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Jack Thomas Lang
Jack Thomas Lang
Born	21 December 1876; Brickfield Hill, Colony of New South Wales, British Empire
Died	27 September 1975; Auburn, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political orientation	Australian labour movement; Social democracy; Anti-communism
Political party	NSW Labor

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Jack Thomas Lang was an anti-communist politician in Australia from the 1920s to the 1940s and a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP).^[1]

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-{{Infobox politician|name=Jack Thomas Lang|birth_date=21 December 1876|birth_place=[[Brickfield Hill]], [[Colony of New South Wales]], [[British Empire]]|death_date=27 September 1975|death_place=[[Auburn, New South Wales]], [[Australia]]|nationality=[[Australia|Australian]]|political_orientation=[[Australian labour movement]]<br>[[Social democracy]]<br>[[Anti-communism]]|image=Picture of Jack lang.jpg}}
+{{Infobox politician|name=Jack Thomas Lang|birth_date=21 December 1876|birth_place=[[Brickfield Hill]], [[Colony of New South Wales]], [[British Empire]]|death_date=27 September 1975|death_place=[[Auburn, New South Wales]], [[Australia]]|nationality=[[Australia|Australian]]|political_orientation=[[Australian labour movement]]<br>[[Social democracy]]<br>[[Anti-communism]]|political_party=[[New South Wales Labor Party|NSW Labor]]|image=Picture of Jack lang.jpg}}
-'''Jack Thomas Lang''' was an [[Anti-communism|anti-communist]] yet still somewhat [[Progressivism|progressive]] politician in [[Australia]] from the 1920s to the 1940s who was a member of the [[Australian Labor Party]] (ALP). He accomplished several things during his leadership of [[New South Wales]] (NSW) such as improving infrastructure, increased social programs, and somewhat pro-worker policies (including mandatory workers' compensation). He spoke out against [[wage slavery]] and attempted to abolish the undemocratic [[New South Wales Legislative Council]]. He also achieved universal suffrage for all citizens of NSW. His progressive policies almost ended up causing an Australian civil war in the 1930s. He also split from the main ALP several times due to disagreements with the party, creating [[Lang Labor]] and later the [[Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist)]].<ref name=":0">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AXQL4N6v8k Jack Lang: The Australian Who Almost Started a Civil War]</ref>
+'''Jack Thomas Lang''' was an [[Anti-communism|anti-communist]] politician in [[Australia]] from the 1920s to the 1940s and a member of the [[Australian Labor Party]] (ALP).<ref name=":0">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AXQL4N6v8k Jack Lang: The Australian Who Almost Started a Civil War]</ref>
-Lang's [[Authoritarianism|authoritarian]] and non-[[Communism|communist]] yet still progressive actions have caused the man to be compared to [[Huey P. Long]],<ref name=":0" /> an [[United States of America|American]] politician who used several somewhat [[Socialism|socialist]] policies during his tenure as the [[Governor of Louisiana]] as a "defense against socialism".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMUx4AQl5tI Huey Long: The Dictator of Louisiana]</ref>
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+[[Category:Australian people of Scottish descent]]
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+[[Category:Premiers of New South Wales]]

Jack Thomas Lang

Born	21 December 1876 Brickfield Hill, Colony of New South Wales, British Empire
Died	27 September 1975 Auburn, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political orientation	Australian labour movement Social democracy Anti-communism
Political party	NSW Labor