Election 2022: The Labor Party

Gough Whitlam addresses reporters after his dismissal by Australia's Governor-General, 11th November 1975

Gough Whitlam addresses reporters after his dismissal by Australia's Governor-General, 11th November 1975 Source: Getty / Keystone/Getty Images

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The Australian Labor Party is Australia's oldest party in one of the world's oldest continuous democracies.

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The first polls have closed - the count has begun

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