Where the Australian Labor Party stands — platform positions
18 position(s), each sourced exclusively from the party's own published materials (websites, platform documents, white papers) — never from media coverage. Where the party's own materials don't state a position, nothing is shown.
Immigration party platform
As the party of government, Labor sets Australia's annual permanent Migration Program planning level, held at 185,000 places for 2025-26 (about 132,200 skilled and 52,500 family places); it favours permanent over temporary migration and has acted to bring net overseas migration down from its post-pandemic peak. The 2023 ALP National Platform's immigration chapter, 'Strong borders and a strong humanitarian immigration program', covers the humanitarian intake, settlement services and refugee assessment alongside border protection.
Economic nationalism party platform
Labor's Future Made in Australia agenda commits $22.7 billion over a decade to build sovereign capability, back Australian manufacturing and process more critical minerals onshore, guided by a National Interest Framework identifying sectors with comparative advantage or an economic security and resilience imperative.
Foreign policy & aid party platform
Labor's materials state the party has "turned the alliance with the United States to face the future", deepening cooperation through AUKUS as well as on critical minerals, cyber, science and innovation, including delivery of conventionally armed, nuclear-powered SSN-AUKUS submarines built at Osborne.
Voluntary assisted dying party platform
The 2023 ALP National Platform includes a commitment titled "Delivering Voluntary Assisted Dying to Regional Australia", addressing access to voluntary assisted dying services for people in regional Australia.
Gender & LGBTQ+ policy party platform
The 2023 ALP National Platform includes a section on "Equality for LGBTIQ+ Australians", and the party works with National Rainbow Labor to advise on LGBTIQ+ issues; Labor's Working for Women strategy is a 10-year commitment to drive action on women's safety, economic equality, health, and leadership.
Religious freedom party platform
The platform states Labor will protect and promote the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion in accordance with Article 18 of the ICCPR, supports the right of religious organisations to act in accordance with the doctrines and tenets of their faith, holds that the freedom to have, adopt, change or not have a religion is absolute, and commits to ensuring Australia's anti-vilification laws are fit for purpose.
Freedom of speech party platform
Labor's 2023 National Platform states the party 'believes all Australians have the right to exercise their freedom of speech' in a way that respects the rights of others and lets people live in dignity and free from violence, and commits to opposing any weakening of the hate speech protections in the Racial Discrimination Act. The platform also commits to a strong regulatory framework on misinformation and disinformation, to protecting freedom of the press, and says a federal Labor government 'will consider whether' its human rights commitment could be enhanced through a statutory Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities.
Gambling & gaming reform party platform
The 2023 ALP National Platform includes a commitment titled "Reducing harm from online gambling", and the party's site lists its April 2026 announcement "Strong action to tackle gambling harms" as part of its agenda to reduce online gambling harm.
First Nations & treaty party platform
The platform commits Labor to listening to the Uluru Statement from the Heart and acting on it, including through a Voice to Parliament enshrined in the Constitution, and to working with First Nations people to achieve recognition and justice; Labor also publishes a Reconciliation Action Plan.
Nuclear & uranium party platform
Labor's published material opposes nuclear power for Australia, describing the Coalition's nuclear reactor plan as "too slow, too expensive and too risky", citing CSIRO figures that nuclear power costs up to 8 times more than firmed renewables, and stating its preference for renewables backed by gas, hydro and batteries.
Integrity & anti-corruption party platform
The 2023 ALP National Platform states that the National Anti-Corruption Commission Labor promised "is already up and running, helping to restore to government the honesty, integrity and accountability that are the lifeblood of the trust upon which our democracy is built."
Housing & planning party platform
Labor's Homes for Australia plan commits to building 1.2 million homes by the end of the decade, including 40,000 social and affordable rental homes through the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund, 5% deposits for all first home buyers with a government loan guarantee, limiting negative gearing for residential property to new builds from 1 July 2027, and extending the ban on foreign investors buying existing homes to mid-2029.
Health party platform
Labor policy commits to strengthening Medicare so that 9 out of 10 GP visits are bulk-billed by 2030 via the largest increase to the bulk billing incentive in Medicare's history, alongside cheaper medicines, Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, a $1 billion investment in free public mental health services, and an additional $25 billion for public hospitals.
Education party platform
Labor commits to putting all Australian public schools on a path to full and fair funding, with an estimated $16.5 billion in additional Commonwealth funding over 10 years under the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement, which ties funding to reforms to lift literacy, numeracy and school completion.
Transport & infrastructure party platform
Labor's materials commit to major transport investment including $10.3 billion for transport infrastructure projects, $3.8 billion for the Suburban Rail Loop East, and $1.75 billion for freight rail upgrades, and state Labor will work with state governments on rail needs and ensure more trains are built in Australia to create skilled manufacturing jobs.
Energy party platform
Labor policy commits to reaching 82% renewables in the electricity grid by 2030, backed by gas, hydro and batteries, and sets a 2035 emissions reduction target of 62-70% below 2005 levels, supported by new transmission and storage investment.
Environment & water party platform
Labor's Restoring our Rivers Bill commits to delivering the Murray-Darling Basin Plan in full, including delivery of the 450 gigalitres of environmental water, and strengthens the powers of the Inspector-General of Water Compliance to hold states to account for over-extraction.
Animal welfare party platform
The 2023 ALP National Platform includes a dedicated policy section titled "Humane animal welfare" among its platform chapters, as did the 2021 platform.
Compare with other parties: Immigration · Economic nationalism · Foreign policy & aid · Voluntary assisted dying · Gender & LGBTQ+ policy · Religious freedom · Freedom of speech · Gambling & gaming reform · First Nations & treaty · Nuclear & uranium · Integrity & anti-corruption · Housing & planning · Health · Education · Transport & infrastructure · Energy · Environment & water · Animal welfare.
