Colonized by Britain from 1788, displacing its Indigenous peoples, the colonies federated into the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. It fought alongside Britain and then the United States in the world wars, built a strong welfare and immigration state, and remains a constitutional monarchy. A 2023 referendum to recognize Indigenous Australians with a Voice to parliament was rejected.
Its current leader’s position on the ten Caucus dimensions.
Leads Australia’s Labor party and was re-elected in 2025 on cost-of-living, climate and health policies.
Anthony Albanese sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and slightly libertarian. The clearest positions are leaning progressive on culture, leaning institutional on institutions and leaning state-led on economy.
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Julian Assange Australian publisher and WikiLeaks founder
Peter Singer Australian moral philosopher
Bob Hawke Prime Minister of Australia, 1983 to 1991
Gough Whitlam Prime Minister of Australia, 1972 to 1975
John Howard Prime Minister of Australia, 1996 to 2007
Kevin Rudd Prime Minister of Australia, 2007 to 2010 and 2013
Malcolm Turnbull Prime Minister of Australia, 2015 to 2018
Scott Morrison Prime Minister of Australia, 2018 to 2022Ranked by how close their current leaders are on the ten dimensions.
Country histories are short summaries. Positions are simplified estimates of the leaders included in Caucus as of October 2026, and percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions.
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