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| | | headquarters = 5/9 Sydney Avenue, Barton, Australian Capital Territory | | | headquarters = 5/9 Sydney Avenue, Barton, Australian Capital Territory |
| | | chairman = President Mark Butler | | | chairman = President Mark Butler |
| − | | leader = Leader = [[Bill Shorten]] | + | | leader = Leader = [[Anthony Albanese]] |
| − | | deputyleader = Deputy Leader = [[Tanya Plibersek]] | + | | deputyleader = Deputy Leader = [[Richard Marles]] |
| | | foundation = 1901 (official), 1891 (technical) | | | foundation = 1901 (official), 1891 (technical) |
| | | ideology = [[Liberal]]ism<br>[[Social progressivism]] | | | ideology = [[Liberal]]ism<br>[[Social progressivism]] |
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| | '''must not be recognized as a marriage in Australia'''.<ref>http://legislation.gov.au/comlaw/Legislation/Act1.nsf/0/91DFFD1199DF26D8CA2574170007CE06/$file/1262004.pdf</ref> It was passed by a majority of MP's in both chambers of parliament and in the [[Australian Senate]] only 6 Senators rejected the Bill compared to 38 who supported it.<ref>http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/13/1092340471989.html</ref> | | '''must not be recognized as a marriage in Australia'''.<ref>http://legislation.gov.au/comlaw/Legislation/Act1.nsf/0/91DFFD1199DF26D8CA2574170007CE06/$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.
| + | Anthony Albanese is the current leader of the ALP, having taken over from [[Bill Shorten]] in following Labor's loss in the 2019 Federal Election. |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |