The Progressive Labour Party (PLP) was a left-wing

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. In 2021, it merged into the Australian Progressives.

History

The party was founded by dissident former members of the

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and the original

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in 1996. The party claimed that the ALP has abandoned its traditional working-class supporters as it has moved towards the political right. The party ran

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tickets in

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and

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and contested several

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seats at the 9 October 2004 election. The party regularly made submissions to Senate and other committees on a broad range of issues. Rod Noble, the national secretary of the Progressive Labour Party, described the Progressive Labor Party as a "broad alliance" of socialists. Blogger Andy Fleming stated the group has "been largely eclipsed" since the formation of Socialist Alliance. The party was de-registered by the

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in December 2006. The party merged with the Australian Progressives in 2021, with the merged party being deregistered due to having insufficient members the following year.

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