Contemporary Left Faction
The Left is the smaller of the two main factions in the federal Caucus. Under factional agreements, the Labor Leader in the Senate comes from the Left, their Deputy from the Right, ordinarily the reverse of the situation in the House of Representatives. Current Prime Minister Julia Gillard of the left is an historical exception. Key members of the Left include the former Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner, the Leader of the Government in the Senate Chris Evans, the Manager of Government Business in the House of Representatives Anthony Albanese, the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin and the Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Mark Butler.
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