Australian Labour Party Analysis

The role of the minor parties within the Australian political system can be as their title suggests, quite minor. On the other hand, a minor party can influence the political proceedings of this country in more ways than one. Minor parties can highlight socio-economic problems that quite often fly under the radar of the larger political parties, or simply can broaden electoral debate. Often spawning from a social, or in the case of the Greens, an environmental movement, minor parties tend to only last through one election, due to a lack of support and relevance in the mainstream social fabric. The minor parties can become crucial players come election time, due to Australia’s law of Compulsory preferential voting. Jaensch (1983, p.21)

Much like the townspeople in Salem, 1692 the labor party has been greatly influenced by mob mentality. Back when labor were in charge of Australia they voted outright against same sex marriage with the deputy leader Tanya Plibersek saying in 2007 “Labor does not support changing the Marriage Act to allow same-sex marriage”.

A democratic government is a system of government within which power is vested in the people, who either rule directly or through freely elected representatives. In a democratic government, there are various features which are manifested by all three Australian, American and the British systems.

The Australian Labor Party also shortly known as ALP. This party has been in resistant at federal level since the election in 2013. the party is a federal party with in each state and territory. Labor is currently in control of the government of Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and in the Australian Capital Territory. The labor party challenges against the Liberal for political office at the federal and state levels. The party's federal parliamentary leader is Bill Shorten since 13 October, 2013. The Australian Labor Party is a socialist party and has the intention/ purpose of the democratic socialization of industry, production, distribution and exchange, to the extent necessary to eliminate exploitation and other unsocial features

The Australian Labor Party (ALP), was founded in 1890, by James Keir Hardie, who was a Scottish Georgist, socialist and Labor Party leader thus being the oldest political party. It competes with the Liberal/National Coalition and is one of the two major political parties in Australia.

The Australian Labor Party (ALP), was founded in 1890, by James Keir Hardie, who was a Scottish Georgist, socialist and Labor Party leader thus being the oldest political party. It competes with the Liberal/National Coalition and is one of the two major political parties in Australia.

Gough Whitlam remains one of Australia’s few leaders who can be truly said to have changed Australia, even for the brief period of his time in government. Elected on December 5th 1972 his government brought upon a vast range of reforms in the 1071 days it held office (Thompson, 2014). Within the first year alone, Labor passed 203 bills, which is the most bills passed than any other federal government had passed in a single year (Betts, 2015). The three bills that will be presented through this essay are the Education system, with what it was like before and after the Whitlam Government came into power, what Health care was like before and after the Whitlam Government and what the Indigenous Australians went through before and after the Whitlam Government.

For majority of each party the following ideas are true. The Democratic Party is for same-sex marriage because they believe in supporting equality. They are the highest supporters for legal same-sex marriage, and propose same-sex couples should have the same legal rights as all other married couples. Repealing the Defense of Marriage act is on the top of their agenda. The Republican Party, on the other hand, opposes same-sex marriage. Republicans believe in preserving the traditional family to help protect our children’s future. They completely support the Defense of Marriage act from 1996 which says marriage is between a man and woman. The similarities between the two parties are that both are not one hundred percent for or against the issue. The views of many in each party are changing or are not yet being swayed to change.

On May 23rd 2015, Ireland became one of the first few countries throughout the world to legalized gay marriage. Since this approval there has been new debate as to where Australia stands on same-sex marriage. The amount of same-sex couples in Australia increased by 32% from 2006 to 2011 and 70% of the Australian nation believe that Australia should allow the right to same-sex marriage. Before the Marriage Amendment Act 2004 by the Howard Government, there was no previous definition of Marriage in the 1961 Act and the definition was based on common law. The definition changed by the Howard Government in

Ms. Gillard is a supporter of same sex marriage despite the fact many disagree with her opinion. She stated that both heterosexual and same sex couples should embrace civil unions. Ms. Gillard felt as, if not only Australia 's but all types of races should be able to openly expose how they feel about their sexual preference. By expressing themselves she felt as if it gave them enough freedom to choose what sex, gender they feel is best for them beside many voted against it. During a vote that took place while Ms. Gillard was in office, she voted against gay marriage. As time progressed, she began to take a different approach on her decision by opening up more to

Equity and respect for others are two of the main values that are instantly presented to the audience. Wong makes it clear that they are two beliefs of hers that are not displayed frequently enough in Parliament, as if same sex couples were in a world where they were treated with a sense of egalitarianism and respect, then gay marriage would be unquestionably legalized. Improvement is also a prominent theme displayed by the author, who utilizes quotes such as ‘marriage equality is both necessary and overdue’ (Wong, 2016) and ‘gay and lesbian Australians can vote, serve in the military, represent our country on the sporting field, teach in our universities, preside as judges, staff our hospitals, and be a member of the federal cabinet. Yet we cannot marry the person we love’. (Wong, 2016) These two quotations are clear demonstrations of the author’s conviction that Australia can be undoubtedly improved with the introduction of new laws that allow citizens of all sexualities to

The Liberal Party's membership of Canada is committed to the fundamentals that have developed and sustained the Liberal Party from any other political party; individual freedom, responsibility and human dignity in the framework of a just society; political freedom in the framework of meaningful participation by all interested persons, and the Constitution and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms provides the framework for both a democratic society and for the interaction of members within the party. It is also devoted to equal opportunity for every person, to the enhancement of our unique and diverse cultural community, to the recognition that English and French are the official languages of Canada, and to the preservation of the Canadian identity

The Labor Government have had a major impact on the Australian Economy, which has made it quite difficult for the Coalition to inherit. Joe Hockey stated that “Sixteen years of deficits without a recession, without any significant

     Same-sex marriages have been very controversial since becoming an issue in Canada regarding the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Several people state that same-sex marriages should be legal, while others disagree, saying it should not be permitted. There have been many debates and inquiries about this issue for several years; the MP’s and Parliament will finally settle the problem within the next year or so. Many are in favour of legalizing same-sex marriages in all of Canada due to the violations and infringes upon the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Problems revolving around same-sex marriages have upset many religious groups. These groups believe that same-sex

Former President Theodore Roosevelt unhappy with his handpicked successor , President Taft’s approach to trust busting, chose to run against him for the Presidency. When he didn’t receive the Republican Party nomination, he ran as the first (and last) candidate for the Progressive Party, nicknaming it after himself, the Bull Moose party. His proposed platform, New Nationalism, laid out very progressive goals, that were much more progressive than any of his ideas while in the White House. It dealt with organized labor, child labor laws, workmans compensation, safety standards, work week hours, and inheritance tax. The New Nationalism also