Australian Young Labor

Australian Young Labor

President	Ben Rillo
Founded	1926 ^[1]
Headquarters	Canberra, Australia
Ideology	Social democracy
Mother party	Australian Labor Party
International affiliation	International Union of Socialist Youth
Website
www.australianyounglabor.org

Australian Young Labor is the youth wing of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) representing all ALP members aged 14 to 26.^[2] Former presidents of AYL have included former NSW Premier Bob Carr, Federal Minister for Agriculture Tony Burke, Special Minister of State Senator John Faulkner, former Australian Workers Union National Secretary and current Member for Maribyrnong and Federal Labor Leader Bill Shorten as well as dozens of State Ministers and MPs. The current National President is Ben Rillo, from South Australia.

Formation

The Labor Guild of Youth was established in Victoria in 1926. The first provisional meeting of the ALP's Youth Council was held in 1948. Australian Young Labor (AYL) was included in the definition of the ALP in 1973.^[1]

Ideology

Young Labor emulates many of the functions of the senior party. National conferences are held in Canberra, as well as conferences at a state level, where policy is submitted and debated by elected delegates and members of Young Labor.

Activities and roles

Young Labor is most active during state and federal elections, campaigning in marginal seats. The youth wing of the party may organise members to door knock an electorate or set up a stand in shopping centres to hand out political party notes. Members are often also asked to 'letterbox' party advertising.

Each year Australian Young Labor holds a conference in Canberra. The conference is held at the Australian National University and typically features guest speakers from the ALP.

At the conference several positions are elected by delegates chosen from state branches. Fifteen executive positions are also elected. The National Young Labor President is a non-voting representative on the Australian Labor Party National Executive.

Office bearers include:

President - Ben Rillo (SA Unity)
Secretary - Joshua Orchard (ACT Right)
Senior VP - Josh Gilligan (Young Labor Action)
Junior VP (Two) - Paddy Keys-McPherson (QLD Left) and Kellie Macnaughtan (VIC Unity)
Assistant Secretary - Jack Power (NSW Centre Unity)
Women's Officer - Helen Morrison (VIC Left)
International Secretary - Jack Gracie (ACT Right)

Organisation

Each state has its own branch of Young Labor, functioning as a party unit (referred to as New South Wales Young Labor, Victorian Young Labor, etc.). Nationally, the branches are federated to the National organisation, which has its own President and executive.

Regional branches

Region

National
ACT
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia

President

Ben Rillo
Riley Boughton
Jennifer Light
Alasdair Henderson
Chris Moore
Deanna Taylor
Natalie Jones
Annalivia Hannan
Rebecca Doyle

Secretary

Joshua Orchard
Thomas Nock
Dylan Parker
Hamish Harty
Tim Van Der Laan
Daniel Nikoloski
Morris Malone
Jenna Amos
Caitlin Goddard

References

External links

Australian Young Labor official website
Australian Young Labor on Facebook

Australian Labor Party

Leaders	Chris Watson Andrew Fisher Billy Hughes Frank Tudor Matthew Charlton James Scullin John Curtin Ben Chifley H. V. Evatt Arthur Calwell Gough Whitlam Bill Hayden Bob Hawke Paul Keating Kim Beazley Simon Crean Mark Latham Kim Beazley Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard Kevin Rudd Bill Shorten

Deputy leaders	Gregor McGregor Billy Hughes George Pearce Albert Gardiner James Scullin Arthur Blakeley Ted Theodore Frank Forde H. V. Evatt Arthur Calwell Gough Whitlam Lance Barnard Jim Cairns Frank Crean Tom Uren Lionel Bowen Paul Keating Brian Howe Kim Beazley Gareth Evans Simon Crean Jenny Macklin Julia Gillard Wayne Swan Anthony Albanese Tanya Plibersek

Governments	Watson Fisher Hughes Curtin Forde Chifley Whitlam Hawke Keating Rudd I Gillard Rudd II

Ministries	Watson Fisher 1 Fisher 2 Fisher 3 Hughes Scullin Curtin 1 2 Forde Chifley 1 2 Whitlam 1 2 3 Hawke 1 2 3 4 Keating 1 2 Rudd 1 Gillard 1 2 Rudd 2

Shadow cabinets	Whitlam (1967–72) Whitlam (1975–77) Hayden Hawke Beazley (1996–2001) Crean Latham Beazley (2005–06) Rudd Shorten

State branches	Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia

Party institutions	National Conference National Executive Australian Young Labor Australian Fabian Society Australian Labor Party Caucus Chifley Research Centre

Factions	Labor Right Labor Left Ferguson Left

History	History of the Australian Labor Party 1916 split 1931 split 1955 split 1975 Australian constitutional crisis Faceless men Industrial Groups The light on the hill Tree of Knowledge

Leadership spills	1991 (Jun) 1991 (Dec) 1996 2001 2003 2005 2006 2010 2012 2013 (Mar) 2013 (Jun) 2013 (Oct)

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