Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is the key liberal political party in Australia. Its current leader is Julia Gillard, Australia's current Prime Minister.
Left takeover
From David Pink:
- As a young factional warrior, Albanese was a staunch supporter of Uren and his Labor Left allies. This began to change as Albanese and his allies in the “Hard Left” subfaction hegemonized the broader Labor Left, before finally taking over the party’s all-powerful national executive in 2019.
Members of the ALP's National Executive, 2025
National Executive is made up of the National President and National Vice Presidents (who are directly elected by Labor members), the Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party, the President of Australian Young Labor, the National Labor Women's Network Co-Convenors, the National Secretary and 20 members elected by National Conference.[1]
Non voting members.
- Wayne Swan (National President)* Right
- Susan Close (National Vice President)* Left
- Mich-Elle Myers (National Vice President)* Left
- Paul Erickson (National Secretary)* Left
- Anthony Albanese (Leader, Federal Parliamentary Labor Party) Left
- Manu Risoldi (Australian Young Labor President)* Right
- Nyat Mulugeta (National Labor Women’s Network co-convenor)*
- Emily McMillan (National Labor Women’s Network co-convenor)*
Voting members.
- Senator the Hon Tim Ayres Left
- Gary Bullock Left
- Senator Raff Ciccone Right
- Melissa Donnelly Left
- Sandra Doumit Right
- Hon Kate Doust Right
- Gerard Dwyer Right
- Senator Karen Grogan Left
- Gerard Hayes Right
- Julian Hill MP Left
- Graeme Kelly Right
- Josh Peak Right
- Sam Rae MP Right
- Zach Smith Left
- Stacey Schinnerl Right
- Carolyn Smith Left
- Wendy Streets Left
- Shannon Threlfall-Clarke Right
- Dylan Wight Left
- Non-voting members[2]
Socialist Forum
One of the key documents of the Socialist Forum is the 1985 "Pine Gap - Planning a Strategy", drafted by Philip Hind, who recommends a long-term policy of abrogating the ANZUS Treaty, removing Pine Gap and eventually closing all US bases. Mr Hind visited the former Soviet Union and came back praising the reforms of president Mikhail Gorbachev. He recommended stronger ties with the USSR, including making Melbourne a sister city of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg).[3]