Labor Party

British

noun

one of the chief political parties of Australia, generally supporting the interests of organized labour

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The Labor Party, now ruling Australia, is in some ways like the Democratic Party in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

The new laws were passed by the ruling Labor Party after weeks of tense backdoor negotiations with the Greens, who said they had secured "significant wins to protect forests".

From Barron's

Albanese, whose Labor Party government was re-elected with an increased majority in May, had pledged among other things to create more jobs and bring back manufacturing in Australia.

From BBC

Both lawmakers belonged to Minnesota's Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, which is affiliated with the national Democratic Party.

From BBC

Ley's appointment comes as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was sworn in at Government House on Tuesday, following his Labor Party's landslide election win.

From BBC

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