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Official account of the Australian Labor Party. Authorised by P. Erickson, Australian Labor Party, Canberra.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 19h
BREAKING: New numbers show dwelling commencements and completions were up substantially in the June quarter, after the Budget.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 22h
A Future Made in Australia. That's Labor's plan. Making more, here at home. So our country can be stronger and safer. And so Australians can earn a decent living and build a future for their family.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
$25. That’s the most you'll pay for life saving medicines on the PBS.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If it's a public holiday where you are today and you're working - thank you! ❤️ You deserve your penalty rates.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Here we go! Have a good Grand Final Day. NRLW Grand Final: Roosters v Broncos, 4pm AEDT NRL Grand Final: Roosters v Knights, 7:30pm AEDT
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
One year ago, we introduced 5% deposits for all first home buyers. And the latest data shows 280,000 Australians have been supported through the 5% Deposit Scheme since Labor came to government in 2022, while saving $2.5 billion in mortgage insurance.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Now available: an updated edition of award-winning historian Ross McMullin’s acclaimed history of the Australian Labor Party — entertaining, action-packed, no holds barred! Includes bookmark ♥️ + free delivery 🚚 Head to the link below 👇
The cover of historian Ross McMullin's updated book about the Australian Labor Party 'The Light on the Hill' is shown, featuring Labor prime Ministers from Chris Watson to Anthony Albanese. Beside it is a leather bookmark bearing an image of 1940s Labor prime minister Ben Chifley and a quote from his famous 'Light on the Hill' speech.
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Chris Bowen @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Labor’s EV policies have lead to an influx of affordable, cheaper-to-run EVs on the market, and Aussies are picking them up at a record rate. And it’s not just emissions that are reducing - switching to an EV can save families around $3000 every year.
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Chris Bowen @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Aussie homes and businesses are embracing renewable technology at record rates! In the first half of 2026 over 180,000 rooftop solar systems and over 275,000 home batteries were installed.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Card surcharges add up fast. Right now, they're costing Australians $1.6 billion every year. Surcharges will be banned from October, saving you money when you tap. So, whether you're at the supermarket or paying bills, the price you see is the price you pay.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
On National Police Remembrance Day, we honour and remember the officers who have died serving their communities, along with those lost to illness and other causes, and offer our condolences to their families, friends and colleagues.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Happy birthday, Julia Gillard! 🎉
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEWS: Card surcharges will be banned for good from next week. 💳
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#OnThisDay in 1983, Australia became the first challenger in 132 years to take the America’s Cup, inspiring Prime Minister Bob Hawke to offer some memorable advice to employers. ⛵️🏆😂
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Happy Grand Final Day! 🏆 Who are you backing to take the flag? ⚓ ⚓ or 🦁 🦁 ?
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Labor's Dorothy Tangney was elected Senator for Western Australia in 1943 and served for 25 years. Her record as the longest-serving woman in Parliament wasn’t broken until 2001. #auspol
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Millions of Australians are now paying less for the medicines they rely on every day. We've added close to 500 new medicines to the PBS, bringing them down to just $25 a script. Including new life changing medicine to treat breast cancer and endometriosis.
$1,370 down to $25. New life changing breast cancer medicine is on the PBS.
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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Intergenerational Report we delivered will help us get our head around the influences and defining factors of our economy and society over the next 40 years. @news.abc.net.au
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Former Australian Labor Party Leader H.V. 'Doc' Evatt served as President of the United Nations General Assembly from 1948 to 1949, and helped to draft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Labor's delivering a Future Made in Australia. More jobs, more industry, more opportunity, right here at home.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Wishing @mrkrudd.bsky.social a very happy birthday! 🎉
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A smaller deposit. Billions saved in lenders mortgage insurance. And more Australians getting the keys to their own home.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
International Equal Pay Day, celebrated on 18 September, represents the longstanding efforts towards the achievement of equal pay for work of equal value - an important milestone for human rights and gender equality.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Australia needs more nurses, tradies, early childhood educators, and aged care workers. And that could be you with Labor’s Free TAFE.
