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The National Labor Party has its roots in both the Australian labour movement and nationalist right. Following the Vienna Consensus, the labour movement was disgusted with the Labor Party, which had signed onto the agreement, and members of the Coalition were disturbed by their leaders' sacrifice of Australian sovereignty. The Labor Party, Liberals and National Party all saw an exodus of more principle members, who sought to form an effective opposition. The nucleus of this opposition would be Katter's Australian Party. Run by Rob Katter, the KAP had grown since its founding, becoming a minor force in Australian politics committed to a nationalist program "for all Australians." While the party supported a strong welfare state and nationalized industries, it also supported social conservative planks and abhorred foreign interference with Australian politics. Katter welcomed the rebel representatives into his party, working to establish a new platform that could meet a broad swathe of interests. The new party officially secured the National Liberal name in 2034, after the Labor and National parties were officially dissolved and absorbed into the Liberal party.

For a while, a tenuous three-party system existed in Australia, between the Liberals, Greens, and Nat. Labor. While the Liberals remained the largest party, they had trouble gaining broad support for post-liberal reforms, being stopped by both of their opponents. However, Nat. Labor and the Greens failed to see eye-to-eye on any other issue, having disagreements in across social, cultural and economic policy. Thus, the Liberals would typically lead minority governments, only able to have their policies enacted in piecemeal, and were often pushed back.

However, this changed in 2047, when Australia became a founding member of the Asian-Pacific Cooperation Council. This move was championed by both the Greens and a minority of the Liberals, and angered the nationalists. A new political system would emerge, with the rebel liberals forming their own localist parties to work with the Greens, and with the Liberal majority forming a nationalist alliance with National Labor. This Alliance, while long-lasting, was somewhat unproductive. Again, its members simply did not see eye to eye. The National Labor party still advocated for socialist measures, including adopting the sort of market socialism favored by the mainstream Chinese Left. The Liberals, on the other hand, wanted to bring Australia in line with the rest of the Post-Liberal west.

So far, the National Labor party only has a premiership in their stronghold of Queensland, and even there they rely on Liberal support. The Queensland party has been fairly discontent with the federal's party direction, and has proposed to abandon the Liberals entirely, relying on the Greens to implement economic policy and the Country party to implement conservative social policy. However, most of the party's leadership still have a disdain for the Greens, who they consider a bunch of fluffed-up hippies.

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From the shining mega-cities of the African coast, to the flooded streets of Old Miami. From the packed arcologies of China, to the bleak burning fields of Venezuela. From the vigorous debate of commune meeting halls in Buenos Aires, to the hushed whispers of secret party meetings in Munich. From the singing in the historicist concert halls of Montreal, to the screams over the burning slums of Moscow. From crowds of protesters in London, New Delhi, and Oran, to lonely miners on the Moon. All of it lives, all of it breathes, and all of it will one day die. All under the same twinkling light of the stars.

Our Fathers' Stars.

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The National Labor Party has its roots in both the Australian labour movement and nationalist right. Following the Vienna Consensus, the labour movement was disgusted with the Labor Party, which had signed onto the agreement, and members of the Coalition were disturbed by their leaders' sacrifice of Australian sovereignty. The Labor Party, Liberals and National Party all saw an exodus of more principle members, who sought to form an effective opposition. The nucleus of this opposition would be Katter's Australian Party. Run by Rob Katter, the KAP had grown since its founding, becoming a minor force in Australian politics committed to a nationalist program "for all Australians." While the party supported a strong welfare state and nationalized industries, it also supported social conservative planks and abhorred foreign interference with Australian politics. Katter welcomed the rebel representatives into his party, working to establish a new platform that could meet a broad swathe of interests. The new party officially secured the National Liberal name in 2034, after the Labor and National parties were officially dissolved and absorbed into the Liberal party.

For a while, a tenuous three-party system existed in Australia, between the Liberals, Greens, and Nat. Labor. While the Liberals remained the largest party, they had trouble gaining broad support for post-liberal reforms, being stopped by both of their opponents. However, Nat. Labor and the Greens failed to see eye-to-eye on any other issue, having disagreements in across social, cultural and economic policy. Thus, the Liberals would typically lead minority governments, only able to have their policies enacted in piecemeal, and were often pushed back.

However, this changed in 2047, when Australia became a founding member of the Asian-Pacific Cooperation Council. This move was championed by both the Greens and a minority of the Liberals, and angered the nationalists. A new political system would emerge, with the rebel liberals forming their own localist parties to work with the Greens, and with the Liberal majority forming a nationalist alliance with National Labor. This Alliance, while long-lasting, was somewhat unproductive. Again, its members simply did not see eye to eye. The National Labor party still advocated for socialist measures, including adopting the sort of market socialism favored by the mainstream Chinese Left. The Liberals, on the other hand, wanted to bring Australia in line with the rest of the Post-Liberal west.

So far, the National Labor party only has a premiership in their stronghold of Queensland, and even there they rely on Liberal support. The Queensland party has been fairly discontent with the federal's party direction, and has proposed to abandon the Liberals entirely, relying on the Greens to implement economic policy and the Country party to implement conservative social policy. However, most of the party's leadership still have a disdain for the Greens, who they consider a bunch of fluffed-up hippies.

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From the shining mega-cities of the African coast, to the flooded streets of Old Miami. From the packed arcologies of China, to the bleak burning fields of Venezuela. From the vigorous debate of commune meeting halls in Buenos Aires, to the hushed whispers of secret party meetings in Munich. From the singing in the historicist concert halls of Montreal, to the screams over the burning slums of Moscow. From crowds of protesters in London, New Delhi, and Oran, to lonely miners on the Moon. All of it lives, all of it breathes, and all of it will one day die. All under the same twinkling light of the stars.

Our Fathers' Stars.