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13 April 1910: Australian Labor Party Elected To Majority Government For The First Time
The Labor government of 1910 was not only the first time that the Labor Party, the political wing of the labour movement, born in the Melbourne Trades Hall, had a majority in the lower house of Australia, but also the first majority of any party in…
26 March 1951: Labor MP Attacks Government for Weak Battle Against Communists
Ted Peters reiterates the Labor Party's struggle against Communism within the Union movement at the ALP Easter Conference. Victorian Labor Premier, John Cain says only Labor can fight Communism.
25 May 1950: Trades Hall Council Registers Objections To Communist Dissolution Act
An outline of Victorian Trades Hall Council's issues with the Federal Government's proposed Communist Dissolution Bill.
24 August 1950: Trades Hall Council Remains In Opposition To Communist Dissolution Act
An article in The Argus pronouncing that the Melbourne Trades Hall Council, "has not expressed its support for the [Communist Dissolution] bill".