Thinking about a new career? Think Labor's Free TAFE.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Every kid deserves the best start in life. That means affordable childcare, with educators who are paid fairly for the work they do. 👇
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Over 1 million women have saved on contraceptives, IVF, endo and menopause medicine. 💜 Australian women asked for change. We listened and we're delivering.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A good education opens doors, because a great job can change your life. And with FREE TAFE, you can train for one without worrying about the cost.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Happy National TAFE Day! ✨ TAFE delivers the skills and training needed to grow the Australian economy – and Labor's Free TAFE is changing lives; caring for Australians, building the homes we need, creating a Future Made in Australia, and turning around skills shortages.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
For too long, young Australians have felt the strain of a housing system prioritising property investors over first home buyers. Labor is bringing the dream of home ownership back into reach for every Australian.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
For too long, women's health hasn't been taken seriously. Labor is changing that.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
A very happy Father's Day, to all the dads around Australia. ♥️
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
On this day in 2008, distinguished academic, lawyer, human rights advocate and trailblazer Quentin Bryce was appointed the first woman Governor-General of Australia.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Your time off should be your own. That’s why Labor made the right to disconnect law. Because someone who's not being paid 24 hours a day shouldn't be penalised if they're not online and available 24 hours a day. Now you're protected from unreasonable contact outside of work hours.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Happy Early Childhood Educators' Day! 🩷 We can’t ever thank them enough for what they do – but we can make sure they are properly valued and fairly paid. That's why the Albanese Labor Government is increasing wages for early childhood educators by 15%.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Happy first day of spring! It's also National Wattle Day, first observed in 1910. A symbol of unity, rejuvenation and resilience, our national flower is ideally suited to withstand Australia’s droughts, winds and bushfires, representing the spirit of the Australian people. 💚💛
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
If you have to give up your nights, weekends and holidays, you deserve to be paid fairly for it. It's why 12 months ago, Labor passed new laws to protect penalty and overtime rates for 2.6 million workers. Those rates aren't a bonus - they pay the bills. Under Labor, they're here to stay.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Australia leads the world with rooftop solar.☀️ And because of Labor’s discounts, we are now leading the world with home batteries too.🔋
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
More Australians than ever are accessing free mental health support, with 56 Medicare Mental Health Centres now open.
Labor's delivered half a million FREE mental health appointments
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
More Australians are getting the keys to their first home.
Image shows an auctioneer and a large crowd in the street outside a property for sale. The text above reads: New ABS data shows first home buyers facing less competition from property investors.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Julia Gillard has the distinction of being Australia’s first and only woman Prime Minister, overseeing a highly productive term in which 570 bills were passed by the Senate.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The 18th of August holds a special meaning for Australia's Vietnam veterans, marking the anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan in 1966. On Vietnam Veterans' Day, we pay tribute to the more than 60,000 Australians who served in Vietnam. 📷: Australian War Memorial
An image of Australian soldiers serving in Vietnam, courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, is shown with the text: Vietnam Veterans' Day, 18 August 2026
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
We're making sure every worker gets a fair go.
Starting this week, delivery drivers are getting a huge pay rise.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The gender pay gap is at a new record low under Labor.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
On this day in 1975, Gough Whitlam and Vincent Lingiari made history. In returning traditional land to the Gurindji people, it marked the first time an Australian Prime Minister acknowledged Aboriginal land rights. 📷: Mervyn Bishop
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Chris Bowen @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Yes, my team asked me to go easy on the gold medal puns. No, I didn’t listen. It’s Thorpie! Chatting to Olympian and Home Battery ambassador Ian Thorpe about the massive uptake of solar and batteries across Australia - bringing wholesale energy prices down for everyone.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
BREAKING: Our Bill to lock in our 15% pay rise for early educators has been introduced to Parliament.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
NEWS: Access to bulk billing is continuing to increase way ahead of schedule. ❤️
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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
It’s a welcome decision at a time of heightened uncertainty in the world and persistent pressures at home. We’ve made progress on inflation and in the economy, but there’s more work to do because people are still under pressure.
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Australian Labor @australianlabor.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
You can now see a GP for free at over 3,800 clinics across Australia 💚
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