'''Anthony Albanese''' is an Australian [[leftist]] politician. As of May 2022, he is the Prime Minister of Australia after the [[Labor Party]] won the Australian federal election that month, serving alongside Deputy PM and conspiracy theorist [[Richard Marles]]. He was in a group connected to the Communist Party of Australia during his youth<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10533721/How-Anthony-Albanese-close-communists-hoping-Prime-Minister.html</ref>
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'''Anthony Albanese''' is an Australian [[leftist]] politician. As of May 2022, he is the Prime Minister of Australia after the [[Labor Party]] won the Australian federal election that month, serving alongside Deputy PM and conspiracy theorist [[Richard Marles]]. He was in a group connected to the Communist Party of Australia during his youth<ref name="albanesecommieyouth">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10533721/How-Anthony-Albanese-close-communists-hoping-Prime-Minister.html</ref>
== History ==
== History ==
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During the 1980s, Albanese was the leader of a faction of the Australian Labour Party known as the "hard left" or "socialist left".
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During the 1980s, Albanese was the leader of a faction of the Australian Labour Party known as the "hard left" or "socialist left", which was closely linked to other far-left groups, including the Communist Party of Australia.<ref name="albanesecommieyouth" />
In 1991, Anthony Albanese was interviewed by the Communist Party of Australia.
In 1991, Anthony Albanese was interviewed by the Communist Party of Australia.