The Labor Left,also known as the Progressive Left or Socialist Left,is a political faction of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). It competes with the more economically liberal Labor Right faction.
Alexander McEachian Gallacher was an Australian politician who was a Senator for South Australia from 2011 until his death in 2021. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and was a senior official in the Transport Workers Union of Australia (TWU) before entering parliament.
Deborah Mary O'Neill is an Australian politician who has served as a Senator for New South Wales with the Australian Labor Party since 2013. Before entering politics O'Neill was a school teacher and university academic. In her Senate role,she has been described as taking "a fierce approach to accountability." In June 2023,O'Neill was appointed to chair the newly formed Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services. In this role,the committee has largely focused on failures of governance and public accountability amongst the large consulting firms Deloitte,EY,KPMG and PwC.
David Martin Shoebridge is an Australian politician and former barrister. He is a member of the Australian Greens and was elected to the Senate as the party's lead candidate in New South Wales at the 2022 federal election,to a term beginning on 1 July 2022. He previously served in the New South Wales Legislative Council from 2010 to 2022 and on the Woollahra Municipal Council from 2004 to 2012.
Matthew James Thistlethwaite is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since 2013,representing the electorate of Kingsford Smith. He was formerly a member of the Australian Senate from 2011 to 2013. From 1 June 2022 to 29 July 2024,Thistlethwaite served as Assistant Minister for Defence,Veterans' Affairs and the Republic in the ministry of Anthony Albanese. Since 29 July 2024,Thistlethwaite has served as the Assistant Minister for Immigration.
Anthony Vincent Sheldon is an Australian politician and trade unionist. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has served as a Senator for New South Wales since 2019. He was previously a senior figure in the Transport Workers Union (TWU),serving as state secretary (1999–2008) and national secretary (2006–2019).
Peter Bryden Malinauskas is an Australian politician serving as the 47th and current premier of South Australia since 2022. He has been the leader of the South Australian branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and a member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for the division of Croydon since 2018. He was previously the Leader of the Opposition from 2018 until his victory at the 2022 state election.
Anne Sowerby Ruston is an Australian politician who served as Minister for Families and Social Services in the Morrison government from 2019 to 2022. She has been a Senator for South Australia since 2012.
Susan Lines is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for Western Australia since 2013,representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP). She is the current President of the Australian Senate,having previously been Deputy President of the Senate from 2016. Before entering politics she was the assistant national secretary of United Voice.
Edwina Jane Hume is an Australian politician who has been a senator for Victoria since 2016,representing the Liberal Party. She served as the Minister for Superannuation,Financial Services and the Digital Economy in the Morrison government from December 2020;and in March 2021 she took on the additional role of Minister for Women's Economic Security. She held both portfolios until May 2022,following the appointment of the Albanese ministry. Prior to her election to parliament she held senior positions in the banking,finance and superannuation sectors.
Amanda Jane Stoker is an Australian politician who served as a Senator for Queensland from 2018 until 2022. She is a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) and sat with the Liberal Party in federal parliament. She was appointed to the Senate after the retirement of George Brandis. Stoker held the ministerial portfolios of Assistant Minister to the Attorney-General,Assistant Minister for Industrial Relations and Assistant Minister for Women in the Morrison government. Stoker was unsuccessful in her re-election bid in the 2022 federal election and departed the Senate on 30 June 2022.
Nita Louise Green is an Australian politician who was elected as a Senator for Queensland at the 2019 federal election. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP).
Timothy Ayres is an Australian politician and trade unionist who was elected as a Senator for New South Wales at the 2019 federal election. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party and was previously a trade union official with the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU).
Andrew James Bragg is an Australian politician who was elected as a Senator for New South Wales at the 2019 federal election. He is a member of the Liberal Party. A member of several committees related to finance and technology,Bragg advocates changes to the Australian retirement system and supports the 2017 Uluru Statement from the Heart.
Alexander Charles Antic is an Australian politician who has been a senator for South Australia since 2019 representing the Liberal Party.
This is a list of members of the Australian Senate following the 2019 Australian federal election held on 18 May 2019. Terms for newly elected senators representing the Australian states began on 1 July 2019. Terms for senators in the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory began on the day of the election,18 May 2019.
Jessica Cecille Walsh is an Australian politician and trade unionist. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has served as a Senator for Victoria since 2019. Prior to her election to parliament she was the state secretary of United Voice.
David Allan Van is an Australian politician. He was elected as a member of the Liberal Party and was sworn in as a federal senator representing the state of Victoria on 1 July 2019.
Linda White was an Australian politician. She was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and was elected to the Senate as the party's lead candidate in Victoria at the 2022 federal election,to a term beginning on 1 July 2022. She was a lawyer and trade unionist before entering politics,including serving as the assistant national secretary of the Australian Services Union (ASU) from 1995 till 2020.
Kerrynne Liddle is an Australian politician and the first Indigenous federal member of parliament from South Australia. She is an Arrernte woman and member of the Liberal Party. She was elected to the Senate on the party's ticket in South Australia at the 2022 federal election,to a term beginning on 1 July 2022. She was a journalist and corporate manager before entering politics.
