The Australian Labor Party (ALP, also Labor, was Labour before 1912) is a political party in Australia. The party has been in opposition at the federal level since the 2013 election. Bill Shorten has been the party's federal parliamentary leader since 13 October 2013. The party is a federal party with branches in each state and territory. Labor is in government in the states of Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, and in both the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory. The party competes against the Liberal/National Coalition for political office at the federal and state (and sometimes local) levels.

Labor's constitution has long stated: "The Australian Labor Party is a democratic socialist party and has the objective of the democratic socialisation of industry, production, distribution and exchange, to the extent necessary to eliminate exploitation and other anti-social features in these fields". This "socialist objective" was introduced in 1921, but was later qualified by two further objectives: "maintenance of and support for a competitive non-monopolistic private sector" and "the right to own private property". Labor governments have not attempted the "democratic socialisation" of any industry since the 1940s, when the Chifley government failed to nationalise the private banks, and in fact have privatised several industries such as aviation and banking. Labor's current National Platform describes the party as "a modern social democratic party", "the party of opportunity and security for working people" and "a party of active government".

Answer this series of questions:

1. What happened in 1921?
2. What is the ALP?
3. Since when has it been in opposition of at the federal level?
4. Where does the party have branches?
5. Can you name two of the states where Labor is in government?
6. Who is Bill Shorten?
7. When did he start?
8. Which government failed to nationalise the private banks?
9. How does the current National Platform describe the party?
10. And how else?
11. What have governments not attempted since the 1940's?
12. Who does the party compete against?
13. What has Labor's constitution said for a long time?
14. How was Labor spelled before 1912?

Numbered answers:
1. This "socialist objective" was introduced.
2. The Australian Labor Party
3. Since the 2013 election.
4. In each state and territory.
5. Victoria and Queensland,
6. The party's federal parliamentary leader
7. October 13 2013
8. the Chifley government
9. "a modern social democratic party"
10. "the party of opportunity and security for working people" and "a party of active government".
11. "democratic socialisation" of any industry
12. the Liberal/National Coalition
13. "The Australian Labor Party is a democratic socialist party and has the objective of the democratic socialisation of industry, production, distribution and exchange, to the extent necessary to eliminate exploitation and other anti-social features in these fields".
14. Labour