Who donates to the Australian Labor Party?
Disclosed total: $59,990,870 AUD · 1251 disclosed donor(s)
AEC detailed receipts (donations above the disclosure threshold only). Party-owned entities and branch transfers appear tagged.
| Donor | Amount (AUD) |
|---|---|
| Labor Holdings Pty Ltd party investment vehicle Labor Holdings Pty Ltd is a fundraising and investment vehicle registered with the Australian Electoral Commission as an associated entity of the Australian Labor Party (Queensland branch). | $6,410,000 |
| Pratt Holdings company Pratt Holdings Proprietary Limited, trading as Visy, is the privately owned Australian holding company of the Pratt family's paper, packaging and recycling group, founded in 1948 and controlled by executive chairman Anthony Pratt. Pratt is also a major political donor in the United States: he was among the top five donors to Donald Trump's 2024 campaign, with about US$15.1 million in support including US$14 million to the Make America Great Again Inc. super PAC and US$1.1 million to Trump's inaugural fund. | $5,770,000 |
| Mining and Energy Union union The Mining and Energy Union (MEU) is an Australian trade union representing workers in the coal mining and energy industries; it became an independent registered organisation in December 2023 after withdrawing from the CFMMEU. | $3,115,000 |
| United Workers Union union The United Workers Union (UWU) is an Australian trade union covering more than 150,000 workers across over 45 industries, formed in 2019 from the merger of United Voice and the National Union of Workers. | $3,105,894 |
| VIC Branch ALP political party body The Victorian Branch of the Australian Labor Party is the Victorian state division of the ALP, one of Australia's two major political parties. | $2,321,019 |
| QLD Branch ALP political party body The Queensland Branch of the Australian Labor Party is the Queensland state division of the ALP, one of Australia's two major political parties. | $1,830,260 |
| SA Porgressive Business political party body SA Progressive Business is the business-networking and fundraising arm of the South Australian branch of the Australian Labor Party, hosting paid events connecting businesses with senior Labor figures; money disclosed under this name is party-linked fundraising rather than an external donor. ('SA Porgressive Business' is the AEC return's own spelling.) | $1,448,478 |
| Labor Services & Holdings Pty Ltd ATF Labor Services & Holdings Trust party investment vehicle Labor Services & Holdings is a trustee/holding vehicle associated with the Australian Labor Party, used to hold assets and channel funds; entities of this name are registered in the AEC's associated-entity disclosures for the ALP. | $1,376,000 |
| ETU National Office union The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) is an Australian trade union of more than 60,000 electricians, apprentices and electrical workers; it is the largest division of the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU). | $1,060,000 |
| CFMEU Construction & General National Office union The Construction and General Division of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) is an Australian trade union representing construction workers; it was placed under external administration in August 2024. | $1,050,000 |
| WA Branch ALP political party body The Western Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party is the WA state division of the ALP, one of Australia's two major political parties. | $1,040,000 |
| Shop, Distributive & Allied Employees' Association union The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association (SDA) is an Australian private-sector trade union representing retail, fast-food and warehousing workers, and is one of the largest unions in the country. | $1,010,000 |
| NSW Branch ALP political party body The New South Wales Branch of the Australian Labor Party is the NSW state division of the ALP, one of Australia's two major political parties. | $971,477 |
| Labor Services & Holding Pty Ltd ATF the Labor Services and Holding Trust party investment vehicle Labor Services & Holding is a trustee/holding vehicle associated with the Australian Labor Party, used to hold assets and channel funds; entities of this name appear in the AEC's associated-entity disclosures for the ALP. | $598,000 |
| Plumbing and Pipe Trades Employees Union union The Plumbing and Pipe Trades Employees Union (PPTEU) is an Australian trade union covering plumbers, gasfitters, drainers and pipefitters; it forms the plumbing division of the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU). | $548,000 |
+ 1236 more disclosed donor(s) — see the full database.
Source: AEC Transparency Register
Political compass placement
Economic -2, social -2 (medium confidence) — researched party-level placement, not a score computed from this database. politicalcompass.org describes Labor as more socially liberal but economically less left than the Greens, mixing post-1980s market direction with traditional Labor sentiment; Wikipedia: social-democratic, centre-left. Territory Labor shares the federal platform.
Members & candidates on record
- Ben Carroll — Australian Labor Party · Victoria · Victorian Legislative Assembly · Niddrie (VIC) · incumbent
- Jacinta Allan — Australian Labor Party · Victoria · Victorian Legislative Assembly · Bendigo East (VIC) · incumbent
- Harriet Shing — Australian Labor Party · Victoria · Victorian Legislative Council · Eastern Victoria (VIC) · incumbent
- Chris Minns — Australian Labor Party · New South Wales · New South Wales Legislative Assembly · Kogarah (NSW) · incumbent
- Penny Sharpe — Australian Labor Party · New South Wales · New South Wales Legislative Council · Statewide (NSW) · incumbent
- Meaghan Scanlon — Australian Labor Party · Queensland · Queensland Legislative Assembly · Gaven (QLD) · incumbent
- Jaclyn Symes — Australian Labor Party · Victoria · Victorian Legislative Council · Northern Victoria (VIC) · incumbent
- Bart Mellish — Australian Labor Party · Queensland · Queensland Legislative Assembly · Aspley (QLD) · incumbent
- Mark Bailey — Australian Labor Party · Queensland · Queensland Legislative Assembly · Miller (QLD) · incumbent
- Mark Ryan — Australian Labor Party · Queensland · Queensland Legislative Assembly · Morayfield (QLD) · incumbent