Andrew Fisher led Labor to victory in the 1910 federal election, heading Australia’s first elected federal majority government.
In 1914, as Australia entered the First World War, Fisher and the Labor Party were again elected, this time with decisive majorities in both houses - another world-first for Labor.
Lasting reforms of this early period of Labor leadership include maternity allowance, workers’ compensation for Commonwealth workers, establishment of the principle of the minimum wage, and expansion of the age pension.
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