialism: How the Australian Labor Party Developed the Model of 'New Labour'". New Left Review. 221. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ Massola, James (14 February 2021). "What are Labor's factions and who's who in the Left and Right?". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Robinson, Geoff (6 January 2008). "Labor lefts past and present". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ Massola, James (14 February 2021). "What are Labor's factions and who's who in the Left and Right?". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Labor faction chiefs lose control, leaving way open for left-wing issues such as gay marriage". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ Chiu, Osmond (27 July 2020). "Locking Out the Left: The Emergence of National Factions in Australian Labor". Jacobin. Retrieved 30 July 2020.