Australian Young Labor
Youth wing of the Australian Labor Party / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Australian Young Labor (AYL), also known as the Young Labor Movement or simply Young Labor, is the youth wing of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) representing all party members aged between 15 and 26.[2][3] The organisation operates as a federation with independently functioning branches in all Australian states and territories which serve under the relevant state or territory branch of the federal Labor Party, often coming together during national conferences and federal elections. Young Labor is the oldest continuously operating youth wing of any political party in Australian history, being founded in 1926.
Australian Young Labor | |
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President | Manu Risoldi |
Vice President | Eloise Atterton |
Founded | 19 October 1926; 97 years ago (1926-10-19)[1] |
Preceded by | Labor Guild of Youth |
Headquarters | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
Ideology | Social democracy |
Position | Centre-left |
Mother party | Australian Labor Party |
Website | younglabor |
Young Labor is very closely connected and integrated with its mother party, with many members of the organisation leading successful political careers after the fact. Former presidents of Young Labor have included former New South Wales Premier Bob Carr, current federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Tony Burke, former Special Minister of State, Senator John Faulkner, current member for Maribyrnong and former federal Labor leader Bill Shorten, as well as various of state and federal ministers and MPs.