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| | | party_articletitle = Australian Labor Party | | | party_articletitle = Australian Labor Party |
| | | party_logo = [[Image:Lpa.jpg|200px|"The Australian Labor Party logo"]] | | | party_logo = [[Image:Lpa.jpg|200px|"The Australian Labor Party logo"]] |
| − | | website = [http://www.alp.org.au/ www.alp.org.au/] | + | | website = [http://www.alp.org.au/ www.alp.org.au] |
| | | headquarters = 5/9 Sydney Avenue, Barton, Australian Capital Territory | | | headquarters = 5/9 Sydney Avenue, Barton, Australian Capital Territory |
| − | | president = President = Mark Butler | + | | chairman = President Mark Butler |
| | | leader = Leader = [[Bill Shorten]] | | | leader = Leader = [[Bill Shorten]] |
| | | deputyleader = Deputy Leader = [[Tanya Plibersek]] | | | deputyleader = Deputy Leader = [[Tanya Plibersek]] |
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| | (a) a man and another man; or <br> | | (a) a man and another man; or <br> |
| | (b) a woman and another woman; <br> | | (b) a woman and another woman; <br> |
| − | '''must not be recognised as a marriage in Australia'''. [http://legislation.gov.au/comlaw/Legislation/Act1.nsf/0/91DFFD1199DF26D8CA2574170007CE06/$file/1262004.pdf]. It was passed by a majority of MP's in both chambers of parliament and in the [[Australian Senate]] only 6 Senators rejected the Bill compared to 38 who supported it. [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/13/1092340471989.html] | + | '''must not be recognised as a marriage in Australia'''.<ref>http://legislation.gov.au/comlaw/Legislation/Act1.nsf/0/91DFFD1199DF26D8CA2574170007CE06/$file/1262004.pdf</ref> It was passed by a majority of MP's in both chambers of parliament and in the [[Australian Senate]] only 6 Senators rejected the Bill compared to 38 who supported it.<ref>http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/13/1092340471989.html</ref> |
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| | Bill Shorten is the current leader of the ALP, having taken over from [[Kevin Rudd]] in 2013 following his resignation from politics. Rudd's predecessor, Julia Gillard, was the first female Prime Minister of Australia. | | Bill Shorten is the current leader of the ALP, having taken over from [[Kevin Rudd]] in 2013 following his resignation from politics. Rudd's predecessor, Julia Gillard, was the first female Prime Minister of Australia. |
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| | + | ==References== |
| | + | {{reflist}} |
| | [[Category:Australian Political Parties]] | | [[Category:Australian Political Parties]] |
| | [[Category:Labor Unions]] | | [[Category:Labor Unions]] |