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In March 1983, the Office of Women's Affairs changed its name to the Office of the Status of Women. Susan Ryan was the first federal Australian Labor Party (ALP) female minister, appointed as Minister for Education and Youth Affairs and Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women in Bob Hawke's first ministry in 1983.
The Australian Labor Party (ALP), also known simply as Labor or the Labor Party, is the major centre-left political party in Australia and one of two major parties in Australian politics, [7] along with the centre-right Liberal Party of Australia.
Julia Eileen Gillard (born 29 September 1961) is an Australian former politician who was the 27th prime minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013. She held office as the leader of the Labor Party and was the member of parliament (MP) for the Victorian division of Lalor from 1998 to 2013.
Julia Gillard of the Australian Labor Party is currently the only woman to have served as Prime Minister of Australia. On 24 June 2010, Julia Gillard became the first woman to lead one of the major political parties at the federal level as Leader of the Australian Labor Party, as well as the first female Prime Minister of Australia. Ongoing ...
Minister for the Status of Women: Minister for Housing: 2022–2024 Minister for Homelessness: Minister for Small Business: 2022–present Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: 2024–present Catherine King [18] Minister for Regional Australia, Local Government and Territories: 2013 Labor
Fatima Payman (Persian/Dari: فاطمه پیمان; born 1995) is an Australian politician who has served as a senator for Western Australia since 2022, first for the Labor Party and then as an independent, before launching her own political party − Australia's Voice − in October 2024.
The Territory Labor Party, [a] officially known as the Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch) and commonly referred to simply as Territory Labor, is the Northern Territory branch of the Australian Labor Party. [6] It has been led by Selena Uibo, the first Aboriginal woman to lead a major political party in Australia, since 3 ...
The Australian Labor Party Caucus comprises all Australian Labor Party (ALP) senators and members of parliament of the current Commonwealth Parliament.The Caucus determines some matters of policy, parliamentary tactics, and disciplinary measures against disobedient parliamentarians.